Associate at Amandla Resource Development
Durban Area, South Africa
- Current
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- Associate at Amandla Resource Development
- Past
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- Consultant at Truckers Town (Pty) Ltd
- Director at Grafrex (Pty) Ltd
- Special Projects Manager at Ilembe District Municipality
- Councillor: Chairman of Finance at Dolphin Coast Municipality
- Director at EDCO Harvesting
- Owner at I C Coates Farming Enterprise
- General Manager - MD at GAP Engineering {Pty) Ltd
- General Manager at Howden Engineering (Pty) Ltd
- Enviro System Div Manager at E L Bateman
- Sales Engineer (Environmental Systems) at Joy Manufacturing Co: Steeledale JH'Burg
- R & D Officer at Vaal Potteries
- Production Supervisor at Corobrik KZN
- Production Supervisor at Brickor SA
- Education
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- Staffordshire University
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Damelin
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Ian Christopher Coates’s Summary
Associate (Administrator): Amandla Resource Development organisation 2009 (current)
Aplications to DTI and other grant financing institutions for Truckers Town transport hub feasibility2008/9
Decorative Stone Processing projects 2005-2008 [Grafrex & Mkhizwana Granite]
Open quarrry Mining and extraction (Granite Dimension Stone) 2005-2008
Government administration 1996 - 2005 [Ilembe District Special Projects Manager].
Agricultural Contracting 1984-1996 [Own Business]
1980-1983 [Enviro Systems Divn General Manager - Howden Engineering Co]
Environmental Systems Design, Marketing and Manufacture Joy Manufacturing /E L Bateman/ Howden forMining Machinery & Equipment 1973 -1980
Ceramics 1971-1973 [R & D Officer - Vaal Potteries]
Brick Manufacture 1966 - 1970 [Production Suipervisor - Brickor]
Ian Christopher Coates’s Specialties:
1. Renewable Eenergy capital prijects feasibility planning and implementation
2. New business planning and project financing, staffing and skills development / transfer.
3. Surface Mining, Dimension Stone extraction and Beneficiation for architectural and decorative use of natural stone products. Aggregates. Ceramic Minerals and processing thereof. Preparation of project cost modelling and investment prospectus.
Ian Christopher Coates’s Experience
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Associate
Amandla Resource Development
(Renewables & Environment industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
BioMass -to-Eenergy projects incorporating Rural Human Resource Development for the needed Feedstock from established forestry areas
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Consultant
Truckers Town (Pty) Ltd
(Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)
February 2006 — February 2009 (3 years 1 month)
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Seeking developmment funding for feasibility study and business plan for implementation of Truckers Town on N3 near Durban -
Director
Grafrex (Pty) Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Building Materials industry)
July 2005 — May 2008 (2 years 11 months)
Preparation of project to design and finance granite dimension Stone mining extraction, processing and export marketing of Granite Slab for decorative and Architectoral use.
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Special Projects Manager
Ilembe District Municipality
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)
October 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 6 months)
Project Financing and inter-government agency grants procureement and administration.
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Councillor: Chairman of Finance
Dolphin Coast Municipality
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)
November 1995 — March 2000 (4 years 5 months)
Oversight Municipal Finanacial Management
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Director
EDCO Harvesting
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Farming industry)
January 1984 — December 1996 (13 years )
Contract land-use preparartion, management and harvesting of Sugar Cane for private neterprise and rehabilitation of flood-damaged plantations for the state.
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Owner
I C Coates Farming Enterprise
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Farming industry)
January 1983 — April 1996 (13 years 4 months)
Owned two sugar farms at Umfolosi in KZN Province
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General Manager - MD
GAP Engineering {Pty) Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)
September 1980 — April 1983 (2 years 8 months)
Manufacture and design of specialised Air-pollution control systems for the Chemical and Mining industries.
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General Manager
Howden Engineering (Pty) Ltd
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)
September 1978 — September 1980 (2 years 1 month)
Design Marketing and Manufacture of specialised Air-movement Equipment and air-polluion copntrol equipment mainly for the power generation market and specialised chemical industries, mining, processing and fertisilser..
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Enviro System Div Manager
E L Bateman
(Environmental Services industry)
1976 — 1978 (2 years )
Environmental Systems design, marketing and installation includinng waset water treatmet, Air-pollution controil systems and watse disposal
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Sales Engineer (Environmental Systems)
Joy Manufacturing Co: Steeledale JH'Burg
(Management Consulting industry)
1974 — October 1976 (2 years )
Specialised in Minig and smelting-related dust and noxious fume handling, extraction and reduction equipment design manufacture and installation. Sold business to ELB in '76 and transferred there till end 1978.
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R & D Officer
Vaal Potteries
(Management Consulting industry)
1973 — October 1974 (1 year )
Laboratory specialist work; Pottery glaze developments
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Production Supervisor
Corobrik KZN
(Management Consulting industry)
1970 — December 1972 (2 years )
Set up and commission new continuous Brick kiln operation, stockyard supervision and trainig
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Production Supervisor
Brickor SA
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Building Materials industry)
January 1966 — December 1970 (5 years )
Clay Brick Manufacture
Ian Christopher Coates’s Education
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Staffordshire University
1966 — 1969
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dipl Municipal Managment , Public-Private Partnerships , 2000
Also gave several papers at Westville University in support of USAID and DFID programme for governmental support for PPP's.
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Damelin
Dipl MM , Marketing , 1979
Joined MBA class together with senior attendees from Anglo American Pension Fund, Otis Lifts, Schindler Corp, Tiger Brands etc
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Ian Christopher Coates’s Interests:
Fishing Photography, Wildlife, Travel.
Ian Christopher Coates’s Groups:
SA Ceramics Association 1969 to 1981
SA Gas Cleaning Equipment Manufactureers asscoiation 1973 to 1983
Elected to Fellowship at ASTS in JH'Burg 1978
Chairman Monzi Farmers Association 1994
Chairman of Exco/ Finance Committee at Dolphin Coast Municipality 1994-96
Chairman Dolphin Coast SPCA for one year 1998
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Biogas -
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Africa Wise Group -
Granite World -
VC - Venture Capitalists, Founders, Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Startups, Advisors, Consultants -
BioMass to Energy Developers
Ian Christopher Coates’s Honors:
Silver Medal at Nth Staffs Technicon 1969 for 1st Class passes in both Ceramics Technology and Works Management Dipl at this College and obtained Licenciate membership in the UK Ceramics field. Fellowship attained 1978 as Fellow at Association of Scientific and Technical Staffs in South Africa
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