Axalio

Acquired 9.5K+ users through an early teaser campaign and conducting 400+ surveys to promote financial inclusion and focus strategy. 

Head a global team, establishing strategic partnerships with technology providers and geopolitical entities, and offering low-fee banking products and investment opportunities. 

Join us in our mission to create a world where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and prosper.

Founder & CEO

Pan-African Tech Foundation

Supervised all activities and steer a team of experts across sub-regional hubs, contributing to Africa's sustainable development. 

Coordinated and covered 3 bootcamps for Francophone sub-regional hubs between August 2021 and 2022, helping the implementation of emerging technologies and providing support to organizations across the continent.

Non-Executive Director

Cryptovecs Capital

Processed $5M+ OTC transactions and facilitated a $42M strategic partnership with AS Roma for Zytara Labs.

Addressed attendees at conferences in 10+ countries on four continents, building a professional network and partnerships in blockchain, digital assets, and DeFi.

Innovecs Consulting

Improved sales by 40% and relieved 60 hours/week on job bag management for 150+ sales reps in exhibition and conferencing department with an online portal.

Reduced cost by 30% and pushed revenue growth through business development.

The World Bank Treasury (IBRD • IDA)

Managed a $71M budget for deploying a 4,500 Km optic-fibre network in DRC, assuring optimal resource utilization and timely project completion. 

Optimised resource allocation, resulting in a 300% increase in project funding compared to previous terms.

Focal Point to the Minister of Portfolio

MiiPayy

As the co-founder and technology strategist of MiiPayy, I was leading the innovative thinking in revolutionizing the South African mobile payments market. Our platform was being built to enable smartphone users to make payments securely, quickly, and without the hassle of carrying physical payment methods.

Co-Founder & Technology Strategist

Adlistic

As the co-founder and Executive Director of Adlistic, I led the development of a new and innovative technology company that revolutionized the advertising industry by solving a common problem faced by advertisers worldwide.

John Wanamaker's famous quote "Half of the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half" still holds true today. Adlistic addresses this issue by providing accurate reporting and measurement of consumer engagement with ads across all mediums, including TV, print, online, radio, and magazines.

Our revolutionary technology at Adlistic offers advertisers unparalleled insights into their campaigns, enabling them to make data-driven decisions and optimize their ad spending.

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Nozukoalulutho Holdings

As a Non-Executive Director, I led "Special Projects" at our company, which involved connecting competent black suppliers to clients with diverse procurement needs in any commodity. My focus was on building strong and close relationships with various suppliers to understand their core strengths, weaknesses, and their abilities to deliver on the most demanding and challenging projects while keeping a focus on their Enterprise Development requirements.

Non-Executive Director & Project Manager

Standard Bank Group

Increased customer satisfaction ratings by 20% through effective communication and relationship management, ensuing in a boost in business growth. 

Saved $500,000 annually and cut down weekly workload by 15 hours by enforcing and maintaining a productivity statistics database in compliance with corporate policies.

Project Manager & Solution Delivery Manager

JRB Solutions

At JRB Solutions, I was a Managing Director and Founder of a software development consulting firm. My core responsibilities included developing a strategic plan to steer positive impact in the South African market, implementing growth plans, and ensuring that I aligned the organizational structure and management team to implement the business plan in a functional and cost-effective manner.

In addition, I introduced profitable and competitive products and services into the target market, managed day-to-day activities to meet financial objectives, and marketed the brand amongst the business community, media, and key stakeholders in the government and private sector.

As the company evolved into Innovecs Consulting, I played a key role in the re-branding effort to provide better and improved services to our customers while employing additional technologies and providing more professional services. I also maintained relationships with technology companies, CRM companies, partners, customers, and professional networks to support business growth.

Founder & Managing Director

As founder of JRB Solutions, I managed CRM implementations using our deployment methodology, conducted requirements workshops, customized reports, and provided post-implementation support. I also helped to define structural and cultural changes to achieve goals, designed and conducted business solution testing, and planned efforts to identify value creation opportunities for clients.

Senior Customer Relationship Management Consultant, Developer

Created Windows and Web solutions based on customer requirements and recommendations, utilizing innovative technologies for development team success. 

Cooperated with developers to stabilize and test Web solutions for products/projects, ensuring user satisfaction and project success.

Senior Software Developer

Advancing Sustainability and NetZero Goals. Empowering Small-Scale Miners with Blockchain. Advocate for DeFi & Financial Equity

I have over 17 years of experience in IT leadership, software development, and digital transformation. I have managed complex projects and programs across various industries. My expertise lies in client relationship management, consulting and solutions delivery, risk management, leadership, and communication. I have a record of accomplishment of generating quantifiable success.

Currently, I am the CEO and founder of Axalio where I lead a team of seven building unique products to transform the finance industry by leveraging blockchain technology to empower underserved communities. 

During my tenure at Standard Bank Group, I led a team of four developers and eight support engineers. Together, we improved internal processes for key departments such as compliance, governance, legal, and fraud. Our efforts also led to increased revenues for the PBB retail sector within the bank. At another previous employer, I identified new revenue drivers and increased sales by over 180% in less than six months by deploying CRM solutions and integrating several ERPs with blue chip companies.

I have a hands-on leadership style, and I align sales processes with leading-edge technologies. I have a strong sense of leadership that guides each team member to reach their full potential, and I always align sales teams and developers and organize meetings to achieve buy-in on key directives.

Through decentralized finance and ESG-conscious solutions, I am unlocking the potential for better financial health and wealth creation for people in Africa and the world.

If you catch me outside of work, I'm an adventurous traveler - 35 countries and counting - and an avid lover of tennis!

Competencies: Software Development, Blockchain, DeFi, Web 3.0, Entrepreneurship, Customer Relations, Managing Teams, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy.

Feel free to connect with me to learn on LinkedIn or contact me directly on john@axalio.com or on Twitter (@JohnLombela) to learn more about Axalio, blockchain technology, or our mission to empower the underserved. I am always looking to grow my personal and professional network and share experiences.

John Lombela

Scanteam AS

Consultant 

African Programme for Economic and Social Development (PADES)

The African Programme for Economic and Social Development (PADES) is an International NGO incorporated in Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia that aim to improve African People living conditions according to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rigths and the African Charter on Human and People's Rigths. 

- Act as  the Chief Executive Officer of the PADES.  
- Responsible for  the  overall  leadership  and  management  of  the  PADES; 
- Under the guidance of the PADES Board, define the PADES' strategic vision,
- Maintains strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders
 
www.pades.org

PADES Founder and Executive Director

Global Communities

Chief of Party (COP) / USAID's Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project and Country Representative

Manage USAID's Zahabu Safi(Clean Gold) Project and manage Global Communities Office in DRC
for more info on Global communities, please visit our Website: 
https://globalcommunities.org/

Deputy Chief of Party(DCOP) USAID's Zahabu Safi(Clean Gold)Project and Country Director 

Lowa Alliance NGO (Alphamin Bisie Mining)

Ensure the successful management of the Organization’s programmatic and operational activities in support to the agreement between local communities and Alphamin Bisie Mining Company  according to its social responsibility, in the Walikale Territory. Oversee all organization's activities , give guidance, supervise and coach 28 local staff  towards the achievement of planned results.

Managing Director

UNDP

-	Lead the successful coordination and implementation of the program towards achieving the expected outputs, outcomes, and results planned in the Program Document and Annual Work Plans.
-	Ensure the coordination of UN Agencies funded by the Peacebuilding Fund for the good implementation of the program that aims at strengthening local capacities for conflict prevention in the Moughataa (Department) of Bassikounou in Mauritania
-	Follow-up the achievement of all results planned in the Results framework;
-	Prepare and submit financial and narrative reports on behalf of the four UN Agencies (UNICEF, UNDP, FAO and HCHR) to the Peacebuilding Fund Support Office (PBSO)
-	Ensure coordination and good fonctionning of concertation frameworks (Departemental Technical Group and the Regional Technical Group) where all UN Agencies meet to share their work to local stakeholders and to plan their joint initiatives according to local priorities
-	Coordinate the UNDP Office in Bassikounou, Mauritania and ensure the implementation of UNDP Component in the Peacebulding Fund Program,
-	Prepare Anual Work Plans for the PBF Project, Draft the Terms of References for the implemention of project activities and the recruitment of consultants and other project studies
-	Coordinate the mapping process for all UN Agencies and other International NGOs interventions in the Region
-	Strengthen local capacities from the Moughataa (Departement) of Bassiknou and the Wilaya(Region) of Hodh el Charghui in Mauritania

Peacebuilding Fund Project Coordinator (P3)

USAID's Integrated Governance Activity(IGA)  in the sector of Education, Health and Economic Growth 
www.dai.com

M&E Reporting Specialist/ USAID's Integrated Governance Activity (IGA)

	Manage the Field office and coordinate the overall project activities implementation in South and North Kivu provinces in DRCongo
	Supervise technical staffs(Civic Engagement Specialist, Service Delivery Coordinators for Education, Economic Growth and Health Advisor) as well as administrative staff(Office Manager, Logistic and procurement Officer, Accountant, Administrative Assistant, consultants and Drivers) and give guidelines on program implementation
	Interact with the provincial and local authorities as well as with civil society organizations and represent the project in the region
	Ensure the smooth budget management in accordance to USAID’s and DAI’s guidelines and procedures
	Ensure the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEAL)and the successes stories of the project
	Submit periodic reports to the Chief of Party and the Program Management team

Field Manager, USAID's Integrated Governance Activity/Head of DAI's Office in Bukavu, DRCongo

African Programme for Economic and Social Development 

Online network and development think-tank

African Development Club(CAD) Founder and Coordinator

UNDP Cote d'Ivoire

Programme Management

•	Manage the peacebuilding project for youth employment in Côte d’Ivoire
•	Mobilize resources from the Government of Côte d’Ivoire (Ministry of Youth), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV);
•	Give inputs to UN Programmatic Framework (OPF) process for 2017-2020 and the Stabilization programme in Cote d’Ivoire
•	Develop annual work plans, Logical framework and Risk Register
•	Draft job descriptions for the project team and coordinate the hiring process for all the team
•	Make a close project financial follow-up in Atlas and report to the Project donors and to the UNDP Office programme meeting on project budget delivery;
•	Monitor project implementation, including field missions, to ensure achievement of expected results 
•	Manage the UN Volunteer’s Field Office in Abidjan/Côte d’Ivoire 
•	Mobilization and management of 185 International and National United Nations Volunteers assigned to the United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes (UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNEP, UNWOMEN, UN Resident Coordinator Office, UNESCO, WFP, IOM) and international NGO ( CARE INTERNATIONAL) 
•	Draft the UNV Description of assignments (DOAs); create job openings and candidate screening in UNDP Atlas/e-Recruit, coordinate candidate’s interviews and their deployment at their duty station
•	Provide local level orientations to new volunteers arriving in the country and conduct debriefings for departing volunteers at the end of their assignments;
•	Monitor the well-being and performance of serving UN Volunteers through routine field visits to their duty stations and discussions with their supervisors and counterparts;
•	Liaise and Coordinate with all UN agencies, Funds and Programmes based in Côte d’Ivoire to ensure a good understanding and integration of volunteerism in their programs.

Programme Officer

Sida

Management of the following programmes:
1.	Peacebuilding Project in Equateur Province: Livelihood Program for the re-launch of the local economy from the Kungu territory in support to peace and reconciliation process in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (implemented by FAO with a contribution of 30 000 000 SEK from the Swedish Embassy)
2.	Civil Society Fund for Good Governance (CSFG) in Democratic Republic of Congo (Implemented by Christian Aid with the financial support from Swedish Embassy (30 000 000 SEK) and UKaid (£10 000 000 )
3.	Support to the Microfinance Program, phase II (PASMIF II),( implemented by UNDP and UNCDF with the financial contribution of 60 000 000 SEK from the Swedish Embassy in Kinshasa)
4.	Livelihood and Early recovery and economic growth program in the Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (UNDP and FAO joint project with a contribution of 3 949 209 USD from the Swedish Embassy in Kinshasa)
5.	Media Programme for Democracy and Accountability, Funded by Sweden (39 000 000 SEK), UKAID( £10 000 000) , and France (500 000 Euro), implemented by France Expertise.
6.	REDD financing, Human Rights and Economic Development for Sustainable Poverty Reduction of forest communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (Funded by the Swedish Embassy for 57 500 000 SEK and implemented by Forest People’s Programme)
7.	Support to Elections in DRC, implemented by UNDP (Swedish Funding: 30 000 000 SEK)

Portfolio Manager/Governance and Economic Growth

UNDP DRCongo

Technical management of the overall office programmes and projects in Governance and poverty sectors;
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administrative and operational management of the Project Management Unit under the supervision of the Chief Technical Advisor

Project Assistant, UNDP Project in Support to the Electoral process

Administrative and operational management of the project in support to the Police Nationale Congolaise during the electoral process

Project Assistant, UNDP Project  in Support to the electoral process security

Victor has 25 years of professional experience in humanitarian and development sector, with expertise in programme/project management, monitoring and evaluation;  elections, civil society, media, peacebuilding, conflict prevention and counter violent extremism (CVE), stabilization, security reform, economic growth, agriculture, inclusive finance, environment, natural resources and climate changes.
He has experience of working with or close to the United Nations Agencies (UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, WFP,OHCHR, UNHCR, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNWOMEN, WHO, UNOCHA, UNOPS, UNIDO, and ILO).
He has worked  with the following donors: EU, Sida, USAID, AFDB, UN, Belgium, France and Jica.
Victor has experience of working in Central Africa, West Africa and the Sahel Region. 
He is fluent in French, English, Swahili and Lingala.

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