Jaco Pretorius Email & Phone Number

Pretoria, Gp, Za

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Luxury Frontiers designs sustainable and immersive resorts, lodges, and camps in naturally beautiful locations all over the globe. Specializing in architecture, interior design, procurement, project management, and strategic advisory services, the firm offers an end-to-end scope of services to poise an asset for success in today’s ever-evolving experiential travel space. A leader in alternative building techniques for the lodging sector, Luxury Frontiers is known for creating upmarket tented camps and other rare and iconic hospitality builds on the world’s new frontiers of travel. Driven to bring people closer to nature responsibly and without sacrificing sustainability or sophistication, Luxury Frontiers helps clients create meaningful guest journeys through mindful design and operational planning

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Managing teams and medium to large scale commercial projects• Experience in the full scope of architectural works of all stages from conceptual inception through construction documentation to close out• Experience in multiple building typologies such as mixed use, retail, office, residential, educational, leisure developments and urban proposals• Full scope of site construction work and managing contractors• Involvement in 102 Projects national and international• Managed teams of up to 22 people• Working closely with consultants to reduce project cost• Published 3 Articles in acclaimed magazines• 2 Featured projects for Corobrik• Featured architect for the Corobrik inspirational projects video interview

Pretoria Area, South Africa

• Working with teams and managing on medium to large scale commercial projects • Experience in the full scope of architectural works of all stages from conceptual inception through construction documentation to close out• Experience in multiple building typologies such as mixed use, retail, office, residential, educational, leisure developments and urban proposals• Involvement in 41 projects national and international• Managed teams of up to 10 people on various projects• Working directly with client and consultants to produce projects within budget

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Working full time as the director for my own company DJP Photography and design, managing photography for various events. I started my Architectural studies during this period. , I did wedding photography, studio work and commercial photography. In this time I worked with Stephen Segal (Mr. SA 2009) and Adele Segal (top 10 FHM Model 2010) on a few charity events. I sponsored the photography for the cancer fund-raisers and worked on a TV series Extreme Model Survivor and documentary sets.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Working part-time in marketing and managing, my responsibilities included sales, graphic design, distributing stationery, photographic equipment, computer components.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Marketing and managing through photography and graphic design, I was part of a team that arranged and planned Rock festivals such as the YES rock festival. Further I did the CD covers, studio & location photography for various bands. Experience gained includes the design and planning of marketing materials and planning of events. Bands involved: LEEF, 11th Hour, Haggis & Bong, Crashcarburn, Elaborate Station, Janice and the half Jacks, Slashdogs, Blackcatbone, Fourteen40.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

During this period I managed the Cullinan branch for a year before moving to the Pretoria branch where I was appointed as senior photographer and general branch manager. Here I managed the studio, staff and various photo shoots.Shows & Events:Still photography for music videos with Ansalmo Ralph (R&B artist From Angola) in association with QM ProductionsMovie: KingsleyOn set Title: Chief of Photography (still, continuity, set clothing & make-up photography).Responsibilities included set design layoutPhotographic Shoots:CD cover, model portfolios, family, pregnancy, nude, make-up portfolios weddings, architectural, interior, corporate, band, artistic photography, other functions, editing, layout design, and marketing. Large shoots included: Victor Matfield in association with Denis Gum Guards, Model portfolios that was submitted to FHM MagazineExternal collaboration: QM E Aviator (Productions), Gay Pages Magazine, Denis, Bello Couture, Promohouse, Envy Entertainment, LEEF (Band), Shades of Faith (Band), SAindia Magazine, Blue Apple Branding, Kingsley (Movie), Nkanjiso, Ansalmo Ralph (Singer)

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Here I gained experience in printing (Frontier Digital). I worked on colour corrections for digital images, picture editing, enhancing, photographic manipulating and graphic design.

Pretoria/Johannesburg, Rsa

As an assistant photographer I did shoots for magazines and year end functions.

Pretoria/Johannesburg, Rsa

As an assistant photographer I gained experience in food stills, Year-end functionsStills and portrait shoots. Companies collaborated with include, Butterfield Bakery and Aucor Auctioneering.

Magister Technologiae Architecture: Professional, Architecture

Dissertation topic:The design of a community sport development facility in Soshanguve, Tshwane

Baccalaureus Technologiae Architecture: Professional, Architecture

Studied Architecture SPECIAL COURSES ATTENDED: - Adobe Photoshop - AutoCAD - Archicad - Sketchup - Microsoft Office - Corel Draw - Tshwane.

National Diploma In Photography, Photography

Studied Photography ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS: Silver award for Band Photography 2008 Title: Angelic Enigma