
Curriculum Vitae
Francois Nell
A Tertiary Qualifications:
1. National Diploma: Civil Engineering | Vaal Triangle Technikon | 1990
2. National Higher Diploma: Civil Engineering | Vaal Triangle Technikon | 1991
3. B.Tech: Civil Engineering: Transportation | Pretoria Technikon | 1996
Council For Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) bursar 1988 – 1995
B Employment Overview:
1. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) | Jan 1989 – Dec 1995
2. Pretoria City Council | City of Tshwane | Jan 1996 – Sept 2000
3. Cape Town Metropolitan Council | City of Cape Town | Oct 2000 – Dec 2005
4. SANRAL (Contract) | Jan 2006 – May 2008
5. City of Cape Town | June 2008 – Current
C Experience Overview:
1. CSIR: Division of Building Technology | Jan 1989 – Dec 1995
Research Technician
Research and development (laboratory and field) on Construction Technologies, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology and Land-Use Management (GIS)
Manage Geotechnical Laboratory
2. Pretoria City Council |City of Tshwane | Jan 1996 – Sept 2000
Civil Engineering Technician
Road and stormwater design and construction
Traffic Management Systems (design, construction, technical implementation, traffic engineering, transport network management). [Advanced Traffic Control System Project Lead. Upgrade of Pretoria traffic signals: analogue to digital]
IT and Telecommunications (Y2K Project Lead 1999)
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Management of consultants and contractors
3. City of Cape Town | Oct 2000 – Dec 2005
Traffic Systems Analyst | Project Manager | ITS Specialist
Traffic Management Systems (incl. traffic engineering, SCOOT, system installations and maintenance (field and back office)
IT and Telecommunications
Intelligent Transport Systems (incl. CCTV, traffic and incident management)
Management of consultants and contractors
4. SANRAL [Contractor] | Jan 2006 – May 2008
Manager: SANRAL Network Management Centre (NMC) in Midrand
Management of NMC staff (recruitment, selection, training, operations (24/7)
Management of Gauteng Freeway Management System
Active Traffic and Incident Management. Coordinate Incident response and management on all Freeways in Gauteng in collaboration with Municipal and Provincial Law Enforcement and Fire & Rescue agencies
Design, implementation, operations and maintenance (DBOM contract) of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
IT and Telecommunications
Data collection, processing, analysis and dissemination (incl. radio and TV) (radio and TV interviews)
Software development
5. City of Cape Town | June 2008 – January 2025
Head: Transport Network Technology | June 2008 – Aug 2013
Manager: TMC & IS&T / Urban Information Systems / Business Systems & Information | Sept 2013 – January 2025
Project Manager: Design, construction and commissioning of Transport Management Centre (TMC) (Phases 1 and 2)
Manager of TMC (2010 – 2018)
Intelligent Transport Systems:
Implementation and operation of Cape Town Freeway Management System (FMS) in collaboration with SANRAL and Provincial Government
Automated Fare Collection System (AFC) (2010 SWC + MyCiTi Phase 1A)
Advanced Public Transport System (APTMS) (2010 SWC + MyCiTi Phase 1A)
Arterial Management Systems
N2 Bus-lane Enforcement System
Traffic Management Systems (upgrade of Cape Town traffic signal system)
Software Development:
Program Manager: Transport Authority Management System (TAMS)
Development of 10-year blueprint
Development of SAP-based Data Management System
Development and Implementation of SAP-based Transport Asset Management and Maintenance System (TAMMS)
Development of SAP-based Public Transport License Management System
Upgrade of TIC CRM
Road Closure App
e-Hailing App
Dial-a-Ride App
Enhancement of MyCiTi App
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT):
Directorate IT hardware and software
Telecommunications (fibre and wireless)
CCTV and IoT sensors (with AI)
Energy Resilience (spec, acquisition, implementation of solar and back-up power solutions)
Data/Information Management:
Manage DMRS (UMD Data Management and Reporting System) Project
Manage UMD Geographic Information System (GIS)
Develop and implement Transport Data Warehouse (TDW)