Heather Parris

Geologist

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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Timeline
About me
PM Lead: EMEA and APAC Region
Education
- The Glen High School
  1982 - 1986
- University of Pretoria
  1990 - 1990
  BSc (Hons) Geology
- University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
  1987 - 1989
  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geology and Engineering Geology
- University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
  2004 - 2008
  BCom Management
- Damelin
  2003 - 2003
  Diploma Project Management
Experience
- Council for Geoscience
  Jan 1990 - Jan 2002
  Geologist
- GISCOE (Pty) Ltd (Your Spatial Partner)
  Jan 2002 - Jan 2006
  Business Development
- AfriGIS
  Jul 2006 - Mar 2007
  Project Manager
  Project Management of all phases of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Change management, presenting workshops, training sessions and giving presentations to various stakeholders. Resource planning, and cost management. Account Management and marketing of GIS products and services.
- Linkd
  Mar 2009 - Sept 2009
  Project Manager
  Consulting on organisational change management and transformation in the public sector. Project Management and stakeholder engagement for various projects including the National Waste Management Strategy as well as a Domestic Waste Collection Pilot Project for the Dept. of Environmental Affairs (EPWP project)
- Red Bat
  Sept 2009 - Aug 2011
  Owner
- Spatial Dimension
  Sept 2011 - Aug 2015
  Regional Manager: Gauteng
  Business Development and Implementation of Mineral Rights Management Solutions using FlexiCadastre. Clients include Anglo American Operations, Anglo Platinum, Kumba Iron Ore, AngloGold Ashanti, Exxaro and Impala Platinum
- Trimble
  Sept 2015 - Sept 2017
  Senior Project Manager: Natural Resources at Trimble Land Administration
- Spatial Dimension
  Oct 2015 - now
  - PM Lead: EMEA and APAC Region
    Apr 2024 - now
  - Senior Project Manager
    Oct 2015 - Mar 2024
- Project Portfolio Office
  Oct 2017 - May 2018
  Implementation Consultant
  Implementation consultant at Project Portfolio Office (PPO). PPO is an award winning online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application. Designed by project managers to assist project teams within organisations of any size and across all industries, PPO helps to plan, manage, collaborate, execute and report on projects, programs and portfolios.
- Trimble Inc.
  Jul 2018 - Aug 2023
  Senior Project Manager: Natural Resources at Trimble Land Administration
Licenses & Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
  Project Management Institute
  Oct 2018