eBUSINESS SPECIALIST / ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESS PROFILE LinkedIn: http://za.linkedin.com/in/androengelbrecht/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndroEnglbrecht Me in 2 words: Gratitude & Enthusiasm!! I am an eternal optimist and life-loving friend, a dad, family loving, creative person, and entrepreneur / company start-up specialist I believe in treating others the way You would like to be treated, being Considerate... Positive Acts! I have a strong constitution (physically & mentally). If I fall down I will always get back up. I daily APPRECIATE this gift from God! INTERESTS: God, The Universe, People, People, People, My Family, My Son, Reading, Music, Movies, Computers, Gadgets, Internet, Food, Cars, creating & implementing e-business models & business start-ups. I've traveled to Switzerland and the UK; lived in Johannesburg for 5yrs (2003-2008) and currently reside in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, being my home town, Cape Town! BUSINESS VITAE (1985-2014) BUSINESS SPECIALITIES: SME Start-up Specialist / Private Equity / E-Business: Dev&Host / Healthcare Staffing & Recruitment / Remote Workforce Management BUSINESS PORTFOLIO: - South African Security Forces (1985-1989), - Financial Advisor (SANLAM, Tygerberg Region (1989-1991) (Top 10-1990) - Partner (SANSURE) (1990-1991); Owner (SANSURE) (1991-1993) - Founder/owner of IT & Office Automation dealership, CompuCare (1994-1996) - Financial Advisor (SANLAM, Cape Town Region, Macro Branch) (1996) - Founder of SA's No.1 E-Tailer, TheShoppingMatrix.com/TSM.co.za (1998) - Awarded PC Format Magazine No.1 E-Retailer in South Africa's for 2001 and again in 2002 - Founder/Director/Chairman/CEO of YTech Holdings Ltd. (1,200 shareholders public company ) - Founder/CEO of Venture Capital firm Tradot Corporation (1998-2003) - Chairman of Tradot Advisory Board (board consisting of 8 professionals created to evaluate private equity finance applications) (2000-2003) - Director, Co-CEO, Chairman of 8 public companies (2000-2003) - Founded Web Design/Dev/Host companies: 1) Red Banner (www.redbanner.co.za) (2003-present) 2) Webixpress (www.webixpress.com) (2003-present) Founder/Managing Director of SA LOCUMS (2010 - present) - SA's No.1 pharmaceutical staffing agency. - Expanded to Registered Nursing Practisioners in 2012. - More than 40,000 pharmacists, pharmacist-assistants and professional nurses are registered with SA Locums as locum employees and job candidates. - More than 1 million locum hours booked since inception. - 97% fill-ratio of client orders. - SA’s Largest Pharmacy Staffing Agency: In 2013 SA Locums became South Africa's premier national pharmacy and primary care nurse staffing agency when we were awarded South Africa's largest pharmacy & nurse staffing contract (2013-2016) by SA’s largest retail pharmacy group, Clicks Pharmacies. VISION: To be South Africa’s market leader of Locum and Term Staffing through Use of Innovative Remote Workforce Technologies and driven by a World-Class Agency Service, Trusted by our Customers and Loved by our Candidates. MISSION: Applying World-Class Remote Workforce Solutions. To create Various Channel Opportunities for our Vertical Locum Groups to Practice their Profession and Unlock Value to our Customers and their Clients. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: (1) Continuously increase Customer Value (2) Leading through innovations in remote workforce solutions and converged communication (3) Strategically Accelerate Growth through diversification (4) Expanding our Footprint (5) Contributing to the future growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry. FOUNDER / CEO of SA STAFFING & HR MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD. (2013) Pharmacy & Nurse Staff Training / HR Management Contracts FOUNDER / PRESIDENT of NALSA (2013) (National Association of Locums of South Africa) FOUNDER / CEO of LOCUM LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE (2014) (1st publication May 2014)