Elwyn Dhliwayo's Resume Personal Details Phone Number +27 062 216 2145 Email elwyn2008@gmail.com Location 1501 DANS Place, 165 Jeppe Street, Johannesburg, South Africa Nationality Zimbabwe (Passport Number: BN738862) Age 29 years (26 Feb 1985) EE/AA Status African Male Driver's Licence Code 10 - Heavy Vehicle (Since Oct 2012) Own Transport Yes Work Permit Valid Work & Residence Permit (SA) My Ideal Job Preferred Digital Strategist / Digital Manager Permanent Mid-Senior Level Position in Digital Looking for a more Senior position in Pay Per Click (PPC), Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Internet within a Digital Company or large organization. Notice Period: 30 Days Career Summary Company Position Duration Markets Online Internet Strategist Aug 2013 Jan 2015 Talooma Internet Strategist May 2013 Aug 2013 CBR Solutions SEO Specialist / Google Adwords Specialist Nov 2011 Apr 2013 Trimo Training & Consulting Web Designer / SEO Strategist Sep 2010 Nov 2011 Gaborone Institute Of Professional Studies (GIPS) Lecturer In Information Technology Jun 2009 Jun 2010 Zimbabwe Newspapers - The Chronicle Student On W ork Related Learning Feb 2007 Dec 2007 1 Updated: 15 May 2014
Summary Of Skills Current Expert/Specialist Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Internet Google Adwords Website Design I.T Lecturing 5 years 5 years 4 years 3 years 1 year Employment Aug 2013 Jan 2015 Internet Strategist (Markets Online) - Develop internet marketing strategies for both SEO and Google Adwords clients. - Campaign management for all Google Adwords clients. - Manage SEO clients - Ad Campaigns Running YouTube Ad campaigns, Remarketing campaigns, lead generation campaigns as well as PPC campaigns for Ecommerce websites. - Identify upsell opportunities, document them and forward to sales. - Creation of SEO and PPC audit reports. - Prepare Pitches for acquiring new business. - Client Facing - presenting reports, audits, proposals and pitching new business. - Content Creation - Building quality authoritative content creation calendar for the company blog. - Working with various copywriters and content creators to meet content creation and upload deadlines. - Content Upload Uploading content to WordPress, Majento and Joomla sites for clients. May 2013 Aug 2013 Internet Strategist (Talooma) - Develop internet marketing strategies for both SEO and Google Adwords clients. - Setup and m anage Google Adwords campaigns for clients. - Manage SEO Clients - Identify upsell opportunities, document them and forward to sales. - Creation of SEO and PPC audit reports. - Prepare Pitches for acquiring new business. Reason for Leaving: Personal Career Growth Opportunity 2 Updated: 15 May 2014
Nov 2011 Apr 2013 SEO Specialist (CBR Solutions) - Preparation of SEO audits reports. - Keyword research. - On-Page optimization. - Link building. - Blogging and content creation. - Preparation of Google Adwords audit reports. - Setting up and managing Google Adwords accounts for clients. - Making recommendations for content creation to clients based on SEO performance and keyword ranking reports. - Managing Google Analytics accounts to identify opportunities and advice accordingly. - Setting up and managing of Google, Bing and Yahoo webmaster tools accounts. - And all the other work related to SEO and internet marketing. Reason for Leaving: Climbing up my career ladder Sep 2010 Nov 2011 Web Designer / SEO Strategist (Trimo Training & Consulting) Randfontein, Permanent Mid-Level Position in the Training / Education Sector Designing and managing over 100 websites, SEO management, content creation, keyword research, SEO reports, Site analysis, SERP reports, meta tags, virtual profile creation, general directory submissions, classified Ad submissions, blog commenting, article creation and submissions. Reason for Leaving: To specialize in Internet Jun 2009 Jun 2010 Lecturer in Information Technology (Gaborone Institute of Professional Studies (GIPS), Botswana) Permanent Mid-Level Position in the Teaching / Education Sector Responsibilities: Lecturing of all information technology related subjects. Marking of local examinations. Preparation of lesson time-tables. Setting of in-class tests and mock examinations. Invigilation of local and global examinations. Subjects: W eb design & search engine optimization (SEO) Systems Analysis & Design. Networking. Internet Systems Administration. Reason for Leaving: Employment contract had expired 3 Updated: 15 May 2014
Feb 2007 Dec 2007 Student On Work Related Learning (Zimbabwe Newspapers - The Chronicle) Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Student Position in the News Publishing Industry / Sector Software and hardware installations. Hard drive / computer cloning - Using Symantec Ghost 7.0 Enterprise Edition. Network administration and configuration of new equipment onto the network. Computer maintenance and repairs. Internet and email configuration. Updating virus definitions and antivirus software. User support and training. Manning the helpdesk and ensuring that all logged calls are attended to. Reason for Leaving: Attachment period had expired Education May 2014 Bing Ads Accredited Professional Professional Qualification at Microsoft (Professional Institution) - Bing Ads Accredited Professionals Exam. Nov 2013 Google Adwords Certified Individual Professional Qualification at Google (Professional Institution) - Google Adwords Fundamentals Exam. - Google Adwords Display Advanced Exam. - Google Adwords Search Advanced Exam. Apr 2011 Certified Internet Professional Professional Qualification at Expert Rating (Professional Institution) Affiliate, Budgeting, E-Mail, PPC Advertising, Podcasts, Public Relations, Search Engine Optimization, Strategy And Goals. Apr 2011 Certified Search Engine Optimization Professional Professional Qualification at Expert Rating (Professional Institution) Google Search Technology, Keyword Selection and Optimization Strategies, Link Popularity and Link Strategies, Search Engines and Directories, SEO Techniques, the Search Engines Industry, W orking W ith Meta Tags. May 2009 B.Sc. Information Systems Honours Degree at Midlands State University (Gweru, Zimbabwe) Search Engine Optimization, W eb Design, Programming, Systems Analysis And Design, Decision Support Systems, Management Information Systems, Quantitative Analysis For Business, W eb, Search Engine, Fundamentals Of Computer Architecture, Introduction To Computers, The Internet, Business Management, Fundamentals Of Accounting, Joomla, Graphics Design, Computer Graphics, Network Administration,... 4 Updated: 15 May 2014
Languages Current English Read, W rite, Speak Shona Speak Ndebele Read, W rite, Speak Achievements Jul 2014 May 2014 Guest S peaker at Digify (Li vity Africa) Bing Ads Accredited Professional (Microsoft) Dec 2013 Google Adwords Certification Trophy (Google) Jul 2013 Sep 2009 Mar 2008 W ordstream Certificate Of Achievem ent (Wordstream Inc.) Appointed As a Judge in Web Page Design (NIIT LINKZ ICT Challenge, Gaborone, Botswana) Developed an Internet Search Engine (Zimbabwe Newspapers - The Chronicle) Associations Jan 2012 Current Google Engage For Agencies / Google Partners (South Africa) (Member) Publications Apr 2008 Varsity Student Sets Up Internet Search Engine Front Page Article - The Chronicle, Zimbabwe Newspapers Work Permits Mar 2011 Valid W ork & Residence Permit (South Africa) 5 Updated: 15 May 2014