About

Highly experienced SharePoint and Power Platform Consultant with a proven track record of designing, developing, and deploying robust document management systems and automating complex business workflows. Expertly leverages Microsoft 365 suite, Dataverse, and Power Automate to drive operational efficiency, enhance user engagement, and deliver measurable business improvements across diverse industries.

Kgotso Lesiba

SharePoint & Power Platform Consultant
ZA.

Projects and Work Experience (All projects while working at First Digital)

ABSA
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Specialist Digital Fullstack Developer HC Run (As an Outsourced Resource)

First Digital
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Service Desk Manager (Part Time)

South Africa

Summary

Managed daily operations of a service desk team, providing critical support for SharePoint and Power Platform clients and ensuring high service level agreement adherence.

Highlights

Led daily operations of a dynamic service desk team, providing critical support to SharePoint and Power Platform clients and ensuring high-quality service delivery.

Managed and prioritized high-volume ticket queues, consistently achieving and exceeding Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for timely issue resolution and client satisfaction.

Sea Harvest (Pty) Ltd
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Power Platform Consultant (As an Outsourced Resource)

South Africa

Summary

Led Power Platform initiatives at Sea Harvest, developing and deploying custom applications and automated workflows to optimize business processes and enhance data management.

Highlights

Engineered a Petty Cash App on Dataverse, automating approval and disbursement workflows to streamline financial operations and meticulously track all user requests and financial logs.

Designed and deployed a model-driven Transport Requisition App with Dataverse and Power Automate, establishing efficient approval workflows for logistics and transport requirements.

Developed a comprehensive Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) App on Dataverse, enabling robust tracking of environmental emissions and compliance metrics, with dynamic form sections for Scope 1, 2, and 3 selections.

Built a Canvas-based Skills Matrix App on Dataverse to centralize training records, competencies, and assessor sign-offs, featuring an intuitive dashboard for real-time progress tracking.

Architected an Operational Risk Register App using Dataverse with N:N relationships, incorporating advanced form logic and Power Automate reminders to effectively capture and manage risks and their associated key controls.

RCL Foods
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SharePoint & Power Platform Consultant (Delivered Power Platform solutions) (As an Outsourced Resource)

South Africa

Summary

Provided critical frontline support and developed targeted solutions for SharePoint and Power Platform environments, optimizing document approval workflows and enhancing user engagement.

Highlights

Delivered frontline support for General Document Approval (GDA) workflows, ensuring seamless operation and high user adoption rates.

Resolved complex SharePoint and Power Apps issues, providing comprehensive user training to enhance system proficiency and adoption across departments.

Generated weekly statistical reports on system usage and identified critical issues, providing data-driven insights to leadership for informed decision-making and strategic planning.

ABSA
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Specialist Digital Fullstack Developer (Delivered Viva Connections and SPFX solutions)(As an Outsourced Resource)

South Africa

Summary

Led the design and deployment of Microsoft Viva Connections dashboards and integrated solutions within the Colleague Gateway to enhance employee engagement and streamline access to HR information.

Highlights

Designed and deployed Microsoft Viva Connections dashboards, significantly enhancing user engagement and internal communication across the organization.

Integrated Workday data with Colleague Gateway, enabling real-time access to leave and HR information for improved operational efficiency and reduced manual processing.

Developed and deployed custom web parts and Viva adaptive cards to SharePoint Online, extending platform functionality and improving overall user experience.

Utilized Microsoft Graph API in web parts to render dynamic content, ensuring up-to-date and personalized information delivery to employees.

Established robust connections to SharePoint Online and external APIs, facilitating seamless data sourcing and system interaction for critical business processes.

Teichmann Group
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SharePoint & Power Platform Consultant (Delivered SharePoint and Power Automate solutions) (As an Outsourced Resource)

South Africa

Summary

Designed and implemented SharePoint solutions and automated workflows to optimize document management, enhance search capabilities, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Highlights

Designed and implemented a daily workflow to dynamically track SLA expiry, significantly improving compliance and operational responsiveness across critical business functions.

Structured comprehensive SharePoint document libraries across Executive, Finance, and Human Capital departments, incorporating versioning, retention policies, audit trails, and metadata for enhanced data governance.

Applied custom folder-level permissions and metadata indexing, significantly improving document management efficiency, search functionality, and regulatory compliance.

Education

University of South Africa (UNISA)
South Africa

Bachelor of Science

Courses

Bachelor of Science in Informatics

Mictseta – Dynamic DNA
South Africa

National Certificate

Courses

System Development

Certificates

A Complete Guide to SharePoint Framework (SPFx) Certificate

Issued By

Udemy

Microsoft Applied Skills: Create agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Issued By

Microsoft

Automation Specialist II for Nintex Automation Cloud

Issued By

Nintex University

Automation Specialist I for Nintex Automation Cloud

Issued By

Nintex University

Microsoft Applied Skills: Create and manage model-driven apps with Power Apps and Dataverse

Issued By

Microsoft

Microsoft Applied Skills: Create and manage automated processes by using Power Automate

Issued By

Microsoft

Microsoft Applied Skills Create and manage canvas apps with Power Apps

Issued By

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate

Issued By

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals

Issued By

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals

Issued By

Microsoft

MCT

Issued By

Microsoft

Designing and Implementing an Azure AI Solution

Issued By

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate

Issued By

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Issued By

Microsoft

Skills

Platforms & Tools

Power Platform suite, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Viva, Power Pages, Microsoft Graph, SPFx.

App Development

Power Apps (Canvas, Model-Driven), Power Automate.

Automation & Workflows

Nintex Automation Cloud, Workflow optimization.

Project Delivery

Client Engagement, Documentation, Training.

Soft Skills

Critical Thinking, Team Leadership, Problem Solving.

Interests

Personal Interests

Personal growth, Family and cultural experiences, Design, Creativity.