Curriculum Vitae

Lee Matthew Smith

Personal Details
Birth Date: 15 March 1986 Nationality: South African and British dual citizenshi ID number: 86!"155!!9!8! Student Numbers: !5!91#8$ %$its&' SM(L))!!* %+,(& Current Address: *!5 ,lara B' Bou-ain .illas' ,entury Boule/ard' ,entury ,ity' ,a e (own #001 Home Tel: !*1 5*9 !69" Mobile: !8* !6# 6!6" Email: cru8811mwe23co3za

Current Job Title

4ro5ect )n-ineer

Current Salar
,(, of 655!'!!!7yr 8 /aria2le of u to 65!'!!! 7yr

Introduction
9 am renewa2le ener-y rofessional currently em loyed 2y ")' a Bel-ian technical due dili-ence consultin- com any with a local office in ,a e (own3 9 ha/e a stron- technical 2ac:-round 2ut 9 am -rowin- into mana-erial' sales' administrati/e and other non;technical as ects3 9 am res onsi2le for technical feasi2ility studies' technolo-y assessments' desi-n /erification' resource assessments' yield estimations' construction monitorin- and other due dili-ence tas:s of wind and solar ro5ects3 9 am increasin-ly in/ol/ed in site selection' desi-nin- of roofto and -round 2ased 4. systems' technolo-y selection' )4, tender s ecification writin- and tender e/aluations3 9 am further in/ol/ed in assessin- non;technical as ects of ro5ect de/elo ment includin- ermittin-' en/ironmental im act and -rid access3 9 deal with )ner-y efficiency' mar:et studies' olicy resent' 9 am mostly in/ol/ed in the

re/iews and other /arious tas:s from time;to;time3 At

6enewa2le )ner-y 9nde endent 4ower 4roducer 4rocurement 4ro-ram %6)94444& in which 9 ha/e

2een acti/ely in/ol/ed in more than 0! ro5ects totallin- o/er 1<$ of 4. and *<$ of wind ca acity3 9 ha/e conducted feasi2ility studies on lar-e roofto ro5ects includin- a 1M$ system at

a leadin- +ni/ersity in the $estern ,a e and am currently assistin- a lar-e South African76ussian ener-y de/elo er in an =>wner?s )n-ineer@ role3 9 assist the Brussels and (oulouse offices in times of o/erload and ha/e on;site eA erience in )uro e in which 9 ha/e wor:ed on se/eral lar-e )uro ean roofto 4. ortfolios3 9 am roficient in 4.SBS( and $ind4ro7$As43 9 also ha/e eAtensi/e software and modellin- de/elo ment eA erience in MA(LAB3 9 am currently in/ol/ed in a multi; arty feasi2ility study of a solar ar: near 4ries:a for the South African <o/ernment3 My in/ol/ement to date is conductin- of a technical site /isit to identify suita2le areas for 4.' ,S4 and ,4.' en-a-ement with local authorities' technolo-y selection and miA' resource assessment and erformance analysis which all feed into the other streams of the study %localisation of manufacture' financial modellin-' demand;su ly rofilin- etc3&

9 ha/e stron- u2lic s ea:in- and /er2al communication s:ills3 9 am charismatic and en5oy ta:inlead and res onsi2ility of tas:s3 9 am willin- to 2ear the lion;share of wor: load to ensure a 5o2 is com leted dili-ently 2ut will willin-ly defer or dele-ate tas:s to others more suited to tas:s if reCuired3 9 am a self;starter and naturally stri/e for im ro/ement and -rowth ersonally and in the wor: lace3 4rior to ")' 9 wor:ed on contract for N)(<rou %now Aurecon& 2etween *!!8 ; *!11 on wind farm de/elo ment and feasi2ility studies for solar ro5ects3 9 was in/ol/ed in a "!M$ wind farm ro5ect in northern Lesotho3 9 was res onsi2le for met mast instrumentation rocurement' data cleanin-' resource analysis and yield estimations usin- $As43 9 was instrumental in tur2ine selection3

Education
!ni"ersit : MSc #En$% Sustainable Ener$ En$ineerin$ %*!1! ; *!11& from the )ner-y 6esearch ,entre at the +ni/ersity of ,a e (own3 (hesis: =A software tool for the reliminary erformance modellin- of central recei/ers and associated ower cycles@

BSc#En$% Aeronautical En$ineerin$ %*!!5 D *!!9& from the School of Mechanical' 9ndustrial and Aeronautical )n-ineerin- at the +ni/ersity of the $itwatersrand3 6esearch thesis: =6esearch into the )ffect of ,u <eometry on the 4erformance of a ,u Anemometer@3 Eesi-n thesis: =Eesi-n of a

Lateral (ur2ulence ,om ensatin- ,u Anemometer@

Hi$h School:

<reenside %*!!! D *!!0&

Su25ects: )n-lish %distinction& Afri:aans %distinction& Mathematics 4hysical Science <eo-ra hy %distinction& (echnical Erawin-

Primar School:

9 6 <riffith %199" D 1999&

Pro&essional Membershi's
,andidate )n-ineer with )n-ineerin- ,ouncil of South Africa Mem2er' South African 9nstitution of Mechanical )n-ineerin4re/iously an affiliate mem2er of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa %AeSSA& affiliated to the 6oyal Aeronautical Society 4re/iously an affiliate mem2er of the South African National )ner-y Association %SAN)A& Mem2er %throu-h com any& of theSouth African 4hoto/oltaic 9ndustry Association %SA4.9A&' South African $ind )ner-y Association %SA$)A&3 ,hair of SA$)A (rans ort and Lo-istics wor:in- -rou 3 Mem2er of SA4.9A -rid access wor:in- -rou 3

(or) E*'erience
+E ,ene-able Ener$ Ser"ices #Pt % .td #/01/ 2 %
4ro5ect en-ineer in/ol/ed in technical due dili-ence of renewa2le ener-y ro5ects3

NET3rou' Solutions Holdin$s #Pt % .td #/004 5 /011%

$or:ed on contract 2asis and in/ol/ed in wind farm and solar feasi2ility studies3

Blue Crane De"elo'ment A$enc 6 (its Enter'rise #Pt % .td #/0072/004%

Mem2er of the SkyWake li-ht s ort aircraft desi-n team for *!!#3 $or: included: ,alculation of erformance arameters of com etin- aircraft (hermodynamics of the air;conditionin- system3 Ee/elo ment of an en-ine coolin- model 2y means of thermodynamic con/ecti/e heat transfer ,AE models of /arious com onents

3lute) En$ineerin$ #Adhesi"e Bondin$ S stems CC% 5 #/7 June 5 7 Jul /008% and #19 No"ember 5 1: December /008%
*nd Bear .acation $or: Machinin- ro erties of /arious materials Eesi-n for manufacture ,AM %,om uter Aided Manufacture& 4ro-rammer 4ro-rammed and o erated a Litz ,. 8!! Machinin- ,entre ,N, ,AE Erawin-s <eneral wor:sho wor:

Honours and A-ards

*!!#7*!!8 National 9nno/ation ,om etition runner;u at $its +ni/ersity and national finalist %1 of 50 from 18 +ni/ersities& <olden Fey 9nternational Gonours Society

S)ills and e*'ertise

So&t-are: Microsoft windows and office D eA ert %15 years ractical eA erience& ,88 ; roficient %* years academic eA erience& Matla2 D eA ert %6 years eAtensi/e academic and commercial eA erience&

Solid)d-e D eA ert %5 years eAtensi/e academic and commercial eA erience& $ind4ro7$as D eA ert %" years commercial eA erience& 4.SBS( D eA ert %H* year commercial eA erience& ,om utational fluid dynamics D ad/anced %" years academic eA erience& Iinite element analysis D roficient %* years academic eA erience& System Ad/isor Model %SAM& D ad/anced %* years academic eA erience&

En$ineerin$: Aeronautics %aircraft structures' aircraft desi-n' fli-ht dynamics and control' aerodynamics' ro ulsion' su ersonic -as dynamics' airline mana-ement' wind tunnel testin-& Mechanical en-ineerin- %stress analysis' desi-n for manufacture' statics' dynamics' thermodynamics' fluid mechanics' /i2rational analysis' electronics' electro;mechanics' mechatronics' -as dynamics' finite element analysis& Ancillary sciences %mathematics' statistics' numerical methods' chemistry' hysics&

,ene-able ener$ and related: Solar ener-y D eA ert %* years academic' " years commercial eA erience& $ind ener-y D eA ert %*years academic' " years commercial eA erience& +ncertainty analysis D ad/anced %* years academic' 1 year commercial eA erience& 6esource analysis D ad/anced %" years commercial eA erience& Bield estimation D ad/anced %" years commercial eA erience& $ind farm micrositin- D eA ert %" years commercial eA erience& )ner-y olicy D ad/anced %" years academic' * years commercial eA erience& )ner-y efficiency ad/anced %* years academic' * years commercial eA erience&

Consultin$: ,ustomer 6elations Mana-ement D ad/anced %H1 year commercial eA erience& 4ro5ect mana-ement D ad/anced %H1 year commercial eA erience& Sales D intermediate %H1 year commercial eA erience&&

,e&erences
Mr 6ichard Eoyle %current em loyer& Mana-in- Eirector ") 6enewa2le )ner-y Ser/ices %4ty& Ltd !8* 050 #!66 6ichard3doyle1"e3eu

Mr Marius du 4reez %4r)n-& % re/ious em loyer& Senior )n-ineer' 4ro5ect Mana-er and Iounder N)(<rou Solutions Goldin-s %4ty& Ltd %now Aurecon& Marius3Eu4reez1aurecon-rou 3com

Mr Michael Boer %former lecturer& Aircraft desi-n and erformance lecturer at the +ni/ersity of the $itwatersrand %!11& #1# #"10 !8" #1* 889" michael32oer1wits3ac3za

Mr Sean ,ronin % re/ious em loyer ; .acwor:& >wner of <lute: )n-ineerin!8" 00# 9895 !11 #9* 9901 sean1-lute:3co3za