GRANT POWELL   Date of Birth: 16 July 1972 Education: Graduate   Graduate Institute of Management & Technology (Sep’04 – Sep05) Diploma: Practical Management   Varsity College (Mar’03 – Jun’03) Diploma: project Management   CTU Training Solutions (Aug’00 – Nov’00) Diploma: PC Technician A+ Certification   Other Skills: (e.g. computer literacy, etc) Computers: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS projects (Extensive experience in all these packages)   Present Position: Manager projects: Re-Solve Consulting (Pty) Ltd   Key Qualifications: (relevant to projects) project Management, Water Loss & Resource Management, GIS, WMS, WDM, WCM, Water balancing, Supply Control Management Interventions.   Professional Experience: March 2006 - Present Organisation Re-Solve Consulting (Pty) Ltd Location Johannesburg Position Manager: projects Description of duties • Managing projects:  o Private Property Leak Repair  o Installation of Bulk Services  o RDP Housing  o School Leak Repair   April 2000 – February 2006 Organisation Rand Water Location Johannesburg Position Water Loss Officer (WDM/WCM) (Oct’05 – Feb’06) Assistant Operations Manager (Odi Retail)/Water Loss Specialist (Rand Water Retail) (Dec’00 – Sep’05) Technical Assistant (Apr’00 – Nov’00) Description of duties • Managing Rand Water’s Water Demand Management projects • project Management – Capital projects. • project Management – Internal projects. Managing WatermanMeterman Computer system, clerks, pipelayers and technicians.   Relevant information Publications • Business case study on the Effectiveness of Water Supply Control Mechanisms in the Odi Area of Supply. • Presented paper on the Effectiveness of Water Supply Control Mechanisms in the Odi Area of Supply to Rand Water’s Water Service Forum, Tshwane Mayoral Committee.   Training • Facilitated workshops for Odi Water Services staff – Waterman Meterman System.   Projects • Ekurhuleni School Leak Repair projects, project Manager, Repairing fixtures at schools [Benefactor: Ekurhuleni Local Municipality] • Boipatong & Lakeside RDP Housing, project Manager, Construction of 980 RDP Houses [Benefactor: Gauteng Dept of Housing] • Tshepiso North Ext 1 Installation of Bulk Services, project Manager/Resident Engineer, 295 Erven [Benefactor: Gauteng Dept of Housing] • Sharpeville Private Property Leak Repair project, project Manager. Audited & repaired 4,500 households with savings of 400,000kl/year [Benefactor: Emfuleni Local Municipality]. • Ga-Rankuwa Commercial & Industrial Consumer Meter Audit, project Manager. Audited consumer & meter details to 182 consumers – UAW reduced from 54%/month to 17%/month [Benefactor: Odi Water Services]. • Pressure Management in Odi, project Manager. Zonal pressure management in Ga-Rankua, Mabopane and Winterveldt [Benefactor: Odi Water Services, Tshwane Metro]. • Implementation of a comprehensive Water Demand Management project, Assistant project Manager. [Benefactor: Mogale City]. • Pilot project – Investigating Water Supply Control Mechanisms in the Odi Area of Supply, project Manager, with a view to reducing Non-Revenue Water. Various devices tested and the results published [Benefactor: Odi Water Services, Tshwane Metro]. • Installation of new Domestic Water Meters for consumers in Odi – Tshwane & Madibeng, project Manager. [Benefactor: Odi Water Services, Tshwane Metro].