Our Team

Directors

Lansana-Marah

Chief Executive

Lansana Marah, Pr. Eng

Lansana Marah is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), the South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE) and the South African Black Technical Allied Careers Organization (SABTACO) specialising in the development of urban and rural infrastructure, housing development finance, and project management.

Lansana has a wealth of project management expertise and experience from his involvement in a wide variety and large number of projects covering infrastructure development, engineering and management support, research, training and community participation and project evaluation.

Executive Director

Phindiwe Sigodi

Phindi Sigodi is an Education, Training, Development and Social Research & Facilitation Specialist with extensive experience in the NGO, government and private sectors. She is involved in business and strategy development and strategic implementation of various projects SMMMS is involved in. She has extensive experience in project management, developing and implementing human resource development strategies for personnel in local government as well as appraising and selecting projects and budgeting.

Phindi holds a Master’s Degree in International Comparative Studies in Continuing Education. She has developed curriculum and materials for various learning interventions and facilitated various community programmes.

Phindi

Senior Resources

Thandi

Business Development Manager

Thandi Marah

Thandi Marah is the Business Development Manager of SMMMS and is based in Centurion Offi ces. She is responsible for all tender administration and business development with strategic partners. Thandi has wealth of knowledge and experience in Supply Chain Management and Business Development. Her capabilities will assist SMMMS in growing the organisation to new heights.

Thandi is well-known and respected within the broader South African development sector. She has served on different Boards of the Community Based and Non-Governmental institutes promoting gender equity and equality, housing and development finance and business management.

Thandi holds a BA (Hons) Sociology (Specialized in Development & Industrial Sociology). Thandi has worked in the Energy Sector and have experience in leadership and management.

She is a Community Development; Supply Chain; Organisational Development; Monitoring & Evaluation; Leadership and Management Specialist. She has undertaken projects in Institutional Development and Support, including Capacity Building for corporate practitioners, communities including SMMEs.

Francis

Chief Operations
Officer

Francis Chinyowa, Pr. Eng

Francis Chinyowa, Pr. Eng

Mr. Francis Chinyowa is a professionally registered civil engineer with over 32 years of experience in the assessment, design, and construction supervision and monitoring of water supply and sanitation schemes and small dams, as well as the development of water and sanitation master plans and water reconciliation strategies. He has worked in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

His experience includes conducting feasibility studies, design and implementation of water and sanitation related projects, including bulk water mains, township water and sewer reticulation networks as well as small earthfi ll, mass concrete and rubble masonry dams. He is also experienced in project cost estimation, tender document preparation and tender evaluation, supervision of construction teams, construction monitoring and contract administration.

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Robert

Engineering
Design Head

Robert Ostrowski, Pr. Eng

Robert Ostrowski, Pr. Eng

Mr. Robert Ostrowski is a registered professional engineer (Pr. Eng) with Engineering Council of South Africa.

During the course of his professional career He has acquired a wide-ranging experience in many aspects of engineering, including design and planning of civil infrastructure, mainly relating to water, wastewater and stormwater.

Through the collaboration with various organisations and specialists He was also exposed to wide-ranging aspects in other fi elds of engineering including structural, mining, transport and environmental engineering.

 

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Themba

Principal Engineer & Regional Manager

Themba Chris Tshabalala

Themba Chris Tshabalala

Mr. Themba Chris Tshabalala is a Civil Engineer with over 13 years of experience. He has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering obtained in 2009 from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa as a Candidate Engineer. Themba worked in both private and public sectors undertaking various responsibilities in design, project management and management.

Themba has extensive experience in the design and design (project) management, contract administration and inspection of roads and stormwater as well as water bulk and reticulation construction projects. He has specifi c experience in designing and managing designs of stormwater drainage, roads pavement and geometric, water bulk and reticulation, sewer bulk and reticulation and also has good experience in dam engineering having undertaken various dam safety evaluations.

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