Collin Sherriff

Business Development Executive | Web3 Systems Analyst | Blockchain Operations

Contact Information

Phone (+27) 73 369 3014
Email csherriff@alphawave.co.za / collinasherriff@icloud.com
Experience +3 Year Start-Up Experience

Education

BSc International Business (Economics Major) University of Stellenbosch Magna Cum Laude, 2017 - 2020
Economics & Finance Exchange University of Bristol, UK 2019 - 2020
IGCSE / A Levels University of Cambridge (IE) 2014 – 2016
National Senior Certificate (GCSE) Parel Vallei Secondary 2012 – 2016
Blockchain fundamentals for business applications Moralis Academy 2023

Experience

Position Duration Company Responsibilities
Project Integration Manager (Blockchain/Web3) July 2021 – present Fanfire – an Alphawave Group company
  • Agile project management, including scoping, story ticketing, and planning.
  • Liaison between clients and their requirements and developer team.
  • Coordinating complex projects with product managers, business developers, CEOs.
  • Comparing scope times with actual times and preparing reports accordingly.
  • Advising management on how to optimize processes using PowerBI, Notion, ClickUp.
  • Using Python/Solidity with Hardhat and Truffle for blockchain-related development, including customizing & deploying blockchain platforms, minting ERC-1155/ERC-721 tokens, maintaining configurations, and updating and compiling smart contracts.
Business Analyst December 2020 – July 2021 Alphawave Group
  • Provided tailored services to the portfolio, including facilitating the acquisition, onboarding, and retainment of a six-figure Scout Cloud client.
  • Managed large marketing campaigns of the AI-enabled influencer marketing firm using machine learning to construct social media embeddings.
  • Conducted market research and provided insights for IoT firm, Polymorph, resulting in their first organic client for predictive maintenance and business process automation.
  • Used data visualization tools for high-level P/L cost analysis for Alphawave MNS.
  • Assisted in company-wide retrospectives and strategic development sprints.
  • Created insightful business process mappings to streamline operations.
Regional Director (Non-Profit) October 2020 – present Stars for Africa NGO
  • Manage and run the RSA division of Stars for Africa NGO.
  • Raise six figure Euro donations in Austria and allocate funds towards alleviating poverty in South Africa.
  • Liaison with headquarters in Austria to align with regional objectives.
  • Create budgets, handle tax and manage other financial requirements.
  • Project scoping, gap analysis and delegation.
  • Acquire and manage relationships with schools and other bodies.
  • Manage the infrastructure renovations of GJ Joubert Primary School.
  • Run the feeding scheme at Elnor Primary and Simonsberg Primary School.
Business Development Associate December 2019 – present Collin Sherriff Architecture
  • Manage daily operations, recruitment, Associate Programme, finances and marketing of an 18-year-old architectural firm with more than 350 designs worldwide.
  • Grew the firm from a sole-proprietorship to a team of 9, including 7 architects.
  • Facilitated extensive marketing growth (+66,500%) across main social platforms.
  • Increased the average organic lead generation by 5 large clients per month y-o-y.
  • Initiated the internationalisation of CSA into United Kingdom as Ltd Company.

Achievements

Economics Faculty Award
I received 10th place out of 9,000 students in the economics faculty.
12 Deans List Merit Awards
I received 12 university merit awards for being in the top 10% of my class in 4 subjects.
Business College Shield Award
I earned first place in the business management examinations in my province/state.
Golden Key Honorary Member
I hold the Golden Key Award for the years 2017, 2018, as well as 2019.
Founder of Student Relations
As the founder and head, I organized several successful events and built a sense of community.
Vice-Chair of Senior Committee
I worked closely with other committee members to ensure the successful execution of events.
International Student Union Rep
As a JCR member of the Student Union at Bristol, I represented the interests of international students.