Experienced Professional Land Surveyor

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Natalie Huddlestone

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Telephone: 063******* email: *******.***********@******.***.** Willing to relocate, happy to travel, works with passion, reliability and commitment Profile: Experienced Land Surveyor with geomatician qualifications. A strong background in all aspects of the review and approval of cadastral and related documentation. Ability to utilise all methodologies and instrumentation. Well-developed communication, planning and organisation skills, with strong aptitude to train, mentor and motivate personnel. Versatile, adaptable and energetic. Positive, self-motivated and a hard worker. Strong Leadership qualities and management traits. Change Agent and Enthusiastic Leader. AREAS OF COMPETENCIES

Geomatician qualifications

Admitted Professional Land Surveyor and Sectional Title Practitioner – Republic of South Africa (PLS 1276)

Laser Scanning, Photogrammetry and GPS Survey Methods

Consulting

Logical and Analytical Report-writing

Tutoring and Mentoring

Presentation Preparation

Creative Thinking and Problem-solving

Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

Human Resource Management

Creation of new office procedures

Change Management

Project Management

Team Management

Time Management

EDUCATION

University of Cape Town

BSc. (Hons) (Geomatics) - 2009

Stellenbosch University/Palama

Advanced Management Development Programme - 2012

Windsor High School

Matric - 2003

Achievements: School Prefect

Debating Team

Head Librarian

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ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES (NATIONAL SCHOOL OF GOVERNANCE ONLINE COURSES)

o Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme 2021 o Ethics in Public Sector 2021-2022

o Strategic Planning and Management 2020-2021

o Writing for Government 2020-2021

o Know the Constitution 2020-2021

o Leading Change 2020-2021

o Ethics in Public Sector 2020-2021

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name : Natalie Huddlestone

Date of birth : 26 October 1985 (ID: 851***-****-***)

Citizenship : South African

Languages : English and Afrikaans

Location : Pretoria

Interests : Outdoors, Animals, Philosophy, People, Reading, Debating PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

SAGC (Land Surveyors’ Professional Body) - PLS 1276 -D Professional Land Surveyor and Sectional Title Practitioner CURRENT/PREVIOUS PROJECTS

Director at “Relief Works” NGO 2021-Present

Mentor to Land Surveyors in training - on-going (1-4/year).

Departmental Change Agent: 2018-present

Departmental Delegate at Geomatics Indaba – 2016.

Invited as VIP delegate to SA Geotech Conference –2019

“SEIAD8 – Survey Earth in a day 2019 project leader (SA)

Published article July/August 2019 issue of PositionIT

Supervisor and assessment of staff - current

“General plan Project” – Clearing out of all outstanding Plans – completed project 2016.

Modelling of Mozambique Castle – Fieldwork and post-processing; development of a GIS.

Various Large-scale Sectional Title Developments – Pre-reconnaissance, Fieldwork and Post-processing, Drafting of Plans

Various farm boundary Reconstructions – Pre-reconnaissance, fieldwork, reconstruction, post-processing, establishing and placing of boundaries.

Promotion to Chief Professional Surveyor 2019

Performance award 2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2019/2020,2020/2021 (2018/2019 not awarded due to being on maternity leave and thus out of office for 4 months)

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Surveyor-General Office

Western Cape -Professional Land Surveyor (12 January 2010 – February 2019) Gauteng - Chief Professional Surveyor (March 2019 – Present) 12 January 2010 – Present, Promoted to Chief Professional Surveyor March 2019 Professional examination of cadastral documents submitted for approval by professional land surveyors. Liaison with professional land surveyors directly. Approval/Rejection of cadastral documents. Cadastral and Land Reform Research. Support to Surveyor-General personnel for professional consultation and direct consultation to external clients. Mentoring of tertiary students as land surveyor candidates. Attendance of courses to improve skills relevant for promotion opportunities and enhanced work skills.

Zamani Project (UCT)

Assistant Surveyor

November - December 2009

3D modelling of a heritage site (castle) in Mozambique using laser scanning, photogrammetry and GPS survey methods.

WKL Landmeters

Assistant Surveyor

December 2010

New development survey – managing the placement of cadastral beacons. Extensive farm boundary surveys.

Beacon Survey

Assistant Surveyor

December 2005 – August 2006

Completion of survey projects, including pre-planning and reconnaissance, data acquisition, reconstructions where required, fieldwork, drafting of plans, report writing and preparation of documents for Surveyor-General. Managing the submission of predominantly beacon relocations and topographical town-based surveys.

CK Rumboll and Partners

Assistant Surveyor

September 2006- February 2007

Completion of survey projects, including preplanning and reconnaissance, data acquisition, reconstructions where required, fieldwork, drafting of plans, report writing and preparation of documents for submission to the Surveyor-General. Projects included cadastral work, farm surveys, town planning projects, engineering surveys, 3D control networks, sectional title as well as new developments and beacon relocations.

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