KOBUS BEZUIDENHOUT
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Drivers License:
o Diploma in Nature Management
o FGASA member 17691
o FGASA Level 1
o FGASA Backup trails
o Advanced Rifle Handling (ARH)
o Track and Sign Level 2
o Rifle Competency
o Eco training - Certificate
o First Aid Level 1
o DEAT registered
o Snake handling course (African Snakebite Institute) PERSONAL DETAILS
20 Sept 1993
South African
Married
Great
English
Code B + PDP
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
I am a hard-working young man
who can handle high pressure
situations and work well to
complete tasks. I am good at
thinking ahead and outside of
situations in order to get my job
done. I have strong leadership and
managing skills and I also have
great respect for authority, making
me easy to teach and work with.
Great people and organizational
skills, along with punctuality,
reliability, and honesty are some
things that make me a great
worker.
PROFILE
Phone
advf5l@r.postjobfree.com
TERTIARY:
Nature Management Diploma at Centurion Academy (2017-2022) o Biology
o Conservation Development
o Animal Studies
o Ecology
o Soil Science
o Conservation Communications
o Veld Management
o Game Ranch Management
o Animal Anatomy and Physiology
o Animal Health
o Conservation Genetics
o Resort Management
o Statistics
LANGUAGE
Speaking
Reading
Writing
EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
ENGLISH AFRIKAANS
INTERESTS
OUTDOORS CAMPING
FISHING KAYAKING
EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS
KOBUS BEZUIDENHOUT
TERTIARY:
Eco training year course (3 October, 2012 - 2 September, 2013) Courses:
o Basic birding
o Basic navigation
o FGASA Level 1
o Track and sign course (Cybertracker)
o Back up Trails
o ARH
o Wilderness First Aid (Smart Solution)
SECONDARY:
Learning Centre Academy (Gaborone, Botswana) 1999-2005 Matriculated at Treverton College 2006-2011
Subjects:
o English
o Afrikaans
o Biology
o Visual art
o Maths literacy
o Life Orientation
o Geography
Post-Secondary:
Midlands 1 st Team Rugby (U21)
3 rd and 4 th Team Collegians Rugby (Open Age Group) Secondary:
Team award 1 st Team Rugby
2 nd Team Water Polo
Phone
advf5l@r.postjobfree.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
KOBUS BEZUIDENHOUT
Kobalin Industries 2022 - Present
Kobalin Industries manufactures, and sells/exports toilet paper on a wholesale scale
Position: Business Owner
Key Responsibilities:
o Managed day-to-day operations
o Supervised and trained 3 employees with full employee retention o Provided one-on-one consultations with clients to determine pricing and growth prospective
Middepunt Farm 2021
Position: Farm Hand
Key Responsibilities:
o Mixing of animal feed, feeding animals, handling of goats, sheep and cattle
o Administering medication to animals, parasite control, and monitoring the sick
o Cleaning animal pens, food and water areas
o Fixing fences, maintenance of dirt roads, making fire breaks, fighting bush fires
o Control predators that pose a danger to the livestock Savannah Game and River Resort 2013, 2020
Positions Held and Key Responsibilities:
• Hospitality Manager
o Managed lodge activities (river rafting, quad biking and game drives), and transport guests to other
places of interest, transport to and from airport
• Front of House Manager
o Liaise with guests, general bartender duties, lodge management and maintenance
o Bush assessments, parasite control, animals cull procedures, game counts, waste management, fire control/prevention management, and construction and maintenance
Lion and Safari Park 2018
Position: Farm Hand
Key Responsibilities:
o Cleaning nursery, and lion and wild dog cages
o Preparing food for animals and administering medication where necessary
o General wellbeing requirements of abandoned infantile animals in the ‘nursery’
Phone
advf5l@r.postjobfree.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
KOBUS BEZUIDENHOUT
Kairos Industrial Chemicals 2015 - 2017
Positions Held and Key Responsibilities:
• Dispatch Manager
o Invoicing and dispatching stock to customers, monthly stock take and stock control
o Forecast stock required for following months’ production o Manage warehouse staff concerning stock control, stock take and stock management, cleaning of stock and dispatch area
• Sales Representative
o Calling customers on daily basis, collecting orders, and finding new customers
o Promoting products at events by demonstration
Eco Training camp in Makuleke, Pafuri, Kruger National Park, Mashatu Game Reserve Botswana: 2014
Position: Volunteer and Backup Trail Guide
Key Responsibilities:
o Walk as a Backup the walks in mornings and afternoon, clean and check the vehicles, monitor the oil and petrol of the generator, and general maintenance
o Assisted with leopard density research by the University of Nebraska and University of Georgia. Including, setting camera traps in designated areas to use the photographs in an attempt to recognize individuals and their movement around the area.
Roselands 2012
Position: Outdoor facility for grade 4 to 11
Key Responsibilities:
o Looked after children (Routine daily activities, safety) o Facilitated various outdoor activities
Calseys Pub (Kick & Whistle) 2012
Key Responsibilities:
o Barman, including general barman duties, and assisted with cleaning Phone
advf5l@r.postjobfree.com
SKILLS DEVELOPED
o Problem solving
o Communication
o People Management
o General management
REFERENCES
KOBUS BEZUIDENHOUT
Phone
advf5l@r.postjobfree.com
Bobby Hartslief
Savannah Game and River Retreat - Owner
Email: advf5l@r.postjobfree.com
Helen Rees
Savannah Game and River Retreat - Hospitality Manager
advf5l@r.postjobfree.com
Henda Akerman
Kairos Industrial Chemicals
advf5l@r.postjobfree.com
*References pertaining to specific documents and instances can be provided, if necessary