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vertical-align:top; margin-right:15px" /></td> <td width="64%" valign="top"><p><strong>Mphoeng Ofithile (Poster)- Field Researcher</strong><br /> <strong>Nationality: &nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>Motswana<br /> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="80%" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" bordercolor="#dadada" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td colspan="2"><strong>Education and Qualifications</strong></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f6f6f6"> <td width="20%"><strong>Year</strong></td> <td><strong>Institution</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%">2002 - 2004</td> <td>Bachelor of Technology Degree in Environmental Sciences with an average of 78.4% passed with a Cum Laude (2005), Cape Peninsula University of Technology. National Diploma in Nature Conservation.</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%">1997 - 1999</td> <td>Cambridge Overseas Certificate of Secondary Education (COSC) Division ii, Shashe River School Tonota.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><p><strong>Computer Skills</strong></p> <p class="arrow1">Microsoft Word</p> <p class="arrow1">Microsoft Excel</p> <p class="arrow1">Power Point</p> <p class="arrow1">Databases</p> <p class="arrow1">Microsoft Outlook</p> <p class="arrow1">Microsoft Access</p> <p class="arrow1">Microsoft Outlook</p> <p class="arrow1">Basic ArcView GIS Skills</p></td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="80%" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" bordercolor="#dadada" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tr bgcolor="#f6f6f6"> <td width="31%"><strong>Year</strong></td> <td width="69%"><strong>Short Courses Completed</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><strong>Problem Animal Management</strong> with Western Cape Nature Conservation Board</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="31%">2003</td> <td><strong>First Aid Level 1</strong> Short Course with Alpha Academy in Cape Town </td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><strong>Motor Maintenance</strong> with Cape College </td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><strong>Welding</strong> Short Course with the Department of Mechanical Engineering Cape Technikon </td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><strong>Assistant Professional Guide Licence </strong> average 67% with the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP). </td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" bordercolor="#dadada" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tr> <td width="95%"><strong>Research Projects Completed</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p class="arrow1">Research 1: The Feasibility of Cape Flats Nature Reserve as an Environmental Education site.</p> <p class="arrow1">Research 2: An Assessment of the Cape Town Garden s to find out its recreational needs.</p> <p class="arrow1">Research 3: Small mammal survey with Dr. Connelia Krug of University of Stellenbosch.</p> <p class="arrow1">Research 4: The effects of Different factors on succession of Costal Renosterveld at/ on Klapmutskop </p></td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" bordercolor="#dadada" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tr> <td width="95%"><strong>Experiences</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p class="arrow1"><strong>General Management of a game reserve</strong>, tourism management guest relations and eco-tourism. Sound administrative skills. Petty cash management. Phone skills, public administration, and public relations. Field guiding of school groups at Cape Flats Nature Reserve and Wolfgat Nature Reserve. Wetlands Management and River Management, South African Scoring System (SASS), Riparian Vegetation Index (RVI). </p> <p class="arrow1"><strong>Problem Animal Management</strong>, Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), black backed jackal etc. </p> <p class="arrow1"><strong>Small Mammal Survey,</strong> liaison with different organisations eg. Botanical Gardens in Cape Town. Competent in the use of Botanical books for identification of plants. </p> <p class="arrow1"><strong>Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)</strong>. Completed a couple of EIAs for Development projects eg. Gordon s Bay EIA, Storm water disposal pipes EIA, Company s Garden EIA Cape Town etc. Technical Environmental precision. Environmental Auditing experience, Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Rehabilitation of roads, mines, landfill sites. Safety Health and Environmental Standards and analysis (SHE). Community Conservation projects. Knowledge and understanding of Botswana EIA act.</p> <p class="arrow1"><strong>Water Treatment:</strong> Sludge treatment, treatment of swimming pool waters, portable water treatment. </p> <p class="arrow1"><strong>Global Positioning System and Geographical Information Systems</strong> and have done alien plants mapping, Conservancy management. Preparation of the management plans for the conservancies in Stellenbosch Cape Town. Klapmotskop and Bottleray. </p> <p class="arrow1"><strong>Environmental Crime Investigation</strong>. Worked hand in hand with South African Police Service to bring perpetrators to justice through understanding of Wildlife and National Parks regulations competency in Western Cape Ordinances. Adequate enclosure inspections and inspections of animals in captivity and cycads inspections an endangered plant. </p> <p class="arrow1"><strong>Cheetah Conservation Botswana 2007</strong>, Ghanzi Research Centre " Driving off road 4 by 4 vehicles. " Camera transects research and research on cheetahs and other predators. " Telemetry tracking of cheetahs, translation of awareness materials into Setswana. " Spoor monitoring of the cheetahs and other predators, assisting with community surveys and assess to current farm management. " Environmental Education to school groups and Ghanzi farmers. " Predators management for farmers " Exhibitions in show Green Gem Phakalane (2007). " Kgota Expo, which was organized by Hospitality and Tourism Association of Botswana (HATAB), (2007).</p> <p class="arrow1"> <strong>Elephant Back Safaris  An Assistant Guide/ Research Assistant</strong> Okavango Elephant Research Project, March 2008 </p> <p class="arrow1"><strong>GIS (ArcView 3.2)</strong>, Technical Map Drawing, MS Track Pro (7.5.1.0) download of released elephants Assisting in Field Guiding of Guests: walking Safaris, interaction with guests and assisting in the conduction of day game drives and night game drives in NG 26 Concession, Okavango Delta</p></td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" bordercolor="#dadada" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tr> <td width="95%"><strong>Technical Research Skills</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Collection of elephant dung/fecal for hormonal analysis and parasitic analysis in both wild and Captive Abu herd, Data management of elephant sightings, release of Captive elephants (Pula) monitoring of the released elephants, temperature records, elephant focal records, up keep of elephant data files and elephant digital photographs, Conduction of the research, including data collection, monthly survey of elephants, elephants identifications. Telementary tracking of the released elephants, usage of technical instruments Range finder.</td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" bordercolor="#dadada" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tr> <td width="95%"><strong>Conference Attended in Cape Town, South Africa</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Millennium Seed Bank Initiative, Cape Fynbos Forum. Peace Corps forum.</td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr class="Line1" /> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><strong>References Available Upon Request</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td width="8"><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="8" height="1" /></td> <td class="RightPatch">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="CrvBgBtm"><img src="images/Patch_Left_CrvB.gif" width="13" height="13" align="right" /></td> <td><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="230" height="1" /></td> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="5"><img src="images/Btm_Crv1.gif" width="5" height="13" /></td> <td class="MidBtm"><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="13" /></td> <td width="5"><img src="images/Btm_Crv2.gif" width="5" height="13" /></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="8"><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="8" height="1" /></td> <td class="CrvBgBtm"><img src="images/Patch_Right_CrvB.gif" width="13" height="13" /></td> </tr> </table> </body> <!-- InstanceEnd --></html>