Ken Haumann
CURRICULUM VITAE
Water Resources Engineer
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
Ken Haumann is currently director in charge of the Water and
Environmental Division of PDNA. He is a professional engineer with
over 33 years of experience, covering a wide range of design and
project management in the civil and water resource engineering fields.
He is a specialist in hydrology and hydraulics.
Ken has also had extensive experience in the assessment of water
resource requirements in large catchments acting as project director on
water resource projects on the Letaba River, the Schoonspruit and the
Elefantes/Limpopo catchment in Mocambique. He was also deputy
project leader on an integrated study on water conservation and demand
management for the upper and middle Vaal catchments.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Ken Haumann
Name:
13 July 1949
Date of Birth:
South African
Nationality:
Profession:
Water Engineer
POSITION WITH COMPANY:
Director – Water Division
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
1974 - BSc Eng (Civil) University of
Witwatersrand, RSA
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REGISTRATIONS:
Member, South African Institution of
Civil Engineers
Registered as Professional Engineer
with
Engineering Council of South Africa
(Reg. No. 800107)
Registered with SANCIAHS as
South African Hydrologist
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RECENT EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
PDNA Consulting
Since 1999
Engineers
1998 - 1999
1976 - 1998
Own practice
Bradford, Conning
and Partners
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English:
Afrikaans:
LANGUAGES:
Excellent
Good
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MAJOR PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
Strategic Advisor to TCTA / Vaal Pipleine Consultants on construction
of the infrastructure of the Vaal River Eastern Subsystem Augmentation
Project: R2,5 billion emergency pipeline project. (Current)
Crocodile East River Development Reconnaissance Study – Project
Director. (Current)
Development of internal strategic perspectives in the Vaal and Orange
River catchments for DWAF. Deputy project leader. (2004)
Vaal Integrated Studies: WC/WDM Component: Deputy Project Leader
(2006)
Catchment Management Strategy for Schoonspruit and Koekemoer
Spruit Catchments. Project Director. (2006)
Grootdraai Water Situation Assessment. Project Director. (2004)
Catchment management policy for the Jukskei catchment for JhB
Metro. Appointment to the Jukskei Water Quality Steering Committee
which had significant input on the new Water Bill as well as formulating
a proposal and acting on the Steering Committee for the formation of
the Crocodile-Marico Catchment Management Agency in terms of the
new Water Act. (1998)
Letaba River Comprehensive Reserve Determination. Deputy project
leader. (2005)
Western Highveld Water Augmentation Feasibility Study. Deputy
project leader. (2005)
Water Research Commission: Changes in geomorphology downstream
of dams – Pilot Study – Project Leader. (2004)
Database management system for the Vaal hydrological data. Project
director for the development of a database to support the Water
Resources Yield and Planning Models for DWAF. (2005)
Software Maintenance contract for the Water Resources Yield Model
for DWAF. Project Director.
Explanatory Guidelines for National Water Regulations and
development of Water Services Audit Requirements for Municipalities
for DWAF : Project Director (2003)
Mpumalanga Regional Water Supply : Director representing
PDNA’s involvement in consulting team consortium involved in the
BoTT rural water supply and sanitation projects. (2002)