MY QUALIFICATIONS

COENRAAD HENDRIK VAN WYK

 B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons.), B.Iuris

PERSONAL PARTICULARS

1.1            QUALIFICATIONS

1.1.1            Academical

                   B.Sc  Chemistry  and Mathematics

                   B.Sc (Hons.) Chemistry

                   B.Iuris

1.1.2        Technical

               Advanced Technical Certificate (Metallurgy)

               National Technical Certificate (Chemistry)

               National Technical Certificate  (Geology and Mineralogy)

1.1.3       Other

               1.1.3.1  Pilot - Single Engine Aircraft

               1.1.3.2  Pilot - Twin Engine Aircraft

               1.1.3.3  Commissioned  officer in S.A.A.F.

               1.1.3.3  Internal workstudy diploma, Iscor

1.2          GENERAL EXPERIENCE

1.2.1.      Pilot

              1.2.1.1  Fighter pilot - South African Air Force

              1.2.1.2  Transport pilot - South African Air Force

              1.2.1.3  Private pilot

1.2.2       Scientist

              1.2.2.1    Research Chemist:  Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

              1.2.2.2    Senior Research Chemist:  Iscor Research Laboratory

1.2.3       Management Consultant - Iscor

              Area of work:  (i)  Post Evaluation and Manpower Determination.

                                  (ii)  Training of middle management in management skills

1.2.4      Law

             1.2.4.1  General legal work in Law Practice.

             1.2.4.2  Legal Adviser.

1.2.5      Lecturer

             1.2.5.1  Mathematics:  University of Pretoria

             1.2.5.2  Mathematics:  Pretoria Technical College

             1.2.5.3  Mercantile Law: Pretoria Technical College

             1.2.5.4  Handelsreg: Technical College

             1.2.5.5  Company Law (CIS): Durban Technical College

             1.2.5.6  Management skills:  Iscor, Pretoria

1.3        MARITAL STATUS

             Married to since 1959 to Susanna Catharina van Wyk, the best thing that ever happened to me.

1.4        CHILDREN

             1.4.1  Sophia Elizabeth Schoeman           

             1.4.2  Maria Magdalena Saunders            

             1.4.3  Susanna Catharina Mare               

Summary:

After I left school I joined the South African Air Force, was trained as a pilot, and served as weekend pilot over a period of eleven years. In that time I served as a fighter pilot and transport pilot on three different Air Force squadrons. During that time I did a science degree, graduating with Chemistry and Mathematics as major subjects, and thereafter obtained a post-graduate degree in Chemistry. I did scientific research at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Iscor research laboratory for ten years. During my tenure at Iscor I was in due course employed as management consultant and was inter alia engaged in managing work study projects. During that time I obtained a law degree and soon thereafter went into law practice. I have worked, ever since, as a lawyer, both in law practice, and as legal advisor. I am presently still retained as legal adviser of a corporation and employed, from time to time, as ad hoc legal adviser. For some time I conducted mathematics workshops at the Pretoria University and lectured at technical colleges in Mathematics, Commercial Law, Handelsreg, and Company Law.

I can truly say that law, science and journalism can only be described as some of my many passions