Sheldon holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Industrial Psychology from Rand Afrikaans University, now University of Johannesburg, as well as a Diploma in Labour Law from the Graduate Institute of Management and Technology.
In 2013, he completed his Programme in Management Development at the Gordon Institute of Business Science.
Sheldon has worked in the Human Resources space for the past 17 years, most recently as the Human Resources Manager for a group of companies under the banner of Speedbird Investment Holdings. In March 2017 Sheldon started a small consulting business in order to provide specialist human resources consulting to small and medium sized enterprises. Through a partnership with a small BBBEE consultancy, in a short period of time, he was able to extend his repertoire to include consulting on all aspects of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE).
Sheldon also lectures at the Da Vinci Institute on Change Management and Diversity Management.
Sheldon is passionate about ensuring that human resources and BBBEE becomes part of the strategic imperative of any organisation.