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PULE PHAFANE
CV
SUMMARY
Pule is a seasoned technocrat and a serial entrepreneur. He has more than 20 years as a software development professional with 11 years dedicated to the Mobile Application Economy. He was a lead developer at ABSA Capital and handled bank management systems with 21-Billion Rands in circulation and was also instrumental in the technology merger between Barclays Bank and ABSA capital.
One of the companies he leads, has successfully developed a cooperative banking mobile application with a potential of running 70 cooperative banks in the Southern hemisphere. He took part in the development of Fin-Bond Banking App and was awarded a contract to build Lesotho’s National Manpower Development Secretariat bursary management system that controlled more than 200 million Rands.
THE TECH EXPERT
18 years as a Software profes- sional, 8 years of which were dedicated to Mobile Application Economy.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration Anglia Ruskin University UK: 2013
Computer System Engineering
Vaal University of Technology: 2002
Electrical & Electronics Engineering Lerotholi Polytechnic : 1997
ACCA
London School of Business & Finance 2012
Certified Mambu Administrator Certified Outsystems developer
TECH EXPERTISE
• Software Architecture Design
• Software development (coding) • Dev Ops
• Cloud Infrastructure design
MAJOR PROJECTS
SMART SACCOS
ADMIN EXPERTISE
• Business Management
• ITIL
• Corporate Governance
• Agile Project Management
A banking engine platform and mobile application for Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies targeted at cooperative financial institutions. Valued at 1.7-Million Rands per co-operative bank and currently deployed at People’s SACCOS in Lesotho.
NMDS BURSARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A bursary management platform than handles all business processes from student applications to graduations and repayments. Valued at 1.9-Million Rands.
SMART CARWASH
A mobile application platform that runs carwash businesses on a global scale. Dubbed the UBER of carwashes, the platform is currently running in 4 countries in Southern Africa and has washed more than 40 thousand cars in the past 6 Months. Valued at 230 Million Rands.