Chris started his career as a Draughtsman some 40 years ago. He obtained a Higher Technician Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1986. 10 years later as Senior Technician in the Consulting Engineering industry, he went on to obtain a BSc. Civil Engineering degree in 1995 at a University in the USA. He has been registered as a Pr. Eng since 1998.
Over the past he obtained various certificates and diplomas in management and leadership and held Senior positions in the engineering industry as well as in business and engineering institutions locally and internationally in Transnet and Aveng before becoming CEO of Consulting Engineers South Africa, in 2015, which position he still currently holds.
His engineering and business institutional involvement over the past 25 years include being :
- Past Vice President of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE),
- Past President of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA),
- Past Vice President of The World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO),
- Chair, FIDIC Directors & Secretaries Advisory Council (DNSAC).
- Board Member of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA).