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Overview
Work History
Education
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Affiliations
Languages
Courses
Attributes
Scholarships
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Deeva Lata Shree

Dallas ,TX

Summary

Experienced with team leadership, strategic planning, and operational management. Utilizes effective communication and organizational skills to drive project success. Skilled in research and reporting.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Managing Member

Ruffined Investments
Dallas, TX
01.2019 - Current

Owned and operated Earthwise Pet Supply Richardson & Allen and Mutts Canine Cantina Allen.

  • Improved marketing to attract new customers and promote business.
  • Oversaw employee recruitment, training, and evaluation to build a highly-skilled workforce committed to company success.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.
  • Analyzed industry trends and tracked competitor activities to inform decision making.
  • Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
  • Formulated and executed strategic initiatives to improve product offerings.

Programme Manager: eThekwini Community Reforestation Project

Wildtrust
08.2016 - 11.2017
  • Responsible for managing and overseeing operational aspects of the eThekwini Reforestation Project (Buffelsdraai Landfill Site Community Reforestation Programme, South Africa).
  • Programme implementation
  • Team management and mentoring
  • Compiling monthly and annual narrative and financial report
  • Compiled minutes of monthly CRP (community Reforestation Program) meeting
  • Compiling and managing program budget
  • Stakeholder and Community engagement
  • Coordinating and implementing training and event initiatives
  • Planned and hosted a stand at the annual Municipal exhibit
  • Assisted with management of an on site indigenous plant nursery

Ecologist

Wildtrust
01.2016 - 07.2016
  • Biodiversity planning
  • Monitoring & Evaluation of planted sites across KZN
  • Organizing and overseeing ecological restoration projects around South Africa
  • Compiling ecological restoration management plans for various sites
  • Conducting monitoring and evaluation assessments to ensure that management plans are effective as well as to identify any gaps in restoration plans
  • GIS field data collection, mapping, spatial analysis
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Organized and scheduled field trips (administration, logistics)

Ecologist (Groen sebenza intern)

Wildtrust
12.2014 - 12.2015
  • Biodiversity planning
  • GIS
  • Site visits
  • Mapping

Junior environmental consultant

EnAq Consulting cc.
05.2012 - 12.2014
  • Compile applications for environmental authorization
  • Compile Basic Assessment Reports (BAR), Environmental Impact Assessment reports (EIA), and Environmental Management Programmes (EMPr’s) for projects relating to construction, land development, sanitation and electricity.
  • Conduct environmental compliance audits (ECO)
  • Write up monthly audit reports.
  • Various project related administration.
  • EnAq consulting cc. is a company specializing in environmental, civil, water and earth management.

Student demonstrator and tutor

University Of KwaZulu-Natal - Westville Campus
02.2011 - 06.2012
  • Facilitated undergraduate practical sessions and tutorials, including grading practical assignments for the following courses:
  • GEOG110: Human geography
  • ENVS210: Biophysical environments of southern Africa
  • ENVS314: Biogeography and climate change

Education

Matriculation Exemption (Merit) -

Westville Girls’ High School
01-2007

BSc - Environmental Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal
01-2010

BSc Hons Environmental Science (Cum Laude) - Environmental Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal
01-2011

MSc Environmental Science - Environmental Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal
02-2014

Skills

  • Conservation
  • Conservation education
  • Biodiversity Planning
  • Ecological restoration
  • Research and Report writing
  • GIS (ArcGis)
  • Project management
  • Project planning
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Operations management
  • Strategic planning

Affiliations

  • Golden Key International Honour Society (ID- 9069944) Member since 2011
  • International Association for Impact Association (South Africa), member ID (3367) Member since 2013

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Courses

  • Integrating HIV & gender related issues into the EA process August 2013
  • Course run by SAIEA, UNDP, IAIAsa
  • Environmental weed management April 2015
  • Course run by New Africa Skills Development (Pty) Ltd
  • ArcGIS Advanced (Nqf level 6) May 2015
  • Course run by esri South Africa

Attributes

  • Goal orientated and self motivated
  • Works well under pressure
  • Adaptable
  • Focused
  • Collaborative
  • Passionate about the environment

Scholarships

  • NRF Free-Standing Honours Scholarship January 2011
  • NRF Scare Skills Master’s Scholarship January 2012
  • UKZN Scholarship for further Postgrad studies (for graduating cum laude) January 2012

Timeline

Managing Member

Ruffined Investments
01.2019 - Current

Programme Manager: eThekwini Community Reforestation Project

Wildtrust
08.2016 - 11.2017

Ecologist

Wildtrust
01.2016 - 07.2016

Ecologist (Groen sebenza intern)

Wildtrust
12.2014 - 12.2015

Junior environmental consultant

EnAq Consulting cc.
05.2012 - 12.2014

Student demonstrator and tutor

University Of KwaZulu-Natal - Westville Campus
02.2011 - 06.2012

BSc - Environmental Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Matriculation Exemption (Merit) -

Westville Girls’ High School

BSc Hons Environmental Science (Cum Laude) - Environmental Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal

MSc Environmental Science - Environmental Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal