Areas Rikus Grobler is Knowledgeable in:
Business, entrepreneurship, design, financial services, project management, ERP, manufacturing, consumer goods sector, archery, outdoors.
Techniques Rikus Grobler Uses:
Creative Problem Solving
Design Thinking
Mind Maps
SCAMPER
Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys)
Rikus Grobler's Problem Solving Skills:
- Manufacturing and Packaging - I have worked for 5 years in Operations for Coca-Cola.
- Computer Science - I worked as an ERP consultant and in IT project management. I have a PMP.
- Education - I lectured part time for business schools (Royal Holloway, NUST, UNAM) in my fields of expertise.
- Engineering/Industrial Engineering - I have a degree in Industrial Engineering (B.Eng).
- Legal - I have a degree in law (LLB) and completed courses in IP management.
- Business - I have an MBA and have owned and operated a couple of businesses.
- Logistics - I ran the production department for Coca-Cola Namibia.
- Research. I have a PhD and I am well acquainted with both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- Design. I am an industrial engineer and a design thinking expert.
- Fintech. I currently work as Manager:Innovation in the financial services industry.
- Manufacturing. I ran the production department for Coca-Cola Namibia.
- Marketing. I have an MBA and have owned and operated a couple of businesses.
- Operations Research. I completed Lean Six Sigma training and did a lot of Operations Research projects.
- Packaging. I ran the production department for Coca-Cola Namibia.
- Professional inventor. I have registered two PPAs for products I developed and more pending.
- Professional Problem Solver. I have lead many initiatives where we had to solve specific problems for the business.
- Statistics. I did quantitative research for my PhD and I am busy with my Lean Six Sigma certification.
Rikus Grobler's Problem Solving Experience:
- I invented a product to keep restrooms clean and save on cleaning chemical costs.
- I invented a product for archers to store accessories and strengthen bow case.
- I invented a product to center the aiming dot on a bow site.
- I invented an adjustable flosser so that you can floss each tooth with a clean piece of floss.
- I was part of a team that created a mobile payment solution to pay for fuel.