User:Kwade09

So to tell a bit about myself... I was born in 1988 in the small town of Carletonville, Gauteng in South Africa. I have lived in the area all my life, studying mechanical engineering and playing rugby at North West University in Potchefstroom for 6 years of my life. Currently I spend a lot of my time between my two business ventures, I am a founding partner of a engineering consulting company contracted by local mining companies and I am co-owner of a family business (which I started alone before being joined by my mother), selling tyres and providing all related automotive services (mag repairs, mechanical repairs, wheel alignment etc). I have a love for outdoors, especially fishing and I love exploring and investigating natural formations in karst topographical regions (like where I've grown up), like springs and caves etc... I have a obsession with navigating lesser know rivers and streams, usually from mouth upwards to source, this allows me to feed another obsession I've had since I was about 8 and I've never left it... Observing, studying and documenting wildlife and flora... I have detailed descriptions of at least 50 rivers and streams as well as equally detailed descriptions of reservoirs along their course (including info like max depth, Ave depth, fish species and fishing records - info I usually obtained by befriending the caretakers of the dams and long time property owners of land along the banks) complete with logs of wildlife I've seen along the way and plants I've found in the immediate area, and other landmarks near by (caves, springs etc) all done in my spare time. So I figured it would all be for nothing if I don't share it, there will be little interest to publish such work so I thought I would try share it on Wikipedia where it hasn't been published before or has been published but with very little additional info, I can usually add multiple paragraphs of additional info when I read them so that's why I decided to join up. I have a vast knowledge of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles of South Africa (I used to study books like "mammals of Southern Africa" etc. From a young age and used to have check lists as a youngster and studied animals in a particular area we were going to visit, in order to give myself a better chance to spot them or catch them (I'm referring strictly to the fish here none of the others). So I can provide detailed information on most of the wildlife in South Africa as well as expert fishing advice on most species (I've caught 83 freshwater species in Southern Africa). Other fields that I can provide reliable insight incl. Mechanical engineering, fluid dynamics and other physics, geographical locations in South Africa, and the history of the region I live in (far west Gauteng to eastern reaches of North West province (Potchefstroom to Ventersdorp)) as well as geographical info on the karst formations, various caves and springs (incl. Dry springs from dewatered aquifers in the West Rand) and new springs plus "false eyes" and surface enterences of underground water (the opposite of a spring), I am competent in the fields involving electricity, I can confidently say the only thing separating me from a electrician is the actual qualification, I extensive knowledge in wetland construction and management and civil engineering related to transportation and storage of water (construction of canals and dams etc), pneumatics and compressed air systems and the plumbing thereof (especially mining related), general plumbing and anything automotive related, particularly involving the tyres and rims and in general almost any DIY project that can be thrown at me. I love learning from others and I am grateful that the possibility of me learning something new each day is there and hopefully I can add something new for others to learn from too.