Experience

Peace Parks Foundation

• South Africa
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Nov 2016 - Present



North West Parks and Tourism Board

• Manager Parks

  • Aug 2008 - Oct 2016

  Protected Areas ManagementEcological IntegrityEcological RestorationInfrastructure Maintenance and Development

• Regional Manager

  • Mar 2005 - Jul 2008

  Oversee management of 8 protected areas in the aspect of - wildlife management (game and vegetation)- infrastructure development and maintenance - tourism and management)- social ecology - interactions between protected areas and communities bordering protected areas.- security of assets - both wildlife and infrastructure

• Acting Manager Protected Areas Expansion and Development

  • May 2006 - Apr 2007

  Facilitate, community interactions, demarcation, development and proclamation of newly established protected areas managed by the North West Parks and Tourism Board (NWPTB)Facilitate update of strategic protected areas management plans for NWPTB managed estateEvaluation of protected areas management plans implementation through METT and PAIME tools

• Park Manager

  • Jun 2004 - Mar 2005

  protected areas management duties



Utrecht Local Municipality ( now eMadlangeni Local Municipality) - Northern KZN

• Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Project Manager - Balele Community Wildlife Project

  • Feb 2002 - Mar 2004

  Oversee and management of community based Utrecht Balele LED (local economic development) project, which focused on the biodiversity conservation based local economic development initiative. This was based on wildlife, tourism, and conversion of previously mine owned assets (land, buildings, etc.) to support this vision. Primary focus is to augment the tax base and economic empowerment of local communities in this pristine Zululand battlefields region. Oversee and management of community based Utrecht Balele LED (local economic development) project, which focused on the biodiversity conservation based local economic development initiative. This was based on wildlife, tourism, and conversion of previously mine owned assets (land, buildings, etc.) to support this vision. Primary focus is to augment the tax base and economic empowerment of local communities in this pristine Zululand battlefields region.