WAYNE S SINGH
532 Summit Avenue, Apt 808 • Jersey City, NJ 07306 •- •-•
linkedin.com/in/wayne-s-
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior technology professional with over 16 years of hands-on leadership experience, blending technical
expertise with strategic direction to drive meaningful innovation. Proven track record of spearheading digital
transformations, optimizing strategies, and scaling businesses across diverse industries, from social
innovation incubators to high-impact IT consulting. Adept at forging sustainable, strategic partnerships,
mentoring cross-functional teams, and promoting creative problem solving to foster trust-based
relationships that yield lasting value. Strategic thinker committed to analytical research and critical analysis
to deliver optimal resource utilization, resilient cybersecurity for the mission-critical priorities of agile
businesses.
EDUCATION
New York University – Tandon School of Engineering
Master of Management of Technology
New York University
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, Summa Cum Laude
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
HONORS
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Brooklyn, NY
New York, NY
Durban, South Africa
Dean’s List Honors Roll
NYU Osher Scholarship
Stenbeck Endow Fellow at SCPS
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honorary Member – Delta Upsilon Chapter
NYU Founders Day Award Recipient
Zuse – Social Innovation
Africa & USA
April 2023 - Present
• Architected product roadmap for digital healthcare social innovation ecosystems
and POCs, driving commercialization programs and community engagement for
non-technical founders to scale tech startups.
• Spearheaded applied research projects for AI-augmented software
development programs on OC and Azure ML, improving resource utilization and
access to technical support by 40%.
• Established Artificial Intelligence and data science research workflows for
technical and business case creation, achieving key OKRs, optimizing budgeting
by 24%, increasing intellectual property protection by 13% and achieving a
100% patent filing success rate, accelerating business value for clients.
Saqqara Consulting
Johannesburg, South Africa
Acting CEO
October 2021 – March 2023
• Drove strategic business growth across Africa and Middle East IT divisions by
17%. Focused on stakeholder management and emerging technology initiatives
to scale digital transformation consulting capabilities.
• Orchestrated an agile business development strategy leveraging Gartner and
Forester research to establish robust, data-driven frameworks to support R&D
for AI/ML technology advisory.
• Accelerated regional profitability by more than 22% with strategic SaaS
initiatives and ISO cost accounting standards. Achieved an average of 31%
annual cost reduction to finance, sales, and product development teams.
• Improved employee engagement by more than 10% by implementing effective
organizational behavior strategies focused on interpersonal skills development.
• Supervised AI/ML-optimized user experience workflow for B2B procurement
system.
Fractional VP – Technology & Innovation
Barclays UK
London, United Kingdom
January 2017 – October 2021
• Planned complex, multi-modal, strategic technology data center initiatives.
• Reduced OPEX costs by $9 million and enhanced system resilience for UK
infrastructure by more than 75% in parallel by prioritizing modernization and
implementing deep learning models with project management tools.
• Developed an adaptable data science-based IT governance operating model,
increasing GDPR compliance by 25% and data quality by 41%.
• Managed evolving resource (change management) and systems capacity to
improve cross-functional team efficiency by 15% while increasing cost savings
by $ 2,1 million, landing a business case-led target operating model.
Virgin
Dubai, UAE
Interim Chief Technology Officer
February 2016 – December 2016
● Led technology de-merger between Virgin Megastore France and UAE, while
developing a capacity planning technology roadmap that enabled 32% sales
growth through a public cloud based e-commerce implementation.
● Managed multiple stakeholder roles across three regions to effectively
communicate technical presentations and related business impact to achieve
project buy-in for digital transformation.
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Executed cross-border technology operations merger between Virgin entities
while developing comprehensive strategic roadmap and mobilizing teams to
deliver substantial e-commerce revenue growth and profitability.
Barclays Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Senior Information Technology Manager
April 2014 – February 2016
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Developed risk-averse operating models for digital strategic initiatives across
Africa, identifying potential governance gaps and implementing mitigation
strategies for technology projects.
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Designed strategies for digital initiatives that optimized workflow automation,
reduced operational costs by 17%, and scaled to multinational project delivery.
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Facilitated international stakeholder alignment on complex technology
implementations, bridging communication between technical teams and
executive leadership across multiple African markets.
BHP Billiton / South32
Perth, Australia
Senior Technology Manager: Global Applications
March 2013 – April 2014
• Led application and infrastructure demerger migrations across multiple
continents, ensuring seamless transitions with minimal disruption.
• Fostered strategic partnerships with industry partners, including Microsoft,
NTT, Deloitte, and PWC, driving collaboration, innovation, and sustainability.
• Designed and executed a robust strategy for the secure and efficient transfer
of complex, sensitive data between demerger entities, mitigating risk and
ensuring compliance.
Director of Technology: Modernization
SKILLS
Software Engineering, Microsoft Office, Cloud Infrastructure and Application Management,
Enterprise Architecture Management, Database Management, Machine Learning, Advanced
Mathematics, Risk Management, Leadership, IT Service Delivery, Negotiating, Product
Marketing, Professional Business Writing, IT Strategy, Change Management, Data Insights and
Visualization, Entrepreneurship, Strong Analytical Skills, Project Management, Contract and
Vendor Management, ISO, Data Science and Deep Learning, Software As A Service (SaaS)
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English; Fluent in Afrikaans; Familiar with French
ACTIVITIES
SPCA Volunteer
IT Career Advising Volunteer for Public Schools
RESEARCH
Co-Author MDPI Published Paper
2011 – Present
2018 – 2022
New York, NY, 2024
Gauging Public Acceptance of Conditionally Automated Vehicles in
the United States
