Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Software
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Selorm Branttie

Business Systems/Strategy Analyst
Accra

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Global Strategy Lead

Koldchain Inc & PanaBIOS Consortium (mPedigree)
Delaware
05.2020 - Current
  • Co-convener of the PanaBIOS Consortium which has deployed the Africa Union and Africa CDC mandated Trusted Travel Program that has been implemented across 18 countries (and counting) to enable Airport Border Controls harmonize verification of COVID-19 travel certificates and Trusted Vaccine (Electronic Vaccine Verification) across said African land and Air borders.
  • Led program design and system design activity
  • Trained support teams
  • Multi-governmental and sub-continental stakeholder management, sensitization and training.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of Agile Development Processes for rapid deployment of enterprise platform for critical process management
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment

Global Strategy Director

mPedigree
Accra, Amsterdam
03.2011 - Current
  • Management of corporate growth strategy in verticals around Health and Food Security
  • Grown a client portfolio to over 200 pharmaceutical companies, FMCG and other commercial sectors in 3 continents
  • Expanded technology adoption at a regional economic bloc level with COMESA
  • Manages Client Relations with a portfolio of over 300 corporate clients in 4 continents
  • Key Government and Stakeholder Relations Management
  • Managed the growth of key country subsidiaries to autonomous status
  • Proven ability to develop innovative, unprecedented ideas into full products using agile methodologies and collaborative team and stakeholder management
  • Skilled at defining market analysis for complex market types and developing the right product fits for multiple market characteristics and scenarios especially in developing markets
  • Proven strategist for multi-stakeholder deployments of concepts, policies and products with the view to building thriving product ecosystems that create and sustain value
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
  • Been a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
  • Designed, collaborated and implemented multi-sectoral and multinational policies for specific product verticals to full implementation.
  • Delivered rapid-deployment solutions within constrained timeframes for clients
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.

Vice-President, Communications & Strategy

IMANI Center for Policy Education
Accra
01.2011 - Current
  • Groundbreaking policy research and analysis to build IMANI consistently as one of Africa's top 5 Policy Think Tanks
  • Managed content for IMANI's Website and Newsletters
  • Website design for IMANI and AfricanLiberty.org
  • Multiple award-winning articles, TV and Radio and Multimedia presentations on issues on anti-corruption, economic development and related matters

Adjunct Lecturer

Regent University College of Technology
Accra
02.2007 - 03.2013

Taught undergraduate level courses in the following:

  • Management Information Systems
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Introduction to Programming Concepts
  • Introduction to Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel
  • Spreadsheet Modelling and Simulation in Microsoft Excel

General Manager

Ritecom Limited
Accra
01.2009 - 03.2011
  • Overseeing the general day-to-day management of the organization
  • Preparation of new products and models for IT process outsourcing for clients
  • Managing client requirements as per SLA provisions
  • Sourcing of business suppliers and solving procurement issues
  • Maintenance of a proactive response team for core activities
  • Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
  • Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.

Business Manager

AfricanLiberty.org
Nairobi
09.2007 - 09.2008
  • Developed and maintained website according to the Drupal Content Management System
  • Updated Information including audio and video content such as Podcasts and video posts
  • Assisted in development of business rollout plan

Project Manager

Josanti InfoImaging Systems
Accra
06.2005 - 01.2007
  • Designed and maintained a website for the company
  • Assisted in the design and implementation of Automated Form Processing solutions using specialized software and Visual Basic Tools
  • Deployed an Automated Form Processing and Archiving Solution for ARM Pensions Limited, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria, being one of the first of its kind in West Africa
  • First implementers of Optical Character Recognition systems using AABBY OCR software with Oracle DBMS implementation for enterprise clients

Business Development Executive

Hourglass Group
Accra
11.2003 - 09.2004
  • Designed online solutions for marketing local businesses on the internet under the AGOA initiative.
  • Designed and maintained an e-business platform as a front-end for marketing goods.
  • Assisted in design and implementation of business solutions for various small scale exporting firms in Ghana

Education

MBA - Management Information Systems

University of Ghana
Legon, Accra, Ghana
09.2004 - 06.2006

Bachelor of Science - Land Economy

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
09.1998 - 06.2002

Skills

Global Market Strategy

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Accomplishments

  • 2019 Skoll Awardee for Social Enterpreneurship Award
  • 2019 Aspen New Voices Fellow
  • Led a development team to build a COVID-19 Vaccine Verification application used real-time in 21 countries and over 20 million international passengers from concept to production in 4 months
  • Led the growth and strategy of Africa's biggest pharmaceutical and Agro product based mobile anti-counterfeiting platform used by over 10 million users annually
  • Led the recruitment and management of cross-purpose teams (marketing, systems development, client service and support)
  • Introduced the use of agile tools like Trello and Jira for product and marketing teams to align ideas on product design and live implementation
  • Developed policy for the identification of counterfeits and field implementation of solutions in 5 countries and the blueprint for harmonization of seed trade for 21 countries in the COMESA subregion ( South East African Economic Bloc).
  • Developed policy framework and systems for the deployment of a National Seed Repository in Nigeria together with the local seed regulator

Affiliations

  • Project Management Institute

Software

Excel, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Illustrator, Digital UX and Design

Data Analysis, agile methodology, Trello, Jira

Interests

Big Data, Artificial intelligence, Business Analytics and Visualization

Product design and Innovation, User Experience and Policy Development

Training and Development, Change Management, Skills Development

Basketball, Formula1 Racing, Football, Gaming

Timeline

Global Strategy Lead

Koldchain Inc & PanaBIOS Consortium (mPedigree)
05.2020 - Current

Global Strategy Director

mPedigree
03.2011 - Current

Vice-President, Communications & Strategy

IMANI Center for Policy Education
01.2011 - Current

General Manager

Ritecom Limited
01.2009 - 03.2011

Business Manager

AfricanLiberty.org
09.2007 - 09.2008

Adjunct Lecturer

Regent University College of Technology
02.2007 - 03.2013

Project Manager

Josanti InfoImaging Systems
06.2005 - 01.2007

MBA - Management Information Systems

University of Ghana
09.2004 - 06.2006

Business Development Executive

Hourglass Group
11.2003 - 09.2004

Bachelor of Science - Land Economy

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
09.1998 - 06.2002
Selorm BranttieBusiness Systems/Strategy Analyst