Experience

Limpopo Economic Development,Environment &Tourism

• Government Relations Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Herpetologist

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  Polokwane Area, South Africa I am currently involved in conservation planning, conservation assessments on reptiles and amphibians, database design (intranet-based biological distribution information), evaluation of permits to carry out restricted activities w.r.t. Limpopo's reptiles (including applications in terms of CITES) and amphibians and applications in terms of Environmental Impact legislation, formulating or contributing to legislation and policy, and more...

• GIS Officer

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2011

  Polokwane Area, South Africa My primary responsibility was the vetting and storing of departmental spatial data sets. I was also responsible for database development in MySQL and PHP creating an interactive intranet site to encourage communication among employees, and another to present GIS data and metadata to internal data users. Due to my understanding of the respective roles of the Department's Environmental Affairs and Tourism branches, I also acted as an intermediary between the respective business unit owners and… Show more My primary responsibility was the vetting and storing of departmental spatial data sets. I was also responsible for database development in MySQL and PHP creating an interactive intranet site to encourage communication among employees, and another to present GIS data and metadata to internal data users. Due to my understanding of the respective roles of the Department's Environmental Affairs and Tourism branches, I also acted as an intermediary between the respective business unit owners and the consultants that were hired to develop Wildlife Permitting and Tourist Guide Registration systems respectively. My role was to ensure that user requirements were effectively translated into technical specifications.



University of Limpopo

• Research Associate

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2017

  Sovenga Research Associate with the University of Limpopo's Biodiversity Department.



Woodbush Ecology CC

• South Africa
• Environmental Services

• Partner

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2009

  Polokwane Area, South Africa Woodbush Ecology CC provided environmental monitoring, research and advice services, with a particular focus in the fields of herpetology, socio-ecology and wetland conservation.



Limpopo Economic Development,Environment &Tourism

• Government Relations Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Acting Manager: Tourism Research & Planning

  • 2007 - 2008

  I was responsible for Tourism Research & Planning in support of destination development in Limpopo. During the year that I worked in the Tourism directorate, I mapped a number of the tourism routes under development in the province, including the trans-frontier Bush to Beach Route. I also supervised a study into Tourism's contribution to Limpopo's provincial GGP and its performance in terms of expectations expressed in the provincial Tourism Growth & Development Strategy.

• Principal Conservation Scientist: Herpetology

  • Mar 2004 - Aug 2007

  Conservation assessments on reptiles and amphibians, database design (MS Access), evaluation of permits to carry out restricted activities w.r.t. Limpopo's reptiles (including applications in terms of CITES) and amphibians and applications in terms of Environmental Impact legislation, formulating and/or contributing to legislation and policy, and more...



Cacadu District Council

• Extension Officer

  • May 1997 - Sep 2002



Bayworld

• Senior Curator: Snake Park

  • Apr 1996 - Apr 1997

  I worked as Senior Curator of the Snake Park, supervising a staff compliment of 7 people. The work included hands-on work with animals in the park as well as managerial duties. I also enhanced animal management in the park through the creation of a database to monitor animal movements between Bayworld and other husbandry institutions and breeding activity. Snake demonstrations were given on a regular basis and I responded to reports of 'problem' snakes in the Port Elizabeth area when required.



University of Limpopo

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Temporary lecturer

  • Jan 1996 - Mar 1996

  I worked as a locum tenens, preparing and delivering lectures and laboratories in Zoology to 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-year undergraduate students.



South African National Parks (SANParks)

• South Africa
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Ranger

  • Jan 1988 - Dec 1988

  Worked as a cadet ranger with SANPArks, based at the Mountain Zebra National Park as in-service training for a Diploma in Nature Conservation. This included general reserve maintenance, data-collection, trail-maintenance, assisting with ongoing research projects and carrying out reptile surveys.