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2. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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MSc (Geology) cum laude (1991) University of Pretoria
AWARDS: 1991: Merit Colours Academic
Nominated for the Silver medal for MSc thesis at South African Institute for Advancement in Science (S3A2)
BSc Hons Geochemistry (1987): University of Pretoria
AWARDS: MINTEK bursary holder
CSIR Merit Bursary holder
BSc Chemistry & Geology (1986): University of Port Elizabeth
AWARDS: 1984-1986: MINTEK bursary holder
1986: Best Geology III Student
1986: Best Academic flat
3. PART TIME STUDIES
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City & Guilds certificate 1996: Quality Control PE Technikon
Business Administration Selected Subjects (1994-1996): PE Technikon
Subjects completed: Management I and II, Economics I and II, Management, Information Systems, Industrial Relations, Principles of Accounting, and Purchasing
4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2007: Underwriters Laboratory International – India & Developing countries
SHE Auditor (part-time)
Qualified as International Auditor for OHSAS 18000 (Safety & Health) and ISO 14001 (Environmental) Management Systems
2003 - 2007: Poltech EC, Port Elizabeth
Regional Manager (Part-time)
SHE risk assessments, Authorized Inspection Authority; Occupational exposure monitoring; SHE legal registers; SHE legal compliance auditing; stack monitoring (iso-kinetic); Pollution studies of water, soil, air and waste
2001 - now: Enviro-Quest, Port Elizabeth
Managing Director
Environmental consultant; Analysis, training, implementation, management and auditing of quality, environmental, health and safety management systems; Environmental technologies by using natural means to treat waste; Environmental regulatory registers and compliance assessments; Pollution studies of water, soil, air and waste; Monitoring and analysis of pollution
2000 - 2001: Sentratek, Port Elizabeth
Managing Member
Environmental analysis and industrial problem-solving, effluent treatment, management systems, safety & health issues
1992 - 1999: PE Technikon, Port Elizabeth
Principal Lecturer
Industrial problem-solving in the materials and environmental fields, research and lecturing in the environmental scientific field
1988 - 1992: Council for Mineral Technology (MINTEK), Randburg
Scientist
Analytical investigations in mineralogy, metallurgy, environmental, mineral processing and chemical projects.
5. SHORT COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:
Scientific Writing, MINTEK, June July 1989
Transmission Electron Microscopy TEM workshop, WNNR, December 1990
Short course: Metallurgy of Steel, PE Technikon, February May 1992
Tunnelling Electron microscopy, University of Transkei, December 1992
Corrosion Course, University of Witwatersrand, July 1993
EDX Analyses for minerals and metals, Wirsam Scientific, September 1993
XRF workshop, University of Cape Town, January 1994
Electrochemical course, University of the Witwatersrand, August, 1994
XRD workshop, Geological Survey, Pretoria, October 1994
Experiential Design, PE Technikon, November 1994
SEM workshop, Steve Chapman, PE Technikon, Nov. 1994
XRF advanced workshop, University of Cape Town, January 1995
Quantitative EDX analysis & Image Analysis, Natal University, May 1995
ISO requirements for accrediting laboratories August 1995
City & Guilds certificate: Quality Control, July-November 1996
Workshop: Atmospheric Pollution: PET, 1998
ISO 14001 Auditors course, BVQI, Johannesburg, 1998
ISO 9001 series course, SABS, Port Elizabeth, 1999
Environmental law attendance course, UPE, 2000
British Standards International, ISO 14001:2004 update course, on-line, 2005
Ohsas 18001 course, Statech course, 2007
6. ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCES & SEMINARS
Co-organizer: Third National Corrosion Conferences, 1992
Co-organizer: Galvanizing Seminar, 1992
Co-organizer: Fourth National Corrosion Conferences, 1994
Organizer: National Workshop on Electron Microscopy, Dec 1994
Co-organizer: Duplex Coatings Seminar, Febr 1994
Co-organizer: Fifth National Corrosion Conference, 1997
Organizer: ISO 14001 seminar: 1998
Organizer: Air quality and monitoring seminar: 1999
Co-organizer: National Energy and Environment Conference: 2000
7. MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES AND COMMITTEES
Member of Electron Microscopy Society of South Africa: 1991 now
Member of Mineralogical Society of South Africa: 1992 1994
Member of the New York Academy of Science (1994 1995)
Executive member of the Eastern Cape Action Group for Corrosion Prevention (ECCP): 1992 1994
Secretary of ECCP: 1994 - 1997
Member: Corrosion Institute of SA: 1994 1998
Member TMS, 1996
Member of Quality Society of SA, 1996 - now
Chairperson: National Association of Clean Air (NACA): 1998 - 1999
Member: National Association of Clean Air (NACA): 2000 – 2004
Member: Institute of Waste Management (2007)
8. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
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8.1 MONITORING & CONSULTANCY SERVICES:
Author of more than 1000 monitoring reports on material, environmental and health and safety. Problem solving for a wide diversity of industries are being undertaken. The projects and investigations vary in nature: pollution control, quality control, material characteristics, legal H&S monitoring. Poltech EC is an Authorized Inspection Authority according to labour legislation to perform all health and safety monitoring requirements i.e., lighting survey, exposure monitoring, noise surveys, asbestos surveys, etc. The major companies utilising the services differ from motor manufacturing and associated companies, to paint and pharmaceutical producers. The following is a short list of companies that projects are performed on a regular basis:
Delta Motor Corporation, Volkswagen of SA, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company,
SKF, Luk Africa, Engelhard, Coca Cola Sabco, Alloy Wheels International, Behr Engine Cooling, Shatterprufe, PPC, Transwerk
8.2 TRAINING COURSES PRESENTED:
Formal Training:
Training courses presented at PE Technikon: Theoretical and practical courses of the following subjects are taught [year level]:
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) [2 & 4],
Energy Dispersive X ray analysis (EDX) [4],
Quality Assurance in an Analytical Laboratory [3]
Practical Metallurgy [2]
Environmental Science [4]
Metallurgical & chemical short courses presented to industry:
Metallurgy of Steel: 1993 & 1994 (Co presenter)
Theoretical and Practical course in SEM operation: November 1994
Basic Corrosion Course: 1996 (co presenter)
Basic Chemistry and Laboratory Practise: 1994
Environmental industrial training courses presented by Enviro-Quest:
Guidelines to implementing ISO 14001
* Open course to industry - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003
* In-house training at Engelhard - 2000
* In-house training at Ford Motor Company & AWI- 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003
* In-house training at Shatterprufe - 2001 & 2002
* In-house training at Vestion - 2003
* In-house training at Dow Automotive – 2003
* In-house training at Shatterprufe – 2004
* In-house training at Transwerk – 2005, 2006
ISO 14001 - executive management training course
* In-house course: Alloy Wheels International - 2001
* In-house course: Shatterprufe - 2002
* In-house course: Behr - 2003
ISO 14001 - environmental internal auditing course
* Open course to industry - 2000, 2001 & 2002
* In-house course - Ford Motor Company - 2000, 2001 & 2002
* In-house course - AWI - 2000, 2001 & 2002
* In-house course - Shatterprufe – 2002
* In-house course – Transwerk -2005
Environmental legislation course
* Open course to industry - 2000, 2001, 2002
* In-house course: Behr Pinetown - 2001
* In-house course: Shatterprufe Port Elizabeth & Pretoria: 2003
* In-house course: Behr Port Elizabeth - 2002
* In-house course: Coca-Cola Fortune: Port Elizabeth & George: 2003
* In-house course: Behr Pretoria - 2003
* In-house course: Aspen Pharmacare: 2004
* In-house course: Shatterprufe: 2005
Management of Hazardous Substances course
* In-house course: Alloy Wheels International – 2002
* In-house course: co-presenter. PPC- 2006
8.3 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES
Investigation and testing of application in the following fields:
MINERAL INVESTIGATION:
Chemical and biochemical leaching of copper and gold ores.
Surface characteristics of leached minerals.
Electrochemical characteristics of sulphide minerals.
Investigation of coal samples for brick-making.
MATERIAL INVESTIGATIONS:
Ceramic automotive catalysts characterization.
Polymer surface modification by various treatments
Investigation of various paint systems
METAL INVESTIGATIONS:
Nature of different zinc coatings on steel, correlated to performance.
Surface characterization and coating technologies of various metals and processes.
Identification of the different causes of corrosion
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES:
Investigation of microbiological leaching of pyrite / arsenopyrite gold ore
Variation of Pb content in river sediments
Environmental ambient dust sample analysis
Pollution from landfill sites
Hazardous waste utilization investigations
Waste minimization at tyre manufacturers
Mr J Mabuse: 1994, Chemical and bio leaching of Zn Cu ores
Mr G Atow: 1994, Altered products of refractories used by Algorax
Mr K Cupido: 1996, Investigation of the aging process of the washcoat of the ceramic automotive catalysts
Mr Y Bhika: 1997, Report to WOC: Waste survey at Tyre Manufacturers
PROMOTER FOR MTECH DEGREE PROJECTS:
Mr C Putzier: 1996 Surface activation of polypropylene / ethylene diene-monomer for improving adhesion properties
Ms D Schroeder: 1998 Effluent monitoring and waste utilization management at a woolprocessor
Mr R Muhlhauser: 1998 Utilization of phosphate waste from a motor manufacturer
Mr M Thomas: 1998 Utilization of paint sludge waste in the cement industry
Mr F Janse van Rensburg: 1998 Indoor air quality
OTHER:
Mr C Anderson 1997 Hazards associated with the iBhayi landfill site
Establish Industrial Research units at PE Technikon:
Electron microscopy Unit: 1992. Materials studies and characterization
ChemQuest: 1994. Industrial analysis in a wide variety of instruments
Willard Batteries Research Centre: 1999 - 2000: Research in battery technology and performance
8.4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ISO 14001
Environmental Aspect & Impact Identification and Legal Registers for the following companies:
Luk Africa, Port Elizabeth: 1997
BTR, UItenhage: 1998
AWI, Port Elizabeth: 1999
Engelhard, Port Elizabeth: 2000
Allmay Tooling, Port Elizabeth: 2000
Shatterprufe Port Elizabeth: 2001
Behr Engine Cooling, Pretoria: 2001
Behr Engine Cooling, Durban: 2002
Behr Climate Control, Port Elizabeth: 2002
Shatterprufe, Garangua: 2002
Dow Automotive, Port Elizabeth: 2003
Widney, Johannesburg: 2003
Coca-Cola Fortune, Port Elizabeth & George; 2003
Lear Corporation, Port Elizabeth: 2003
Lear Corporation, East London: 2004
Shatterprufe, Neave, 2004
Sentech, Port Elizabeth, 2004
Transwerk, Uitenhage, 2005, 2006
Rieter Feltex, Rosslyn, 2006
Cummins, Rosslyn, 2007
Implementation of ISO 14001 systems for the following companies:
2000: AWI, Port Elizabeth
2001: LukAfrica, Port Elizabeth
Behr Engine Cooling, Pretoria
Shatterprufe, Port Elizabeth
2002: Behr Engine Cooling, Durban
Behr Engine Cooling, Port Elizabeth
Shatterprufe, Garangua
2003: Dow Automotive, Port Elizabeth
Widney, Johannesburg
2004: Shatterprufe: Neave
2005 – 2006: Transwerk, Uitenhage
Legal assistance and auditing against the ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001 standard. Auditing performed for an international auditing body, UL International as legal expert in South Africa
2000: IST Holdings, Pretoria, UL International
Smiths, Durban, UL International
2001: IST Holdings, Pretoria
Smiths, Durban,
Afro-lighting, Port Elizabeth
Corning, Port Elizabeth
2002: Smiths, Durban
IST Holdings, Pretoria
Corning, Port Elizabeth
2003: IST Holding, Pretoria
2005: Smiths, Durban
2006: Hella, Uitenhage
IST Holdings, Pretoria
2007: Unitrade, Durban
Smiths Plastics, Durban
Corning, Port Elizabeth
Toyota Boshuku, Durban
Auditing performed for an international auditing body, British Standard Institute as environmental auditor
2003: Training provided at BP, Luanda, Angola
2003: Impala Plats: Union section
8.5 Health, Safety & Environmental Management Systems
Assisting in the implementation of HSE integrated systems: performing Risk assessments, SHE legal register, legal compliance audits and management programs
2005: Sentech, Port Elizabeth
2006: Rieter Feltex, Rosslyn
2007: Cummins, Rosslyn
9. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
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Approximately 10 scientific papers and approximately 15 conference presentations
10. EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES:
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Travel, Hiking, Photography, Video and multimedia, Outdoor activities
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