Deep Learning Café

CEO & Founder

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Barista

Tracker South Africa

Software Development Manager

Newsclip Media Monitoring

Design, build and run with innovative concepts.

Tracker

Developer

Elogics

Design and developed GIS logistics systems.

Technical Lead

I've filled pivotal leadership positions in tech for more than 15 years. Helping major South African companies improve their product and service offerings, I’m particularly passionate about unlocking the value where Ai intersects with business problems. 

My hands-on approach helps organizations achieve remarkable, tangible outcomes by closely aligning innovation with objectives. Often, new value streams and diversified creativity are birthed as a result. 

Ai is why I get up in the morning. The only way to make my clients' 'impossible' possible is to relentlessly chip away at core issues with a learning mindset.

It’s a real privilege to lead our team of outstanding baristas at:
•	Deep Learning Café 
•	DocInsights

The Deep Learning Café helps businesses boost profits, save time, reduce costs – and innovate! Every business, every industry, we solve your unsolvable problems. DocInsights, our customizable proprietary software, transforms data management and revolutionizes workflow processes.

Ultimately, our Ai closes the gap to your fullest potential. Ding-ding, your new future is served!

www.deeplearning-cafe.com | www.docinsights.co

Dries Cronje

27four Investment Managers

Operational Process Lead

Be Raven

Specialised workshops and services focussing on:
 - Strategy Conceptualisation and Design
 - Strategy Evaluation (incl. market analysis)
 - Gap Analysis
 - Business Modelling & Planning
 - Solution Design & Implementation
 - Empowerment through Data

Be Innovative, Be Bold, Be Resilient, Be Raven.

Business Consultant

Chargebee

Build market intelligence to support and guide product development, growth and investment decisions.

Venture & Market Analyst

I supported the Deep Learning Cafe (DLC) team by providing input into general company strategy, as well as facilitating discovery workshops, and providing input into solution design and implementation. Key activities included:
 - Strategy definition & documentation in the form of a pitch deck for fundraising
 - Collaboration on pricing and positioning strategies
 - Discovery workshops, including the resulting business analysis and requirements definition
 - Input & review of solutions
 - Collaboration on proposals

Strategy & Solutions Design Consultant

Newchip Accelerator

Support startups through the NewChip accelerator program by:
 - Hosting sessions for knowledge share and collaboration
 - Reviewing and submitting company valuations
 - Offering business advisory sessions
 - Reviewing pitch deck's with an investor's mindset

Venture Fellow

Montsi Investments

In my role as a business consultant, I supported the team in refining and formalizing their strategy and approach for the final development and launch of a physical device. As a side project, I also explored and documented a specific use case for our initiatives. The key deliverables I produced included:

(1) A detailed deck outlining the business initiative’s strategy, model, and milestones, crafted for use in fundraising and partnership efforts.
(2) An extensive milestone overview highlighting crucial objectives, business and technical deliverables, and funding needs at each stage for operational use.
(3) A review of financial models and forecasts, adjusted to align with the revised milestones and strategy.
(4) A comprehensive report evaluating a potential opportunity, examining possible implementations.

Rhodes Food Group

Data transformation, analysis and visualisation to address key business questions & streamline operational processes. Projects included:
 - Scoping, designing and managing the implementation of a Microsoft Dynamics 365 data solution to manage export activities
 - Input into product strategy plans based on data gathered from Dunnhumby & internal scan data
 - Building reports & answering ad-hoc business questions using Cognos

Business Intelligence Consultant

Root

I work closely with Root's clients to design, build and implement their insurance products. This requires the ability to pre-emptively identify and create innovative solutions to address business requirements. Additional competencies include project managing client onboardings and product launches.

In addition to the technical implementations, I play a role in ensuring strategic alignment between company mission and products being built and building partnerships to maintain the client relationship going forward.

Solutions Engineer

Capitec Bank

Internal consultant on multiple projects  focussing on funeral insurance and client classification and conversion. The role included interpreting and reporting on general banking performance to exec.

Key deliverables: 
- Developed a dashboard to drive strategic direction in client acquisition endeavours
- Provided insight into the impact of Covid-19 and the ensuing lockdown on banking behaviour to exco
- Assisted in building and launching an online debit order submission portal
- Responsible for the month report on operational banking activity

Job Rotation: Banking Specialist

Support the executive team in identifying, quantifying and initiating new business opportunities. Projects include a new credit product, a non-banking product via a partnership and client benefits.

Key competencies:
 - Identify and evaluate business opportunities through market research (quantitative & qualitative)
 - Quantify business opportunities through business modelling and quantitative and data analysis
 - Present & garner support for initiatives from c-suite executives
 - Project implementation through project management and end-to-end project involvement including giving input into technical, legal, marketing, change control and training elements

Projects: 
 - Revolving credit product (Access Facility)
 - Non banking product (launch pending)
 - Client benefits
 - Various other projects  that were either discontinued or put on hold

Business Solutions Analyst

Combining data analysis with operational insights to drive and support key business decisions. Focus on operations (staffing, service efficiency, branch footprint, sale KPIs)

Key competencies:
 - Acting as an internal consultant to provide exco with insights and recommendations on key business questions through analysis
 - Generating, implementing and maintaining reports and models(SQL, Excel, QlikView)

Focus areas:
 - Branch footprint insights, including recommendations on opening, closing, moving and amending trading hours
 - Forecasting & scheduling of branch staff 
 - Queuing and service efficiency (time to service, time of service, quality of service)
 - Operational KPIs, with a focus on sales and product performance

Business Intelligence Analyst

Pragma

Maintain and improve the physical asset management system used for preventative maintenance on TetraPak’s processing and packaging equipment in the European region.

Liaising with an international client
Translating business requirements into system outputs
Developing analytical dashboards and reports (QlikView & SQL)
Identifying and executing improvement initiatives

Asset Care Engineer

Incurably curious and driven, I bring a strong background in fintech, venture advisory, research and strategic ideation and implementation. My career spans a variety of roles and industries in both the South African and global space, equipping me with practical experience that complements my analytical acumen to assess opportunities and investments or to design and implement processes and strategies that bridge grassroots realities with global investment goals.

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