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ATTALIA OTTO: CURRICULUM VITAE 2020
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ATTALIA OTTO:
CURRICULUM VITAE
2020
Personal Details
Surname: Otto Name:
Attalia
Gender: Female
Nationality: South African
First Language: Afrikaans
Second Language: English
Date of Birth: 1983-05-06
Driver’s license: Code B
Residential & Postal Address:
I.D. Number:
Contact number: 079 799 4494
E-mail adress: [email protected]
Education (Kindly refer to the attached academic records)
Year of Matriculation: 2001
Matriculated from: Waterkloof High School Pretoria Gauteng
Subjects passed (University exemption): Afrikaans HG
English HG Mathematics SG Business Economics HG Art HG Geography HG
Baccalaureus Legum (LLB):
Institution: University of Pretoria
Year obtained: April 2007
Law Society of the Northern Provinces
Passed one of the compulsory admission exams:
- Deceased estates
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Work Experience (References on request)
1. UKUZINZA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD
Position: Shareholder (One of the founding Partners of the company); and B-BBEE Specialist/ Operations Manager
Duration: December 2018 – current
Contact details: To be submitted on request
Skills/ Duties:
Functions:
New Business Development:
o Prospect for potential new partners and turn this into increased
funding.
o Cold call as appropriate to ensure a robust pipeline of
opportunities.
o Meet potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging a
network.
o Identify potential clients, and the decision makers within the
partner organisation.
o Research and build relationships with new organisation.
o Plan approaches and pitches.
o Develop a proposal, that speaks to the client’s needs, concerns,
and objectives.
o Participate in pricing the solution/service.
o Handle objections by clarifying, emphasizing agreements and
working through differences to a positive conclusion.
o Use a variety of styles to persuade or negotiate appropriately.
o Moving the partnership conclusion through to the contracting
stage.
o Develop and compile proposals with support from marketing.
o Maintaining contact with partners to ensure annual renewals.
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Business Development Administration:
o Submit weekly progress reports and ensure data is accurate.
o Ensure that data is accurately entered and managed within the
organisation’s sales management system.
o Track progress against set sales targets.
o Submit a monthly overview of sales achievements.
Building referral networks:
o BEE ratings agencies.
o Building a referral network is key to any B2B sales. Inter alia,
one-one engagement with:
Skills Institutes; and
Enterprise development consultancies & enterprise
development desks at professional services firms.
B-BBEE Gap Analysis:
o Assist client to collect the required data, to successfully
determine the strengths and weaknesses of their BEE
Scorecard.
B-BBEE Strategy Development: Optimization of BEE Scorecards:
o Guidance and support with the client’s decision making, by
providing facts, explaining of the BEE audit criteria, and
determining the financial implications of the clients decisions.
Design and Implementation of B-BBEE Solutions:
o Design and successful implementation of B-BEE solutions,
covering all the elements of the B-BBEE scorecard, ranging from
B-BBEE Ownership Solutions, Human Capital Support (i.e.
Learnerships, Employment Equity reporting, Workplace Skills
Plan), Value Chain Support, through Enterprise and Supplier
Development management, to socio-economic development
management.
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Verification Assistance and Rating Preparation:
o Assistance with collecting the required data, to successfully
complete a BEE verification process according to the B-BBEE
Act and BEE Codes.
2. EOH (PTY) LTD – SIYAYA LEARNING ACDEMY
Position: B-BBEE Specialist/ Business Development Officer
Duration: May 2017 – November 2018
Contact details: To be submitted on request
Skills/ Duties:
Functions:
Optimization of BEE Scorecard (i.e. BEE Scenario Planning):
o Interpretation of client infrastructure;
o Consulting on each of the BBBEE elements, for maximum points
and providing solutions on each BBBEE element.
o BBBEE solutions ranging from Ownership solutions, SETA
registered learnerships to networking in order to improve
procurement from BBBEE compliant suppliers (inclusive of
Enterprise development and Supplier development solutions);
o Preliminary score calculation based on current expenditure and
client information, optimisation of score calculations;
o Drafting of optimisation report.
BEE Verifications of QSE and Generic Corporations:
o Interpretation of client information;
o Preliminary score calculation and communication with client
regarding additional required information (optimisation of score);
o Sampling of relevant information and communication with clients
regarding same;
o Finalising client file for submission to verification agency for final
verification.
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Supervising and staff training:
o Supervised junior consultants’ and oversee training and
development programme.
Sales:
o Responsible for Sales of the entire region;
o Managing the B-BBEE department and the B-BBEE team;
o B-BBEE Consulting (gap analysis and scenario planning);
o General Administrative Skills;
o Telephonic and interpersonal communication skills;
o Drafting of formal and informal documents and the professional
relay of information and correspondence;
o Communication, correspondence and interaction with clients;
o Management of clients and effective management and
implementation of project plans;
o Engaging with clients in an advisory role pertaining to the BEE
verification process and explanation of the Codes of Good
Practice as well as all of the Sector Codes promulgated by the
DTI;
o Monitoring of new legislation and Government Gazette Notices
pertaining to the application and interpretation of the Codes of
Good Practice;
o Manual calculations for all the various scorecards elements in
terms of the Codes of Good Practice and the drafting of opinions
pertaining to interpretation possibilities within the scope of the
applicable legislation;
o General Auditing and Mathematical Skills;
o Analyzing of financial statements and documents;
o Interpretation and analysis of client information and the
identification of relevant information;
o Verifying the validity of documentation and ensuring that clients
legally comply with all formal requirements required by the
applicable legislation;
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o Effective interviewing of client employees and the successful
identification of possible fronting cases by entities. Where
fronting is uncovered, the handling and notification thereof to the
relevant authorities are managed;
o Sound knowledge and understanding of all BEE legislation and
the effective application thereof as it pertains to any specific
client;
o Correct legal interpretation of the Codes of Good Practice
considering the intention of the legislator in cases where the
intent is unclear or where there are inconsistencies with any
other formal requirements;
o Sound knowledge and application of legislation that pertains
specifically to business entities and employees in the workplace,
as well as all and any other applicable legislation.
3. AMAX BEE
Position: Senior BEE Verification Analyst
Duration: January 2017 – April 2017
Contact details: To be submitted on request
Skills/ Duties:
Functions:
BEE Verifications of QSE and Generic Corporations (refer to list of
functions below); and
Reviewing of all QSE and Generic Scorecards, prior to issue of
certificates.
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4. AXIDEX
Position: Compliance Manager and Technician
Duration: May 2016 – December 2016
Contact details: To be submitted on request
Skills/ Duties:
Functions:
BEE Verifications of QSE and Generic Corporations:
o Interpretation of client information;
o Preliminary score calculation and communication with client
regarding additional required information (optimisation of score);
o Sampling of relevant information and communication with clients
regarding same; and
o Finalising client file for submission to verification agency for final
verification.
Optimization of BEE Scorecard (i.e. BEE Consulting):
o Interpretation of client information;
o All duties related to BEE ownership structuring, forming part of
the optimisation process (refer to the function listed below);
o Interpretation of skills development plan, as outlined by Axidex
(Pty) Ltd (additional services rendered), to be implemented and
taken into account as part of the optimisation process;
o Preliminary score calculation based on current expenditure and
client information, optimisation of score calculations; and
o Drafting of optimisation report.
BEE Ownership structuring and compliance (Legal Drafting):
o Drafting of legal compliance documentation:
o Special Resolution of the Directors and shareholders of the
company – new shareholding dispensation;
o Memorandum of Incorporation;
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o Shareholders Agreement;
o Subscription Sale and Trust Agreement;
o Subscription Agreement;
o Pledge and Cession Agreement;
o Loan Agreement;
o Discounting of Sale of Shares Agreement;
o Share certificates; and
o Trust Deed i.e. investment trust, employee trusts, family trusts et
al.
o All duties related to registration of company documents (CIPC)
and all duties relating to trust registration (Master of the High
Court) and finalisation thereof:
Preparing all relevant prescribed forms (i.e.
communication with client etc); and
Ensuring receipt of Letters of Authority etc.
o Drafting of additional required reports/ documentation, as
required from time to time e.g. process documentation etc.
5. MARISIMO BEE VERIFICATIONS AND SERVICES
Position: Senior B-BBEE Verification Analyst
Duration: August 2015 – December 2015
Contact details: To be submitted on request
Skills/ Duties:
- Conducting BEE Verifications of QSE and Generic Corporations;
- Interpretation, verification and communication with clients regarding all
the element of the BEE scorecard.
6. FEBRUARY 2015 – JULY 2015: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTER WORK RE LEGAL/ BEE RELATED ENDEVOURS
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7. AQRATE GAUTENG
Position: Senior B-BBEE Verification Analyst
Duration: September 2011 – July 2014
Contact details: To be submitted on request
Skills:
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Conveying BEE knowledge to clients
o Interpretation of share certificates
o Interpretation of job descriptions
o Directing client in terms of what evidence is required
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Verification of evidence as authentic against given standards
Calculation of total procurement spend
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Identification of net profit after tax
Analytical, Reasoning, Objectivity, Impartiality,
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Interpretation of shareholders agreements
Interpretation of sales agreements
Interpretation of valuation certificates
o Identification of remaining third party rights against black equity
shareholding
o Calculation of the value of remaining third party rights against
black equity shareholding
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Calculation of value of shares
Differentiating between different forms of equity instruments
o Calculation of points flowing from a chain of ownership and
complex structures
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Identifying critical and core skills
Employment related legislation and HR
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Management systems applicable to BEE
Calculations of types of enterprise development
o Perform analytical review to assess reasonableness of
submissions
o Conduct substantive checks to validate information, through the
analysis of different source document
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o Understanding of company law
o Understanding of accounting systems
o Interpretation of employment contracts
o Statistical sampling
o Identifying skills deficits and knowledge and non-conformances
of verification staff and correcting it as well as training of staff.
8. Explored various personal business ventures during the period March 2010 – September 2011.
9. HEPPLE ATTORNEYS
Position: Candidate Attorney
Duration: February 2009 – March 2010
Contact details: To be submitted on request
Skills/ Duties:
Functions:
o General Administrative skills;
o Time management;
o Taking of instructions and consulting with clients and council;
o Drafting of High Court and Magistrate’s Court litigation pleadings
in various fields of law;
o Appearing in person in the Magistrate’s Court and CCMA to
attend to Trials and Motions;
o Practical knowledge in various fields of law, such as (not
exhaustive):
Commercial law;
Labour Law;
Family Law;
Law of Contracts;
Law of Delicts;
Law of Damages;
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Estate Law;
Trust Law; and
Tax Law.
10. THE NATIONAL TREASURY
Position: Junior Tax Consultant
Duration: January 2007 – December 2008
Contact details: To be submitted on request
Skills/ Duties:
Functions:
o Drafting of Tax Policy Documents;
o Response letters to the public;
o Organising of various Industry Workshops;
o Preparation of Presentations;
o Drafting of Various Discussion Reports;
o Assist Director with Administrative Tasks; and
o Drafting of Legislation and explanatory memorandums i.e.
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Revenue Laws Amendment Bill,
Administration of Deceased Estates Act and the Pension Funds
Act.
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Special Achievements
Academic:
Dean’s merit list for academic achievement (2005)
Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society (Invitational
Membership for the top fifteen per cent of students) (2005)
Sport:
Member of the South African National Ladies Ice Hockey team (1997 –
2009):
o Assistant captain of the South African National Ladies Ice
Hockey team; and
o Participated in various International Ice Hockey Federation
World Championships.
