Lee-Ann Schmidt

Current

• Project Manager (PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner) at Altair Financial Services International PLC

Past

• Senior Project Manager, PMP at Nedbank Ltd
• Market Development/Marketing Manager at MetraTech Corp.
• Marketing Manager at UshaComm

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Education

• APM Group
• Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Rochville University

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Industry

Financial Services

Lee-Ann Schmidt’s Summary

A certified PMP and PRINCE2 Practitioner, with four years experience in successfully managing and overseeing project teams and their related deliverables on all targeted regulatory risk projects. In addition, I possess experience in building and maintaining customer relationships and managing a line team.

Over eight years experience in all facets of marketing. Experience in driving revenue growth and improving competitive market positioning for leading telecommunications firms. Managed marketing and marcoms activities at the national and international level for both start-up and established companies. Well developed presentation, negotiation and relationship building skills gained through extensive interaction with senior level executives and partners. Recognised for building, educating and motivating top performing marketing teams. Professional background includes business development and sales support, event management, public relations, corporate communications, branding, website development/maintenance and team management.

Serve as the president of the Nedbank Toastmasters Club (2008-09 term).

Lee-Ann Schmidt’s Specialties:

Project management: Scope, time, cost, quality, HR, procurement, risk, comms, integration

Global marketing management & sales support: Marketing strategy, advertising, branding, corporate comms, event management, market research, public relations, website development/maintenance, finance, management of virtual teams, driving sales pipelines & business development

General management: Line management, client relationship management, business insight, finance, negotiations & reporting

Additional Information

Lee-Ann Schmidt’s Interests:

networking, design, dancing, involved in running music/entertainment events in my spare time

Lee-Ann Schmidt’s Groups:

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and PRINCE2 Practitioner
Member of Project Management International (PMI)
President (Nedbank Toastmasters Club - 2008/9) and member of Toastmasters International

•    Smart Cards Group
•    PMI Certified PMPs
•    Prepaid Professionals
•    Project Managers Group
•    Payment Systems Network
•    Certified Project, Program & Portfolio Managers
•    Mobile VAS World
•    Payments Strategy
•    Payment Card Industry Network
•    Friends of South Africa.
•    PRINCE 2 Professionals
•    Payments Experts
•    Project & Programme Management
•    People in Prepay
•    Toastmasters International Members
•    Picture Card Personalization -Credit, Debit, Prepaid, Giftcards...
•    Payment and Fraud Professionals
•    Contactless payments
•    The Prepaid Resources Network
•    Mobile Payment Strategy
•    Prepaid GSM
•    Prepaid Program Owners
•    Everything Prepaid
•    Alternative Payments Network
•    Prepaid Africa
•    Project Management Africa
•    Prepaid Cards Think Tank
•    Africa Project Management Group

Lee-Ann Schmidt’s Honors:

Nominated for the 2008 Van Blerk Memorial Trophy that recognises a Toastmaster who has made a significant contribution to the goals and mission of the club;

Nominated as Toastmasters VP, Public Relations of the year, 2008;

Nedbank's Top Achiever Nomination, 2005.

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