Rodney Frowein (Nat Dip Mech Eng)
While in his second year studying Mechanical Engineering at University of the Witwatersrand, a personal tragedy resulted in Rodney having to leave university and assume responsibility for running the family business. After a period of four years Rodney sold the business and returned to his studies, spending the next ten years as an Engineer with Mather & Platt, then the largest privately owned company in the world.
Rodney's career shifted into gear with his promotion to Information Technology (IT) Manager at Mather & Platt, a move which eventually led to his working for IT vendors such as Wang, Groupe Bull and finally IBM. Rodney spent five years with IBM, progressing to the strategy-orientated position of Sales Manager for the Software Group.
During this time, Rodney became a Director of Business Process Management (BPM), a company specialising in Workflow and Image technology. Rodney was a key member of the team that grew this company from a start-up business to one of the larger and more successful Workflow organisations in South Africa. Rodney was responsible for the negotiations with Wang in the UK, which saw BPM becoming the Wang Distributor for South Africa, and for the negotiations which ultimately led to the purchase of BPM by Q-Data.
With his recent move into the education profession, Rodney has delivered Project Management courses for the likes of Transnet, Nedbank, Avis, IBM, Bytes Technologies and South Africa's Department of Health, amongst others. Rodney joined The Dealmaker™ team in 2006 as a Coach.
Rodney is a member of Psychological Association of South Africa and of Mensa.
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