TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER! OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM. Each member has grown with the company with many of them starting their careers at Entelect. In fact, most were developers or analysts, and this means they have a real understanding of the day-to-day challenges the people of Entelect face. Approachable, down-to-earth personalities combined with an open-door policy and flat management structure, help to ensure that we stay true to our culture. The biggest contributor to that culture though, is that the company’s leadership knows every individual within the company and puts a lot of time and effort into maintaining and growing those individual relationships. After graduating from UCT with a BSc in Computer Science, Tim moved to Gauteng to pursue a professional music career in 2006. However, he quickly realised that music doesn’t always pay the rent, and he couldn’t compete with Prime Circle. Tim joined Entelect as a graduate Software Engineer in 2007, and started channelling his creativity into software development, with a focus on Java. Tim enjoys liberating the best in people who are passionate about building something meaningful, and found good company for that ambition in the Entelect team. He remains an avid surfer and travels regularly to satisfy his thirst for exotic waves. TIM | COO Matthew joined Entelect straight out of varsity (UJ BSc IT (Hons) cum laude), and worked his way up the ranks. He has headed up several successful projects for Entelect, focusing on outsourced work where it is required to really own and drive decisions, delivery and relationships with our own initiative. Matthew is known for readily having an opinion on everything, and a stubborn desire to get things done properly. His exposure to a large number of businesses, systems and teams means you’ll usually find him helping Entelect’s customers channel and describe their requirements, and grooming projects prior to diving into development. He loves galvanising people, being a part of an energetic team, networking within Entelect, correcting grammar, and defending his DOTA 2 title at Entelect’s LAN game evenings. MATTHEW | CTO Shashi holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from Wits, and started working at Entelect in April 2005 as a junior developer/analyst/ project manager/salesperson/consultant – in a small business you must be willing to do whatever it takes. He loved the fact that he could take ownership of anything and everything as well as grow himself, and is passionate about giving people the same growth opportunities that he had. All his proudest moments at Entelect involve individual peoples’ success; professional and personal growth stories during their time here. Shashi still enjoys a game of soccer, while his knees can still take it, as well as wildlife and spending time in nature. Ask him how on earth he managed to wreck his Alfa Romeo in the company parking lot. SHASHI | CEO SHELDON | GENERAL MANAGER TOMISLAV | GENERAL MANAGER Tomislav is our "OG slav". He graduated from the University of South Africa with a BSc in Computer Science (cum laude) in 2007 whilst holding a full-time job at a small software consulting company. His experience ranges from building back-end software in the Casino, Mining, and Telecoms industries to front-end solutions for Retail, Marketing, and Insurance companies. A husband, father, golfer, dev and mentor, his passion lies in helping people realise their full potential. RYAN | GENERAL MANAGER Ryan has spent almost two decades designing, developing, and implementing database and Business Intelligence solutions. In 2007, Ryan joined Entelect as a Data Solutions Engineer and in 2014, he was promoted to head up Entelect’s Data Solutions Division. Ryan’s passion for data and business efficiencies have led him to managing the commercial side of Entelect, ensuring our internal operations are integrated and run smoothly, and that we continue to improve on our data-driven decision making. Ryan has a mixed bag of hobbies; everything from cycling to playing golf, and he is also an avid collector (or hoarder) of everything from antiques to geek collectables (he is a secret Funko Pop fanatic). Be sure to give him grief about his obsession with Justin Bieber. Aline has had a rare career path, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2005 but then heading up an IT Project Management Office after that. Her knowledge of finance, process and IT make her perfectly suited to running Entelect’s finance department. She is also a budding artist (although her young son says she needs to practice her drawing skills more) and one day, she may admit to playing in a band and tell us what instrument she played (our money is on the vuvuzela). ALINE | GENERAL MANAGER Daniel graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2007 with a BSc in IT and Computer Engineering. He immediately found his feet in the enterprise software engineering stack, becoming proficient in both Java and .NET. His passion for building software was quickly complemented with an affinity for people and relationships, which saw him take on a more managerial role. As well as being a father, Daniel is trying to be Entelect’s first Bitcoin millionaire. He also enjoys working out and the occasional game of squash. DANIEL | CCO Sheldon joined Entelect in early 2007 straight after obtaining an Electrical Engineering degree from Wits. During his first few years he worked across multiple projects in varying industries. He enjoyed learning about, and then adding value, through technology to these different businesses. Sheldon is our Swiss Army Knife – he has overseen commercial and operational parts of the business, technology, and training, as well as ensuring we are in contact with the best grads across SA’s universities. Seeing Entelect and its people grow from year to year is one of his greatest passions, along with rock climbing and talking about rock climbing. PRESS START | THE LORE OF ENTELECT 21 22 TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER | WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE | TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER