CURRICULUM VITAE Rebecca Bowd
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CURRICULUM VITAE Rebecca Bowd Registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAPSA) Director of Green Door Environmental MEnvDev (S.A.), IAIA, SAIEA, IWMSA, Cert IEM, Cert. Audit PERSONAL DETAILS CONTACT DETAILS Date of Birth 16 June 1979 Telephone 033 343 4176 Sex Female Fax 033 343 4201 Marital Status Single Cell 072 181 4236 Nationality British E-mail [email protected] Driver’s Licence Code E (08) Physical Address Block H Quarry Office Park, Home Language English 400 Old Howick Road, Hilton, KZN, 3245 Postal Address PO Box 11 Hilton 3245 EDUCATION Tertiary Education 2008 – Present PhD, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Project Towards an analytical framework for understanding complex social ecological systems when conducting Environmental Impact Assessments in South Africa Supervisors Dr Donovan Kotze, Centre for Environment and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Dr Nevil Quinn, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of the West of England, United Kingdom 2003 – 2005 MEnvDev, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Project Towards a macroinvertebrate sampling protocol for monitoring water quality of wetlands in South Africa Supervisors Dr Donovan Kotze & Dr Nevil Quinn, Centre for Environment and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 1997 – 2000 B.A. Hons, University College Chichester, England Majors Geography and Environmental Science Final Year (Hons) Project Time, space and attitudes: a comparison of living under the conditions of an internationally run plantation and a traditional living environment Supervisor Dr Samantha Jones, Department of Geography, University College Chichester, England Rebecca Bowd – Curriculum Vitae 1 Publications Bowd R, Kotze DC, Quinn NW, Hay DG & Mander M (2012) The identification of resilient estuary-based enterprises to encourage economic empowerment in South Africa: A toolkit approach. Ecology and Society. 17(3): 15 Bowd R, Kotze DC, Quinn NW, Hay DG & Mander M (in prep) Towards an analytical framework for understanding complex social ecological systems when conducting Environmental Impact Assessments in South Africa. Environmental Impact Assessment Review Bowd R, Kotze DC, Quinn NW, Hay DG & Mander M (in prep) testing the transferability of a toolkit for the identification of resilient estuary-based enterprises to encourage economic empowerment, on an established wetland-based enterprise in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Water SA Bowd R, Kotze DC, Quinn NW, Hay DG & Mander M (in prep) Testing the transferability of an ecosystem services inventory for estuaries to an inland wetland. Water SA Bowd R, Kotze DC, Morris CD & Quinn NW (2006) Towards the development of a macroinvertebrate sampling technique for palustrine wetlands in South Africa: a pilot investigation in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. African Journal of Aquatic Science . 31(1): 15-23 Bowd R, Kotze DC, Morris CD & Quinn NW (2006) Testing the applicability of the SASS5 scoring procedure for assessing wetland health: a case study in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science . 31(2): 229- 246 Bowd R, Blanche C & Simpson A (2006) Air quality and climate change: KwaZulu-Natal Provincial State of the Environment Report CAREER PROFILE Over eight years practicing as an Environmental Assessment Practitioner in the field of Integrated Environmental Management and environmental assessments. Recent work has largely been in the alternative energy, agricultural, industrial and public service sectors. Areas of Expertise Running of entire EIA and Basic Assessment Processes (including the public participation process); Environmental Management Programmes (EMPr); Conducting audits as an Environmental Control Officer (ECO) for the implementation of construction and operational EMPr; Environmental compliance assessments and audits; Environmental Feasibility Assessments; External reviews of other EAP ’s EIA work; Environmental advice; Strategic level environmental planning and management; Permit applications (Water Use Licenses, Waste Licenses); Project Management, Report Writing, Implementation Plans and Project Design; Socio-economic Assessments; Section 24G applications and compilation of reports for unlawful activities; and Sustainable Development and Rural Livelihoods. Rebecca Bowd – Curriculum Vitae 2 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Green Door Environmental, Hilton, South Africa October 2009 to Present - Environmental Assessment Practitioner (Director) Responsible for undertaking environmental authorisation processes for new developments within all sectors, and providing environmental advice and guidance. Compiling and implementing construction and operational EMPr. Project Management, Permit Applications, Environmental Reviews and Feasibility Assessments. EnviroScope cc, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa September 2007 to September 2009 - Environmental Assessment Practitioner (Director) Conducting of environmental authorisation processes for new developments within the industrial, residential, commercial and linear sectors. Project managed and undertook the compilation of Environmental Basic, Scoping and EIA Reports, Public Participation, compilation of EMPr and EMPr monitoring. Simpson, Ryder & Associates, Hilton, near Pietermaritzburg, South Africa January 2006 to August 2007 - Environmental Consultant Management of environmental authorisation processes for new developments, including data collection for, and compilation of Environmental Basic, Scoping and EIA Reports, Public Participation, compilation of EMPr and EMPr monitoring. Also involved with air quality, water quality, noise and dust assessments and monitoring. WSP Environmental (previously WSP Walmsley), Westville, Durban, South Africa July 2004 to December 2005 - Environmental Consultant Undertook all aspects concerned with environmental consultancy, notably – compilation of Scoping Reports and EMPr, compliance monitoring, and communication with clients and I&APs. Ninham Shand Consulting Engineers (now Aurecon), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa February 2005 to June 2005 – Environmental Project Consultant Analysed the current environmental market within the private industrial sector of KwaZulu-Natal, and identified potential environmental service and product opportunities: • Responsible for the planning, implementation, report writing and presentation of the project; • Assessed pollutants and waste products discarded by various manufacturing processes from an environmental perspective; • Identified key compliance issues within national environmental legislation regarding industrial manufacturing; and • Gained familiarity with ISO certification and EMSs. Rebecca Bowd – Curriculum Vitae 3 SPECIFIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE (2004 – PRESENT) Industrial and Manufacturing Client Project Title Description Buthule Trading (Pty ) The Proposed Installation of Full Scoping, EIA (including Public Participation) and EMP r. Ltd Sterigerm Units into Two Hospitals in KZN Bio tech Energy Pty The proposed establishment of a Full Scoping, EIA ( including Public Participation) and EMP r for the Ltd / AES (Pty) Ltd Green Energy Plant, Tweedie, establishment of a facility which produces 6.5 MW of power from plantation KZN residue. DWA Water Use Permit Application. DEA Waste Permit Application. Specialist studies : Hydrocensus; Air Quality Modelling; Noise Impact Assessment; Traffic Impact Assessment; Wetland Delineation. Biotech Fuels (Pty ) The proposed establishment of a Full Scoping, EIA (including Public Participation) and EMP r for the Ltd Pellet Plant at Tweedie, KZN establishment of a wood pellet plant. DWA Water Use Permit Application. DEA Waste Permit Application. Specialist studies : Air Quality Modelling; Noise Impact Assessment; Traffic Impact Assessment. Vikela Afrika Waste The proposed establishment of a Full Scoping, EIA (including Public Participation) and EMP r for the Care (Pty) Ltd Medical Waste Treatment Facility establishment of a purpose-built Waste Treatment Facility, which will be at Hammarsdale, KZN used for the treatment of potentially infectious healthcare risk waste, prior to final disposal. Mascor (Pty ) Ltd The proposed establishment of a Full Scoping, EIA (including Public Participation) and EMP r. Service Station and Motor Specialist Studies : Traffic Impact Assessment; Risk Assessment; Dealership located in Greytown, Geotechnical Assessment. KZN Ducatus (Pty ) Ltd The proposed establishment of a Full Scoping, EIA and EMP r for the establishment of a 20 ha office and light Light Industrial Development at industrial facility adjacent to the N3 freeway. the Lion Park off ramp, N3 Specialist studies : Vegetation Assessment; Geotechnical Assessment; Freeway near Pietermaritzburg, Traffic Impact Assessment; Heritage Impact Assessment; Agricultural KZN Potential Assessment. Eben Venter The proposed establishment a Commencement of a full Scoping, EIA (including Public Participation) and Storage Facility in Roslyn EMPr for the construction of a 20 000m 2 finished products warehouse. Industrial Area, Pretoria Specialist studies : Geotechnical Assessment; Traffic Impact Assessment; Heritage Impact Assessment. Komatsu (Pty ) Ltd The proposed establishment of a Commencement of a full Scoping, EIA (including Public Participation) and Komatsu Forklift Showroom EMPr for the development of a showroom for small material handling Doornkloof, Pretoria equipment, warehouse, workshop and ancillary office. Specialist studies : Geotechnical Assessment;