Executive Team
Kobus Prinsloo
Pr Eng BEng (Civil) MEng (Urban) PMP©
Kobus is a qualified professional engineer with more than 23 years’ experience in the fields of water supply and sanitation engineering.
He specialises in the feasibility assessment and economic optimisation of bulk transfer and hydropower schemes and has extensive experience in condition assessment and the pro-active management of bulk pipeline systems to extend the service life of critical ageing infrastructure and reduce water loss. He has further mastered the field of hydro-dynamic (surge) analysis and performs complex analysis, detailed hydraulic design, pump and valve selection and specification, functional process design and the definition of operating philosophies as part of the detail design of bulk transfer systems. Kobus has a keen interest in field validations to confirm the hydraulic performance of pipeline systems and validate designs.
He is experienced in the management of complex design processes, compilation of contract documentation and project implementation and management. He uses his vast experience to advise clients during all stages of the project life cycle by blending well-grounded theoretical knowledge with a practical understanding of the challenges faced during construction as well as during the service life of an asset.
Kobus has presented and lectured both locally and internationally on hydraulic analysis, condition assessment and pro-active pipeline management
Ross Mahaffey
Pr Eng BEng (Civil) MEng (Water Resources Engineering) NACE CP Level 3
Ross is a civil engineer with more than 15 years’ experience and specialises in the water engineering field, with a focus on bulk water supply pipelines, pump stations and hydropower.
He has worked on bulk water supply, hydropower and natural gas and petroleum projects in Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Burundi, Rwanda, DRC, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Malawi and Uganda. He has gained valuable experience in hydropower systems, pump station and water system analysis, design of pipelines, penstocks, valve chambers and reservoirs, construction monitoring and pipeline condition assessment.
His professional expertise also extends to the field of Corrosion Engineering, Cathodic Protection and AC Mitigation where he is a certified NACE Cathodic Protection Technologist (NACE CP Level 3). Ross has extensive knowledge and experience in the holistic management of Cathodic Protection (CP) Systems, including the integrity assessment, repair and augmentation of existing systems as well as the design and commissioning of new systems. He regularly performs CP integrity surveys and corrosion assessments.
Ross has presented and lectured both locally and internationally on steel pipeline design, construction, condition assessment, refurbishment and cathodic protection.
