amyxai

Founder Associate/Chief Of Staff/People Operations

 FOUNDATION & SCALE My career spans over two decades across HR, operations, technology, and AI — beginning at BCS Computers as a COBOL, C & C++ programmer, through enterprise roles at Toyota South Africa Motors, Gauteng Provincial Legislature, Advy Personnel (CRM client: Coca-Cola Warehouse), Ericsson SA (remote, 2012 — managing 585+ global resources across SADC & ECOWAS), Kelly Group / IBM Sandton, and GSSC. DECADE OF OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP Most recently, a ten-year tenure as Head of Operations, HR & Chief of Staff at a multi-entity transport, resources and fuel group — growing a single company into a three-entity structure, doubling fleet capacity to 100 units, and leading the acquisition and operationalisation of a manganese mine and a full diesel depot. Full P&L, compliance, legal, HR, and executive authority. TECHNOLOGY & AI Programming roots in COBOL, C, C++ and Python. Today I operate as a vibe coding specialist, app builder, and AI engineer — building functional AI-powered applications end-to-end. Founder of iBMit AI Now. Aspiring entrant — AI Singapore 1 Billion Followers Competition. WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR Operations Manager / Head of Operations roles in Web3, crypto, and digital assets. Remote or EMEA-based. I own infrastructure, compliance, cross-functional coordination, and scale-readiness for fast-moving organisations. 


Experience: 10 years

Yearly salary: $180,000

Hourly rate: $90

Nationality: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Residency: 🇿🇦 South Africa


Experience

Head of Operations, HR & Chief of Staff
Diesel & Oil Tanker Transport Group (Multi-Entity)
2016 - 2026
Grew a single company into a three-entity group. Doubled fleet to 100 units. Acquired and operationalised a manganese mine and a full diesel depot. Full P&L, compliance, legal, HR, and executive leadership authority. Sole legal and compliance authority across multi-entity structure.
Customer Success Manager — On-site
IBM Sandton, Kelly Group / Adcorp — Global Contact Centre
2013 - 2016
Managed 64 international and 37 local contact centre agents. Employee wellness, payroll, CRM, disciplinary and onboarding functions. Responsible for IBM Kelly & Sizano Customer Satisfaction Tracker.
Global Resource Account Manager (Remote Contract)
Ericsson SA — Woodmead
2012 - 2013
Managed 585+ global resources across SADC & ECOWAS. Recruited 900+ engineering graduates for Nigeria/SADC region, directly managing 450 of that headcount. Remote-first operation across Nigeria, DRC, UK, Sweden, Benin and beyond.
Recruitment Officer
Berco Express
2011 - 2012
Temporary assignment covering full-cycle recruitment operations.
Senior Search Consultant
Advy Personnel — CRM Client: Coca-Cola Warehouse
2010 - 2011
Client relationship management, talent acquisition, search & select, new business development.
Assistant Manager: Recruitment
Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd
2007 - 2010
Led strategic recruitment, SOX & audit compliance, EXCO reporting, and graduate programme management across SA universities.
Recruitment & Talent Manager
Gauteng Provincial Legislature
2006 - 2007
World-class recruitment service delivery, succession planning, contractor management, full policy & procedures ownership. 18-month contract.
HR Specialist & Account Manager
KnowledgeWorx / Human Capital Solutions (SA Call Centres)
2004 - 2005
HR operations for 170 learners & 20 staff. Policy development, induction, training & development, disciplinary management.
Recruitment Account Executive & Client Retention
KELLY Johannesburg — Key Account: Standard Bank
2001 - 2004
CRM, vacancy management, competency-based interviewing, Graduate Programme account management for Standard Bank.
Managing Partner
Lamptech Lighting CC
1996 - 2000
Earlier entrepreneurial and management experience spanning commercial and business operations.
Programmer — COBOL, C & C++
BCS Computers
1994 - 1995
Technical foundation in legacy and systems programming — the origin of a career built at the intersection of technology and operations.

Skills

operations
english