Profile

Carl Bauer BA PrEng  Ceng MlstructE MICE MBIE

Date of Birth: 12 February 1970
Nationality: British
Marital Status: Married
Language: English, Setswana
 

Education
Cambridge University
BA (Hons) degree in Engineering 1st class
Royal Grammar School Guildford
GCE A Level in MATHS, FURTHER MATHS, PHYSICS, FRENCH all grade A    

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Director BAUER CONSULT,  GABORONE 1998– present
Since starting my own business I have worked on many projects involving structural, civil, environmental and architectural work mostly in the building field as well as administration of the business. Many projects are carried out in collaboration with Motheo (Pty) Ltd. See separate list of projects for details of these.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Resident Engineer ARUP BOTSWANA, GABORONE 1996-1998

Waterloo project, Gaborone - Resident Engineer responsible for site supervision of structural and civil works on P40 million project for textile manufacturing facility.

Institute of Health Sciences, Lobatse - Resident Engineer responsible for site supervision of structural and civil works on P32 million project for campus development.

Institute of Health Sciences, Gaborone - Assistant Resident Engineer responsible for site supervision of structural and civil works on 

Design Engineer OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP, LONDON 1992-1996
As a design engineer my duties included structural design and drawing work on a number of projects. Here follows a brief summary of duties undertaken and skills developed on each project.

The Royal Opera House Redevelopment, London (100 million pounds sterling) - Scheme design and costings; Overall responsibility for design and drawing work for a new building; Dynamic loading on long span floors; Composite steel design.

Radsporthalle, Berlin (200 million pounds sterling) - Design to German codes; Sports hall design.

New Parliamentary Buildings, London (200 million pounds sterling) - Energy efficient high technology building in the heart of London. Interviewing of contractors for prequalification; Design using new  materials; Innovative precast concrete design; Finite Element analysis; Structural stone design.

New Inland Revenue Centre, Nottingham (50 million pounds sterling) - Benchmark energy efficient building using stack effect cooling towers. Reinforced concrete substructure design; Foundation design; Checking detailers drawings; Roof truss design.

SKILLS
Computer skills - As part of my work I make extensive use of computers for analysis, design, drawing, word processing, and communication. I have particular skills in the use of spreadsheets to automate structural calculations and present the results. I am continually developing these.

Alternative materials – I have worked on projects using cement stabilised earth blocks, earth and cowdung floors, as well as other natural materials.

Ecological stormwater design – I have worked on projects which maximise absorption and use of stormwater at source using various techniques.

Architecture - I have an interest in the building design field which extends beyond structural engineering and have designed complete buildings including residential, commercial and industrial.

Energy efficient design – I have used Energy Plus, a widely used environmental modelling program, to model existing and proposed buildings.

Languages – Setswana, conversational German and French.

Driving Licence - I have a clean British driver's licence and a Botswana licence.

Management skills - I have gained good teamwork and management skills through courses and through working in teams in a multicultural environment.

Training and personal development – I was a volunteer at Salmon Youth Centre in London and acted as a mentor to A-level engineering students.