1/1994 – 03/2006

Director of Technology
Permanent executive level position at St Alban’s College in the Education sector in Pretoria, South Africa (Gauteng).

Achievements
2006
Microsoft Innovative Teacher Award (Top 12 in South Africa)

2005 &’08
Ulwazi Project – top 4 finalists in Wireless Broadband Innovative  International Award internationally

2004 &’06
Formula One in Schools Project Team Manager Team qualified 1st in SA and 2nd in the World Competition (World Record)

2004
Ulwazi Project Manager www.ulwaziproject.co.za demonstrating educational advantages of Broadband technologies

2002-04
External Examiner for MEd. Thesis, Pretoria University

2002
Referee for Perspectives in Education Journal, University of Pretoria

2002-04
Information Leadership Conference, Convener

2001
NDA Grant to train 234 teachers in ICTs

2000
ICT’s in Education Conference Millennium Minds – Convener

2000
Selection Panel – Second Information Technology Education Study for SA Schools (http://sitesm2.org/)

1999-05
Representative for the African Continent World School Forum

1999-03
Executive Computer Society of SA, Gauteng

1999
Board of Governors of SchoolNet SA

1998
Co-authored 38 grade 7-9 text books in Technology Education with Maskew Miller Longman

1998-01
Chairperson of the reconstituted Gauteng Schools Network

1998
Represented CSIR at the Global Connectivity in Africa Conference, Addis Ababa

1998
Paper “Warmware Issues in Education”, Regional Preparatory Conference, UNISPACE III for Africa and the Middle East Regions, in  Rabat

1997-98
Chairperson of Pretoria Schools Educational Network (PretNet)

1998
Representative on the SchoolNet SA Advisory Committee

1997
Director of Technology managing multimillion rand computer centre

1997-’06
College Executive Committee

1996
Appointed as Director of Technology, St Alban’s College

1996
Graduate as Top Student from ORT-STEP -International Technology Education Certificate for Mathematics and Science Teachers

1995
Appointed as Director of Design and Technology, St Alban’s College

1995
Author of Technology Curriculum Std 7 Biology Based

1994
Assistant Academic Director, St Alban’s college

Reason For Leaving
Took up contract with Meraka Institute to establish the Young Engineers and Scientists of Africa