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)