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Training
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Walter Tekolo Boikanyo

ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTITIONER
Jwaneng

Summary

Dedicated facilitator with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications

Work History

SITE MANAGER

CARLUMNI PROFESSIONALS (PTY) LTD
02.2020 - Current
  • Drives continual improvement through best practice identification and innovative solutions
  • Implemented waste management procedure and other legal tools in Jwaneng Mine in management of solid and liquid waste
  • Facilitated and implementation of operations management plans in line with Debswana Occupational Safety Strategy
  • Implements individual development plans and manage variance
  • Coordinates internal assessments against Occupational Safety standards and provides internal assurance against set standards
  • Ensured compliance to site rules and regulations and other regulations
  • Coordinated risk management process within operation in order to minimize Occupational Safety risk profile and maximize realization of opportunity for operation
  • Responsible for running of Jwaneng Mine Blue Area Landfill, Blue Area Wastewater Treatment Plant, Blue Area Incinerator and Red Area Dumpsite
  • Recommends and incorporates cost saving initiatives into budgets and controls expenditure within approved budgets.
  • Monitored, coached, and supervised team of 32 employees in 4 years.
  • Led cross-functional teams in the execution of complex construction projects, fostering a collaborative work environment that drove optimal results

ERAMO INVESTMENT (PTY) LTD
06.2018 - 01.2020
  • Arranged monthly SHE meetings for the company were the management and general staff get a chance to dialog and get a chance for a one on one
  • Ensured compliance with Mining and Quarries Act
  • Worked in close proximity with the site manager to ensure that all the regulations in the act are followed
  • Produced safe work procedures and organizational policies following the ISO 45001:2018, 9001:2015 AND OHSAS 18001 standards
  • Ensuring that the workplace is a safe space by addressing potential hazardous issues in the workplace every morning during the toolbox talk
  • Reporting incidents and keeping records for the site agent
  • Ensuring that first aid boxes are always updated
  • Produced monthly SHE reports.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility

UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA
08.2017 - 05.2018
  • Worked on different assignments that sharpened research skills and also wrote final year project titled 'OCCUPANTS BEHAVIOUR IN FIRE EMERGENCY' which enhanced research skills working with different search engines
  • Presented many class projects and group assignments in various platforms including public seminar at Gaborone main mall on 'CHILDREN AND CLIMATE CHANGE'
  • Worked in different groups assignments with enhanced communication skills and interpersonal skills.

KGATLENG DISTRICT COUNCIL
05.2017 - 08.2017
  • Represented council in liquor and trade meetings
  • Attended village trade and liquor board with chair Person of the Kgatleng district council and other council representatives were gave advice on compliance to trade Act (2008) and Liquor Act(2008)
  • Presented new amendments on trade act to department of Environmental Health
  • Water & food testing and report writing
  • Collected water and food samples around Kgatleng District and sent samples to lab for quality product testing
  • After receiving lab results full report was done and submitted to council committee
  • Supervised waste collectors and proposed new collection routes
  • Supervised activities at a landfill.
  • Prepared reports detailing findings of inspections, investigations, and tests
  • Maintained up-to-date inspection and audit records for improved reporting and analysis
  • Used analyzers, multimeters and power supplies to conduct diagnostic procedures

FACE THE NATION
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Motivator
  • Advised students on different aspects of life and encouraged abstinence before marriage, gave inspirational talks during assembly time and had one on one talks with student on setting priorities and educational paths
  • Leadership development
  • Successfully completed course in leadership development that included attitude of leadership, quality of leadership, roles of leadership and cost and benefit of leadership
  • Supervisor and organizer
  • Organized different activities such as drama and music lessons and supervised students

Education

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health

University Of Botswana
University Of Botswana
01.2014 - 04.2018

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education -

Gantsi Senior Secondary School
Gantsi
01.2006 - 04.2007

Junior certificate -

Itekeng Junior Secondary School
Gantsi
01.2003 - 04.2005

Skills

Project Management

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Professional Development

  • 02/2020, Present, SITE MANAGER, CARLUMNI PROFESSIONALS (PTY) LTD, Drives continual improvement through best practice identification and innovative solutions., Implemented the waste management procedure and other legal tools in the Jwaneng Mine in the management of solid and liquid waste., Facilitates the implementation of the operations management plans in line with the Debswana Occupational Safety Strategy., Implements individual development plans and manage variance., Coordinates internal assessments against the Occupational Safety standards and provides internal assurance against set standards., Ensured compliance to the site rules and regulations and other regulations., Coordinates the risk management process within the operation in order to minimize the Occupational Safety risk profile and maximize the realization of opportunity for the operation., Responsible for running the Jwaneng Mine Blue Area Landfill, Blue Area Wastewater Treatment Plant, Blue Area Incinerator and the Red Area Dumpsite., Implements Occupational Safety key performance indicators to achieve set performance targets for the operation in line with corporate targets., Worked closely with the SHE Officer to create a safe work environment for the team., Recommends and incorporates cost saving initiatives into budgets and controls expenditure within approved budgets.
  • 06/2018, 01/2020, ERAMO INVESTMENT (PTY) LTD, Arranged monthly SHE meetings for the company were the management and general staff get a chance to dialog and get a chance for a one on one., Work in close proximity with the site manager to ensure that all the regulations in the act are followed. Produced safe work procedures and organizational policies following the ISO 45001:2018, 9001:2015 AND OHSAS 18001 standards., Ensuring that the workplace is a safe space by addressing potential hazardous issues in the workplace every morning during the toolbox talk, Investigated incidents that occurred at the site and reported all near-hits and logged them on the isometrics system, Checked monthly first aid reports to ensure that the boxes are always ready for use., Attended monthly SHE meeting and made monthly SHE reports that are a recommendation to the Debswana mine
  • 08/2017, 05/2018, UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA, Worked on different assignments that sharpened my research skills and also wrote a final year project titled “OCCUPANTS BEHAVIOUR IN A FIRE EMERGENCY” which enhanced my research skills working with different search engines., Presented many class projects and group assignments in various platforms including a public seminar at the Gaborone main mall on “CHILDREN AND CLIMATE CHANGE’’., Worked in different groups assignments with enhanced my communication skills and interpersonal skills.
  • 05/2017, 08/2017, KGATLENG DISTRICT COUNCIL, Attended village trade and liquor board with chair Person of the Kgatleng district council and other council representatives were I gave advice on compliance to the trade Act(2008) and the Liquor Act(2008), Presented new amendments on the trade act to the department of Environmental Health, Collected water and food samples around Kgatleng District and sent the samples to the lab for quality product testing. After receiving lab results a full report was done and submitted to the council committee, Supervised waster collectors and proposed new collection routes., Supervised activities at a landfill.
  • 05/2016, 08/2016, FACE THE NATION, Advised students on different aspects of life and encouraged abstinence before marriage, gave inspirational talks during assembly time and had one on one talks with student on setting priorities and educational paths., Successfully completed a course in leadership development that included attitude of a leader, quality of a leader, the role of a leader and cost and benefit of leadership., Organized different activities such as drama and music lessons and supervised the students. Also organized morning prayers and created the June 16 program of with I was an organizer.

Professional Competencies

  • RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT, Conducted experiments and produced reports on different occupational hazards such as risk of dust in the work place and produced mitigation procedure.
  • WASTE MANAGEMENT, Competent in waste management procedures and got field experience at Kgatleng district council where I worked in the waste management office and manned the landfill on numerous occasions by implementing ISO standards. Managed the incinerator, landfill and waste water treatment ponds in Jwaneng mine.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT, Produced an environmental impact assessment on the process of fracking in the Central Kgalagadi Game Reserve and presented it in a class set up. Conducted a baseline risk assessment for Carlumni Professional in Jwaneng mine.
  • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HYGIENE, Investigated occupational hazard suck as heat stress and used OHSAS standard to make recommendations of compliance/
  • OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT, Successfully completed a course on operational management which focused on performance management systems, changing management, strategic management and total quality management. Gained field experience at Jwaneng mine.
  • FOOD SCIENCE AND MEAT SCIENCE APPLICATION, Competent in food science and meat science application and able to investigate food borne infections and create mitigations for the food problem issues.
  • HAZARD ANALYSIS AT CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCAP), Competent in HACCAP and able to produce a HACCAP flow diagram for any production and manufacturing process.
  • FOOD AND WATER QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTIONS, Conducted food and water sample collection around Mochudi village in different private and public institutions which where send to a lab for testing and produced a compliance report based on the food control act(1993) and the water works act (1962)
  • INSPECTED BUSINESS PREMISES, Used traditional and risk-based inspection approaches to insure compliance to waste management act (1999), factories act 1973) and the public health act (1981) in business premises in the Kgatleng district.
  • OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH PRACTICES, Competent in the primary health care limitation, health inequalities and different designs of healthy cities.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT, Acquires skills on anticipating different environmental hazards and ways of mitigating their impacts.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, Used local and international tools to solve different environmental conflicts including international conventions like the BASAL CONVENTION and local acts like the WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT (1999). Gained knowledge competence on the application of environmental laws.
  • Computer skills, Used Microsoft applications type assignment and competent in Microsoft power point, excel 2013, access 2013, poster design, database compare and SPSS. Generated reports, inspections and designed posters communicating different messages to our stakeholders at Jwaneng mine. Managed the isometrics system at Carlumni Professionals and Eramo Investments.
  • WORKED IN ADMINISTRATION, Addressing customer’s complaints and gave advice to locals in pursuit of different operation licenses.
  • TEACHING, Worked as a peer counselor under the department of guidance and counseling.
  • BASKETBALL CoaCHING, Helped the Good-hope basketball team to get ready for their basketball competitions

Conference

02/22/2018, Botswana Sustainable Development Goal’s Roadmap Launch

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 065415319
  • Date of Birth: 11/23/88
  • Nationality: MOTSWANA

Social Responsibility

  • 2014, Present, Donate blood twice a year
  • 2019, Present, Work with Sese VDC to donate to the less fortunate.

Awards

Gantsi Senior Basketball team, Most valuable player

References

  • Mr Eric Mosweu, Eramo investments (pty) ltd, Director, po box 500 abg, Gaborone, +276 396 0103, eramo2004@gmail.com
  • Mrs TshephAng Tumoyagae, Department of Environmental Health, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, +267 71 691 119, tshephang.tumoyagae@mopipi.ub.bw
  • Mr Gaokgakala Maikano, Kgatleng District Council, Department of Environmental Health, Private Bag 007, Gaborone, +267 75 072 670, maikanogao@gmail.com

Training

  • 09/2023, Understanding BOS ISO 45001:2018, Botswana Bureau of Standards
  • 05/2021, Incident Investigation Course, Arrow Safety Solutions
  • 11/2020, BOS ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor, Botswana Bureau of Standards
  • 09/2020, Understanding BOS ISO 9001:2015, Botswana Bureau of Standards
  • 05/2015, 08/2015, School of Discipleship Training Programs, Face the Nation Botswana

Certification

School of Discipleship Training Program

Timeline

Understanding BOS ISO 45001:2018

09-2024

Incident Investigation Course

05-2021

BOS ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor

11-2020

Understanding BOS ISO 9001:2015

09-2020

SITE MANAGER

CARLUMNI PROFESSIONALS (PTY) LTD
02.2020 - Current

ERAMO INVESTMENT (PTY) LTD
06.2018 - 01.2020

UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA
08.2017 - 05.2018

KGATLENG DISTRICT COUNCIL
05.2017 - 08.2017

FACE THE NATION
05.2016 - 08.2016

School of Discipleship Training Program

08-2015

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Health

University Of Botswana
01.2014 - 04.2018

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education -

Gantsi Senior Secondary School
01.2006 - 04.2007

Junior certificate -

Itekeng Junior Secondary School
01.2003 - 04.2005
Walter Tekolo BoikanyoENVIRONMENTAL PRACTITIONER