About SES

Jessica holds a Bachelors in Environmental Management and an Honours in Geography from The University of South Africa. She has experience in assisting senior Environmental Assessment Practitioners with the drafting of environmental authorisation applications, compiling screening and verification reports, compiling Environmental Management Programmes, proofreading reports, and communicating with Interested and Affected Parties.

John started Sharples Environmental Services in 1998 and has overseen the company’s growth. He has a MSc degree in Environmental Management and more than 20 years’ consulting experience. VIEW CV

Betsy is co-owner of SES. She has more than 14 years’ experience in environmental consulting and has contributed to numerous environmental projects. She is based in Cape Town. VIEW CV

Michael has more than 12 years’ experience in environmental consulting and has been involved in more than 60 projects since starting work at SES in 2014. He is based in the George office. VIEW CV

Madeleine obtained her BSc (Environmental Sciences) from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), majoring in Geology and Geography. During her seven years working as an EAP, she completed several environmental assessments (Basic assessments, Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessments, Water Use Licence Applications and Motivation reports dealing with exemptions), selected ecological assessments, wetland assessments, environmental auditing, compliance monitoring for a number of projects. She has proven her capabilities as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technician through involvement in numerous large and small-scale GIS disciplined projects in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Free State, Northern Cape, Gauteng, as well as Nationwide. She has been involved in projects across various sectors,  including but not limited to services infrastructure (roads, sewer, electricity and water), localised infrastructure (filling stations), energy projects (renewable and non-renewable) and housing developments. She is based in Cape Town.  

Carla holds a Bachelors and an Honours in Environmental  Science from North-West University. She has experience in assisting senior Environmental Assessment Practitioners with the drafting of environmental authorisation application reports in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, conducting site visits, compiling screening and verification reports, proofreading reports, communicating with Interested and Affected Parties.