Nishen Govender, Managing Director Founder

Nishen Govender

Managing Director Founder

Gevorkyan Geophysics (Pty) Ltd

Location
South Africa
Education
Master's degree, Geohydrology
Experience
4 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 6 Months

Managing Director Founder at Gevorkyan Geophysics (Pty) Ltd
  • South Africa - Cape Town
  • My current job since January 2020

Developing and creating geologic maps, cross-sections, and engineering plans to improve development and production. Ensuring quality assurance/quality control of work products by devising health & safety plans and work plans. Supporting several site assessment and remediation projects by providing field support, data management & interpretation, technical assistance, and reporting. Providing task management duties for multiple Project Managers, such as budget and schedule tracking. Providing technical support for the development of detailed subsurface investigation work plans.
 Administering exploration works and permit requirements and communicating with regulatory bodies and officials.
 Designing site plans and geological cross-sections utilizing WISH (Windows Interpretive System for Hydrogeologists) and Arc Map 10.1.
 Involved in civil design and GIS analysis using AutoCAD.

Education

Master's degree, Geohydrology
  • at University Of The Free State
  • June 2019

Research based project. Submission of 3 scientific papers. Conference presentations

Specialties & Skills

Hydrogeology
Geotechnical Engineering
Geophysics
Engineering Geology
Project Management
geotechnical investigations
Hydrogeological Investigations
Laboratory Testing of soil, rock, water
Geophysical Surveys

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Russian
Beginner

Memberships

Geological Society of South Africa
  • Member
  • February 2005
Groundwater Division of South Africa
  • Member
  • January 2011

Training and Certifications

Professional Natural Scientist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2017
Valid Until:
March 2024
Incident Investigator (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2022
Valid Until:
February 2024
Health and Safety Representative (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2022
Valid Until:
February 2024
Risk Assessments (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2022
Valid Until:
February 2024
First Aid Level 1 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2022
Valid Until:
February 2024

Hobbies

  • Sports, Photography