Brian Venkatas

Background

About Brian Venkatas

Key Skills • 25 years experience in the Risk Management industry with a history of exceeding senior managements’ expectations. • Ability to work alone and as a team player to achieve individual and team goals in a pressurized environment. • Excellent people/ project management skills. • Ability to lead, direct influence and inspire at all levels within the organization. • Excellent communication skills- written, verbal, and presentational. • Analytical and proven track record of problem solving skills. • Dedicated to maintaining a high delivery standard to customers. Major Achievements • Reduced air-conditioner and cable theft to zero (0) within a year of appointment in GSM environment. • Reduced OPEX costs at Altech UEC by 50%, using security technology. • Passed “surprise OHSACT inspection” by Dept. of Labor with zero deviations. • On The Spot Award received for initiating an “Induction Programme” for service providers. • Developed new standard for surveillance systems for the company (Vodacom), currently a national standard. • Written a number of new policies and procedures that govern physical security for both internal (staff) and external (service providers) applications. • Instrumental in achieving merchant "level 1 compliance certification" awarded by PCI DSS standards council (1st telecommunications company in SA). • Evaluation and recommendations of Physical security standards for all OPCO’s in Africa. • Instrumental in achieving zero deviations with SOX compliance for all data centers and MSC’s in SA.