John Riggs Esq.

 

John Riggs - Professional Summary:   Short personal synopis

Born 1968 in Port Elizabeth, is the elder by two years of two siblings
Attended school in Port Elizabeth At Grey Institute one of the oldest schools in South Africa
Matriculated in 1986 at High School Kirkwood a dual medium school
Played rugby as a sport at school, and due to the passing of his mom at an relatively early age acquired a new set of quiet a number of younger and older new siblings and step siblings.
He was however always the eldest in the home of those at home at the particular time.
In 1987 he attended two years of conscripted Military service and achieved Leadership position with honour as an instructor and troop commander.
While in Military represented the Country in unofficial competitions, due to arms, trade and sport embargoes against South Africa , (the result of it's National SADF military engagement with SWAPO in South West Africa), against Irish and English while sponsored by Trek Pertoleum.
Twice he has not accepted his invitation to participate in GIA world best school for gem trade & jewelers the Gemological Institute of America.
Educated in South Africa At Cape Techinkon now know as the Cape Peninsular University of Technology where amongst other extramural activities he either participates in ongoing education or in alternative and "spiritual "studies .
He has worked, had vacation or sabbaticals in United Kingdom, Swaziland, Mozambique & Nigeria. He has visited the entire Southern Africa including Zimbabwe, Botswana Namiba, Lesotho but with exception not visited Angola yet.
While on sabbatical in South Africa particularly Rustenburg he befriended and studied practices of Traditional healers after introductions by Traditional Tribal authorities at the same time he befriended Criminologists and Security personnel.
Similarly in Kwa-Zulu Natal near Nongoma, Ulundi, Gluckstad and Vryheid ,later in Mozambique and Swaziland he also visited with Sangoma and Nyangas.
He had his first Organic Garden in Vryheid.
He also served under the Transitional Municipal Council Membership of the Hartebeespoort Dam sub- structure where the befriended Trade unionists and gained practical experiences in the formalities Community and Public Management from a socio-politico aspect.
He has made it his personal business to befriend political leaders, ruling monarchs, eminent persons and tribal leaders or authorities of Africa and elsewhere and is a personal friend to a number of them.
He is an alumnus of Louis Group International's Business Academy and joined the Institute of Directors of South Africa in 2007 after a third opportunity to do so.
John has a curious and enquiring mind and is currently enthralled & passionate about or by "How to be Director", King Report, ICT, Alternative & preventative health care and Environment and Tourism.
He has been instructive & constructive in NGO developments in Cape Town's Khayalitsha and commenced publically about Environmental Impacts of various Industrial Developments furthermore has friends across the "former "colour and race barriers so common South Africa society in earlier times. Of his formative years and in as comfortable talking to a King as he is talking to a prostitute, street cleaner or vagrants which are common to pedestrians in Cape Town. He has made friends of travelers and or of or in a number other countries and or of other creeds and viewpoints and in addition generally is a keeper of his friends.
He is an avid hiker, outdoors man and "naturalist" at heart and could well be the "Bare footed "director and currently lives in Cape Town most of the time.
If asked he may occasionally describe himself as eccentric but conservative and a Warrior Priest.
However being spiritual does not exclude him from a keen interest in hunting, photo safaris and bow hunting.

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John Riggs - Professional Experience:

 

Abilities:

• Facilitate and Train Emerging Contractors and new workers
• Operate budget of in excess of R4 million per annum
• Lead a multi disciplined/skilled work force in excess of 140 persons
• Direct operations and staff in particular Citrus and seasonal vegetables
• Manage and direct large and small labor force and /projects
• Maintain/Rehabilitate industrial, small and other landscapes
• Manage production nursery and personnel(Tissue Culture ,ornamental and Hydroponic crops)
• Institute quality control measures and cost effective management policy
• Creation of team work, goal objective and practical short term objectives
• Develop and communicate new work methods within culturally diverse teams
• Willing to travel ,learn new skills and to relocate Internationally
• Very keen eye for detail, critical and analytical goal orientated
• Enjoy the challenges of new languages, tasks and locations etc.
• Construction & Interior Decoration Project Management
• Pool and dam building with major Earth- moving works exper
• Car parks and road marking demarcation
• Commercial Mainstream and Organic Agriculture
• Persistence in implementation of theory to practicality

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John Riggs - Education: Qualifications:

National Diploma in Horticulture and numerous short courses in corporate or business orientated commercial training

Current Position Director  of won orgnaization dedicated to conservation and social activism in Permaculture and Energy Effeceincy
Business Professional and entrepreneur

Special skills
Business leadership skills. Computer literacy and Computer media SEO. Member of Institute of Directors

 

Other Education:
National Diploma in Horticulture Cape Technikon 1989- 1991
Investments in Excellence Corporate Training AEC/NECSA
How to be a consistent Achiever Eskom Leadership School / Dr.Ophelia Jatta
Management for Non-Financial Managers
Loss Control Management Guide
Turf Grass Management
Entrepreneur Development

References and Resume available upon request, kindly contact me telephonically.

 

Other Skills or Achievements .

Career Achievements and Highlights:
• Sports Complex and Football field Rehabilitation ,in post war , Na-maacha ,Mozambique frontier town
• Extensive building, exterior & interior decorating projects with Brother's & Assoc. Construction Company
• Compilation regional seasonal vegetable and herb growing calendar
• Compilation of Organic Market Gardening Booklet and Studies(WWW web based )
• Maguga Dam, Glen Village Landscape Installation
• Ophelia Lodge, Establishment and Co-founder thereof
• Creation of and Co-founder of International Orthodox Medicinal Association and South African Traditional Medicinal Association
• Participation in the compilation and Submission of rehabilitation and vegetation management programme for +/-400km long Coal export line
• Establishment of cricket and soccer fields
• Direction of a nursery owner with regards to selection of marketable plant lines
• Installation of 15ha of Kikuyu sods for embankment protection in difficult growth conditions
• Ongoing, Establishment, facilitation and training of coal-line horticultural staff
• Establishment of Kikuyu sod farms with irrigation for sod production
• Establishment of ‘mother stock fields' of marketable varieties
• Development of numerous water features, herb and low maintenance gardens
• Worked on Bay Hotel landscape installation as per directives of OVP & Associates
• Maguga Dam, Glen Village Landscape Installation
• Eagle Quarries (Pty) ltd Ecological Rehabilitation Report for provisions of EMP as part of DME mining license approvals fro purposes of "Closure Certificates"
• Studies and well versed in BMP's for Environmental and Waste management and Rehabilitation Ecology

 

 

John Riggs - Interests:

 

Project Manager &/or lead or joint owner of Construction, Landscaping, Horticulture and Irrigation Company/Conservation or Wildlife and Safari orientated jobs in Outdoors
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Haaspoort Wolvefontein Kleinpoort Real Estate Safari and Eco...
What specifically is under consideration for Haaspoort.

On a property of 2500 hectares 150 hectares is set to and aside for a development and is proposed to be combined with 300 hectares of neighbors lands in a to be undertaken consortium arrangement to facilitate the below mentioned since the landscape and socio economic factors lends itself to inclusion of neighbours .

Waterfront Properties on edge of proposed new infiltration reservoirs.

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