Highlights:

Skills:Slope Stability analysis, Rock Mechanics, Geotechnical Design, Foundation Engineering

Geotechnical Engineer/ Site Supervisor 08/2022 - current
Aqualogic, JWANENG, Botswana
Industry: Mining
Promoted to site supervisor heading the Geotechnical Intruments Installation Project
Job responsibilities include: •Supervision of the installation of geotechnical instruments by ensuring SHE compliance as well as correct installations. •Ensuring that the set targets are met as well as the client’s expectations. •Installation of instruments such as Piezometers, Inclinometers, Extensometers, Time domain reflectometers, and Shape accelerometers arrays.--
Geotechnical Engineer 08/2018 - 08/2022
Aqualogic, JWANENG, Kgalagadi Botswana
Industry: Mining
A core logging and drilling supervision engineer.
Job responsibilities included: Core logging •Geotechnical logging with a 100m target accomplished daily. •Major structure logging, 200m target exceeded daily. •Discontinuity Logging, 100m target met depending on the lithology. •Geology logging with 100m target of borehole logged daily. •Kimberlitic sampling, dilution, and MIDA logging. Data management and Administration •Data management and validation of data using Log-chief Database. •Adding of new boreholes into the database for site Geos and monitoring the data from the site by running and closing queries picked. •Adding site geologists to their assigned tough books for new boreholes. •Adding survey data as well as monitoring the status of boreholes. •Attending to database errors and queries and escalating them to the MRM data administrator, working closely with MRM data administrators on database requests from site and core shed geologists. •Consolidation of drill progress and P101 reports on a monthly basis.--
Geotechnical Engineer Trainee 05/2016 - 11/2016
Debswana Mining Company, JWANENG, Kgalagadi Botswana
Industry: Mining
A traineer in the Geotech Department.
•Pit and slope stability monitoring using radars such as SSR, IBIS, and WORM for tactical and critical monitoring. •Collection of slope Management Data and interpretation of the data from the systems. •Daily pit visual inspections and consolidation of daily shift stability reports. •Geological mapping of pit walls through scan line and laser mapping and successful analysis of the data through DIPS software and presentation of results. •SHE Risk Management by near hit reporting every week ensuring 100% compliance and participating in the Remmogo SHE pillars.--

Botswana International University of Science and Technology 08/2012 - 09/2017
Palapye, Central, Botswana
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Geological Engineering
Completed 5 year engineering degree. Some of the modules taken includes Rock Engineering, Mining Laws, Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering

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