14 September 2015

CURRICULUM VITAE SUMMERY OF

Elizmay Vos
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth
Gender
Height
Marital Status:
Citizenship:

2 JULY 1982
Female
1.65 m
Single
South African

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications from the University
of Stellenbosch, SA:

MSc Degree (GeoInformatics) 2014

BSc Honours (Gis: Environmental
Geography) 2009
BSc Degree (Geology And Geography)
2008

Key Achievements:

Created log reporting sheets

Created text report sheets
Assisted in the creating of a company
geological database
Written mini thesis
Written thesis

Certification:

South African Council for Natural Scientific

Professions (SACNASP) Registration Nr.:
100140/15, Candidate Natural Scientist
(Geospatial Science) 13 Mei 2015

Experience:

GIS Officer and Database Manager - 3

Years
Cartographer - 2 months

Personal strengths include:

Competent and up to date GIS and

Geographical skills
Computer proficiency in GIS, geological
and Microsoft software.
Can work independently.
Team player
Can think analytically
Can take initiative

CURRICULUM VITAE
Elizmay Vos
CURRENT ADDRESS
Residential Address:

146 JAN HURTER AVE

GROBLERSHOOP
8850

Telephone Number:

8207020047083

Cell phone Number:

082 223 0084

Email:

e.vos.gis@gmail.com

WORK ADDRESS
Work Address:

Aquila Steel (S Africa) (Proprietary) Limited

Block C, Ground Floor
28 Sloane Street
Bryanston
Gauteng
South Africa
2191

Telephone Number:

(27) 11 463 1340

PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname:

Vos

First Names:

Elizmay

ID Number:

8207020047083

Passport Number:

A 01126143

Date of Birth

2 JULY 1982

Place of Birth

Kimberly, RSA

Gender

Female

Height

1.65 m

Marital Status:

Single

Driving Licence:

None

Nationality:

South African

Home Language

Afrikaans

Languages

Language
English
Afrikaans

Speak
Good
Good

Write
Good
Good

Criminal Records

None

Health

Excellent
Visually Impaired

Hobbies

Rowing, Reading, Hiking, Camping

Read
Good
Good

SUMMARY OF EXPOSURE AND EXPERIENCE DURING BSc HONOURS AND MSc

COURSE:
BSc Honours Degree:
Lectures and practicals were attended and completed in Geographical Information Systems
(Gis), Advanced Remote Sensing, Gis: Environmental Geography Research Application,
Geographical Thoughts and Research Methods.
Read articles on the areas of Land Cover Change Detection, Image Classification, Remote
Sensing, Fynbos and Renosterveld
Gave and attend progress report presentations during the thesis writing process. A mini thesis
were completed as part of the BSc Honours degree. The Title is: Land use change in the Koue
Bokkeveld 1949-2009.

MSc Degree:
Read articles on the areas of Land Cover Change Detection, Image Classification, Remote
Sensing, Fynbos, Renosterveld, Geo-Morphology, Rainfall Runoff, Landscape Stricter,
Biodiversity, Landscape fragmentation, Carbon Storage and Geographical History and
Geographical Trends.
Gave and attend progress report presentations during the thesis writing process. A Full thesis
degree. The title: Land Cover Change and Its Effect on Landscape Function in the Koue
Bokkeveld

EDUCATION
SECONDARY EDUCATION
High School Attended:

Pioneer School For The Visually Impaired

Worchester
Western Cape
South Africa

Highest Standard Passed:

Matriculated with B Average (2000)

Subjects Passed

Afrikaans HG, English HG, Mathematics HG,

Economy HG, Computer Studies HG, Physiology
HG & Home Economics HG

Additional subjects Passed 2001:

History HG, Physical Science SG

Extramural Activities

Athletics, Choir, Hiking Club

TERTIARY EDUCATION
University Attended:

UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH

Degrees Obtained:

MSc (Geoinformatics) 2014

Bsc Honours (Gis: Environmental Geography)
2009
Bsc Degree (Geology And Geography) 2008

Academic Commitment:

Mini Thesis: Land Use Change In The Koue

Bokkeveld 1949-2009
Thesis: Land Cover Change and its Effect on
Landscape Function in the Koue Bokkeveld

Student Societies:

University: DISMATIES
Ress: Computer Club, Media and Marketing,
Archive

Leadership

WP Goalball Captain (2011)

Sporting Achievements

University Colours for Goalball,

Western Provence Colours for Goalball

Extramural Activities:

Goalball, Blind Cricket, Athletics

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT

Name of Company

Aquila Steel(S Africa) (Pty) Ltd

Address of Company

PO Box 1038
South Perth
Western Australia, 6951
Telephone: (61) 8 9423 0111
Facsimile: (61) 8 9423 0133
mail@aquilaresources.com.au

Type of Company

Exploration and Mining Company

Present Post

GIS Officer and Database Manager

Period of Employment:

June 2011 - Present

Main Job Functions:

The GIS Officer and Database Manager role includes

GIS SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE
DRAFTING OF MAPS GEOLOGICAL AND
TOPOCADASTRAL
PREPARATION OF FIGURES AND MAPS FOR
PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS

UPDATE AND MAINTAIN GIS DATABASE

MAINTAIN MAP FILING SYSTEM

GBIS DATABASE MANAGER

VERIFY AND MAINTAIN GEOLOGICAL DATABASE

WEEKLY DATABASE BACKUP

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Name of Company

Geography and Environmental Study Department:

University of Stellenbosch

Place

Stellenbosch

Type of Employment

Part time Cartographer

Present Post

Part-time GIS Mapping

Period of Employment:

August 2008-October 2008

Main Job Functions:

Creating maps of the Southern Cape for Prof. J.H.

van der Merwe.

Reason for leaving

Job completed

Certification
Certification:

South African Council for Natural Scientific

Professions (SACNASP) Candidate Natural Scientist
(Geospatial Science), Registration number:
100140/15, Registration date: 13 Mei 2015

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
Society Membership:

Society of South African Geographers (SSAG):

Member, Registration date: June 2014.
Geo-Information Society of South Africa (GISSA):
Member, Registration date: October 2014.
Royal Geographical Society (RGS): Fellow, Registration
date: September 2015.

COMPUTING EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

SOFTWARE PACKAGES

ARCGIS
ARCVIEW 3.2
Datamine
eCOGNITION DIFFININIACE
ERDAS IMAGE
LPS
GBIS 7.8
GEOMATICA
GRASS GIS
IDRISI
MAPINFO
Micromine
Microsoft Office Suite
OCRIS
OCRIS MOBILE
PLANETGIS
QGIS
STATISTICA
LEAPFROG
TURBO PASCAL
JAVA
VB

DATE LAST USED

RATING
MARK APPROPRIATE BOX WITH X
Basic
Intermediate Advanced
Recently
X
2007
X
2011
X
2010
X
2014
X
2013
X
Recently
X
2010
X
2012
X
2010
X
Recently
X
Recently
X
Recently
X
Recently
X
Recently
X
Recently
X
Recently
X
2008
X
2013
X
PROGRAMING LANGUAGES
2000
X
2004
X
2005
X

PYTHON
C#
HTML
SQL

Recently
Recently
2001
Recently

X
X
X
X

COURSES COMPLETED: UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH

TRAINING/COURSE TITLE
GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMEMTAL STUDIES (122, 152, 212, 222, 242, 252, 314, 324, 344,
364)
GEOLOGY (114, 144, 214, 244, 254, 314, 324, 344, 354)
BOTANY AND ZOOLOGY (224)
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY (344)
CHEMISTRY (114, 154)
COMPUTER SCIENCE (178, 242)
COMPUTER SKILLS (172, 272, 372)
MATHEMATICS (BIO) (124)
PHOTOGRAMMETRY (334) (Geography And Environmemtal Studies)
PHYSICS (114, 144)
SOIL STUDIES (214)
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) (713)
ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING (712)
GIS: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH APPLICATION (742)
GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHTS AND RESURCH METHODS (741)
GIS ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY (778)
THESIS GEOINFORMATICS (874)
GEOINFORMATICS (878)

ESRI VIRTUAL CAMPUS COURSES

TRAINING/COURSE TITLE
LEARNING ARCGIS DESKTOP ArcGIS 9.2 ( 8 PROGRAMS)
LEARNING ARCGIS 9 SPATIAN ANALYST ArcGIS 9.2 (6 PROGRAMS)

Basics of Geographic Coordinate Systems (for ArcGIS 10)

Getting Started with GIS (for ArcGIS 10)
Using ArcMap in ArcGIS Desktop 10
ArcGIS Data Interoperability Basics
Basics of Map Projections (for ArcGIS 10) (ESRI 125674)
Basics of Python (for ArcGIS 10) (ESRI 126246)
Basics of Raster Data (for ArcGIS 10) (ESRI 125731)
Deriving Rasters for Terrain Analysis Using ArcGIS 10 (ESRI 125728)
Distance Analysis Using ArcGIS 10 (ESRI 125736)
Editing in ArcGIS Desktop 10
Field GIS: Collecting and Editing Data Using ArcPad 10

YEAR COMPLETED
2009
2009
2011
2011
2011
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012

Getting Started with GIS (for ArcGIS 9.2-9.3) (ESRI)

Getting Started with Linear Referencing (for ArcGIS 10) (ESRI 126843)
Getting Started with the Geodatabase (for ArcGIS 10) (ESRI 125734)
GIS for Humanitarian Mine Action
Introduction to GIS Data ReViewer
Introduction to Map Production System-Atlas
Introduction to Surface Modeling Using ArcGIS 10 (ESRI 126117)
Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10) (ESRI 125721)
Linear Referencing Using ArcGIS 10 (ESRI 126844)
Mobile GIS: Creating Web Maps for Lightweight Mobile Apps
Mobile GIS: Using the ArcGIS for iOS Application
Python Scripting for Geoprocessing Workflows (for ArcGIS 10) (ESRI
126247)
Python Scripting for Map Automation in ArcGIS 10 (ESRI 125730)
Turning Data into Information Using ArcGIS 10
Using Python in ArcGIS Desktop 10 (ESRI)
Using Raster Data for Site Selection (for ArcGIS 10) (ESRI 125737)
Working with Annotation Using ArcGIS 10 (ESRI 126534)
Working with Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS 10 (ESRI 125676)
Working with Geodatabase Domains and Subtypes (for ArcGIS 10)
(ESRI 125738)
Creating and Sharing Locator Packages
Preparing to Implement a GIS online subscription
Go Places with Spatial Analysis (ArcGIS Online)
Give Yourself the Location Advantage (Baseness Analyst Online)

2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2011
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013
2015
2015

ADDITIONAL COURSES COMPLEATED

TRAINING/COURSE TITLE
Introduction to Micromine
Introduction, Exploration and
Wireframing (Micromine 2014)
First Aid Level 1
Fire Fighting level 1
Leapfrog Mining
Getting Started With MapInfo
Professional 01 Fundamentals
GIS in Mining and Exploration

PROVIDER
Micromine
Micromine

YEAR COMPLETED
2012
2014

Leapfrog
PBSI University

2015
2015
2013
2013

Global Prospectus

2014

RELEVANT SAQA UNITS COMPLETED

(Required for registration as a professional GIS Practitioner)

US No. 9 Create a standard operating procedure for geo-information data capture. (core)
US No. 10 Be aware of the principles of spatial data in database. (elective)

US No. 14 Understand concepts and theory of cartographic modelling. (core)

US No. 40 Work with map projections. (core)
US No. 70 Understand map composition elements in map production. (elective)
US No. 71 Demonstrate an understanding of different visual variables used on maps.
(elective)
US No. 72 Demonstrate an understanding of map design and layout. (elective)
US No. 76 Understand the conceptual context of spatial visualisations and presentation.
(elective)
US No. 95 Demonstrate an understanding of general database theory. (core)
Ellipsoids. (core)
US No. 194 Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of spatial data. (elective)
US No. 201 Demonstrate an understanding of topology for storing spatial data. (elective)
No. 211 Collect and capture metadata for spatial data. (core)US No. 218 Capture geoinformation from secondary data sources. (elective)
US No. 249 Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of GPS technology. (core)
US No. 261 Understand spatial data transfer protocols. (core)
US No. 362 Demonstrate basic understanding of spatial modelling. (core)
US No. 263 Plan and check the capture of geo-information from secondary data US
US No. 497 Use the SQL language to create, modify, query and manage a database
application. (core)
Sources. (elective)
US No 11820 Select a map projection and transform data between projections or US No.
11821 Design a geo-information product according to cartographical specifications and
design standards. (elective)
US No. 11823 Capture spatial data for Geographical Information System (GIS) using a
single-phase Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (elective)
US No. 11824 Selecting a data structure for Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
(elective)

HOBBIES & ACTIVITIES

LEISURE

: LISTENING TO MUSIC, READING, PLAYING GUITAR,

CAMPING, HIKING AND COMPUTER GAMES

SPORTS

: ADAPTIVE ROWING (S A INVITATION TEAM)

GOAL BALL (MATIES AND PROVINSIONAL COLOURS)
BLIND CRICKET
SHOT PUT
JAVELEN

CARRERE OBJECTIVES
My objectives are to establish myself in the private or government sector as a GIS Practitioner
with the view of gaining experience for future advancement, to join a stable company that
would give me a chance to learn more and therefore enhance my job profile greatly, to solve

problems in a effective and creative manner in a challenging position, and to pursue the goals
of the company in order to achieve success.

REFERENCES
Mr. D. Rossouw

Aquila Resources Pty Ltd.

Exploration Manager for the Northern Cape
Email: drossouw@aquilaresources.com.au
Email: drossouw7@gmail.com
Tel: +int (27) 54 833 0027
(He is my immediate superior at Aquila Steel
Northern Cape)

Mr. L.B. Siebrits

Aquila Resources Pty Ltd.

Senior Geologist
Email: bsiebrits@aquilaresources.com.au
Tel: +int (27) 54 833 0027
(He is a geologist working at Aquila Steel
Northern Cape)

Mr. L Jacobs

Aquila Resources Pty Ltd.

Senior Geologist
Email: dinuwiphy@telkomsa.net
Tel: +int (27) 54 833 0027
(He is a geologist working at Aquila Steel
Northern Cape

Prof J.H. van Merwe

University of Stellenbosch
Prof and Chair: Geography and Environmental
lecturer
Email: jhvdm@sun.ac.za
(He was my Masters study leader)

Dr A. Kunneke

University of Stellenbosch
Lecturer in Photogrammetry
(He was my photogrammetry lecturer)

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is true and accurate.

24 May 2015
E. Vos

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