Expert Details
Airlines, Airports, Travel, Technology, Analysis
ID: 723688
California, USA
He added a Doctor of Business Administration and several courses to his academic background. Expert is a consultant and analyst, focusing on commercial aviation industry analytics. He has developed a global network during his career, including an extensive network in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Expert's experience encompasses several roles, from the director of business development to consultant and industry analyst. His current focus is helping clients and colleagues improve their understanding of the industry through data models.
Expert co-developed global traffic model for SITA project and undertook distribution analysis as part of team working on Varig bankruptcy. He also provided strategic consulting services to ViaAir.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1987 | Degree: Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) | Subject: Finance | Institution: University of Cape Town |
| Year: 1981 | Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | Subject: Economics | Institution: University of Cape Town |
| Year: 1980 | Degree: Bachelor of Social Science | Subject: Economics | Institution: University of Cape Town |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2003 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Run the consulting practice |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2001 to 2002 | Employer: PA Consulting Group, Inc. | Title: Principal Consultant | Department: Transportation Practice |
Responsibilities:Project work and new project development. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2001 | Employer: Schonland Consulting | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Run the consulting practice |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2000 | Employer: iiON Corporation | Title: VP Marketing | Department: |
Responsibilities:VP Marketing for the business |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 1999 | Employer: CIC Research, Inc. | Title: Director of Business Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Ran the business development for the firm |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1983 to 1987 | Country / Region: South Africa | Summary: Regional Business Analyst for major oil company. |
Additional Experience
| Marketing Experience |
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| Marketing Helix, a software tool developed with The Eastman Group that verifies whether a PNR is for a “wanted” person (a threat) or is a VIP within 6 seconds of PNR generation. Working with Farestats.com to create new business products. Developing airline startup consultancy with Aerobrand LLC. Developing in-flight entertainment based passenger survey (data gathering) solution for airlines with Delta Beta In-Flight. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Developing travel industry information system for TravelMole.com Reviewed report by third party consultants for large Saudi airport. Co-developed global traffic model for SITA project. Undertook distribution analysis as part of team working on Varig bankruptcy. Provide strategic consulting services to ViaAir. Sub-consult to travel industry consulting firms T2Impac.t.com, PhoCusWright and Travel Team Consulting o Advisory Board member, BlueDymension.com, a leading edge, E- Travel technology for travel companies o Working with ICIFM.com in the UK, to co-developed a real-time website monitoring software tool. This tool enables website owners to monitor, manage and react to web traffic immediately including a novel ability to send a message to the visitor’s browser in real-time. More at www.revealsite.com o Architected the mortgage industry’s first online claims system for mortgagee insurance claims – system is used by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other large financial institutions o Conducted online surveys on Brand Switching among travelers, subsequently written up by Travel Agent Magazine and The New York Times o Conducted online membership polls for Air Traffic Control Association, the American Society of Transportation & Logistics and the Air Freight Forwarders Association o Developed and launched a poll rating TSA experience at US airports – the only objective source of security times outside TSA o Administered customer satisfaction studies for a large restaurant Supply Company, Scholastic Book Fairs and an ISP o Conducted analyses of studies undertaken by client’s internal team (Houghton Mifflin) to provide alternative reporting “look & feel” o Performed data mining and analysis for a client to identify true production costs and develop production metrics. Data delivery to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | He is a native. |