• Pr.Sci. Nat. Registered Professional Natural Scientist.
• MSACI. Member of the South African Chemical Institute.
• B.Sc. (UCT) Physics, Chemistry.
• B.Sc.(Hon) (UCT) Chemistry.
• M.Sc. Agric. (Pret). Food Science.
• Ph.D. Boilogical Science. (Pret). Food Science.
• CIS (Intermediate).

EXPERIENCE.

• PAINT -Synthetic Resins & Dryers
• COSMETICS - Formulation & Manufacture
• GELATIN - Manufacture - Applications - Research and Development including Basic Theory and Production Processes.
• Application of chemical solutions to industrial problems.
• Managing Research and Development.
  

FOOD

- Chemistry - Microbiology - Manufacturing
- 30 years in Gelatine R&D, production, applications, QA laboratory management, research and development.


ISO 9000

Quality Management Systems Development and Auditing.

ISO 14000

Environmental Systems Development

COMPUTERS:

• DOS Programming,
• Pascal Programming,
• Basic Programming,
• MS Word - Excel - PowerPoint,
• Word Perfect, QuattroPro
• Spread Sheets,
• D-Base Applications and Relational Data Bases
• Alpha Database - development of applications.
  
• Harvard Graphics
• Medlin Accounting - Small Business Debtors Statements and VAT
• Webmaster for the SAAFoST web site - http://www.saafost.org.za/ to 2005
  
• Webmaster for the Food Advisory Consumer Service web site - http://www.foodfacts.org.za/ until 2005
  

SERVING THE COMMUNITY:

• Past Secretary or Chairman of Town View High School Governing Body
• Secretary Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Parish of the Holy Rosary Pastoral Council
• Past Chairman of the West Rand Regional Pastoral Council
• Secretary, Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Northern Branch of  "The South African Association of Food Science and Technology" (SAAFoST)
• Council Member - SAAFoST
• Vice-Chairman & Chairman of the Bankenveld Branch of the Botanical Society of SA
• Blood Donor ( > 200 units)