Industry

Committees

2022 – 2023: Focus area chair for the international, peer-reviewed Conference on Asphalt Pavements in Southern Africa (CAPSA)

2022 – : SAICE Member

2022 – : Road Pavement Forum (RPF) Member

2022 – present: Society for Asphalt Technology (SAT) Member

2022 – : Sustainable Roads Forum (SuRF) Member, Climate Change Working Group

2021 – : Association of Asphalt Technologists (AAPT) Member

2021 – : Bituminous Materials Committee Member (SABITA)

2021: Society for Asphalt Technology (SAT) Binder Conference focus area chair

2015 – 2017: ECSA Candidate Engineer

2011: SAICE Stellenbosch Student Chapter Chairperson

2009 – : Golden Key International Member 2009 – 2017: SAICE Member

Projects

2013 – 2016 Assistant Resident Engineer

Improvement of the N7/3 – Cederberg to Clanwilliam: Re-alignment, upgrading of culverts, and the demolishing and rebuilding of the Kransvleikloof River Bridge.
- Site supervision: Pavement layer and stormwater supervision and as-builts, verification of contractor payment certificates, health and safety supervision, and traffic control supervision.
- Laboratory experience: Supervision of pavement layer testing and verification of results.
- Supervision experience: Supervision of in-service year of BTech students.

2012-2013 Graduate Civil Engineer

Improvement of the N7/3 – Cederberg to Clanwilliam: Re-alignment, upgrading of culverts, and the demolishing and rebuilding of the Kransvleikloof River Bridge.
- Design experience: Compilation of the Design Report, Cape Seal design, cash flow projection, and site meeting presentation.
Augmentation of the Western Cape Water Supply System Feasibility Study: Pre-feasibility and feasibility study reports to effectively utilize existing surface water resources and economically augment future bulk water for the Western Cape.
- Design experience: Assisted the preliminary design with of balancing tank, discharge chute and stilling basin for water transferred from a pressure pipeline to a closed gravity chute which discharges into the Blousloot River, from where the water would be diverted into the existing Voëlvlei Dam.
De Grendel 25 Ml Reservoir: Design and Supervision of the De Grendel 25 Ml reservoir.
- Design experience: Design of storm water system to accommodate for the runoff of surface water from the proposed reservoir, including tender documentation and drawings (SABS project specifications).
Mthatha Airport Runway: Audit by the Department of Treasury of the improvements to the Mthatha Airport Runway.
- Design experience: Assisted the technical audit of the layer works of the main runway, compilation of the audit project programme, and final report.
Reseal Main Road 27 and Trunk Road 25 Section 1 – Paarl to Malmesbury.
- Design experience: Conducting visual inspections; compiling activity schedules, tender documents and drawings for the execution of the works and liaising with labour consultants, and the compilation of sub-consultancy agreements and the tender-evaluation report.
Reseal of Trunk Road 33 Section 5.
- Design experience: Assisted the compilation of tender documents and drawings for the execution of the works, liaising with labour consultants and costing rehabilitation options for the client.
Stellenbosch River Management: Implementation of Stellenbosch Municipality’s River Management Plan.
- Design experience: Visual assessment of the riverbanks and stormwater structures, hydrology of the Stellenbosch catchment area, and design and supervision of minor stormwater extensions in Idas Valley.
- Site supervision: Inspection of storm water extensions in Idas Valley.
Upgrade of DR1223 – Bredasdorp to Malgas: Upgrade of a portion of the road from gravel to surfaced.
- Design experience: Visual assessment of the strom water structures, hydrology of the catchment area, assessment of the existing structure capacity, and the compilation of the drainage report.
Upington reseal projects: Three reseal projects for SANRAL Western Region, including sections of the N8 and N10.
- Design experience: Assisted with contract administration such as checking payment certificates, compiling variation orders and invoices to the client, spray rate designs, and checking asphalt mixes to project specifications.