Principal Consultant
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Principal Consultant
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Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Gaathier M. previously worked as Groundwater Correspondent at Igrac and Head of Department at Nelson Mandela University. Gaathier M. holds Micro Certification, Islamic Finance from Inceif, The Global University Of Islamic Finance.
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Gaathier has a background in Water and Sustainability and consults, trains and advises in these arenas. He has received extensive technical training in Computational Geoscience, with a focus on Hydrology, in Germany and Morocco, the latter sponsored through the International Atomic Energy Agency. Dr. Mahed has worked in gold, uranium and coal mining as well as on shale gas research. He has served in his capacity as a consultant on various projects in the Earth Sciences for government, industry and academia. Some of the major companies he has completed worked for include SABIC, City of Cape Town and the Water Research Commission. Gaathier has also tenured as COO for a diversified energy startup firm which ventured into Biofuel, Shale Gas and Drilling.He has served on technical panels in South Africa to help water research projects focus on sustainable development. At the Water Research Commission of South Africa, for example, he was involved in a pilot project related to geothermal energy. Gaathier also occupies voluntary executive and non executive board positions at various companies and NGO's. One of the former voluntary positions he occupied was with Awqaf South Africa, where he gained valuable knowledge and insights into the NGO sector as well as Charitable Endowments and Islamic Finance. Dr. Mahed also served on the International Association of Hydrogeologists Early Career Network as a steering committee member as well as on the Young Earth Scientist's Network as the CFO and Vice President for Career Advancement. In line with this he has completed multiple Postgraduate certificates in Leadership, Waqf and Islamic Finance.He was voted one of the Brightest Young Minds in South Africa for the year 2010, Mail & Guardian top 200 Young South Africans to take to lunch for 2011 and a World Islamic Economic Forum Global Young Fellow for 2013. He received the Nelson Mandela Alumni Society Rising Star Award for 2017 and was also admitted into the Royal Society of South Africa. Dr Mahed has been awarded an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, amongst multiple other prestigious funding opportunities, for exchange at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Gaathier was also a finalist in two categories for the NSTF awards, dubbed the Oscars of Science in South Africa, in 2018. He was was awarded the Science Faculty Excellent Teacher award for 2018 and the University Emerging Lecturer award from the Vice Chancellor for Excellence for 2020. Dr Mahed also served as the Deputy Dean for the Faculty of Science at Nelson Mandela University.
Listed skills include Research, Hydrogeology, Geology, Environmental Awareness, and 43 others.
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Groundwater Correspondent
Head Of Department
I hold leadership role in the Department of Geosciences and this has numerous responsibilities, including, but not limited to the management of :- The Academic Project- Operational Aspects-Human resources-Financial Stewardship-Research This is all in order to ensure the effective and smooth running of the department, in the Faculty of Science. Furthermore, we also delve into aspects of outreach and science communication for the wider public related to the Earth Sciences. This includes radio interviews and newspaper articles in order to effectively communicate aspects of science to all.
Groundwater Scientist
I am involved with research and consulting in groundwater with some aspects of training in the field. We work with multiple clients and internal partners on projects related to groundwater resource management, This involves the use of GIS and Remote Sensing, as well as data science and numerical modelling for sustainable solutions.
Deputy Dean
Appointed to the position of Deputy Dean in order to work with University and faculty management. The role is focused on operational aspects within the faculty and implementation of strategy. The responsibilities of the post include overall management within the Faculty and liason with staff in order to execute the vision of the Dean. The position also involved acting in the position of Dean in his absence.
Oct 2019 - Mar 2021
Senate Member
Senate Member at the University, attending meetings and contributing towards ideas and strategies for the University at large
Nov 2018 - Nov 2020
Teaching And Learning Committee Member For The Faculty Of Science
Teaching and Learning committee member involved with ideas and strategies around improving teaching methods in the Science Faculty
Sep 2018 - Jun 2020
Author Of "Climate Change : Lessons From The Quran And Sunnah"
Self-Employed
Guest Lecturer
The MSc Degree in Geotechnical Engineering has a subject focused on Groundwater. I have helped to developed the course material and aided in the delivery of the course. This was done remotely and formed part of the coursework component of the taught MSc course.
Contributor
Technical Reviewer
Chosen as technical reviewer for proposals in order to assess viability of projects and advise on approval for project funding
Coo
Asr
Applied Scientific Research (ASR) is a startup which is focused at the water and energy nexus. The company has primarily been involved in research related to Drilling, Shale Gas and Biofuels. One of the major milestones includes business process engineering for the halaal industry in South Africa.
Groundwater Consultant
Independant
I was involved with multiple projects at various levels. This was largely focused on groundwater and soil.
Mc And Comedian
Self Employed
My main duty as the MC for corporate functions and weddings was to ensure that the event was running on time and adding comedic relief to lighten the mood. I have worked for multiple clients and also transferred these skills into the arena of facilitation of workshops. Furthermore, I have performed open mic nights and done some standup shows as well as been a supporting act for numerous comedians.
Director
Anserine Trading And Investements
Involved in the management of the firm
Board Member
Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
Early Career Hydrogeologist Network Board Member
I was involved in advisory for the Early Career Hydrogeologist section of the International Association of Hydrogeologists.
Jun 2016 - Jun 2018
Fame Lab Judge
I was involved in judging the contestants from the heat stage in Port Elizabeth as well as the semi finals.
Apr 2018 - May 2018
Hydrogeologist And Senior Lecturer
Involved with consulting, research and training in the field of of Porous Media in general with particular applications to groundwater, soil, unconventional reservoirs and sediments.
Jul 2016 - Apr 2018
Hydrogeologist And Senior Lecturer
Involved with consulting, training and research in the sphere of the environmental sciences in general and hydrological sciences in particular.Appointed as the co-ordinator for the Mtech level coursework component in order to help deliver courses as well as liase with industry for guest lecturers. Furthermore also involved in the management of co-ordinating equipment, venue and lecturers for the taught courses and all related aspects.I was also involved with the Faculty Research co-ordinator's office and played a role in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Research co-ordinator on a campus wide basis. This was done on an adhoc basis as and when needed
Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
Volunteer
Researching and implementing aspects relating to:-Waqf -Policy Development-Strategy-Sustainability-Water Resources
Jan 2002 - Dec 2015
Steering Committee Member
Water Research Commission
Selected as an advisor on a project relating to geothermal energy in South Africa. I aid in steering the research and providing technical inputs. This includes reviewing work completed on the project as well as advising on the direction to be taken.
Sep 2010 - Dec 2012
Hydrogeologist
I was involved in multiple projects doing work related to aquifer characterisation. This included-Field mapping-Groundwater sampling-Groundwater exploration-Drilling-Pump test supervision-Pump test analysis-Sustainable Yield estimation-Numerical modelling of hydrological systems
Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
Visiting Researcher
Erasmus Mundus Exchange student scholarship in the department of Earth Sciences. Training and research in aspects of Hydrogeophysics, Data science, Time series analysis and hydrological modelling.
Sep 2011 - Mar 2012
Guest Scientist
Training in hydrological modelling applicable to gravimetric methods. This include the use of tools related to Data Science such as :- R-Python-SQL-Linux-C++The primary focus of the work was for time series analysis and data related to multiple environmentaldata sets spanning a period of more than ten years.
Nov 2010 - Feb 2011
Guest Scientist
Training in satellite and ground based gravimetric methods for water resource applications. This included the analysis of large data sets stemming from GRACE satellites. This was done using:- Linux-R-MatlabThe majority of the work was done using a supercomputer at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research (PIK)
Feb 2010 - Apr 2010
Scientist
Hydrogeological and hydrological aspects of gold and Uranium mining. This involved the collection of large data sets and managing this data for inputs into GIS and MODFLOW. This was largely done using SQL and Microsoft Excel.
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
Promoter
I was involved in instore promotions of various products every weekend. Sum of these included coffee. yoghurt and detergents. This also included the driving of the Hummer vehicle for the Cell C promotion and cellphone products.
Jan 2004 - Dec 2009
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
Intern
This consulting project was focused around examining the extent of petrochemical characterisation at some major filling stations across the country. This included site visits, which were comprised of geophysics, drilling and soil and water sample collection. The study was also constituted of desktop studies and the production of multiple site reports for the client. The extent of petrochemical contamination was determined from these measurements and samples taken. The project also involved the understanding of density driven flow of petroleum contaminants for conceptual model development
Nov 2006 - Jan 2007
Intern
I was involved with a project related to Groundwater along the West Coast of South Africa
Nov 2005 - Jan 2006
Intern
I was involved with aspects of the EIA process for a new construction project in the Fish Hoek area. Furthermore, I was also involved with sampling for surface water and the preparation of these samples for chemical analysis.
Dec 2004 - Jan 2005
11 education records
Gaathier M. education
Micro Certification, Islamic Finance
Postgraduate Diploma In Leadership, Organizational Leadership
Msc, Geohydrology
Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Geology
Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Geology
Iaea Training, Isotope Hydrology
Erasmus Mundus Exchange, Hydrogeology
Ects Credits, Geodetics
Bsc Honours, Geohydrology
Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Environmental And Water Science, Geohydrology
Education record
Islamia College
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What company does Gaathier M. work for?
Gaathier M. works for E2S consultants.
What is Gaathier M.'s role at E2S consultants?
Gaathier M. is listed as Principal Consultant at E2S consultants.
Where is Gaathier M. based?
Gaathier M. is based in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa while working with E2S consultants.
What companies has Gaathier M. worked for?
Gaathier M. has worked for E2S Consultants, Igrac, Nelson Mandela University, Self-Employed, and Department Of Civil Engineering, University Of Cape Town.
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Gaathier M. holds Micro Certification, Islamic Finance from Inceif, The Global University Of Islamic Finance.
What skills is Gaathier M. known for?
Gaathier M. is listed with skills including Research, Hydrogeology, Geology, Environmental Awareness, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, Water Resources, and Earth Science.
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