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6 October 2016
2016
Curriculum
Vitae
Deon Holt

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PERSONAL DETAIL
Surname: Holt
First name: Deon
Date of birth: 16 September 1953
Identity Number: 5309165120080
Passport Number: 419675503
Nationality: South African
Resident Address: 8 Bantjes Street; Rynfield; Benoni; SouthAfrica; 1501
E-Mail Address: holtdeon@gmail.com (Private);
deon@globalaerotech.co.za (Work)
Telephone No: +27 (0)11 840 1880 (Home) ;+27 (0)10 900 4900(Work)
Cell phone No: +27 (0)83 407 6757
Marital status: Married
Children: Donovan (29yr) ; Natasha(25yr)
Home language: Afrikaans - fluent
Secondlanguage: English - fluent

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Drivers licence: Code A & EB
Religion: Christian
Health: Good
HIGHEST ACADEMIC QAULIFICATIONSS
National Higher Diploma(T4) Mechanical Engineering (1980)
Management Development Program
(MDP)
School of Business Leadership –
University of SA (UNISA) – (1991)
Manufacturing Engineering
Certificate
University of Cape Town (UCT)
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
South AfricanAirways 1970 – 1974 / 1977 – 1989
Atlas Aircraft Corporation 1974 – 1975
FieldAviation (Hunting) SA 1975 – 1977
SAFAIR (Pty) Ltd 1989 – 1996
Denel Aviation(DATAM) 1996 – 1999
Intensive Air (Pty) Ltd 1999 – 21/05/2002
Stannic Bank 22/05/2002 – 30/07/2002
AirQuarius 01/08/2002 – 30/10/2002
Free- lance 01/09/2002 – 21/09/2003
Altron/ Powertech - Caladis 22/09/2003 – 30/06/2006
Global Airways Group 03/07/2006 - Current
EMPLOYMENT POSITION & EXPRIENCE SUMMARY
SAA
Joined SAA 2 January 1970 as a Aircraft Structures apprentice.
Passed voluntary trade test in March 1973 and qualified as an
Aircraft Structures Technician.
Awarded the SAA Directors Trophy as Best Apprentice

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SAA
March 1973/March 1974 - Aircraft Structures Technician –
Workshop/Hangar and Line maintenance
Atlas Aircraft
Corporation
April 1974/March 1975 - Aircraft Structures Technician –
Component Manufacturing. Joined Atlas A/C Corporation to gain
experience in manufacturing.
Fields Aviation
April 1975/September 1977 – Aircraft Structures Technician -
Hangar and Line maintenance. Joined Fields for additional
experience. (Ceased operation)
Returned to SAA to take-up higher positions.
SAA
 September 1977/October 1978 – Senior Aviation Technician
 November 1978/September 1983 – Promoted to
Aeronautical Assistant – Engineering Services.
 October 1983/February 1987 – Promoted to Engineering
Superintendant – Engineering Services.
 March 1987/June 1989 – Transferred as Engineering
Superintendent to the Engineering Projects; Research &
Development department.
Resigned and join SAFAIR to widen scope in other areas in the
Aviation Industry.
Safair
 July 1989/June 1990 – Chief Technical Liaison Officer –
External Production.
 July 1990/April 1992 – Promoted to Manager External
Production.
 May 1992/February 1993 – Transferred to newly created
position and department as Customer Services Manager.
 March 1993/July 1996 – Transferred as Manager –
Production.
Transferred to Denel Aviation Transport Aircraft Maintenance
(DATAM) after SAFAIR embarked on a business re-engineering
program.
Denel Aviation
Transport A/C
Maintenance.
(DATAM)
 August 1996/February 1997 – Operations/Facilities
Manager.
 March 1997/January 1999 – Manager Aircraft Production.
 February 1999/November 1999 – Promoted to Executive
Manager Aircraft Production.
Resigned to join Intensive Air in establishing the first low cost
scheduled domestic airline in South Africa in addition to its existing
charter service.
Intensive Air (Pty)
Ltd
 November 1999/21 May 2002 – Executive Manager/COO –
Flight Operations & Technical
The airline went into liquidation and ceased operation in May
2002.
Stannic Bank  May 2002/July 2002 – Consultant – Assist the bank with
retrieving its assists (Aircrafts financed by the bank)
AirQuirius
 August 2002/October 2002 – Senior Manager Aircraft
Maintenance. (Liquidated)

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Resigned to pursue own interests.
Altron/Powertech
- Calidus
 September 2003/June 2006 – Production Planner & Project
Management Leader.
Global Airways
 July 2006/June 2008 – Engineering Services Manager
(Engineering; Maintenance Planning)
 July 2008/Current – Engineering Manager/HOD
(Engineering & Maintenance Planning)
Courses
 Boeing / Airbus Technical Overview
 Aircraft Structures Design– Boeing and Airbus
 Aircraft Repair Design – Boeing Seattle USA
 Basic Principles of Management – SATS
 Supervisory Skills – SAA
 Problem Solving and Decision Making – Kepner Tregoe
 Project Management Programme – Kepner Tregoe
 Creativity Development – Creativity Foundation of S.A.
 Business Finance for Managers – SATS
 Negotiation with Trade Unions – Henk Botha & Associates
 Productive Leadership Practices Workshop
 Productivity Through People
 Project Management Overview – University of South Africa
 Lean Thinking in Manufacturing Management Program – Graduate School of
Business – University of Cape Town
 Management of Small Business & Family Enterprises
Computer Courses
 Microsoft Word
 Microsoft Excel
 Microsoft Projects
 SAP R3 Basics
 Various Maintenance Management Computer Programs

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References
 Mr. Johan Blignaut SAA 0832836430
 Mr. Chris Bester Safair 0836752705
 Mr. Theo Nel Denel 0828080562
 Dr. Kobus Louw Intensive Air 0833759255
 Mr. Jan Rudolph Altron/Calidus 0829009183
 Mr. Trevor Perfect SAA / GLB 0824634834
 Mr. Trevor Duggan Global Airways (GLB) 0824061470