CV - ISHAQ EBRAHIM
Education
  • MSc. Civil Engineering - University of Cape Town
  • MSc. International Construction Management (Thesis Stage) - University of Bath, UK
  • BEd. Mathematics & Computers - University of the Western Cape
  • BTech: Civil Engineering - CPUT
  • HED (Tech) & NTD - UNISA & CPUT

Affiliations/Memberships
  • Engineering Council of South Africa - Member
  • South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions - Professional Construction Project Manager
  • The South African Institution of Civil Engineering - Member
  • Concrete Society of Southern Africa - Member
  • International Masonry Society - Member

Publications/Presentations
‘The Lateral Load carrying capacity of Wall Ties used in Cavity Wall Construction in the Western Cape’. Presentation at International Conference. Paper was published in Journal. Proceedings of the second international conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, 5-7 July 2004 Cape Town, South Africa

Expanded Public Works Programme Presentation on Labour Intensive Methods to Various Municipalities in the Western Cape A responsibility due to my appointment by DPW as Technical Advisor in the Western Cape

Research Experience
  • Cavity Wall Tie Wires - University of Cape Town
  • Constructivist Approach to Training Artisans - Towards BEd and MSc Construction Management

Professional Development
  • Attending regular lectures organized by SAICE - South African Institution of Civil Engineering
  • Attending regular lectures organized by the Concrete Society - Concrete Society of Southern Africa
  • Attending International Conferences - International Masonry Society

Serving Bodies/Institutions
  • Member of the Civil Engineering Academic Staff Interview Committee - University of Cape Town
  • Serve on Interview panel for registration of Pr.CPM - South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions
  • External Moderator for Subject: Structures and Concrete (S3) - CPUT
  • Bridge Building Committee (Serve on Committee a while back) - SAICE

Teaching Experience
  • Provide training to in-service Trainee Technicians & Candidate in Training, Engineers - Office
  • Lecture Mathematics - Bellville College
  • Lecture Mathematics - CPUT
  • Running Mathematics classes for Previously Disadvantage Communities - Community Centres

Interest
  • Reading Journals - Civil Engineer etc
  • Continuously evaluating Structural Analysis Software - STAAD, REVIT, DrFrame etc
  • Attending workshops, lectures and conferences regularly - Ongoing