Ian van Vuuren

email.me ianjvv@mweb.co.za
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It doesn't just tell time, it tells history
Its not a resume,
Its a time machine.my travel through time
(Donald Draper)
How did I go?
2014+
1978
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1982
1983
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1997
1998
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2002
2003
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2008
2009
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2013
THE
OFFICER AND
GENTLEMAN
THE
GO-GETTER
THE
CHANGELING
A FEW
GOOD MEN
THE
VISIONARY
THE
ORACLE
Military Academy
Air Force HQ
Namibia


Officer



BA (B.Mil)
Air Force HQ
Namibia



Director



MBA

Defence Institute
Mittal Steel



Consultant



Strategic Planning
SA Banking
Risk Information Centre



General Manager



Risk Management
United Development
Company



Head of Business
Support


Fin Management
Quality Management
OneLaw (Pty) Ltd




Information
Strategist


LLB
(ongoing)


The Officer and Gentleman
1978

1982
Worley: Lynette, marry me. Make me the happiest man in the whole world.
Lynette: I'm sorry, Sid, but I don't wanna marry you. I really like you. We've had ourselves some really great times,
but I thought you understood. I want to marry a pilot. I want to live my life overseas. The wife of an aviator.
Just after high school I joined the Air Force Intelligence Corps.

Just after high school I joined the Air Force Intelligence Corps.

I became a student of the intelligence discipline, became an officer,
did so many courses, then went to the Military Academy at Saldanha
(the Military Sciences Faculty of the University of Stellenbosch),

Just after high school I joined the Air Force Intelligence Corps.

I became a student of the intelligence discipline, became an officer,
did so many courses, then went to the Military Academy at Saldanha
(the Military Sciences Faculty of the University of Stellenbosch),
to study Military History, Political Science and Economics.

Just after high school I joined the Air Force Intelligence Corps.

I became a student of the intelligence discipline, became an officer,
did so many courses, then went to the Military Academy at Saldanha
(the Military Sciences Faculty of the University of Stellenbosch),
to study Military History, Political Science and Economics.

By the end of this period I was left with some paper,
i.e. B.A (B.Mil) and 10 other certificates,
but more importantly
I was left a leader of men
Kate: Don't try and be polite, sound crazy or sound tough.
The Go-Getter
Tough look
(or something)
1983
-
1997
From the mid-eighties to the mid-nineties I did many functional
and developmental courses, saw operational duty in Namibia and
Angola, and was promoted to the rank of Colonel on
appointment as Director Air Force Intelligence in 1993.
Oshakati, Namibia - Circa 1987
I also held the position of Senior Staff Officer Strategic
Management Systems, facilitating the DoDs annual
strategic planning process and presenting the Strategy to
Parliament for approval.

Geostrategic
Risk
Analysis
Transformation
Management
Project
Management
Capabilities-based
Planning
Strategic
Planning
By the end of this period I was left with an MBA (MBL),
30 other certificates and fantastic strategic management experience
but more significantly I wanted a new challenge

It was time to impress the civilians
The Changeling
Reporter at Precinct: [as Northcott is being taken into custody] How did you avoid capture?
Gordon Northcott: Well I didn't did I?
1998
-
2002
It was an exciting time to explore the civilian world.
I became director of my own consulting company,
and were involved in numerous projects

Ranging from the development of a competitive intelligence capability
for an aerospace company,
to developing and facilitating Command Post Exercises
for the SA Air Force,
It was an exciting time to explore the civilian world.
I became director of my own consulting company,
and were involved in numerous projects

Ranging from the development of a competitive intelligence capability
for an aerospace company,
to developing and facilitating Command Post Exercises
for the SA Air Force, developing Air Power Journals,
It was an exciting time to explore the civilian world.
I became director of my own consulting company,
and were involved in numerous projects

Ranging from the development of a competitive intelligence capability
for an aerospace company,
to developing and facilitating Command Post Exercises
for the SA Air Force, developing Air Power Journals,
assisting with writing the Air Forces Air Power Doctrine,

It was an exciting time to explore the civilian world.
I became director of my own consulting company,
and were involved in numerous projects

Ranging from the development of a competitive intelligence capability
for an aerospace company,
to developing and facilitating Command Post Exercises
for the SA Air Force, developing Air Power Journals,
assisting with writing the Air Forces Air Power Doctrine,
and providing direction to develop an Air Power Institute.

It was an exciting time to explore the civilian world.
I became director of my own consulting company,
and were involved in numerous projects

Ranging from the development of a competitive intelligence capability
for an aerospace company,
to developing and facilitating Command Post Exercises
for the SA Air Force, developing Air Power Journals,
assisting with writing the Air Forces Air Power Doctrine,
and providing direction to develop an Air Power Institute.

During this time I also facilitated strategic planning and
strategic model development,

It was an exciting time to explore the civilian world.
I became director of my own consulting company,
and were involved in numerous projects

Ranging from the development of a competitive intelligence capability
for an aerospace company,
to developing and facilitating Command Post Exercises
for the SA Air Force, developing Air Power Journals,
assisting with writing the Air Forces Air Power Doctrine,
and providing direction to develop an Air Power Institute.

During this time I also facilitated strategic planning and
strategic model development,
as well as with scenario construction interventions for
numerous organisations.
It was an exciting time to explore the civilian world.
I became director of my own consulting company,
and were involved in numerous projects

Ranging from the development of a competitive intelligence capability
for an aerospace company,
to developing and facilitating Command Post Exercises
for the SA Air Force, developing Air Power Journals,
assisting with writing the Air Forces Air Power Doctrine,
and providing direction to develop an Air Power Institute.

During this time I also facilitated strategic planning and
strategic model development,
as well as with scenario construction interventions for
numerous organisations.
Business
Process
Redesign
Emergency
Management
Doctrine
Development
Financial
Management
Report
Writing
Research
Mentoring
And
Coaching
Intelligence
Management
Team
Leadership
Scenario
Construction
Facilitation
Geostrategic
Risk
Analysis
Transformation
Management
Project
Management
Capabilities-based
Planning
Strategic
Planning
Command Post
Exercise
Facilitation
Master Plan
Development
My skills set had been developed significantly
But alas
I was called to
higher duty
(With) a Few Good Men (and Women)
Col. Jessep: You want answers?
Kaffee: I think I'm entitled to.
Col. Jessep: You want answers?
Kaffee: I want the truth!
Col. Jessep: You can't handle the truth!
2003
-
2008
At the South African Banking Risk Information
Centre (SABRIC) I established the
Crime Risk Intelligence Department
At the South African Banking Risk Information
Centre (SABRIC) I established the
Crime Risk Intelligence Department
We developed deep analytical capabilities,
At the South African Banking Risk Information
Centre (SABRIC) I established the
Crime Risk Intelligence Department
We developed deep analytical capabilities,
resulting in the production of more than
200 intelligence products annually,
using a variety of software and analytical approaches
I facilitated the organisations
strategic planning process

I facilitated the organisations
strategic planning process

Embedded strategic research and production
capabilities which today set the benchmark for
civilian intelligence capabilities
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I facilitated the organisations
strategic planning process

Embedded strategic research and production
capabilities which today set the benchmark for
civilian intelligence capabilities
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All of it premised on an approach of
Capabilities-based Planning
I facilitated the organisations
strategic planning process

Embedded strategic research and production
capabilities which today set the benchmark for
civilian intelligence capabilities
-
All of it premised on an approach of
Capabilities-based Planning
By the end of this period I was left with a deep sense of
having established a truly innovative approach to multi-sector
and multi-source, fused intelligence analysis, that made a difference
to stakeholders perceptions of crime risk management.
I had forged a world-class team.
My job was done.
I spent a year at Business Against Crime
to develop multiple products for various
Police Commands
I spent a year at Business Against Crime
to develop multiple products for various
Police Commands
I spent a year at Business Against Crime
to develop multiple products for various
Police Commands
I spent a year at Business Against Crime
to develop multiple products for various
Police Commands
The Visionary
Frown, my haughty sire! chide, my angry dame!
Set your slaves to spy; threaten me with shame:
But neither sire nor dame, nor prying serf shall know,
What angel nightly tracks that waste of frozen snow.

2009
-
2013
On The Pearl Qatar, a $14 billion development (www.thepearlqatar.com), I was appointed
in two successive positions:

First, as the Manager of the Operations Command and Control Centre (OC3);

I developed many, many products and capabilities

Results of a Strategic Conversation
Conducted by
-
UDC TPQ OC
3
Staff
17 February 2009
On The Pearl Qatar, a $14 billion development (www.thepearlqatar.com), I was appointed
in two successive positions:

First, as the Manager of the Operations Command and Control Centre (OC3);

I developed many, many products and capabilities

Results of a Strategic Conversation
Conducted by
-
UDC TPQ OC
3
Staff
17 February 2009
On The Pearl Qatar, a $14 billion development (www.thepearlqatar.com), I was appointed
in two successive positions:

First, as the Manager of the Operations Command and Control Centre (OC3);

I developed many, many products and capabilities

Results of a Strategic Conversation
Conducted by
-
UDC TPQ OC
3
Staff
17 February 2009
On The Pearl Qatar, a $14 billion development (www.thepearlqatar.com), I was appointed
in two successive positions:

First, as the Manager of the Operations Command and Control Centre (OC3);

I developed many, many products and capabilities

Results of a Strategic Conversation
Conducted by
-
UDC TPQ OC
3
Staff
17 February 2009
On The Pearl Qatar, a $14 billion development (www.thepearlqatar.com), I was appointed
in two successive positions:

First, as the Manager of the Operations Command and Control Centre (OC3);

I developed many, many products and capabilities

Results of a Strategic Conversation
Conducted by
-
UDC TPQ OC
3
Staff
17 February 2009
On The Pearl Qatar, a $14 billion development (www.thepearlqatar.com), I was appointed
in two successive positions:

First, as the Manager of the Operations Command and Control Centre (OC3);

I developed many, many products and capabilities

Results of a Strategic Conversation
Conducted by
-
UDC TPQ OC
3
Staff
17 February 2009
On The Pearl Qatar, a $14 billion development (www.thepearlqatar.com), I was appointed
in two successive positions:

First, as the Manager of the Operations Command and Control Centre (OC3);

I developed many, many products and capabilities

Second, as the Head of Business Support, where I managed the following:

HR
Labour camp
Training
Quality
Audit and compliance
ISO implementation
Strategic planning
Administration
Health and Safety
For strategic planning, I developed a unique combination of
Balanced Scorecard, Hoshin Kanri, Method Framework
and Blue Ocean
For strategic planning, I developed a unique combination of
Balanced Scorecard, Hoshin Kanri, Method Framework
and Blue Ocean
For strategic planning, I developed a unique combination of
Balanced Scorecard, Hoshin Kanri, Method Framework
and Blue Ocean
I developed the first Facilities Management Doctrine ever written

Doctrine and Strategy are two sides to the same coin whereas doctrine says how things should be done, strategy
says how it will be done

I got the company certified to Integrated Management Systems Standard
ISO 9001/ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001,
I got the company certified to Integrated Management Systems Standard
ISO 9001/ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001, and developed all procedures and policies,

I got the company certified to Integrated Management Systems Standard
ISO 9001/ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001, and developed all procedures and policies,
as well as training interventions for problem solving,
like Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, Six Sigma.

I assisted with the development of many operational concepts and philosophies,


I assisted with the development of many operational concepts and philosophies,
developed a unique format for business development proposals,


I assisted with the development of many operational concepts and philosophies,
developed a unique format for business development proposals,
and acted as the lead internal auditor for the company


I even made time to make my contribution to the National Planning Commission
in South Africa who had embarked on a very important exercise to develop
the long term developmental strategy for the country this is the front
page of my submittal to the Minister
It was a unique opportunity, for almost five years, to be part of a
development which embraces the SIIS concept Smart Integrated Island System fusing
together a multitude of disciplines and harnessing the best of my background
from people management, through to financial and systems management, to strategic planning.

A unique experience, and a unique contribution, but
the time arrived for a new challenge
I was left much additional experience and new qualifications
emergency management, OHS, Blue Ocean,
Facilities Management Professional, and half an LLB
Oracle: You're cuter than I thought. I can see why she likes you.
Neo: Who?
Oracle: Not too bright, though.
The Oracle
2014+
The inevitable question was What now?

Which organisation will be deserving of my penchant
For Planning
The inevitable question was What now?

Which organisation will be deserving of my penchant
For Planning , Process
The inevitable question was What now?

Which organisation would be deserving of my penchant
For Planning , Process , and Analysis, going forward?
Now
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It is OneLaw (Pty ) Ltd
Where I develop
products like these
Now
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It is OneLaw (Pty) Ltd
and these.
Now
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It is OneLaw (Pty (Ltd)
and these
Qualifications
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John Wardens Concentric Circle Theory
Google Earth
www.rolex.com
Kim & Mauborgne - Blue Ocean Strategy
Volkswagen Brazil BSC Strategy
SAAF, DRC, SABRIC, UFMCO, BAC Product Faceleafs - Illustrative
Ian van Vuuren
ianjvv@mweb.co.za

(071) 4416410

Shortened Word-format CV
available on request