Janine De Billot

Specialist Consultant and Director

Janine is certified in the financial, distribution and manufacturing SYSPRO modules. Prior to embarking on her career as a SYSPRO consultant in 2006, she held various senior management positions in financial, logistics and general management. 

Janine was also a SYSPRO user and system administrator for many years which has stood her in good stead as a consultant as she is able to assess and understand both the business requirements, as well as perspective of users. Her particular manufacturing skillset is in the pharmaceutical, FMCG, steel, plastics and paper industries. She holds a post-graduate diploma in management.  

When she’s not steering the ship, Janine enjoys a good bottle of wine and reading books and articles. She is kept busy with family commitments – a husband, two kids, three grandparents, one dog and 30 birds – or she’s at the gym on the treadmill or doing weight training.

Anton Badenhorst

Support Consultant

Anton started out as a professional accountant in Bloemfontein. He then started doing contract work for Transnet and in 2010, he decided to move to Johannesburg to become a SYSPRO consultant at RPM Resources, which he did for four years. More recently he has worked in manufacturing as a financial manager and a financial accountant, using SYSPRO in both positions. Anton has 11 years of experience with SYSPRO.

When Anton is not working, he enjoys playing tennis, running and a good red wine. He has a passion for opera and a good voice and was once part of an opera choir!

Christelle Swanepoel

Senior Consultant

Christelle specialises in SYSPRO ERP software and has over 30 years’ experience in implementation, support and training. With her extensive knowledge, she has done multiple installations and system upgrades and has several SYSPRO certifications.

Christelle conducts business process reviews, in order to recommend improvements to existing process flow. From the insights gained, she is then able to develop an appropriate plan and manage the implementation thereof.

Her craft workshop is Christelle’s happy place, where she creates clothing for people and organisations in need.

Henk Bezuidenhout

Specialist Consultant

Henk is an experienced operations specialist, fulfilling the roles of project manager as well as production and supply chain expert in ERP projects. He is a solution architect with the ability to identify and unlock value, to his clients’ benefit. He has the necessary skills to effectively communicate their requirements in technical terms to the implementation and development teams. Henk is an expert in manufacturing and quality systems, methodologies and philosophies.

Before specialising in ERP and similar technical system implementations, he worked in manufacturing and supply chain management in the nuclear, electronic, automotive and gaming industries. He holds two master’s degrees, one in industrial engineering and the other in business leadership.

Family man Henk is a health nut who keeps fit by running or heading to the gym. He has a dream of achieving a sustainable and better life for all South Africans and is the creator of Servitium Demanda, a service-on-demand communication app.

Hilton Theron

Support Consultant

With more than 20 years’ experience, Hilton Theron is a supply chain professional with extensive knowledge of warehousing, distribution and logistics. His strength is translating a client’s business needs into the right system solutions. 

Hilton has been involved in many warehouse-related improvement projects and has honed his system implementation skills as a result. He has a proven track record of successfully employing best business practices to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs, while increasing performance. He uses his strong communication and leadership skills to coach and motivate people to achieve team goals. 

Hilton and his wife are kept young by exercising their two poodles. He likes to build and fly radio-controlled aircraft and is an AFOL (adult fan of Lego).

Kirk Sweet

Technical Consultant

Kirk is a professional IT engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the IT industry. His areas of expertise include information technology, electronic messaging (including email and archiving), technical support, computer network management, hardware and software, switching, Hyper-V, firewalls and security installations.

Kirk’s proven ability lies in implementing deployment and migration projects, providing cost-effective IT solutions, improving network performance and reliability, and maximising user experience. Kirk is detail-oriented, with excellent skills in problem solving, analytical thinking, fault diagnostics, communication and teamwork. In his spare time,

Kirk likes to spend time with his family, listen to music and practice martial arts.

Liesel de Klerk

Senior Consultant

With almost 10 years of SYSPRO experience, Liesel has spent the last five as the financial manager of a large manufacturing company. Prior to this, she gained excellent experience across multiple industries, as both a SYSPRO user and a support consultant. Besides Liesel’s advanced financial skills, she has extensive experience with Microsoft SQL and the SYSPRO Crystal reporting solution. She inherently understands the value of information and its role in day-to-day business decisions. 

In her free time, Liesel enjoys outdoor activities, music, and a glass of good red wine. She believes the best things come from living outside of your comfort zone! Liesel is inspired daily by her husband and their son.

Linda Allison

Project Manager

Linda has 20 years’ experience in the ERP solutions market, specialising in project management, content management and quality management. She has been involved in multiple ERP implementations, either as consultant for content and quality management solutions, or as an ERP project manager.

Linda’s qualifications include practical networking, SAP, SharePoint and certifications, including Business Process Reengineering and Train-the-Trainer. She has been involved in numerous international ERP solution projects, either as a project manager or a consultant on ERP implementations.

Linda enjoys spending her free time with family and friends. When time permits, she enjoys going camping to escape the hustle and bustle of the city to recharge.

Lorinda Whitfield

Administration Manager

Lorinda began working as a temporary employee in a large retail group in 1995 and, by 21, she was one of their youngest store managers. Subsequent to that, she was employed as an area administrator for a clothing chain store and an administrator and PA at a branded goods company, where one of her responsibilities included implementing a new sales system, with an outsourced IT consultant. For the past 10 years, she was a sales-, area- and key accounts manager at a wholesale company.

When Lorinda isn’t working, she’s a busy mother of two daughters. She enjoys getting outdoors and walking, and a glass of good red wine!

Margareta Theron

Senior Consultant

With many years of experience in ERP and IS / IT applications, Margareta has worked on both sides of the table, having been in the ERP space for almost 20 years, first as consultant, then as a trainer and facilitator, and a project manager. She has had various IT and business process management roles in the corporate environment, where she was involved in solutions design, strategy, business process improvements and manufacturing and supply chain projects and was the lead in various LEAN implementations. 

Margareta has a particular interest in working towards sustainable technology solutions and maximising return on investment; she believes the systems should work for people, not the other way round.

She has an interest in what makes people tick and dabbles in various coaching and mentoring modalities, as well as EFT (tapping). She loves to connect with her two grown sons and her friends over a home-cooked meal. She shares her husband’s interests of marine fishkeeping and bonsai growing. 

Martin Cronje

Developer

Martin is tasked with enabling clients to reach optimal capabilities by utilising various elements of systems engineering, be it automation, integration, analysis and / or ergonomic workflow improvements. He has nine years’ experience in SYSPRO, SQL, C language, Java development and systems architecture, and puts this to good use to create well-rounded data structures to address problem-specific, reusable solutions.

By nature, Martin is a curious person with an interest in all data fields – from analytics to learning new coding syntax and languages – and gains fulfilment from passing these learnings on to others.

His hobbies include gaming, cooking, bonsais, woodwork, anything technology, building computers and circuit boards. He also writes programs in his free time.

Martin de Jager

Technical Specialist

Martin has a bachelor of commerce degree in financial management. He has more than 25 years of IT development experience and has covered various IT management roles across different ERP environments.

He is very proficient in SYSPRO, SQL, C#, PowerBI, PowerAPPS, Crystal, SSRS, data warehousing and system architecture. Martin’s philosophy is building tools and solutions for people to change the world. He joined RPM Resources in 2020 as developer.

Martin is a family man and enjoys spending free time with his wife and son.

Peter van Staden

Technical Consultant

Peter believes that nothing works optimally unless your IT does. Evolving with the ever-changing tech landscape, he is an RPM-managed service provider, offering hardware, software, cloud-based solutions and on-site servers. 

Peter has been in consulting since 2005, starting as an IT administrator for SYSPRO. He is a specialist in Microsoft-based systems and Office 365 implementations. He likes analysing a work environment, implementing specialised software and ensuring successful integration.

Peter likes reading and keep fit with CrossFit training. His beloved dogs also take up much of his spare time.

Richard O’Callaghan

Specialist Consultant

Richard came to South Africa in 1973 as a newly qualified chartered accountant (UK), with the intention of moving on after two years … and he is still here. For the first 22 years he held financial management positions in listed company subsidiaries, earning an MBA at Wits Business School along the way. 

During the latter years of his corporate career, he focused on the implementation of ERP solutions at various companies, providing him with the necessary skills and experience that he now offers as a consultant. Richard then established his own tax practice, dealing with trusts, private clients and executorships, in addition to ERP consulting.

A family man, Richard enjoys spending time with his grandchildren. He also loves hiking and going on adventurous holidays.

Shannon Teixeira

Specialist Consultant

Shannon is an excellent team player with 20 years’ experience in the design, implementation, trouble-shooting and support of SYSPRO ERP systems. She has an intuitive, distinctive approach to problem-solving and this, combined with excellent communication skills, ensures the successful transfer of skills to clients. 

Shannon is an accomplished individual who brings a great deal of positive energy to projects. She pays great attention to detail and is very organised and goal focused. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, a certificate in Business Analysis and a City & Guilds diploma in Garden Design. She is also certified in the SYSPRO finance and distribution modules. 

Shannon spends her spare time raising her young, energetic son. She enjoys reading, home and garden design, and has a specific interest in indigenous flora and organic gardening.

Tyrone Jagger

Technical Specialist

Tyrone has extensive experiences in SQL server, SYSPRO, Microsoft Suite and Crystal Reports. He has seven years’ experience as SYSPRO consultant, in a variety of industries, offering software support, project-specific work, implementations, system audits and upgrades. Tyrone believes that developing strong relationships with clients is critical. He considers himself to be a very adaptive person and is always keen to learn and refine his skills.

Whilst working as a SYSPRO consultant, he also completed the following courses: colour accounting, principles of production and inventory management, Microsoft certification in systems architecture, advanced certificate in management practise and business reading and writing (Henley Business School).

In his spare time Tyrone enjoys training at the gym and is a dedicated body builder.  

Wynand Swanepoel

Junior Consultant

Wynand has two years’ experience as a SYSPRO trainee consultant and has his certification in manufacturing, distribution, finance, pre-sales and sales. He has also been involved in SYSPRO implementations. 

While still building up skills and experience, he hold customer satisfaction in high regard and sees great value in being mentored by those with a depth of experience.

Wynand is passionate about fitness and plays 7s rugby and works out at the gym. He also loves watching sport.

RPM Resources, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, is an established business solutions provider in the SYSPRO enterprise resource planning (ERP) market, with a focus on small-to-medium companies. We are a SYSPRO-registered authorised sales and implementation partner.

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Our company profile, detailing what RPM Resources can offer your business, is available here.

“We’re a team of unique individuals at RPM, and so are our clients and their respective businesses. We’re passionate about building long-term partnerships with our clients and finding sustainable solutions to their specific issues. Our best relationships are those with open communication, mutual trust and where we feel that we are just an extension of their team!”