Experience

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  EDGE

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Dec 2019 - Present
    • United Arab Emirates

    Senior Project Manager at EDGE Platforms and Systems U.A.E

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  NIMR Automotive

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Program Manager

    • May 2016 - Apr 2018
    • United Arab Emirates

    Program Management of various armour protected vehicles development programmes for the U.A.E. Armed Forces

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  Paramount Land Systems

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Program Manager

    • Jun 2011 - May 2015
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Full contractual responsibility for the design, development, manufacture and armour protected vehicles.

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  Tuscany Wall Creations Pty Ltd

  • Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Development Director

    • Jan 1998 - Jun 2011
    • Johannesburg, South Africa

    Set up Business plan Product development Contract Management Marketing Factory set up and operations management Client Relations HR Management Financial Management

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  LIW (Denel)

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Project Manager

    • Feb 1994 - Jun 1998
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Responsible for the design and development of the turret for Rooikat 105 Armoured Fighting Vehicle.The project involved the upgrading of the turret from the standard 76mm to a 105 mm main gun. Incorporation of a new fire control system with stabilized gunner and commander sights.The Rooikat 105 was an internal development project and also involved integration of the turret on a Steyr platform with extensive shooting trials in Austria.

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  OMC Engineering

  • Project Manager

    • 1990 - 1993

    Responsible for the development, manufacture and supply of the Olifant Main Battle Tank to the SA National Defense Force

  • Project Manager

    • 1990 - 1993

    Responsible for the development, manufacture and supply of the Olifant Main Battle Tank to the SA National Defense Force

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  Advanced Aeronautics (Pty) Ltd

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Project Manager

    • 1987 - 1989
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Project Manager on various projects relating to the Mirage Fighter AircraftResponsibilities included upgrades to the Mirage F1 and Mirage 111 fighter aircraft, work on the Cheetah fighter aircraft and the new fighter aircraft project for the South African Air force which was running at the time

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  Sandock Austral

  • Benoni Area, South Africa

  • Project Manager

    • 1983 - 1986
    • Benoni Area, South Africa

    Responsible for the development, manufacture and supply of the Ratel and Eland AFV’s to the SA National Defense Force.

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  OMC Engineering

  • Benoni Area, South Africa

  • Project Engineer

    • 1980 - 1983
    • Benoni Area, South Africa

    Upon completion of my National Service I was offered a position at OMC Engineering as Project Engineer on the design and development of the Olifant Armored Recovery and Maintenance and Repair vehicles.