GWD Professional Database

All Professionals listed within this database are recognised SACNASP (South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions) registered professional members of the Ground Water Division. Members listed their specialities within the scope of a number of expert categories. Please feel free to search and contact these listed Specialists to obtain more information about your specific query.
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Surina Esterhuyse is a researcher at the Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State (UFS). She specialises on minimising the environmental impact of unconventional oil and gas extraction on specifically groundwater resources, via regulation and other tools. She led the project on the development of the interactive vulnerability map and monitoring framework for unconventional oil and gas for the South African Water Research Commission. She was also a co-author on the Strategic Environmental Assessment on Shale Gas Development in South Africa and co-edited the book Hydraulic Fracturing in the Karoo: Critical Legal and Environmental Perspectives with Jan Glazewski.

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Experienced Production Scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in Environmental Awareness, Natural Resource Management, Report Writing, Water Resource Management, and Science. Strong research professional with a M.Sc. focused in Geohydrology from University of the Free State/Universiteit van die Vrystaat.

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am a highly qualified geochemist with a range of skills in environmental chemistry.

I have more than 15 years’ experience in the field of environmental geology, and have undertaken work with mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing clients across a range of commodities and geographies.

I offer services including review and optimization of water quality monitoring programs, geochemical investigations of brownfield or greenfield sites and management of environmental monitoring data. I'm also available to review technical documents, to assist with reporting, to provide on-site training in any aspect of water monitoring or geochemistry, or to undertake local fieldwork.


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Hydrogeologist with twenty-five years’ experience in consulting and project
management and nine years’ experience as lecturer/researcher at the Institute
for Groundwater Studies at University of the Free State. Extensive and wide-ranging experience in hydrogeological project management on water supply
projects, mining related projects, industrial and land developments, with a
strong background in aquifer mechanics/hydraulics, geophysics, geochemistry
and numerical modelling.

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I have recently submitted my PhD and I'm currently looking for opportunities where I am able to apply the knowledge gained during my studies to more practical experiences. I am a passionate and outgoing person who loves the outdoors, while also being a loyal and hardworking individual. I obtained my post graduate degree in Engineering and Environmental Geology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) before joining WSP Environmental as a consultant specializing in groundwater and contaminated land investigations. I later returned to UKZN to further myself and undertook my MSc and subsequent PhD in conceptual and three-dimensional numerical groundwater modelling.

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A company with a multidisciplinary team of specialist professionals, with the preservation of the environment combined with the development and maintenance of water resources as the key focus areas of the group.

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Specializing in Project management, geology, hydrogeological specialist studies, hydrochemical evaluation of contaminated sites and or suitability of water for use, groundwater risk modeling, groundwater resource assessment, groundwater management, rehabilitation, monitoring, use of GIS for data tools, and database management.

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I am a registered professional scientist with a Masters degree in Hydrogeology. I have been involved in the field of water sciences for over 7 years

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I have been a consulting hydrogeologist for 10 years, with my primary experience being in the mining environment throughout Africa. I have work experience within the South African environment, as well as in countries such as DRC, Mali, Madagascar, Zambia, Tanzania and Botswana.
I have been working as a numerical modeller for the past 8 years, focussing on the development and execution of contaminant transport and groundwater flow models using MODFLOW, as well as FeFlow in some instances.
My key strengths are my leadership and technical skills, as well as my passion for hydrogeology.

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I am a hydrogeologist with seven years of post-graduate experience in hydrogeological and hydrological investigations. My technical know-how includes: water quality and flow monitoring, hydraulic testing in different kind of environments, as well as installation of monitoring boreholes; dye tracer testing; investigation of soil compaction including new techniques like mercury porosimeter to determine pore volume distribution; I am also involved into technical surveys and decontamination investigations.

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JMA Consulting (Pty) Ltd currently focuses on providing specialist geological, geohydrological and environmental consultation for, but not limited to, the mining and industrial sectors in South Africa.

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Carel Haupt, a registered natural scientist, with 30+ years of experience. He has a post-graduate degree in Engineering Geology and specializes in the evaluation of groundwater potential and geohydrological mapping.

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I have gained a lot of experience in implementing a wide variety of projects ranging from geohydrological studies, groundwater water supply and groundwater resources management. These projects involve hydrocensus studies, sampling, water quality analysis, geophysical surveys, drilling, test pumping, etc.

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Hydrogeologist with 7 years' experience and a demonstrated history of working in the mining hydrogeology industry within South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) managing mine water issues, including mine dewatering, water supply, groundwater impact assessment, groundwater monitoring, and mitigation. Skilled in finite element and finite difference groundwater modelling (FEFLOW & MODFLOW), conceptual site modelling and data interpretation, database management, project management, client liaising, sub-contractor management, proposal and scientific report writing.

Registered Professional Natural Scientist with SACNASP and Professional Member of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) and Groundwater Division of GSSA (GWD). Member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH).

A strong research professional with completed BSc, BSc Honours and MSc degrees in Engineering and Environmental Geology (specialization Hydrogeology) at the University of Pretoria.

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I am a certified Geologist with five years of experience in earth science consulting, scientific research, and technical reporting. Registered as a Pr. Sci. Nat. with SACNASP, my expertise spans groundwater drilling & monitoring operations, water use applications, Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) strategies, and Resource Directed Measures (RDM) like Reserve determinations. I have a proven track record of collaboration across diverse scientific disciplines, successfully completing projects in both public and private sectors. My proficiency extends to GIS and database management tools including Google Earth, QGIS, Python, and SQL, complemented by strong skills in MS Office tools like Excel and Power BI, enhancing project efficiency and effectiveness.

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http://www.sgeohydros.co.za/
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https://mmsmonti.co.za
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Scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat) with land contamination and remediation, surface and ground water quality, air quality experience.

Work experience across various African countries.

ISO 17025 and 9001 quality systems implementation and management experience, method validation and statistics.

Analytical Chemist.
Waste management experience.
Training experience.
Project Management experience.
Over 20 years of Managerial experience.

Experience in the fields of resource geology, exploration geology and mining. Specialities include: greenfields & brownfields exploration, mining grade control, data management and verification, geological modelling, resource estimation, coal washability analysis, GIS map compilation, and technical and regulatory (CPR) report writing as well as worked with various commodities including coal, chrome, manganese, PGE’s and iron (to name a few). Mining related hydrogeology and water management are additional fields of interest.

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Responsible for groundwater resource protection with respect to the reserve and related activities in the Water Ecosystems Management division of the Department. Involved in the assessment of impacts of land-based activities on water resources. Involved in the compilation of the state of water report in the country.
I am the National Coordinator (RSA) for the UNESCO-IHP Project on the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer between Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa under the framework "Groundwater Resources Governance in Transboundary Aquifers". Also the Ramotswa Information Management Systems (RIMS) Manager in collaboration with IGRAC in the Ramotswa Transboundary Aquifer Project managed by IWMI.

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Groundwater and Mine Water Specialist Consultation. Groundwater and Mine Water Specialist Third Party Review Assessments. Integrated Water and Waste Management Plans. Water and Salt Balances. Water Conservation & Water Demand Management (WC/WDM) Plans. Water Monitoring Systems. Geohydrology and Geology Specialist Assessments. Integrated Project Management and Control.

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My career began in 2008 at GCS (PTY ) LTD. This is where I gained extensive knowledge and experience in the hydrogeological field as a hydrogelogical technician. I was mainly involved with conducting field investigation such as geophysical investigation (EM, MAG, and Resistivity), aquifer testing, drilling supervision, logging, sampling, data interpretation and technical field reports.

I joined Golder Associates Africa in 2011 as a hydrogeotechnical technician with a special focus in water supply projects. I have primary been responsible for field investigation ( Geophysical investigation, drilling supervision, management of both drilling and aquifer testing contractors) , interpretation and field technical reports.

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Experienced Hydrogeologist with a demonstrated history of working in the Contaminated Land Industry and Mining Industry. Skilled in Numerical Transport Modelling, Hydrogeological Investigations, Geochemical Investigations, Contaminated Land Assessments and overall Project Management. Strong research professional with a Master's degree focused in Hydrogeology from the University of the Free State.

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I am a results-driven dynamic professional Geoscientist (Engineering Geologist and Hydrogeologist), who is currently registered as a Professional Natural Scientist with (SACNASP).

My experience as a Geoscientist (Engineering Geologist and Hydrogeologist) was acquired at various projects such as Geotechnical Investigation for:
- Housing Development & Township Establishment
- Dolomite Stability Investigation
- Sewer-line and Pipeline
- Centreline and Borrow Pit Investigations
- Stormwater Reticulation
- Bridges, Culverts & Gabions
- Shaft Rehabilitation

My core skills are:
-Test pitting
-Hand Auger boring test
-DCP & DPSH test
-Core drilling and Percussion drilling supervision
-Soil profiling
-Chip logging and Borehole logging
-Soil sampling
-Water sampling
-Laboratory results analysis
-Groundwater exploration
-Borehole Siting
-Drilling and pump test supervision
-Groundwater quality assessment
-Groundwater Monitoring
-Project management and Planning.
-Report writing.

I am an aspiring Geoscientist (Engineering Geologist and Hydrogeologist), who is always keen on continuous learning and development.