The House 4 Hack is an initiative to bring together technology specialists and entrepreneurs in an informal setting. The setting is a 400 m² house in Lyttleton Manor in Centurion and will be equiped with various prototyping tools. Further we plan to provide access to business mentorship, startup finance and training on a variety of topics.

We are trying to combine concepts from hackerspaces and innovation incubators in a way that hobbyists, folks stuck in corporations (read slavery) or want to take a break from your regular job can experiment with start-ups in a safe friendly environment.

Tobie is an electrical engineer with more than 11 years experience in the power delivery business and related industries. After a successful career in sub-transmission network planning Tobie became a key member of the South-African Demand Side Management programme establishment. He also worked in the utilities management field before joining the EON management team. This wide exposure has given Tobie an in-depth insight into the following areas: Energy Modelling, Demand Side Management, Measurement and Verification, Research, Electrical Systems and Planning, Business Management. Currently in his role as Managing Consultant Tobie manages a team responsible for analysing and developing strategies for securing strategic inputs for Eskom in a cost effective manner.

Projects include:

Innovation management; Neotel asset valuation; Hot water systems research; Integrated demand management project management office; Development of new Demand Side Management products; Green Bond strategy research; Open Innovation strategy; Standby generation for residential application; Utility load manager; Strategic sourcing; Solar Water Heating – Rollout strategy for South Africa; Distribution Asset Management; Low Voltage Asset Management; IT systems health indicator; Training - ranging from technical and engineering training to MS Office product suites; Executive reporting and dashboards; Renewable technologies business case; Energy losses; Demand side management strategy; Online tools – Auditing tool; Advanced meter research; Contractor management; Distribution reliability project;

In 2004 I was promoted from the M&V manager to the DSM industrial sector manager. My duties include the strategic management of the industrial sector with reference to the implementation of Demands Side Management [DSM] initiatives.

Utilising two project co-ordinators and an assistant the day to day duties includes. • The development of a cogeneration policy for Eskom • Tender evaluations` • Project technical evaluation • Special financial evaluations • Project Management • Project forecasting • Cash flow projections • Business reporting • Presentation to relevant Investment and Procurement committees for capital and commercial approvals • DSM implementation strategy formulation • DSM sector marketing • Ensure overall project performance • DSM contracts • Interfacing with DSM stakeholders (DSM, KSACS, NER, DME) • New DSM initiatives including co-generation and special tariffs • Actively involved in the rollout and implementation of the new DMP tariff offered by KSACS to large industrial customers. • Keeping abreast wit Eskom future supply side plans, options and decisions • 70+ Projects, value exceeding R200,000,000

I report directly to the DSM manager. The DSM manager reports to the MD KSACS.

In November 2006 I was given the opportunity by TFMC to combine by engineering skills with the management and strategic skills developed in my career. Initially joining them as a design engineer in the Electrical Design dept and being appointed three months later as the head of the electrical design department. Electrical design has offices in Gauteng, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. These offices offer electrical and electronical design solutions to all Telkom sites and also Telkom strategic and critical sites. Regional office managers report directly to the head of the electrical design office.

A summary of the position: • Set strategic direction for electrical design office

• Align electrical design office procedures wit Telkom and TFMC

• Restructuring of regional electrical design office

• Manage regional office output

Measurement and Verification [M&V] manager. Currently employed in this exciting field of Demand Side Management. [DSM]. DSM tries to influence the ESKOM utility load shape to meet short-term network constraints. These constraints are aggravated by the shortage in supply during the year 2007. The DSM dept. approves projects to influence the load shape via load control or energy efficiency measures. The measurement and verification of the effects these projects have on the utilities load shape is very important. My responsibility is the overall establishment and management of the M&V process. This includes the management of the central Measurement and Verification centre in Johannesburg. It is to this centre that all project related load and savings information would be uploaded.

Current responsibilities include: -Overall management of ESKOM M&V policies Development of ESKOM M&V policies Management of the M&E centre [www.nmec.co.za] Set-up and Management of regional M&V centres. M&V budget [>R10,000,000] M&V ISO 9000 compliance Approve M&V plans, M&V procurement Monthly M&V top management reporting. DSM technical team : Provide assistance in the approval of project evaluation

Current DSM projects include Water pumping Energy efficient lightning Geyser load control Development of new pricing structures, i.e. Real time Pricing [RTP] HVAC systems

Appointed as distribution network planner for the West Coast region, including the Northern Cape bordering the Orange river. As planning engineer I am responsible for the long-term electrical network planning and network development plans. Responsible to create a capable electrical network. This includes the planning and positioning of substations, HV lines and equipment to supply electrical loads. Do financial evaluation of projects to ensure option is financially viable. Release projects within time to meet a two-year lead-time. Handle large customer applications.

Working Knowledge and experience • Reticulation (11/22kV) and distribution (66/132kV) load flows, planning and design. • Equipment specification. • Fault level studies. • Transformer, Capacitor, Voltage regulator application and planning • Capital budgeting • Project prioritisation. • Smallworld GIS system • System costing • Financial evaluation based on NPV and IRR. • Reliability investigation • Voltage Dips and other Quality of supply criteria (NRS048) • Customer interaction • Load flow

Capital • 2000 >R1,000,000 • 2001 >R1,000,000 • 2002 - >R8,000,000 • 2003 - >R20,000,000