Work History |

Independent Consultant

January 2021 - Present

  • Fulfilled programming, project development and management roles in various projects
  • Development and management of website services for non-profits
  • Product development for start-up companies and community projects
  • Stakeholder engagement events and development of business partnerships
  • Development of business plans, project work plans and frameworks
  • Worked with the Turntable Trust, Valley Trust, Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management, Community Outreach Centre St Mary’s

 

Sturtium

Cofounder, Scientist, Software Developer

January 2020 - December 2022

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

  • Company aimed at using science, engineering and technology to solve challenges
  • Projects in Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Rural Development
  • Development of mobile and web applications
  • Provided scientific expertise to design projects
  • Client engagement and building relationships with partners
  • Project development and project management

 

Matangana and Associates

Hydrology project consultant

March 2020 - December 2021

Flagstaff, Eastern Cape (Remote)

  • Report development and stakeholder engagement
  • Watercourse Impact Assessments as part of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for access road developments, sandmining and ecohydrological studies, Integrated Water and Waste Management, Water Use License

Active Citizens Movement

Consulted in an advisory and administrative capacity

September 2019 - December 2021

Part-time

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

  • Involvement in and regulation of municipal stakeholder negotiations, sustainability and climate change resilience, education initiatives, assistance with planning for waste management projects
  • Website development and maintenance 

 

Duzi Umngeni Conservation Trust

Hydrologist

May 2019 - June 2020

Part-time, Volunteer

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

  • Quantitative analysis of water quality, waste and environmental data for municipal projects 
  • Assistance with product and systems development, maintenance 
  • Spatial planning, assistance with hydrological and ecological infrastructure projects including pollution control and environmental stewardship

 

Saanvi Sands

Consultant for project

December 2018 - March 2019

Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal (Remote)

  • Provided water resources and environmental expertise on guidelines for an estuarine health assessment 
  • Development of an estuary study and environmental management report for the purposes of sandmining permit application and regulation