Manager Management

MWANGI JAMES WAMAE

*** ***** ******, **** * 203-***-****

Stamford, CT 06901 ******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Olympia Capital Holdings Limited, Nairobi, Kenya Mar 2008 - Sep 2009

Investment holding company with operations in Kenya,

South Africa and Botswana

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Focused on managing the turnaround of operations in South Africa

Operation in Johannesburg experiencing high costs and significant losses:

Replaced management team, redesigned business processes, drastically

reduced employee count and cost base, renegotiated customer relationships.

Operation in Cape Town experiencing poor operations overall: Replaced

management, culled product range by identifying profitable lines,

redesigned costing processes, renegotiated banking relationships, improved

logistical operations

Factset Research Systems, New York, NY Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

Online investment research service for financial

institutions worldwide

VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, CALLSTREET

Hired by former employer to turnaround recent acquisition.

Rebuilt employee team experiencing 70%+ turnover within 6 months

Reengaged key vendors critical to success of operation

Managed key client relationships including negotiating key alliances

Championed rewrite of entire codebase to enhance stability and

extensibility

Redesigned processes that substantially improved key quality, cost and

time production metrics.

Introduced innovative products that enhanced value of offering to clients

In 3 years revenue increased over 4x and direct expenses remained flat.

Increased volume output over 3x

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, Stamford, CT 2004 - 2005

Provide strategic and operational advice to client executive in diverse

industries. Representative engagements included:

Developed the 2005 strategic plan process over 4 months for a $1.4b

financial services company.

Designed and implemented a working capital management process at a

transportation services company, resulting in a 25% reduction in accounts

receivable over a 2 month period.

Pitney Bowes Inc, Stamford, CT 2001 - 2003

Provider of technology solutions for managing the

mailstream

DIRECTOR, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Identified, modeled, negotiated, executed and integrated acquisition and

divestiture transactions and developed and implemented full-cycle

acquisition integration process from pre-transaction planning through to

CEO and Board reviews. 10 acquisitions were completed and integrated.

i3 Mobile, Inc, Stamford, CT 2000 - 2001

Provider of personalized data services to mobile

phones and PDAs.

VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Developed and managed post-IPO strategic alternatives. These included:

- Evaluation of acquisitions in California, Ireland and Argentina,

- Analysis of combinations with similar operations in the US, the UK,

Italy and Japan;

- Divestiture to Nordic and US operators.

Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ 1998 - 2000

Global telecommunications equipment provider

SENIOR MANAGER, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT

Led change management to transform Lucent's acquisitions. Developed

integration process designed to ensure maximum value creation.

Responsible for post acquisition management on six transactions including

$20 billion merger with Ascend Communications.

McKinsey and Company, Johannesburg, South Africa 1996 - 1998

ASSOCIATE

Performed analytical and management roles in strategic consulting

engagements including:

- Development of direct channel (Internet, phone, SMS) strategy for

leading bank;

- Redesign of claims management processes for large insurance company;

- Operational turnaround of specialty steel mill,

- Design of marketing strategies for cement company.

Factset Research Systems, Greenwich, CT 1993 - 1995

Online investment research service for financial

institutions worldwide

DIRECTOR, INFORMATION QUALITY AND RESEARCH

Developed quantitative investment models for clients. Built new

data-integrity team and processes for ensuring financial data quality.

Developed automated statistical quality control procedures that resulted

in 25% reduction in reported data errors in 6 months.

Fish Processors Limited, Kisumu, Kenya 1989 - 1992

Global marketer of Lake Victoria fish.

CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGER

Developed business plan and managed frozen fish processing and export

operations. Designed and implemented all business processes. Achieved

1st year sales to $5 million. Developed marquee customers including

Singapore Airlines and Israeli Defense Forces

education

Cornell University Johnson School of Management. MBA - Finance 1996

with distinction

London School of Economics (University of London). MS - 1991

Operations Research and Information Systems

Syracuse University. BS - Electrical Engineering 1989

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