Patrick A.

Languages - English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa Qualifications: o Professionally registered Project Manager (PMISA) o Achieved NQF9 qualification in project management (Rhodes University master’s level) o Achieved NQF5 Civil Engineering Construction (CIETS) o Registered Real Estate Agent (EABSA) o Achieved advanced certification in Construction Contracts and GCC Specialization o Achieved Dip. In Project Management (SA institute of Management) o Trained as Structural & Architectural draftsman o Schooling at Dale College Honours received: o Selected as a Housing Construction Quality Judge by the South African National Home Builders Council. o Awarded the South African “Brickmark” certificate for the highest quality design and construction. o Honored with an isiXhosa clan name of “Qwathi” for service excellence to the nation Qwathi translated to English – “A good person who does great work”. Courses attended: o Studied and received my South African Pilots license – number 28160 o Computer aided design and drawing course – East London Technicon Main career appointments in chronological order: o Remote Business Development throughout Africa for an Australian Architectural Company. o Area & Project Manager for international fibre optic internet company – civil engineering. o Director of Panda Projects – Project Management & Construction Management including Consultant Project Manager for Governmental projects – Housing, Schools & Agriculture projects. o Executive Business Development Manager and Head of Projects at Babereki Consulting Engineers and Project Managers – building construction, project management, civil engineering. o Founder/Director Island Wings aviation tourist safari flight sight-seeing company in Mauritius. o General Manager/project manager Pander projects – Developments, Construction and Consulting Skills and expertise My abilities and passion for advanced project management have rewarded my clients and employers with a large collection of successful projects. My expertise covers a large and varied range of disciplines, from construction through to engineering and property development and management projects. I am known as a specialist organizer and persuader. I strive to be a perfectionist in my work, ensuring that my deliverables exceed my employers' expectations. I thrive in a challenging environment, where I utilize my skills and passion to achieve the desired outcomes. I believe that communication is critical to achieve success and have made it my number one priority throughout my career. I am a person of deep understanding for situations and have empathy for people and circumstances. I am a user-friendly person with a combination of Scottish and German ancestry. Appointments and main achievements: Present work – Remote Business Development – Australian Architectural company, scaled down to 6 hours per week only as goals have been surpassed. o I was approached by the CEO in Brisbane to develop their business in Africa. o I have introduced their business and products to more than 1 600 businesses in Africa, and they have begun to be awarded lucrative projects. o My work is now scaling down as I have accomplished their main goals. Frogfoot Fibre Optic Networks – Engineering – Project Management 2020 to 2024- contract o Appointed to turn around a multi-million-rand civil engineering project in a major city from imminent failure. I was successful in turning the project into a success and this led to additional appointments. o Tasked with an additional City build, as the company was very pleased with my management and leadership. o Tasked with remote and or hybrid Management of numerous contractors and projects. o Introduced an electronic tracker system for management to have an immediate overview of the vast array of multi-faceted projects. Panda Projects – Consulting – Development – Mentor 2015 to 2020 – Consulting & Contracts o Managing Director / Project Manager – all duties and responsibilities of the position. o Successfully completed 35 critical in-depth project assessments for the Governmental. Department of Agriculture over a period of 12 months. o Managed the contractors on an accelerated schools building programme – 7 schools in an 18-month period. Disciplines included all aspects including quality control. o Provided mentoring and business guidance for a newly started fibre optic internet company. Babereki Consulting Engineers and project managers. 2009 to 2015 - Full time staff o Head of Project management – 7 offices country-wide. o Executive manager for Business Development. o Prepared many successful tenders for projects. o Prepared many successful project proposals for large Government projects. o Project values ranged up to 800 million rand. o Managed and mentored a large number of project managers countrywide. o Successfully turned around a failing provincial project – project management of the Department of Public Work