*High School Oosterland 2000-2004 (High School Diploma)
*National College of Photography 2008-2009 (Photography Courses and Certificate)
*The Photography Institute 2010-2011 (Photography Diploma)
*Lincoln Electric Welding Experts (Maintenance on welders and wire feeders Certificate)
*Institution for sustainable risk management (HIRA course)
*NOSA (Construction Regulation course Certificate)
I have been passionate about carpentry and woodwork since the year 2006. I love all the different kinds of hard wood that is available and appreciate good woodwork craftmanship on other people\'s social media around the world. All woodwork is different and a lot can be learned from each and every person with their process of making their woodwork projects. I love the process of thinking out how a table or dressing table will look once the project is finished. It excites me to put my hands to work and see what the outcome or final project looks like. I take pride in all my work done, so I make sure that my projects are as flawless and durable for years to come. I love the fact that I can make my hobby, which is building things out of wood, and turn it into something I do for a living. That is the way to live in my opinion.
*Supervisor to Carpentry Team 2006-2009
*Foreman to Team conducting Plastic Welding in the Sasol Petro-Chemical site 2012-2013
*Senior Technician supervising Junior Technicians on Maintenance & Repairs on Generators, Inverters, Compressors, Tools etc. 2022-2022
*Manage & run my own carpentry business 2022-Current
Doing carpentry projects for clients and creating all my furniture for my family home has been the best highlights of my career. I have made all sorts of items such as: Beds, Office Desks, Coffee Furniture, Couches, TV cabinets, Cupboards, Wall Units, Laptop Stands, Cell Phone Stands, Wine Glass Holders, Refurbishing and Renovating furniture items. Under my fathers woodwork business I have accomplished the following projects with a team: Wooden Houses, Log Houses, Wooden Decks, Kitchen Cabinets installation, Jungle Gyms, Outdoor Furniture, Laminate flooring installation, installing ceilings and maintenance.
I have worked for multiple companies in South Africa and I am at a point in my life now to expand and broaden my experience to working overseas. Here in South Africa, the monthly/annual salary for a Carpenter is not worth much, unless you start your own company and make your own profit on each project, hence I started my own business, however the competition in my home town is very tough and I cannot bring in an acceptable amount of income to take care of my wife and 2 daughters. A basic salary in the UK or Canada will provide well for my family and hopefully allow us to move to a new country where we can lay down roots for our 2 small children.
