Kudakwashe Verah

Data, Systems & Operations Professional

kudaverah.com +27 63 138 2402 kudaverah@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/kudakwashe-verah/

Personal summary

Data, systems and operations professional with experience spanning business intelligence, SQL reporting, technical problem-solving and client-facing consulting. Combines an industrial engineering background with practical experience supporting reporting environments, improving data access and coordinating business operations.

Core capabilities

Strategy & Improvement: Systems thinking, Process improvement, Root-cause analysis, Requirements investigation, KPI design, Business analysis
Data & Decision Support: Power BI, SQL, DAX, Power Query, Data modelling, Reconciliation, Data quality, ETL
Delivery & Innovation: Stakeholder management, Data integration, API integration, Python, Azure, Applied AI, Training & mentoring

Experience

Business Process Consultant

WGH Consult | Pretoria, South AfricaJan 2024 – present

Mapped and redesigned a recurring HR reporting process using Industrial Engineering methods and a Power BI-assisted workflow, resulting in an 89% reduction in reporting-cycle time.
Support reporting operations across approximately 9 active clients, 28 systems and 80+ production reports, covering HR, IT and finance.
Work across client reporting environments to understand system structures, maintain reporting logic, investigate data issues and translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Independent BI and Operations Consultant

RemoteAug 2025 – Sep 2026

Delivered reporting initiatives from stakeholder requirements through implementation and enhancement across Finance, Retail, HR, ICT and Operations to one client in the telecommunications/ICT sector.
Developed executive and operational reporting that supports customer analysis, management decisions and investigation of inventory weaknesses.

Earlier experience

Die Werf Body Corporate | Systems & Property OperationsJan 2022 – Jul 2024

Led migration to a safer digital access-control system serving 90+ residents; administer access infrastructure and resident data while coordinating issue resolution across residents, security personnel, and trustees.

EPI-USE Africa | Workforce Management InternJul 2022 – Oct 2022

Translated mock business requirements into three configured UKG Dimensions implementation solutions, building practical experience in workforce-management systems and requirements-driven solution design.

Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited | Industrial Engineering InternDec 2020 – Feb 2021

Used data collection, exploratory analysis, and root-cause analysis to investigate raw-material waste on the Coca-Cola Minute Maid production line; presented data-backed recommendations with estimated potential savings of approximately US$10,000.