CAREER SUMMARY OF RIAAN (A D) PEROLD – Pr. Eng. (Up to end 2019) Qualifications: Matric; B Sc, B Eng (Civil -Stell); M Sc Eng (Traffic & Transportation – Wits) *1972- 73: SA Railways and Harbours. Partly design and then project manage the construction of Kaalfontein Motorcar Train Terminal. Survey, design and build rail lines and stations in Gauteng and in the Nelspruit area, including complete upgrade of Nelspruit- Komatipoort rail line. *(1974-78) -Working for consulting engineers in Bloemfontein Basic civil engineering designs and the management of bridge and road construction projects. Register as a professional engineer in January 1975 *(1978-88) Durban Corporation (Municipality): Traffic engineer and principal civil engineer. Obtain bursary for doing an M.Sc (Eng)(Traffic and Transportation) degree at Wits (full-time 1981-2). Progress to Chief Engineer (Tr &Tr) two years later. Line manage Tr & Transport Branch with 4 Principal Engineers/Town Planner, with specialist support. Manage Land use/Transportation (Deltran) modeling. Prepare and report to City Council Transport Committee and Provincial Metropolitan Transport Authority. Represent Durban as ‘Core City’ on CUTA National Committees. Working Group member for CSIR Traffic/Geometric Design Committees, including international transport conferences and study tours. *(1988-90)-Johannesburg Metro: Responsible for the Urban Transport Plan. Traffic engineering and public transport planning and operations. Represent Johannesburg Metro on Provincial and National Committees. *(1990-97)- BKS Consulting Engineers, Parktown, Johannesburg. Mainly traffic engineering impact studies and traffic management. Clients included Sandton City, Benoni and Kempton Park Municipalities vs East Rand Mall and Durban Municipality vs The Pavilion Shopping Centre Consortium). Design and monitor public transport service contracts and minibus taxi operations research: Establish Transport Division at BKS Durban. Main projects: The 1996 La Mercy Airport Planning Study vs Upgrading of Louis Botha Airport: a 2000 RDP Housing development at Marian Hill-Pinetown: Bus service contracts design and monitoring: Municipal traffic engineering and modeling. Study and plan Integrated Public Transport Systems for Johannesburg and Pretoria Metropolitan Municipalities. *1997-2005 - Chief Engineer Traffic/transportation at Pretoria City Council in 1997 - Preparation of the Pretoria/Tshwane Metropolitan Transport Plan - Traffic modeling (Emme/2, Saturn, Deltran, HCM, SIDRA, TRANSYT, Vissum) - Manage a highly qualified professional team of Transportation Engineers and Land Use Planners- Legislative, tolling, and projects: Planning for the Gautrain: Participation and representation on provincial and national transport committees. Pretoria City Municipalities merger to form Metro: Responsible for integration of all Municipal Transport Branches. Acted as General Manager, Transport, for the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Retire early: 2005 * 2006-10: SAICE/ DBSA Projects: Assists under-resourced municipalities at West Rand District Council: Responsible for transportation planning (2010 World Soccer Cup): -Assessment of development proposals: Support spatial planning team. Civil engineering mentor. Represent Municipality on Provincial and National Transport Planning Committees. *2011-2019 – National Department of Public Works: Mentor/Chief Engineer (2011 -2019):-Civil and transportation engineer for 1400 km border road contracts; Route determination, environmental and land use/servitude aspects: Traffic impact study approvals-Urban & Rural; Site Clearance; Partly manage Civil engineering candidate program; ECSA registered Assessor and Mentor. • • Skills: o Management: Personnel, Technical design and planning, Civil Engineering Projects o Traffic engineering and transportation modeling programs, eventually specializing in interpretation, and application of analyses results. o Mentoring civil engineering candidates. o Software: MS Office, Emme/2, SATURN, HCM, Vissum, etc. o ECSA registered Assessor and Mentor. PS Part time traffic engineering, transportation planning and mentoring is an option.