QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERTISE
Intellectual Capital
Qualified Graphic Designer and Sign Writer.
Military Technical Training. (TDK)
Project Planning (All disciplines)
Project Controls Management.
Personal Traits
•     Pace setting, participative and assertive management style,
•     Results driven, diligent, dynamic, honest, ability to prioritize.
•     Geared to achieve challenging, but realistic objectives.
•     Pro-active, ambitious, innovative, enthusiastic.
•     Good interpersonal skills.
Skills, Competencies & Proficiencies.
FIDIC (Project Contractual and Commercial Management)
NEC (Project Contractual and Commercial Management)
PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge - Project Management Institute, Pennsylvania. USA.)
PEP (Project Execution Plan)
Dash Board & Weekly Flash Reports.
Safety, Health & Environment Audits. (OSHAS ISO 18001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems.)
HAZCON (Study about hazards during a Project’s Construction Phase)
HAZCOM (Study about hazards during a Project’s Commissioning Phase)
HAZOP (Study about hazards during a Project’s Plant Operations Stage)
FICA (Finance Intelligence Act of 2001)
INFO Act (Access to Information Act No. 26 of 2000)
ISO 14000 (SHE standards)
National Environment Management (Air Quality Act of 2004)
Report writing, compliant to the EXCO & BOARD members requirements.
Key Performance Indicators.
•     Departmental strategies.
•     Risk Management.
•     Efficiency measures.
•     Compliance audits.
•     Rehabilitation Planning.
•     Equipment usage.
•     Beneficiation.
•     Data processing.
•     Enabled organization.
•     Resource optimization.
•     Energy and equipment efficiency controls.
Skills & Proficient Working Knowledge with the following Software.
•     PERTMASTER
•     SURETRACK PRIMAVERA version 3 – 6
•     MS PROJECTS 98 - 2007.
•     PS8
•     FULL OFFICE SUITE 2007
•     CLAIM DIGGER
•     CONVERT MS PROJECTS to PRIMAVERA (VISA- Versa)
•     STRONG I.T. SKILLS – NETWORKING & SERVER SET-UP & BACK- UP – SITES..
EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE HISTORY
DATE:          2008 – Current
COMPANY:     BATEMAN
POSITION:     Senior Project Planner
PROJECT:     RICHARDS BAY COAL TERMINAL RBCT PHASE V EXPANSION PROJECT

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Developed, determined and maintained the Project Schedule strategy.
• Aligned Contractors schedules and ensured, that all their milestones are achieved.
• Developed the WBS in conjunction with Project Engineers, Project
Controls and Construction/Mining Managers & Superintendents
• Maintained Contractual Schedule, identified construction and
commissioning milestones, critical Path activities in order to advise and assist
the Project Manager to meet all contractual obligations, including the Schedule Risk Analyses.
• Developed the measurement of Project progress and performance earned value measurements, as needed, including weighted S-curves.
• Produced detailed short term construction and interfacing shutdown schedules, recovery and tie-in schedules.
• Identified opportunities within the Project schedule to increase Project returns.
• Forecasts & rolling horizons schedules. (lookaheads)
• Assisted the Construction Manager & Engineers with construction scenario developments.
• Applied FIDIC Contract guidelines.
DATE          :     2008 – 3 Months
COMPANY     :     FLUOR International
POSITION     :     Lead Project Controls
PROJECT     :     QIT MADAGASCAR MINERALS (QMM) Ilmenite Project.     

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitored progress and recorded it in the schedule, using Primavera version 3.1.
• Reviewed the schedule with the Project Teams and carried-out revisions to it in P3.1, as required.
• Provided guidance to the Project Team’s short-term planning to suit the long-term schedule.
• Produced periodic reports and schedule information, including actual cost, earned value and forecast cost reports
• Conducted Schedule Risk analyses to align contractors, in order to reduce slippages.
• Reported the current project status during progress meetings.
• Forecasts & rolling horizons. (lookaheads)
• Provided a support function for the Project Team.
DATE          :     2005 – March 2008.
COMPANY     :     SASOL TECHNOLOGY (Sastech)
POSITION               :     Lead Project Planner.
PROJECT     :     PORTFOLIO & MEGA PROJECTS .

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• I served on the core team, specializing in planning and trouble shooting on critical projects.
• Identified risks, critical path management, and assisted Project Managers and Cost Engineering team.
•     NEC Specialist in reducing risk, assisted with the generating of RFQ’s, in order to ensure planning criteria conformed to the contract, Ensured correct contract strategy was implemented, Scope identification was the actual scope defined, reducing the risk, as dictated in NEC.
• Identified risks and ensured FEL was in accordance to business model, attended gate review meetings.
• Interfaced with the Project Manager, in accordance with NEC to identify risks and assess time delays in order to correspond with the contract schedule.
• Training, focused on keeping planning QMS’s and competency program up to date and in accordance with the market changes, compiled generic schedules in accordance with the SASOL BD&I Model.
• Updated the dashboard reports, in order to forecast cash flow for SASOL’s 20 year plan.
• Reviewed contractors schedules, progress reports, constraints, mitigating solutions, critical performance management.
• Reviewed claims in accordance with NEC, using Claim Digger Software..
• Identified Schedule Risks, using Pertmaster Software
• Gained experience in Pre-feasibility, feasibility, basic Eng, Execution, Project’s start and close-out reports. (lessons learnt.)
We faced substantial planning challenges at SASOL, while having gained versatile Project experience by having the opportunity of working on all portfolios, with critical portfolios been allocated to my team and I. I was also responsible for the planning of the utilities and up stream gas pipelines, including the utilities on Project Turbo, including the complicated Synfuels Growth Program.
DATE          :     2003 – 2004
COMPANY     :     PROCEDAIR – SOLIOS
POSITION     :     Planning Manager
PROJECT     :     ALBA Line 5 Expansion Project.
CONTRACT     :     Gas Treatment Center 3 & 4
               Fume Treatment Centre.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lump sum Turnkey Project interfacing with Bechtel Corporation.
• Interfaced with contractor on costing and schedule requirements.
• Reported and presented progress and costs during Project progress meetings.

PROJECT     :     HILLSIDE 3 Smelter Expansion Project.
CONTRACT     :     Gas Treatment Centre 3 & 4
               Fume Treatment Centre Turnkey Project.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lump sum Turnkey Project interfacing with SNC-LAVALIN M&R.
• Interfaced with contractor on costing and schedule requirements.
• Reported and presented progress and costs during Project progress meetings.
DATE          :     2002 – 2002
COMPANY     :     GRINAKER – LTA (EPC Now)
               PROCESS ENGINEERING
POSITION     :     Lead Planner
PROJECT     :     FOSKOR & PMC Mining
               Feasibility Study for Water Management.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Presented Schedule’s in PS8 for Estimating and awarding of Project.
• Allocated resources for cost estimates and identified engineering and construction risks
• Produced histograms, S-Curves for presentations.
DATE          :     2002 – 2002
COMPANY     :     EDDCOR E&I PROJECTS.
POSITION     :     E&I SITE Planner.
PROJECT     :     MOZAL Smelter Expansion Project (Phase 2)
               SNC-LAVALIN M&R
PROJECT     :     230 KTPM UG2 Mortimer Concentrator Plant
               AMPLATS
DATE          :     2001 – 2002
COMPANY     :     GRINAKER - LTA MEIP.
               (G/SYDCOR & LTA MERGED)
POSITION     :     SMEIP&C - Site Planner.
PROJECT     :     ACP Converting Process Project : AMPLATS
COMPANY     :     GRINAKER SYDCOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS
POSITION     :     SMEIP&C - Site Planner.
PROJECT     :     ISCOR HILLENDALE PROJECT
PROJECT     :     MOZAL Smelter Project
               Mozambique (Phase 1)
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Cost control & labour control
• Created S-curves measuring tools, Monitored & Controlled on site
• Conducted Project Planning functions
• Tasked with Progress Report Writing
• Compiled recovery & acceleration graphics
• Compiled recovery & acceleration graphics
• Formulated back-up for extension of time reports
• Progress Reporting for progress meeting.
DATE          :     1997 – 1999
COMPANY     :     GROUP FIVE PROJECTS
POSITION     :     Project Planner
PROJECT     :     ILLOVO Expansion Project
               (Pongola)
               ± R86 Million Expansion Sugar Mill plant
Joint Venture     :     ILLOVO SUGAR
               BOSCH & Associates
               GROUP 5 Civils.
               GROUP 5 PROJECTS Mechanical.
               GROUP 5 PROJECTS Electrical.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

•     Engineering Planner (Controlled Engineering hours versus budget)
•     Mechanical Planner (Controlling Mechanical hours versus budget)
•     Electrical & Instrumentation Planner (Assisted & trained the Junior Electrical Planner)
•     Assisted the Project Manager with all meeting data and compiled the entire Project’s program - layouts into WBS for Engineering, Civils, Mechanical, E & I, by individual area and discipline S-curves, including a total Project S-curve to control the current versus baseline progress slippages, needed for EXCO, MANCO & Site Progress Meetings. Planned the Commissioning Project Phase.
PROJECT     :     HULLETTS HOT MILL Expansion -
               Pietermaritzburg
               
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

•     Planned Labour Control Cost Control Acceleration from 13 employees, on site, to 130 employees, Contract slipped to being 4 months behind schedule, thereafter finished this Project on time, plus reflecting a profit, through resource and equipment optimization. Compiled all QA & QC Data Handover Packs and assisted with documentation clearances for all the areas.
PROJECT     :     NORTHERN WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
PROJECT     :     BOPHELONG HOSPITAL
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

•     Stock control.
•     Material and equipment deliveries
•     Planned Projects, using Microsoft Projects, Primavera, SureTrack
•     Cost control / Creating & Updating S-Curves
•     Labour control / controlling efficiency on site. (resource optimization.)
•     Tasked with Planning, Cost Control.
•     Compiled QA & QC on site - Data Handover Packs.