MS Class of 2018
Biography
I am a 27-year-old South African, with 5 years of work experience between a technical engineering consulting role and as a management consultant. I am currently completing my Masters in Applied Urban Science and Informatics at the Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University.
I am interested in pursuing part-time work and internships in any functional city-focused environments where I would be trusted to extract useful insights from large-scale data sets to guide decision-making in either a public or private space.
Most Recent Professional Experience
ASSOCIATE AT PARTNERS IN PERFORMANCE (PIP)
Africa Office, January 2016 to Present
PIP is a management consultancy specialising in behavioural change in organisations (Particularly operations) with strategy, hands-on-coaching and the setting up of systems and tools to drive business improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Data gathering and syntheses to formulate strategy and prioritise focus areas to implement processes and systems that will sustain ongoing improvement
- Implement and optimizing of data systems for operations (Minestar etc.)
- Data gathering and syntheses to formulate strategy and prioritise focus areas
- Deliver measurable improvement
Achievements:
- Successfully improved throughput and reliability and availability of equipment at two Iron Ore mines in South Africa
- Successfully drove 27 Million tonnes per annum improvement at Diamond Mine in Lesotho
- Promoted from Business Analyst to Associate within 1 year
ACOUSTIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANT AT PRO ACOUSTIC CONSULTING ENGINEERS(PACE)/LINSPACE
Johannesburg, South Africa, December 2012 to October 2015
PACE/LinSpace are consultancies specialising in architectural acoustics, noise control, broadcast and studio acoustics, and audio-visual system design.
Responsibilities:
- Conducting analysis and building models;
- Writing technical reports and documenting recommendations;
- Client interactions;
- Participating in site-meetings with clients, professional teams and contractors;
- Conducting site inspections and providing on-site feedback;
- Engaging with suppliers regarding product availability and specifications; and
- Developing proposals for new work
Achievements:
- Acoustic analysis and design of various offices, theatres, auditoriums and halls
- Completion of 5 successful/pending Green Star Office V1 IEQ-12 Submissions
Notable Projects: American International School Johannesburg; Anglo-American 55 Marshall Street and 44 Main Street Refurbishments; Bowman Gilfillan Law Firm; Cape Town Film Studios; DSTV City; Ernst and Young (EY) – 102 Rivonia Road; the Houghton Apartments; Market Theatre Projects; Sedibeng College Auditorium; Standard Bank: Rosebank offices; University of Mpumalanga; USAID Pretoria
Undergraduate Education
BSc Engineering (Mechanical), University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- January 2008 to December 2011
- Graduated in four years, achieving a 2nd class honours
- Student Assistant in Software Development and Engineering Design 2
- Final thesis entitled: “Vortices shed by large body accelerations”
Other Degrees & Certifications
Intensive Chinese Course – Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Level 3 Mandarin
- Hutong School, Beijing, China, May to October 2012
Certificate in Continuous Improvement – Performance in Performance
- Johannesburg, South Africa, January 2016
- This course teaches participants the tools, systems and behaviours required to implement ideas that deliver bottom line results rapidly whilst building a culture of continuous improvement. The course contains 40 interactive modules which are designed for the entire business – frontline to the CEO. Training modules include: Wiring, Value Driver Trees, and Accountability
Current Interests
- Internships
- Part-time employment
- Research
- Networking