Andreas’ Career

Green Octahedron Consulting Sole Proprietor

  • Sole Proprietor
  • August 2018 to Present
  • Reporting to: Myself
  • Direct Reports: 0
  • Indirect Reports: 0
  • I did chemical research and development in the food and industrial lubricant industry
  • I managed projects with the software as a service environment in the finance environment.
  • I coordinated the different aspects of a mining operations management system.
  • I independently chaired disciplinary enquiries.
  • I tutored, mentored, and coached individuals.

Green Octahedron Foods (Pty) Ltd

  • Director and CEO
  • July 2021 to Present
  • Reporting to: Myself
  • Direct Reports: 12
  • Indirect Reports: 0
  • I started the daily coffee café benoni franchise from inception.
  • I completed the winding down of the daily coffee cafe operation by February 2023
  • I managed every aspect of the coffee café.

PFG Building Glass

  • Value Added Plant Manager
  • Senior Manager
  • February 2013 to August 2018
  • Reporting to: Manufacturing Director
  • Direct Reports: 4
  • Indirect Reports: 130
  • I reduced quality losses by 50 %.
  • I increased productivity by between 33 and 50 %.
  • I increased adherence to the plan by 20 %.
  • I reduced headcount by 20 %.
  • I improved the supply chain to handle more complexity and uncertainty.

PFG Building Glass

  • Rolled Production Manager
  • Senior Middle Manager
  • May 2010 – January 2013
  • Reporting to: Manufacturing Director
  • Direct Reports: 3
  • Indirect Reports: 40
  • I increased plant reliability by 20 %.
  • I increased profitability by producing smaller batches of product with minimal additional change-over cost.
  • I reduced headcount by 15 %.

PFG Building Glass

  • Process Technologist
  • Middle Manager
  • May 2005 – April 2010
  • Reporting to: Technical Manager
  • Direct Reports: 0
  • Indirect Reports: 0
  • I improved internal and external technical audit scores to be consistently above 95 %.
  • I developed new products.
  • I developed new measuring techniques.
  • I improved the processes and the technical understanding of the processes.
  • I reviewed and wrote parts of standards on behalf of the SABS technical teams

Bridgestone SA (Pty) Ltd

  • Process Engineer
  • Junior Manager
  • July 2003 – April 2005
  • Reporting to: Technical Manager
  • Direct Reports: 0
  • Indirect Reports: 0
  • I improved the processes by reducing the change-over time.
  • I improved the first-time quality of the products.
  • I improved the availability of tyre components.