1. CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL
NAME: Dean Roscoe Chapman
MARRIED: 15 December 1979 to Lucille Joanne Dorothy Markgraaff
WIFE’S OCCUPATION: Primary School Teacher / Councillor on Church affairs / Admin &
Training Management (Presently unemployed – Home executive)
CHILDREN: Nicki-Leigh (28) B.Com. University of Cape Town, (Safcor Panalpina)
Carrie-Anne (26) B Ed. Regional Manager – Edge Training - Durban
Kate-Lynne (24) Occupational Therapist (University of Cape Town).
Married
ADDRESS: 139 Arum Rd, Table View, 7441 (Rented)
TELEPHONE: +27(0)21 556 2601
WORK ADDRESS: DBSA Midrand seconded to Central Karoo District Municipality
Cell phone: +27(0)83 778 5008 Fax: +27(0)86 672 4082
NATIONALITY: South African
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 August 1950
IDENTITY NUMBER: 500815 5053 083
DRIVERS LICENCES: Code A (Motor Cycle) and EB (Motor Vehicle with caravan < 3500kg)
Position : (1) Project Manager / Technical Expert (DBSA)
(2) Director
(3) Member
Name of Present Firms : (1) Development Bank of Southern Africa
(2) DCA Development Projects (Pty) Ltd.
(3) PACT Built Environment Consultants cc,
Profession : Professional Engineer (790083) since March 1979
Professional Construction Project Manager (D/627/2005) since 2005.
Years with Firms : (1) 3.25 Experience:41 years
(2) 14 since high school
(3) 8
Membership of Professional Member of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers.
Institutions & Societies: Registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa.
Registered with The South African Council for the Project
Management and Construction Management Professions.
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2. KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
Dean Chapman has a BSc degree in Civil Engineering conferred by the University of the
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has over 35 years of subsequent experience in
Engineering and Project Management. In 1991, he completed the Senior Management Programme
run by the University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa. He also completed 18 months of
the South African Business Excellence Programme, a 4-year part-time course run by the University of
South Africa, which leads to an MBL qualification, acting as mentor.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Since November 2006 Dean has been contracted by DBSA to assist Local & Provincial Government
with Infrastructure Projects mainly in the Water & Sanitation fields but also with Transport Planning &
Roads. He has also assisted with the Housing component.
Prior to this and continuing on a consultative basis Dean has run his own consulting practice since
2006, initially specialising in Project Management, Contract Administration and Business Development
advice to medium enterprises. He has undertaken Project & Construction Management of projects for
the construction of Rail, Roads, Rural and Township development, Road Maintenance and Low Cost
Housing Projects, often training Emerging Contractors. He also opened a branch office for Madan
Singh & Associates in Melmoth during 2001 specialising in rural sanitation, fencing and school building
projects. He was part of the team for Rail and Transport design for the new Coega harbour near Port
Elizabeth during 2000/1.
Between 1968 and 1996, Mr Chapman rose through the ranks of Transnet (South Africa’s National
Transport Operator) in the Protekon (Professional & Technical Construction) Division and Spoornet
(South Africa’s nationalised railways and harbours operator) to the position of Manager in the Western
Cape Region, which served an area of 300 000 sq km and a population of about 3.9 million people.
During his career, his experience included:
Work as a Site Engineer (Assistant to the District Engineer) on various railway construction
and maintenance projects. This included the early stages of design and construction of the
Central Marshalling Yard to serve the Johannesburg region;
District Engineer in charge of relocation and construction of the new Durban Station from the
central city area to an open site just outside the city and planning and construction of new
marshalling yards at Springfield flats;
Project Manager including Design for the construction of the new 60km long Northern Rail Link
in Swaziland including marshalling yards and workshops plus upgrading of 100 km of existing
lines and rehabilitation of 30km of old lines; 3 New villages including Infrastructure and social
facilities were also designed and constructed for the operational personnel. Two cyclones
(1:300 year) and a major (>1:5 year) storm complicated the programme with was completed
within time & budget;
Assistant Resident Engineer (Project Manager) in charge of the final stages of Construction of
the 14km rail tunnel at de Doorns in the Western Cape including the new design track slab;
Project Manager for the in house & contract construction of the new Khayelitsha Rail Link &
Nyanga - Bonteheuwel Quadrupling of suburban railway lines in Cape Town;
Construction Manager for the Road on Rail project for the new oil refinery in Mossel Bay;
Construction Manager for the bridges & overhead stations for the Maitland - Hazendal
quadrupling in central Cape Town
Construction of underground services and related buildings at the V&A Waterfront Cape Town;
Part of the Maintenance Management team for maintenance of the Railway Network in the
Western Cape especially in the supportive roles of Transport Planning, Project Management,
Contract Administration, Materials Management, IT Services, Financial Management & Fleet
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3. and Workshop Management as well as Technical & Legal Administrative support;
Representation for the Region on various local government Rail Transport Planning
Committees including the Olympic Bid Transport Committee.
Design & Construction of low cost housing projects and related infrastructure.
Research into Hydroponics and Organic growing systems for emerging farmers and
establishment of such systems
Rail & Transport design for the new Coega harbour near Port Elizabeth.
Disaster Management Procedures for the Department of Water Affairs & Forestry in the Natal
Province of South Africa (including Y2K Contingency Plans for possible computer failure)
Technical Expert / Project Manager for various housing and infrastructure projects within Local
Government initially in Northern Natal and then for the Department of Housing in Cape Town.
This included assistance with Master Plans and Local Economic Development
Mr. Chapman is fully computer literate, having personally used Project Management and
Accounting software packages. He has a working knowledge of various CAD packages and is
proficient in the Microsoft Office suite and window environment.
EDUCATION
Date Institution Qualification Obtained
2005 The South African Council for the Professional Construction Project Manager
Project & Construction Management (Reg. No. D/627/2005)
Professions
1995/6 University of South Africa SA Business Excellence Programme
1991 University of Stellenbosch Senior Management Programme
1979 Engineering Council of South Africa Professional Engineer (Reg. No.790083)
1970 -1974 University of the Witwatersrand BSc Engineering (Civil)
1964 -1968 Parktown Boys High School, Matric (University Entrance)
Johannesburg
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Date Employer Position
Nov 2006 - Development Bank of Southern Project Management & Technical Expert in
Date Africa Durban & Cape Town surrounding areas
2002 - Date Member of PACT Built Environment Founder and Project Management as well as
Consultants cc Civil & Agricultural Consultant
1996 - Date Sole Proprietor of Dean Chapman & Director and Project Manager & Civil
Associates/-> DCA Development Consultant now sleeping Partner since 2007
Projects (Pty) Ltd (75% shares)
1968 - 1996 Transnet (Protekon & Spoornet) Various Managerial & Engineering Posts
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Date Employer, Location & Responsibilities Position
November Employed by Development Bank of Southern Africa to assist
2006 - Date on Local Government Capital Projects in KwaZulu – Natal and
Western Cape
Project Management and Training of personnel within Local
Government in Water & Sanitation Projects in particular but also
assisting with Roads & Stormwater, Building Projects, Master
Planning, Housing & Local Economic Development
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4. RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Date Employer, Location & Responsibilities Position
Sept 1996 – Dean Chapman & Associates, Durban North Civil and
Date Project Management, Civil & Agricultural Consulting Project
Engineers & PACT Built Environment Consultants cc Management
MIG Infrastructure & Housing Projects for DBSA Consultant
Market and manage the practices.
Training of SMMEs and emerging consultants.
Projects have included:
Design and Construction of new roads (township and rural);
Water and Sewerage Reticulation for low cost housing;
Low Cost Housing Developments;
High Tech Agricultural Services specialising in
hydroponics/organics;
Road Maintenance Projects specialising in training of
Emerging Contractors;
Rail and Transport Design for Coega new harbour project
(Port Elizabeth).
Disaster Management Procedures for the Department of Water
Affairs & Forestry in the Natal Province of South Africa including
Y2K Contingency Plans for possible computer failure)
Services provided included:
Project Management, Business Formation, Design, Tender
Documentation, Contract Administration, Contract Supervision,
Training, Community Liaison, Management of Hydroponics /
Organics units, Construction Supervision etc.
July 1995 – Spoornet, Cape Western Region Manager
Sept 1996 (MTV)
Restructure the organisation to enable MTV to function on a self-
sufficient, profitable basis.
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5. RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Date Employer, Location & Responsibilities Position
Sept 1992 - Spoornet, Cape Western Region Manager
June 1995 (Infrastructure
Seconded from MTV to set up and manage a Capacity Planning
Management
Team for the Region whose responsibility was integrating the
Services)
Region’s business plan with other Transnet business plans
affecting the region.
Planning the strategic and optimum usage of assets including land
and Capital
Set up and manage a service to the Core Infrastructure Unit of
Spoornet to provide management support in the fields of Project
Management, Capacity Planning, Assets and Materials
Management, Information Technology, Risk Management
Technical and Legal administration (including Contract
administration) and Financial Advisory Services.
Manage a service to the region that provided strategic technical
transport and land use planning representation at various civil
service planning meetings including MTAB, Metplan and the
Olympic Games Transport Task Force etc.
Set up, integrate and manage Consumer Services to Spoornet
and the public such as the 24-Hour Emergency Centre and,
Spoornet's Information Centre at 1 Adderley Street.
Jun 1992 - Metro Capital Projects Co-ordinator. Co-ordinator
Mar 1993 (MCP) and
Co-ordinate the multi-million Rand Security and Quick Fix Projects Manager
and integrate with other capital projects affecting commuter (MTV)
stations. Provide progress reports to the monitoring government
departments via South African Rail Commuter Corporation.
Jan 1991 - Spoornet, Cape Western Region. Manager
May 1992 (MTV)
Manage 760 people and a fleet of 1000 vehicles and 3000 items
of plant including various workshops.
Oct. 89 - Transnet, Eastern & Western Cape Manager
Dec. 90 (Protekon),
Management of the Civil Engineering discipline within Civil Projects
PROTEKON Cape, involving Project Management of various
construction projects in the Cape Province including:
Victoria and Alfred Waterfront – R10 million.
Repairs to Saldanha Harbour Ore Handling Jetty –
R12 million
Erection of Microwave Towers throughout the Cape Province
and Transvaal/Orange Free State for Transtel – R25 million
Construction of the Maitland - Hazendal Quadrupling –
R48million
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6. RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Date Employer, Location & Responsibilities Position
Oct. 88 - Transnet, Cape Area Deputy
Sept.89 Director
Management of the Civil Engineering discipline within (Transkon)
PROTEKON Cape, involving Project Management of various
construction projects in the Cape Province including: Mossel Bay
Road on Rail contract (R3.2 million), Vygekraal canal Bridge for
Cape Town City Council, Forest Drive Road over Rail Bridge
(R5.0 million),
Dec. 85 - Transnet, Cape Town Assistant
Oct. 88 Resident
Responsible for Construction Management of various construction Engineer,
projects in the Cape Province including Pinelands and N'dabeni Construction
overhead stations etc.
Manage 800 people and integrate with other resources required
for construction.
Responsible for Project Management of various construction
projects under the control of the Resident Engineer Cape Town
including the 14km Hex River Tunnel, Nyanga Bonteheuwel
Quadrupling and Khayelitsha Rail Link.
Planning & Design of the Blue Downs Rail Link and Maitland
Hazendal link.
Serving on various Planning & steering committees related to
transport management and in particular commuter services.
Jul. 82 - Project Manager
Nov. 85 Northern Rail
Link
Swaziland Railway, Mbabane & Mpaka, Swaziland.
Seconded by Transnet to Swaziland Railways for the Design and
Project Management (including sourcing of finance) of the
Construction of the Northern Link Railway Line from Mpaka to the
Swaziland border (Komatipoort side) and upgrading associated
existing lines to accommodate the higher capacity.(Valued at
R63.0 million in 1985)
Employed and controlled a project team for the project duration.
Performed as Resident Engineer on contracts where no
Consultants were employed. i.e. the major railway contracts
(earthworks, drainage, structures, track work, signalling and
electrification) and employed other consultants / architects for
housing, water, sewerage, electrical reticulation, workshops,
community buildings, sports grounds and roads infrastructure.
Reported directly to the Chief Civil Engineer whilst reporting
indirectly on project activities to the United Nations
representatives and various bankers & politicians involved
with financing the project.
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7. RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Date Employer, Location & Responsibilities Position
Feb. 81 - Transnet ,Durban Station & North Coast District
Jun. 82 Engineer
Construct Projects for the New Station and Springfield marshalling
Construction &
yard (R20m -R30million per annum)
Project
Implementation
May 80 - Spoornet Johannesburg Western Transvaal System District
Jan. 81 Set up and manage new Workshops and Track Mechanisation Engineer
maintenance Workdhops
Jan. 79 - Spoornet, Johannesburg Western Transvaal System Assistant
Apr. 80 Maintain Track and Buildings (High Rise office complexes) Engineer
Infrastructure
Maintenance
Feb. 75 - Transnet, Reef Construction, Johannesburg Assistant
Dec. 78 Engineer
Construction management of new container Depot City Deep and
related marshalling yards. Design of Central Marshalling Yard etc. Construction
Dec. 68 - South African Railways Clerk gr. 2 &
Jan. 75 Student
Administrative Work and Full Time Study with Practical training
COURSES & CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Date Details
January 2010 Seminar - New Catchment, Stormwater and River Management Policies
April 2009 WATER & WASTE WATER TREATMENT for Municipal & Provincial Engineers (3CPD
credits)
Sep-Nov 2008 Investment in Excellence – The Pacific Institute South Africa
August 2008 5 day Project Management Course = 3 CPD credits
Feb 2008 Sustainable Development Orientation Course – Sustainability Institute Stellenbosch
Nov 1996 MODEL MAKER SYSTEMS Course – Computerised Infrastructure Design
Oct 1996 WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK Course
1995/1996 Mentor/Observer on SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME
(SABEP) at UNISA - Part of a four to five year programme leading to a MBL/MBA.
(First 18 months part time completed)
July 1995 WORKING TOGETHER FOR RESULTS – A Secretary / Manager Course
presented by Esselen Park College
Nov 1995 INTEGRATED RISK CONCEPT COURSE – Integrated Risk Consultants (Pty.) Ltd.
1994 Diploma course in Biblical Studies
April 1994 A Services Marketing course at the Graduate School of Business, UCT
February FUNDAMENTALS OF RISK / SAFETY MANAGEMENT- a three-day certificate
1994 course presented by the International Loss Control Institute.
October 1991 LOGISTICS a three-day course presented by Prof. Nagel of the University of
Pretoria.
March 1991 LABOUR LAW FOR MANAGERS - a five-day course by C.C. de Witt Labour Law
Consultant.
January 1991 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS - a four day course by Transnet and the
Quality College
May 1990 LOTUS ADVANCED - a three-day course in advanced procedures using the
LOTUS computer spreadsheet package
January / FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT - a two-week course presented by Prof. Hamman et al
March 1990 from Stellenbosch Business School.
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8. June 1989 INTER PERSONAL SKILLS FOR MANAGERS - a five-day course by South African
Transport Services (SATS) Manpower section.
May 1989 DELEGATION and TIME MANAGEMENT – A three-day SATS Manpower course.
Jan 1989 COMPANY LAW – A two-day workshop (Private Presentation).
1988 SPEED-READING - A six-week video learning programme with SATS Manpower.
1988 ORIENTATION SEMINAR IN MANAGEMENT - SATS Manpower.
May 1987 MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTRE - 5 days SATS Manpower.
Sept 1986 TEAM BUILDING - five days - SATS Manpower.
1986/87 EE III (Home Evangelism) - Durbanville Baptist Church - 18 months.
1983 Geology, The Karoo Sequence - 3 days - Dr. Brink.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Languages Speak Read Write
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
Afrikaans Good Excellent Good
REFERENCES
Mr André Harrison
Retired Metro Manager (Previously at RE Construction and in Swaziland)
Cape Western Region
Cell: 083 275 2700
Thokozani Maseko
Deputy Manager Technical Services
Umngeni Municipality
Cell: 082 888 6279
Mr Les Hutton / Mr Garret Hutton
Feed the People/ All Organics Co.
Tel.: 082 651 1111
Cell: 082 651 1222
Messrs. Carlos Mendes & Hannes Struwig,
Struwig Mendes Associates
Tel: 032 49 3624
Cell: 082 443 7844 Carlos
082 801 8093 Hannes
Peter Prigge Professional Project Manager (PMP)
& Professional Engineer (Pr Eng)
Department of Works, Mayville, Durban
Tel: 031 203 2334
Cell 082 929 5908
Mr. Dennis Varty
Department of Housing
Pietermaritzburg
Tel 033 845 2042
Cell 082 375 9213
Mr. Gerry Engelbrecht
Department of Housing
Pietermaritzburg
Tel 033 845 2036
Cell 082 375 6828
Mr. Mathanda Mathenjwa & Reuben Matlala
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