Tawanda Mahachi

Director

2023

Advisory Board Member - Commercial, Partnerships and Product

2023

Chief of Staff and Board Observer

2022 - 2023

• Conducted extensive analysis of industrial systems to accurately calculate technical unit costs of system components and optimized vital systems, achieving a 26% annual OPEX savings for the client.

Associate

2021 - 2023

• Conducted extensive due diligence regarding high-potential investment opportunities, ultimately securing $11.5M in Series A funding, $5.5M in follow-on investments, and $1.5M in venture syndicate participation. • Served as a subject matter expert in the roles of Chief of Staff, DevOps Manager, Cybersecurity Consultant, and Enterprise Transformation Lead to assist portfolio companies with ERP implementations and cybersecurity policies as they scaled. • Devised financial models which consisted of pro forma three-statement financials, cap tables, and pricing strategy simulations to inform both portfolio operations and critical investment decisions. • Spearheaded large-scale initiatives, including the development and deployment of a robust cybersecurity architecture and security policies, obtaining SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 certifications for the firm.

Senior Technical Product Manager

2019 - 2021

• Planned, coordinated, and executed projects across life sciences analytical tools, insurance middleware, and consumer applications while directing ~35 developers across five teams. • Liaised with Sales Directors in a Sales Engineering capacity to determine potential risk, resource load, and cost, directly contributing to over $1.3M in contract revenue. • Facilitated scrum meetings, managed requirements elicitation, and defined product roadmaps using Agile methodologies and project management tools. • Held discovery and solution architecture sessions, utilizing stakeholder requirements to define product scope and vision, ensuring successful delivery of client objectives. • Prepared contract documentation, including proposals, project charters, and requirements, for internal and external stakeholders.

Engineering Systems Consultant - Industrial Systems

2018 - 2019

• Conducted extensive analysis of industrial systems to accurately calculate technical unit costs of system components and optimized vital systems, achieving a 26% annual OPEX savings for the client.

Business Architect

2017 - 2018

• Played a key role in enhancing business processes, enterprise architectures, and commercial loan origination systems for a mid-size regional bank, thus improving performance, loan throughput, and regulatory compliance.

Engineering Analyst

2015 - 2016

Senior Technical Business Analyst - Architecture

2014 - 2015

Business Transformation Consultant

2011 - 2014

Software Testing Coordinator

2011 - 2011