CV Hydrogeologist / Environmental Consultant Zimbabwe National Water Authority Golder Associates Africa

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Last Updated: Tuesday, June 1, 2010

This note serves to express my interest in bringing my years of experience in hydro/geology to your firm. In these years of the critical role of groundwater in the lifestyle of the population, I know I can add value to your environment/hydrogeology section.

As my enclosed resume clearly indicates, my background includes more than six years of service at Zimbabwe National Water Authority and Golder Associates Africa with significant experience in:

• Groundwater project management
• Running of geosurveys and well design.
• Application of environmental isotopes in environmental management
• Environmental Impact Assessments
• Basic groundwater modelling
• Drilling supervision and lithological logging.
• Aquifer testing for hydrogeological parameter determination.
• Use of environmental Isotopes in hydrogeology.
• Chemical analysis of groundwater.
• Tracing pollution sources.

In addition to the above skills, I can also offer your firm:

• More than six years of experience in geology and water industry.
• Expertise in dealing with government agencies and environmental impact assessment.

With world events necessitating the shift to groundwater and its sustainable use, my extensive experience can help meet those needs.


Profession Geologist
Position Hydrogeologist
Specialisation
Consultancy in groundwater resources , hydrogeological evaluations and groundwater supply.

SPECIALIZATION
 He specializes in groundwater supply(exploration,drilling,test pumping),aquifer development and management ,assessments and well logging.
 He is experienced in well design, carrying out quality control of analytical(geophysical,hydrogeochemistry and pumping tests) data.
 Use of environmental isotopes in hydrogeology,environmental monitoring and impact assessments,tracing pollution sources and groundwater characterization by interpretation of geochemical reactions.
 Basic groundwater modeling using PMWIN (Process Modflow for Windows)

KEY EXPERIENCE

6 years post qualification experience in Southern African diverse geological and depositional environments including geophysical(resistivity profiling and sounding,magnetometry,electromagnetic frequency domain) data interpretation.
Drilling and test pumping supervision, interpretation and analysis of test pumping data, hydrogeological and hydrochemical data evaluation and analysis involving isotope and environmental tracer studies. Project report writing and contributions to project proposals . Undertaken significant groundwater project management(cost control,liasing with contractors and clients).

4 years Zimbabwe experience in field geophysical, supervision of drilling and test pumping work, carrying out borehole logging, analysis and interpretation of test pumping data . Preparation of monthly progress and financial reports for international projects in Mashonaland Province of Zimbabwe.

Major project undertaken was the Nyamandlovu Aquifer Groundwater Resources Evaluation Project.Project involved groundwater sampling for isotopic analysis and groundwater characterisation by interpretation of geochemical reactions.



CAREER SUMMARY

2008 – now : Golder Associates Africa (PTY) LTD, Johannesburg, Hydrogeologist


2008 -2010:DRC Project : Hydrogeologist- Mine,Towns & Village Community,Tenke-Fungurume Mining(Freeport McMoran International). Project management and technical-geophysical ,Environmental and Social Impact Baseline Assessment,well design,logging,test pumping procedure manual,sampling and monitoring,hydrogeochemical analysis and contract(technical specification) documentation.


2003- 2008 Zimbabwe National Water Authority(ZINWA), Zimbabwe, . Provincial Hydrogeologist
Groundwater supply and pollution(definition,remediation and control). Contract documentation: air percussion ,RC,mud rotary,controlled test pumping. Water use licence assessments.

KEY PROJECTS
1) Ramsar Wetlands Literature Research 2010: Guidelines on protecting water resources from mining.Project involved listing all the guidelines in the world (( gov and non gov) including stock exchanges) that have been drawn up for mines, environmentalists and regulators to use to guide them in protecting all aquatic systems from impacts by mining ( including oil extraction, brine etc). The list was then used to compile a "guide to guidelines” to present to the Ramsar convention in February 2010.
2) Nyamandlovu Aquifer Characterisation-Zimbabwe 2003-2004: delineation,definition,quantification
3) Nyanga and Chimanimani project-Zimbabwe 2002: Geological and hydrogeological mapping,dating of the umkondo group of rocks using c14.

QUALIFICATIONS

2002: B.Sc. Geology, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
2008: Isotope Hydrogeology (Post-Grad-Certificate)-Cairo,Egypt, . International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA),Vienna.

COMPUTER LITERACY
Highly experienced in Microsoft office,excel and hydro/geological software.

 Lordrif specializes in groundwater supply(exploration,drilling,test pumping),aquifer development and management ,assessments and well logging.
 He is experienced in well design, carrying out quality control of analytical(geophysical,hydrogeochemistry and pumping tests) data.
 Use of environmental isotopes in hydrogeology,environmental monitoring and impact assessments,tracing pollution sources and groundwater characterization by interpretation of geochemical reactions.
 Basic groundwater modeling using PMWIN(Process Modflow for Windows)