29-year veteran of the IT industry in South Africa, with experience across multiple vendor domains, but specifically in infrastructure for a large portion of that time. Currently employed at IBM South Africa as a specialist in the ecosystem (channel), helping partners and customers identify infrastructure optimization strategies and driving these strategies to fruition. Heavily invested in assisting application modernization and the embracing of 4IR trends, driving towards a more inclusive digital world across enterprises, small businesses, and technology mavericks.