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I’m an anthropologist working at the intersection of AI and human decision-making, especially in social-risk environments where mistakes are costly and accountability must be demonstrable. Over 25 years across multiple continents, I’ve learned that numbers shape budgets, while stories shape consent—and good systems need to hold both without losing provenance or context. I design and steward evidence infrastructures for development and extractives: from resettlement data environments and compensation tracking to stakeholder and grievance monitoring, dashboards, and audit-traceable knowledge platforms. Currently, through Sociable Systems, I build source-verified research and multilingual accountability tools, extending my long-standing systems practice with governed AI approaches that keep humans in the loop and make exceptions visible.…I’m an anthropologist working at the intersection of AI and human decision-making, especially in social-risk environments where mistakes are costly and accountability must be demonstrable. Over 25 years across multiple continents, I’ve learned that numbers shape budgets, while stories shape consent—and good systems need to hold both without losing provenance or context. I design and steward evidence infrastructures for development and extractives: from resettlement data environments and compensation tracking to stakeholder and grievance monitoring, dashboards, and audit-traceable knowledge platforms. Currently, through Sociable Systems, I build source-verified research and multilingual accountability tools, extending my long-standing systems practice with governed AI approaches that keep humans in the loop and make exceptions visible.

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I’m an anthropologist working at the intersection of AI and human decision-making, especially in social-risk environments where mistakes are costly and accountability must be demonstrable. Over 25 years across multiple continents, I’ve learned that numbers shape budgets, while stories shape consent—and good systems need to hold both without losing provenance or context. I design and steward evidence infrastructures for development and extractives: from resettlement data environments and compensation tracking to stakeholder and grievance monitoring, dashboards, and audit-traceable knowledge platforms. Currently, through Sociable Systems, I build source-verified research and multilingual accountability tools, extending my long-standing systems practice with governed AI approaches that keep humans in the loop and make exceptions visible.…I’m an anthropologist working at the intersection of AI and human decision-making, especially in social-risk environments where mistakes are costly and accountability must be demonstrable. Over 25 years across multiple continents, I’ve learned that numbers shape budgets, while stories shape consent—and good systems need to hold both without losing provenance or context. I design and steward evidence infrastructures for development and extractives: from resettlement data environments and compensation tracking to stakeholder and grievance monitoring, dashboards, and audit-traceable knowledge platforms. Currently, through Sociable Systems, I build source-verified research and multilingual accountability tools, extending my long-standing systems practice with governed AI approaches that keep humans in the loop and make exceptions visible.

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I’m an anthropologist working at the intersection of AI and human decision-making, especially in social-risk environments where mistakes are costly and accountability must be demonstrable. Over 25 years across multiple continents, I’ve learned that numbers shape budgets, while stories shape consent—and good systems need to hold both without losing provenance or context.

I design and steward evidence infrastructures for development and extractives: from resettlement data environments and compensation tracking to stakeholder and grievance monitoring, dashboards, and audit-traceable knowledge platforms. Currently, through Sociable Systems, I build source-verified research and multilingual accountability tools, extending my long-standing systems practice with governed AI approaches that keep humans in the loop and make exceptions visible.

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English

Fluent

Afrikaans

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Portuguese

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Dutch

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Work Experience

Founder / Principal Consultant / AInthropologist (AI + Anthropology) at Sociable Systems

January 1, 2026 - Present

Develops human-centred AI and data systems for complex social-risk environments, including grievance management, stakeholder engagement, resettlement, livelihoods restoration, and institutional accountability. Builds friendly, board- and community-legible documentation (storified data, fieldnotes, explainers), and maintains public knowledge/research platforms with source verification and multilingual artefacts. Designs and operates operational data systems such as compensation tracking with QA protocols and proof-of-payment reconciliation, and dashboard-based stakeholder/grievance monitoring with SLA timeliness checks, exception detection, cross-references, and report generation.

Founder / Principal Consultant at Sociable Systems

January 1, 2026 - Present

Independent AI-assisted media, research and digital-product practice. I create voiceovers, presenter videos, scripts, visual stories, data tools and interactive learning experiences, including Khayali and Saraloosa.

Online Data Analyst at TELUS International

September 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

Evaluated online data and AI-supported outputs against detailed quality, relevance and policy criteria in a remote independent-contractor role.

AInthropologist (AI + Anthropology) — Cross-Domain Integration Specialist

March 1, 2024 - Present

Freelance role focused on integrating AI, safeguards, and evidence work with operational accountability principles. Builds prototypes for structured, auditable grievance intake from spoken reports while preserving consent and correction workflows. Develops interim protocols for governed AI use in safeguards and evidence work (disclosure, evidence custody, independent verification) and pilots AI-human integration approaches for human complexity in digital interactions. Also supports AI dataset quality evaluation and fact-checking/annotation for LLM training.

Land & Asset Data Coordinator / Resettlement Data Manager (earlier scheduling responsibilities) at Mozambique LNG Project (within role timeline)

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015

Assumed responsibility for Primavera P6 scheduling for ESMP-related needs and developed policy-compliant supporting templates as part of operational delivery and compliance tracking.

Land & Asset Data Coordinator / Resettlement Data Manager — Mozambique LNG Project at Anadarko → TotalEnergies (via enterprise project structures)

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2025

Built and maintained stakeholder and grievance monitoring systems using structured registers, dashboard indicators, SLA tracking, pattern checks, IFC cross-references, and automated reporting. Maintained structured multilingual knowledge and training platforms with content registries, downloadable resources, and documented publishing/handover workflows. Produced source-verified comparative research with explicit criteria, checked quotations against primary sources, and visible methodological caveats. Created a governed AI interim protocol for safeguards/evidence contexts, including disclosure and independent verification principles. Twelve-year tenure included stewardship of the resettlement data environment for 8,000+ households: enterprise GIS sources, Power Query data models, compensation payment reconciliation and proof-of-payment tracking, cross-system validation, and automated generation of household agreements and entitlement annexures; documented end-to-end workflow and trained

Land & Asset Data Coordinator / Resettlement Data Manager at Mozambique LNG Project / TotalEnergies

January 1, 2013 - March 31, 2025

Coordinated land and asset records and managed resettlement data for a major multinational project. Built Power Query models, validation checks, dashboards, compensation tracking and automated entitlement documents; reconciled field and GIS data and trained 50+ users.

Land Access Planning Data Manager at Goldfields Far Southeast Project

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012

Supported land access planning and related operational data management for project delivery.

Senior Consultant at Intersocial Consulting Ltd

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013

Provided global resettlement compliance and process coordination across major infrastructure contexts, with emphasis on social risk, planning frameworks, and operational compliance.

Global Resettlement Compliance & Process Coordinator at PNG LNG Project (ExxonMobil / Esso Highlands, via Golder Associates)

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011

Coordinated resettlement compliance processes for a large LNG development context, contributing to planning, stakeholder engagement, and implementation work within international safeguard expectations.

Senior Consultant at Southern Hemisphere Consultants

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010

Delivered consulting work in social development and resettlement planning with a focus on international standards and evidence-led implementation.

Self-employed (Social Scientist / Consultant)

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007

Provided social science consulting across multiple countries in Southern Africa including research, consultations, and planning support.

Independent Social Development Consultant

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007

Delivered social impact assessments, evaluations, and resettlement planning inputs across Southern Africa, including facilitation and training in planning/monitoring/evaluation processes.

Social Scientist — Golder Associates Africa at Golder Associates Africa

January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2004

Led resettlement data analysis and policy framework development including FPIC processes for Indigenous Peoples and full cost estimation for land acquisition. Conducted social research and resettlement planning benchmarking across mining projects across multiple countries, including IFC-standards land-acquisition and resettlement compliance auditing (planning/assessment, stakeholder engagement, valuation/compensation, livelihoods/vulnerability, monitoring and evaluation) and delivered findings, risk registers, and implementation workplans. Designed and maintained resettlement tracking databases, compensation payment systems, and M&E frameworks for major LNG infrastructure projects. Compiled Resettlement Action Plans and managed go/no-go mapping for contractor access; delivered SIAs and socio-economic surveys and supported water-sector assignments including farmer-training documentation and pre-development surveys.

Feature journalist; Lecturer & tutor in Development Studies at Alive Magazine / University of Johannesburg

January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2003

Worked as a feature journalist and supported teaching and tutoring in Development Studies, strengthening experience in translating complex development issues into accessible public communication and learning materials.

Education

MPhil Anthropology (cum laude) at Stellenbosch University

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2010

Organisations & Public Cultures. Thesis: Digital Divides and Social Transformation.

BA Humanities (cum laude) at University of Johannesburg

January 1, 1999 - January 1, 1999

Philosophy & Development Studies.

BSc Mathematical Sciences at University of Johannesburg

January 1, 1999 - January 1, 1999

Mathematics & Applied Mathematics.

MPhil Anthropology at University of Stellenbosch

January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010

BA Humanities (Philosophy & Development Studies) at University of Johannesburg (conferred as Rand Afrikaans University)

January 1, 1994 - March 1, 2000

BSc Mathematical Sciences (Mathematics & Applied Mathematics) at University of Johannesburg (conferred as Rand Afrikaans University)

January 1, 1994 - March 1, 2000