Visual Study – CV

CURRICULUM VITAE: - DAWIE VAN VUURENPosition:Managing DirectorName of Firm:MetroGIS (Pty) LtdName of Staff:Isak Dawid Jansen van Vuuren (Dawie)Gender:MaleProfession:Professional GISc PractitionerDate of Birth: 07/07/1960Years with Firm/Entity: 16 Nationality: South AfricanMembership and Affiliations:• South African Council for Professional and Technical Surveyors (PLATO)- Registered as Professional GISc Practitioner (PGP 0101)• Disaster Management Institute of South Africa (DMISA)• Associate Staff Member – African Centre for Disaster Studies, North-West University.Detailed Tasks Assigned:GIS Design for Specialised ApplicationsGIS Project ManagementData ProcessingSpatial Analysis & ModelingGIS Training & EducationProject Management & Co-ordinationSpecialisation Areas:Disaster Risk AssessmentsVisual Impact AssessmentsEnvironmental Management FrameworksKey Qualifications:BA-Ed;BA (Hons) (Geography);M (T&RP) (GIS specialisation)Education:BA-Ed (1982)BA (Hons) (1988)M (T&RP) (1994)Ph D CandidateUniversity of PretoriaUNISA (Geography)University of Pretoria (GIS Specialisation)Phd in Development Management. Registered at North-West University.Experience in Environmental Management – selected projects:(see next page)

Environmental Management Frameworks:- Various, since 1999- Recently: Waterberg District Municipality EMF;Richards Bay Port Expansion Area & IDZ EMFOpen Space Plans:- Various, since 1995- Recently: Ekurhuleni Open Space PlanStrategic Environmental Frameworks:- Various, since 1999- Recently: National Wind Energy FrameworkRichards Bay IDZ Strategic Development FrameworkVisual Impact Assessments:- Various, since 2006- Recently: Concentrated Solar Plant near Upington, Northern Cape;Tweefontein Colliery, Mpumalanga;Vele Colliery, Limpopo;Paulputz – Aggeneys transmission line, Northern Cape.Makhado Colliery, Limpopo (current)