Martin Strydom

Undergraduate Student | Suffolk University/GBS: BA (Hons) Global Business Management.

• Assisted course teacher by helping organize spaces, pass out materials, and answer questions about course material.
• Developed akeen interest in Global Business Management and worked with instructors to formulate anoptimum career pathway.
• Completed assignments, special projects, and group work on time and achieved good marks.
• Asked intelligent questions during class discussions, contributing to group learning.
• Balanced academic work with sports and extra-curricula to maintain well-rounded education.
• Made substantial contributions to group projects, furthering learning and helping the team complete objectives.
• Researched topics outside of class to learn additional information and ask more knowledgeable questions.
• Took extracurricular classes and attended workshops to expand their knowledge.
• I met with the lecturers outside classroom hours to ask pointed questions and resolve concerns.
• Fulfilled demands of work-study placement with Suffolk Univesrity / GBS building a deeper understanding o fGlobal Business Management and gaining professional experience.
• Listened intently to lectures and took detailed notes covering topics.
• Tutored struggling students to improve understanding and performance in Global Business Management.
• Participated with other students outside of classroom environments.
• Attended study group every week to share knowledge and prepare for examinations.

• Experience in General Management.
• Experience in effectively completing planning, managing, and closing projects, and carrying out relevant presentations and meetings.
• Experience in effectively managing and supervising personnel.
• Experience in effectively liaising and communicating with Operations Managers, Human Resources, the Health and Safety Executive, and external partners and stakeholders to the company, operation, and industry.
• Key Account Management pertaining to Delicate Customer Relations and Liaising on a daily and weekly basis within the Water/Utility Industry.
• Experience efficiently recovering and analyzing data from operations.
• Experience efficiently completing data entries on the Zoho Creator application.
• Established timelines for supply of human resources and materials needed at different project phases.
• Observed project sites and evaluated contractors work to detect problems with specific designs.
• Updated supervising engineer on project progress for tracking purposes.
• Read and review project drawings and plans to determine structure sizes.
• Performed initial site survey, analyzing soil, rock, and other materials.
• Set up and helped to maintain project files and records for reliable recordkeeping.
• Supervised projects to enforce compliance with plans and timelines.
• Prepared reports and documented project activities and data.
• Used computer-aided design software to draft project drawings.
• Outlined possible safety hazards through diligent risk assessments and analyses.
• Experience with Dap Handheld Electronic Equipment/Transmitters and vast experience using various digital and electronic devices used to store, record, and communicate work carried out on the DMA, such as using the ZOHO Creator application and devices used to record, store, and communicate work carried out between technicians, the supervisors, and operations on the DMA.
• Maintaining and Operating Company Vehicles.
• Consciously focused on Health & Safety.
• The ability to read and survey drawings of technical and commercial nature within the Water Utility and Commercial Plumbing industries.
• The ability to read and survey drawings of technical and commercial nature pertaining to the water/utility industry.
• The ability to competently plan and carry out geographical and physical surveys of residential and commercial areas.
• The ability to competently liaise with Developers and Project Managers for new Commercial and residential Property developments via email, typed correspondence, and telephone in a professional manner.
• The ability to safely and competently survey District Metered Areas for the purpose of calculating, quantifying, and determining if a District Metered Area is operable or not.
• The ability to safely and competently survey District Metered Areas.