• Technical - Toll related:
  • Toll lane controller and lane peripherals
  • Automatic Vehicle Classification System
  • Toll Management Information Systems
  • Electronic Toll Collection (ETC)
  • Automatic Coin machines
  • RFID and other automatic payment methods
  • Peripheral systems such as:
    • - Video Enforcement Systems
    • - Queue Length Systems
    • - Digital Video Recording Systems
    • - License Plate Recognition Systems (LPR) using Optical
    • Character Recognition (OCR)
  • Electrical Systems (UPS, Generator, airconditioning, etc)
• Technical - ITS related
  • Traffic detection and classification
  • High-speed Weigh in Motion
  • Incident detection and prediction (Early warning) systems
  • Incident Management Systems
  • Feedback and Notification Systems (Variable Message Signs,
  • Voicemail, Fax, Web, SMS, Highway Advisory Radio, etc)
• Technical - Communications and general
  • CCTV Systems (Analog and digital (IP) based)
  • Wide Area Network (WAN) Systems (Fiber optic, Sonet, SDH, OTN, etc)
  • Emergency Roadside Systems (Based on copper, fiber or cellular technology)
• Traffic Engineering
  • Road capacity planning
  • Optimization of traffic flow using ITS technology
  • Improved safety using ITS technology
• Operational
  • Manning levels
  • Operational processes
  • Control room layouts
• Maintenance
  • Helpdesk functions and systems
  • Spares management and optimization
• Banking
  • Cash handling procedures, banking procedures and cash reconsiliations
  • Credit card roll-up and roll-down
  • Web based reports to motorists
• Auditing
  • Fraud detection and control
  • System reliability and accuracy, including:
    • - Procedural audits
    • - Data integrity audits
    • - Traffic audits
    • - System integrity audits
    • - Equipment audits
• Management functions
  • Project Management (Hardware and software projects)
  • Operational management
  • Maintenance management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Change control
• Documentation
  • Tender preparation, adjudication, negotation and contract finalization
  • Feasibility studies
  • User Requirement Specifications
  • Functional Specifications
  • User and maintenance manuals
• Training

The project team consists of the following personnel (For detail CV's, please refer to the download area in the left column):

GERT BOTHA

Gert Botha is a highly motivated, self-reliant, Project Management professional and Electronic Engineer with 12 years experience in the Toll, ITS, IT and Electronic Engineering fields. His career has been based on effective technical team and project management, in both support and development areas. He has throughout his career, gained experience in System Design, Project and Contracts Management. This included inter alia, the fields of Toll systems, CCTV, Traffic Management and Communications Systems (e.g. Fibre Optic Communication such as SDH and Sonet, Roadside Emergency Telephone networks, Wide Area Data Networks, etc).

CHRISTO FOURIE

Christo Fourie is a business oriented, analytical, self-motivating professional with a high level of discipline. His professional career over the past 13 years has been focused mainly on the toll industry with the main focus on information system and the software life cycle surrounding the software development arena. This includes project management, quality management, system integration, system rollouts, system maintenance and support. His preference is towards a consulting role within a technical environment where he can take the responsibility for the management and implementation of software systems. In a technical capacity, his preference is towards Management Information Systems with specific reference to database systems. In this regard he has designed and implemented a number of systems.

PIETER STEENKAMP

Pieter Steenkamp is a highly motivated, independent, self-reliant, Project - and Operations Management professional with more than 20 years experience in the Civil Engineering as well as the Toll Operations and Maintenance fields. He has throughout his career, gained experience in Project - and Contracts Management. He played a leading role in the development of the Comprehensive Toll Road Operations and Maintenance (CTROM) Agreement for the South African National Roads Agency (NRA). The development of a contract payment mechanism that transfers most of the financial risk and a limited traffic growth risk, contractually to an Operator of State Toll Roads, was his key contribution.

WIM VAN LOGGERENBERG

Wim van Loggerenberg has 15 years experience in the consulting engineering industry encompassing all areas of the tender process i.e. basic planning, detail design, tender documentation, evaluation, recommendation and appointment as well as project management during procurement, installation, commissioning and maintenance of toll collection equipment, emergency call system equipment and video capturing contracts. He has also been involved in the management and co-ordination of maintenance activities of toll lane equipment contractor's at all South African toll plazas.

HENRIETTE VILJOEN

Henriëtte Viljoen is a highly motivated, self-reliant, financial professional with 14 years experience in the Toll industry. She has based her career on developing team work and transferring knowledge to team members and clients. Throughout her career, she has gained extensive experience in effective software design and development, training to customers and accurate financial and operational audit procedures.

 

Last update: 1 November 2004