CV-Daniel Manama Mokhohlane -220416

Daniel Manama Mokhohlane: Curriculum Vitae
1. PERSONAL DETAILS
1.1 First Name(s): Daniel Manama
1.2 Second Name: Mokhohlane
1.3 Nationality: South African
1.4 Languages: English (Professional) and Sesotho (Home)
1.5 Drivers’ License: Code B
2. CONTACT DETAILS
2.1 Postal Address: P.O. Box 12559
HATFIELD
0028
2.2 Telephone Number – Work: 012 843 6549
2.3 Mobile Number: 082 868 2950
2.4 Alternative Mobile Number: 082 715 8866
2.5 E-mail: dmokhohlane@gmail.com
3. EDUCATION (ACADEMIC) AND TRAINING (NON-ACADEMIC)
3.1 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
3.1.1 Qualification: MSc Project Management
Name of Institution: University of Pretoria
Year Obtained: 2016
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3.1.2 Qualification: BSc (Honours) Engineering and Environmental
Geology
Year Obtained: 2008

3.1.3 Qualification: BSc Geology
Year Obtained: 2007
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3.1.4 Qualification: Programme in Project Management Certificate
Year Obtained: 2011
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3.1.5 Qualification: Managing Public Policy Certificate
Name of Institution: University of the Witwatersrand
Year Obtained: 2011
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3.1.6 Qualification: Grade 12, Exemption
Name of Institution: Emshuka-Ntambo Secondary School
Year Obtained: 1995
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3.2 TRAINING (NON-ACADEMIC) CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCE AND
ATTENDENCE
3.2.1 Qualification: Public Financial Management for Non-
Financial Manager Certificate (Competence)
Name of Institution: PALAMA (Through University of Pretoria)
Date Obtained: January 2012
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3.2.2 Qualification: Monitoring and Evaluation Certificate
(Attendance)
Name of Institution: Department of Performance Monitoring and
Evaluation (Through Crest at Wits
University)
Date Obtained: September 2012

3.2.3 Qualification: Assistance Lecturer Training Certificate
(Competence)
Date Obtained: January 2008
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3.2.4 Qualification: ArcGIS Desktop Certificate (Competence)
Name of Institution: GIMS, Halfway House
Date Obtained: August 2008
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3.2.5 Qualification: Creativity in Innovation Certificate
(Attendance)
Name of Institution: De Bono Institute (Through the University of
Pretoria)
Date Obtained: July 2003
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4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
4.1 SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
- Advance knowledge and experience of research methodologies;
- Advanced project management skills and project management software;
- Advanced computer skills;
- Knowledge management skills;
- Business report-writing, presentation, communication and strong analytical skills;
- Advanced planning and organisation skills
- Conflict management skills;
- Problem solving skills
- People management skills;
- Strategic and leadership management skills;
- Change management skills;
- Financial management skills;
- Ability to work under pressure;
- Good negotiation and liaison skills;

- Ability to work well independently and well as part of a team;
- Ability to think creatively and innovatively;
- Ability to handle high confidential material; and
- I have experience of more than 8 years in project and programme management in
middle management.
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4.2 WORK EXPERIENCE
4.2.1 Employer: Department of Science & Technology
Nature of Business: Government (National Department)
Position: Deputy Director: Cyber Infrastructure
Dates of Service: 1 March 2013 – Recent
Responsibilities:
o Oversight management of the National Integrated Cyber Infrastructure consisting of
the South African National Research Network (SANReN), the Centre for High
Performance Computing (CHPC) and Data Intensive Research Initiative of South
Africa (DIRISA);
o Develop and coordinate inputs into the National Infrastructure bids to the National
Treasury for additional funding for research infrastructure in South Africa;
o Management and development of the South African Basic Sciences;
o Soliciting projects, awarding funding and monitoring progress for the High-end
Infrastructure projects;
o Implementation and management of portfolio of projects for the South African
Research Infrastructure Roadmap (SARIR) projects.
Projects I am managing or managed while in this post:
 Development of a National Integrated Cyber Infrastructure System (from
January 2014 to date): Providing ongoing oversight management to the
consultants appointed for the execution of the project. Act as a liaison person
between the consultants and the Department of Science and Technology. Manage

project preliminary planning through to implementation of the project. The project
is ongoing and at the implementation stage at the moment.
 Development of the South African Research Infrastructure Roadmap (from
March 2013 to date): Responsible for monitoring and evaluation of project
implementation. The project is ongoing and presently busy with drafting of
project implementation plan.
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4.2.2 Employer: Department of Science & Technology
Nature of Business: Government (National Department)
Position: Deputy Director: Project Implementation (Donor
funded projects)
Dates of Service: 18 October 2010 – 28 February 2013
Responsibilities:
o Coordinated all project inception planning through to implementation and closure
processes related to the Innovation for Poverty Alleviation (IPA) funded by the
European Union (EU) through:
 Soliciting project proposals from the DST’s Implementing Agencies;
 Facilitating the evaluation of proposals;
 Ensuring that proposals solicited comply with IPA, the DST and EU norms and
standards;
 Award funding to the successful proposals and
 giving regular feedback to all the stakeholders;
o Developed, obtained approval and created awareness of the IPA norms and standards
in line with the Departmental policies and business plan ( e.g: M&E Framework; IPA
Funding Application Framework; Risk Analysis Framework and Risk Register
template) to the stakeholders;

o Monitored and evaluated performance on operational activities and financial
performance of projects against planned targets and budget by:
 Compiling project plans (i.e. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); Responsibility
Assignment Matrix (RAM), Network Diagram, Gantt Chart and Resource
Loading);
 Compiling expenditure reports; and
 Providing analysis on project spending patterns.
The projects I managed while in this post were:
Portfolio of multi-disciplinary projects for poverty alleviation through science and
technology, funded by the European Union (18 October 2010 to 28 February 2013):
Managed portfolio of 13 multi-disciplinary poverty alleviation projects, they were
community based projects in the following areas:
 Agronomy;
 ICT;
 Renewable energy; and
 Water.
More than 80% of the projects were successfully completed within the original scope,
time and budget.
NB: This post had equipped me with following skills:
 monitoring and evaluation skills;
 had enhanced my project management skills;
 general management skills;
 stakeholders management skills;
 public policy management skills;
 financial management skills; and
 learnt Public Finance Management Act prescripts and Treasury Regulations for
adhering to professionalism in my job at all times.

4.2.3 Employer: Council for Geoscience
Nature of Business: Earth Sciences
Position: Scientific Officer
Dates of Service: 04 February 2008 – 15 October 2010
Responsibilities:
o Project management of geotechnical projects;
o Environmental management;
o Conducted scientific (geotechnical) investigations
o Compiled geotechnical reports;
o Presented the results of the geotechnical studies to the stakeholders; and
o Gave geotechnical recommendations to the stakeholders.
The projects I managed/was involved while in the post were:
 Construction of Florida Lake Canal: The Canal was from Florida Lake to
Fleurhof Dam and 2 km in length (January 2009 to October 2010): The
Council for Geoscience’s (CGS’s) role in this construction project was that of the
Project Urgent and hence my role was that of the Urgent Representative (Project
Manager). My main responsibilities were to manage project project schedule,
payment certificates, project contracts, project stakeholder, reported weekly,
monthly and quarterly to the project stakeholders.
 Geotechnical and Environmental investigation for the Moretele Local
Municipality (April 2009 – March 2010): In this geotechnical project I managed
geotechnical investigation study at the Moretele Local Municipality area by:
managing mapping exercise, gathering of data, laboratory analysis work and
compilation of maps using GIS software and geotechnical reports. My other
responsibilities in this project were management of project schedule, project cost
and project scope. The project was successfully completed within the scope, time
and budget.

 Geotechnical Urban Development Plan, investigation for Umjidi
(Barberton); Laingesburg and Mesina Local Municipalities (April 2008 to
March 2009): The Council for Geoscience in collaboration with Umjidi;
Laingesburg; and Messina Local Municipalities was tasked to conduct
geotechnical investigation in Umjidi, Laingesburg and Mesina for geotechnical
urban development plan. My role in this urban development project was a
Geotechnical Project Manager whereby my main responsibilities were to manage
the geotechnical mapping exercise through gathering of geotechnical data, did
laboratory analysis work and compilation of maps using GIS software and
previous geotechnical reports. I did internal presentation of the geotechnical
findings in the Geoscience Engineering Unit management meeting and external
presentation to Umjidi, Laingesburg and Mesina Municipality leaderships as a
means of giving advice based on geotechnical findings.
 Regional geotechnical mapping in Silverton Sheet – 2528CB (April 2008 to
March 2009): My role in this project was that of the Assistant Project Manager
whereby I was responsible for assisted the Project Leader in managing the
collection of data processes, analyses and compilation of scientific geotechnical
report and compilation of geotechnical maps using of GIS software. The project
was completed successfully within the scope, time and budget.
 Detection of Abandoned Mineshafts and Related Shallow Undermining Using
3D Electrical Resistivity Tomography (April 2008 to Dec 2009): This was a
Department of Minerals and Energy project awarded to the Council for
Geoscience as a project urgent, to analyze and interpret the data collected through
the geophysics instrumentation and compile the report on abandoned mineshaft in
Witwatersrand basin. I was the Assistant Project Manager tasked to manage the
collection of data, analyses of the data and compilation of report with
recommendation to the stakeholders. The project was successfully completed.

 Limpopo Landslide Mapping (March 2008 to September 2008): My role in
this project was Assistant Project Leader, responsible of manging mapping of
landslide in Limpopo using Google-Earth software, went to the site to confirm
landslide mapped and gave scientific advice concerning landslide to the Project
Leader and the project stakeholders.
 De Hoop Dam Core Logging (June 2008 to August 2008): As a Junior Project
Manager in this project my responsibility was to assist in managing the
preparation log sheet using DOT plot software, analyse results and compile
geotechnical report based on the analysis results for the Project Manager and the
project stakeholders.
 Township Application Review on non-dolomite areas (February 2008 to July
2008): I worked in this project as a Trainee Project Manager. I reviewed the
township application forms and gave comments on the viability of the area for
township development. I geo-referenced the areas geotechnically investigated and
plot area coordinates on GIS and topography map. I gave advice to the
stakeholders.
NB: The projects above exposed me to: strategic capability and leadership skills;
programme and project management skills, scientific and non-scientific report writing;
presentations; stakeholder analysis; problem solving; quality management; risk
management; conflict management and resolution; negotiation skills; leadership skills;
environmental management tools i.e. EMP, EMPRs and EIAs; map compilation skills;
GIS skills; various computer skills; time management skills; financial management skills;
business skills; procurement skills; people management and empowerment skills;
knowledge management; change management; stakeholder-orientation and focus skills;
core logging skills, soil profiling skills and geophysics skills.

4.2.4 Employer: University of Pretoria, IT Labs
Nature of Business: Education
Position: Assistant Technician (while still studying)
Dates of Service: 01 January 2005 – 31 January 2008
Responsibilities:
o Assisted students with problems of log on and log out of the system (computers);
o Re-set their passwords;
o Fixing the hardware of the systems and installing the software;
o Assisting students during tutorials and lectures;
o Assist with invigilation during tests and examinations; and
o Did general administration work by being at help-desk.
NB: The above enhanced my human relation; tutoring skills; teaching skills; presentation
skills, listening skills; hardware and software computer skills; time management and
being reliable.
MEMBERSHIPS OF APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL BODIES ANDINSTITUTIONS
South African Council for Natural Science Candidate (SACNASP) – Registration No. 100007/10
South African Institute for Civil Engineering (SAICE)- Registration No. 2010431

REFEREES:
1. Name: Mr. Charles Mokonoto (Manager)
Institution: Department of Science and Technology
Telephone number: (012) 843 6499
Mobile number: 082 600 6424
E-mail: Charles.Mokonoto@dst.gov.za
2. Name: Mr. Victor Senna (Former Manager)
Institution: SASSA
E-mail: victorse@sassa.gov.za
3. Name: Mr. Edward Rakate (Colleague)
Institution: Centre for High Performance Computing
E-mail: erakate@csir.co.za
4. Name: Dr Happy Sithole (Colleague)
Institution: Centre for High Performance Computing
Alternative number: (012) 841 2530
E-mail: HSithole@csir.co.za
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