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Risenga Chauke

Risenga Chauke

Masters Student

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  • About me

    Senior Researcher, Transport Planner, Prince2 certified Project Manager and World Musician

  • Education

    • ILX

      2010 - 2010
      Prince 2 Foundation Course

    • ILX

      2010 - 2010
      Prince 2 Practitioner Course

    • University of Cape Town

      1998 - 1999
      MSc(ENG) Civil Engineering

      Activities and Societies: President of Postgraduate Students' Association: 1998 - 1999. - My paper on Stated Preference won the Best Paper by a Young Professional Award at the South African Transport Conference in Pretoria in 1999- I was named the best postgraduate student in Transport for the Western Cape in 1999 by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

    • Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch

      -

    • University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

      2001 - 2004
      BCom Transport Economics

      Activities and Societies: Convenor of UK Chapter of UNISA Alumni Association. I convene the UK Chapter of UNISA Alumni Association. My responsibility is to mobilise UNISA alumni resident and working across the United Kingdom. I am responsible for organising events to bring alumni together as well assisting UNISA on fundraising.

    • London South Bank University

      2011 - 2012
      Graduate Teacher Programme Secondary Education and Teaching Level 6

    • University of Cape Town

      1992 - 1997
      BSc(Eng) Civil Engineering

  • Experience

    • University of Cape Town

      Jan 1998 - Jan 1999
      Masters Student

      Studied Civil Engineering with specialisation in Transport Engineering and Planning. Undertook masters dissertation on Stated Preference techniques.

    • Steer Davies Gleave

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2001
      Assistant Consultant (on Secondment)

    • Wits Metrorail

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2002
      Planning & Control Manager

    • Mott MacDonald

      Dec 2002 - Jan 2004
      Transport Planner

      My job was mainly on Rail Planning using PLANET and worked on projects for SRA such as the CTRL and IKF.

    • Halcrow Group

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      Transport Consultant

      At Halcrow I got to work on Highway Modelling projects using CONTRAM, SATURN and EMME/2.

    • Sinclair Knight Merz

      Jan 2006 - Oct 2009
      Senior Transport Planner

      I am was responsible for public transport modelling of all Docklands Light Railway (DLR) schemes using EMME/2-based Docklands Public Transport Model (DPTM). Apart from modelling several DLR schemes I have also done some public transport modelling using TfL's RAILPLAN model. Using RAILPLAN I worked amongst other projects on the modelling for the London 2012 Olympics and the Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area Framework. I also undertook Economic Appraisals for number of DLR and TfL schemes to determine their economic feasibility. Show less

    • Orchards Academy

      Sept 2011 - Apr 2013
      Mathematics Teacher

    • Limpopo Department of Public Works

      May 2013 - Apr 2016
      Chief Construction Project Manager

    • Hatch Goba (Pty) Ltd

      Oct 2016 - Jul 2020
      Public Transportation Planner

    • Freelance

      Sept 2020 - now
      Transport Planner

    • AM Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd

      Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
      Senior Traffic and Transport Engineer

    • CSIR

      Aug 2022 - now
      Senior Researcher

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • President of Postgraduate Students Association (PGSA)

      Issued by University of Cape Town on Jan 1998
      University of Cape TownAssociated with Risenga Chauke

    • Secretary General

      Issued by South African Youth Forum Abroad (SAYFA) on Jan 2003
      South African Youth Forum Abroad (SAYFA)Associated with Risenga Chauke

    • Convenor of the UK Chapter of UNSA Alumni Association

      Issued by University of South Africa on Jan 2006
      University of South AfricaAssociated with Risenga Chauke