'''Octavia Kumalo''' is the Managing Director of Foundation for Internet Development and the Co-ordinator of UniForum SA. She is also the Director of IDEV and serves as the EA Consultant at Real IRM.
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'''Octavia Kumalo''' is the Managing Director of Foundation for Internet Development and the Co-ordinator of UniForum SA. She is also the Director of IDEV and serves as the EA Consultant at Real IRM.<ref>[http://za.linkedin.com/pub/octavia-kumalo/10/9b5/856 Octavia Kumalo's Linkedin Profile]</ref>
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== Career History ==
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Ms. Kumalo joined Real IRM in 2007 as a Consultant. She has also worked as a Business Analyst at Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and as a Relationship Manager at Momentum Life.
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Octavia Kumalo is a vibrant and confident consultant who joined Real IRM in 2007. She has a solid academic background, with an Honours degree in Informatics from the University of Pretoria. She has practical Enterprise Architecture experience in the telecommunications, financial services, energy & petrochemical and mining industries. Her academic background and her practical experience make her a very dynamic consultant. Octavia is a Certified TOGAF 8 Practitioner and a Licensed ZapThink Architect.
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== Education ==
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She holds a Bachelors degree in Informatics from the University of Pretoria. Ms. Kumalo is a Certified TOGAF 8 Practitioner and a Licensed ZapThink Architect.<ref>[http://www.opengroup.org/johannesburg2009/needham.html Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference - Johannesburg 2009]</ref>