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Barry J.H. Groenewald

Passion about AGRICULTURE in Africa Barry J.H. Groenewald


Extensive Experience and Proven Track Record in a Dynamic, Fast-Paced Entrepreneurial Environment. Information Technology implementation and management of hosts, systems, voice, data networks and satellite communications Pay Television Information Technology management; Business Systems, Transmission, Networks and Interactive systems. Agriculture in Africa Barry J.H. Groenewald

Barry J.H. Groenewald's Background

Barry J.H. Groenewald's Experience

IT Operations Manager at Sky Italia

December 2008 - January 2011

IT Operations Management and Project Management

CRM IT Operations Manager & Specialist Consultant Networks at Sky Deutschland GmbH & Co KG

2008 - 2011

* IT Operational Management of CRM Infrastructure Platform

Network & Information Security Manager at Sky Italia

2003 - 2007

* Technology Advisor to web based home rental company of News Corporation in Italy * Design, implementation and management of the largest private multimedia national backbone network in Italy. * Internet 24h direct live broadcast streaming news video channel 1st 24h direct broadcast web based news channel * Network, Voice systems and all IT systems design and implementation of New Campus in Milano Santa Guilia

Network & Information Security Manager at Telepiu

January 1996 - March 2003

* Design and implementation of 1st Interactive Digital Satellite Television System in Italy (Pay-per-view) * Support in the design and implementation of the 1st commercial production Simultaneous Encryption (Simulcrypt) broadcasting system in Europe. * Implementation and Management of mainframe and client-server systems renovation / migration (2 x OS390 Mainframes Paris/ Milan, 80 Servers, 108 Applications) * Design and implementation the 1st Network Based Contact Centre in Europe with full Computer Telephony Integration in 5 Contact Centres (1300 positions.) * Design and implementation of new Contact Centre in Cagliari, Sardinia. * Design and Implementation of 1st Private ATM & IP Voice over data (VoIP) of Tele+. - Introduction and Management of Virtualisation * IT Infrastructure Operations - Operations Management of 6 distributed Call Centres * Acting IT Director - Management of all IT of Telepiu (CIO) * Vice-Director IT - Management of all IT of Telepiu (Vice CIO)

Network Manager Africa & Middle East at MultiChoice

March 1993 - August 1996

* International data & voice communication network managing Pay TV network in 60 countries * Design implementation and management of 1st private owned VoiP (IP on ATM) for Pay TV data and voice systems spanning South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Zambia, Uganda, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Egypt and the UAE and Europe * Network, Voice systems and all IT systems design and implementation of New Building campus in Randburg, South Africa, to house Mulichoice Africa Broadcast and Call Centre * Technological start-up of Pay TV companies in Botswana, Lesotho, Zambia, Uganda, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Egypt, Italy and the UAE including Broadcast license negotiation and procurement, business process design and business system adaption to local laws and currencies, implementation of encryption systems and integration of Broadcast and transmission systems.

Senior Project Manager at MultiChoice

January 1993 - March 1994

* Co-design and implementation of the 1st GSM group of Cellular Telephony Service Provider's in South Africa. (M-Cell) * Support in the design, specification and implementation of the 1st private GSM Cellular Network Operator in South Africa. (MTN)

Lecturer & Examinator - Criminal procedure Law and Law of Evidence at Technikon RSA

1986 - 1990

Chairman - GNAC at News Corporation

June 2011

Global Network Architecture Council of the GTAC of the CIOC

IT International Projects & Special Initiatives at Sky Italia

January 2011

Strategic Technological analysis & planning

Member - CIOC - GOC at News Corporation

January 2010

News Corporation Chief Information Officer Council (CIOC) - Global IT Outsourcing Council (GOC).

Member - CIOC – GTAC at News Corporation

January 2009

News Corporation Chief Information Officer Council (CIOC) - Global Technology Advisory Council (GTAC).

Barry J.H. Groenewald's Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management

2007 – 2008

Technikon RSA

1981 – 1984

Hoerskool Vereeniging

1973 – 1977

Vereeniging High School

1973 – 1977

Laerskool Unitaspark, Vereeniging

1968 – 1972

Concentration: Laerskool Unitaspark, Vereeniging


University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

Concentration: Police Science


Barry J.H. Groenewald's Interests & Activities

AGRICULTURE, Technologist; Ethno-botany; Rancher; Aquaculture

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