The Ecosense Environmental Consultants Team

Vincent Masefield
Chief Executive Officer

BA majoring in Geography and Environmental Science, BA (Hons) in Environmental Water Management and an MSc in Geography. Primary interests involve aquatic ecosystem assessments and monitoring. Vincent has experience in estuarine and freshwater quality assessments, wetland assessments, sediment tracing/dating assessments and using Geographic Information Systems. More than 8 years of experience in environmental management, monitoring and compliance.

Professional Registrations:
SA Council for Natural Scientific Professions SACNASP – Registration: 151714
International Association for Impact Assessment South Africa IAIASA – Member No: 5384

Michelle Sasman
Chief Financial Officer

Over 30 years of experience in environmental administration, company administration, financial management and accounting. 

Ernest Fortoh
Environmental Control Officer

Masters (MPhil) Degree in Environmental Management; Bachelor of Technology Degree (BTech) Environmental Management. Health and Safety, IRCA – Modern SHEQ/ Risk Management Course. More than 10 years of experience in environmental management, monitoring and compliance. 

Professional Registrations:
SA Council for Natural Scientific Professions SACNASP – Registration: 400170/14–

Our Associates

Sue Lane

Sue is a generalist with extensive experience in environmental planning and management mainly focussed on activities in the marine and coastal environment.  She has worked for numerous organisations and usually in collaboration with other professionals.  Sue has an MSc from UCT, a UED and BSc from Natal, has completed the coursework component of a post grad. diploma in marine law at UCT and is a qualified environmental scientist (Pr.Sci.Nat. #113902) and impact assessment practitioner (EAPASA #2016/18).  Since 1996 Sue has been an independent consultant running her own micro enterprise called Sue Lane & Associates Environmental Services cc.

ChristineChristine Rabie

Christine has a National Diploma in Landscape Technology; B. Tech in Environmental Management. Health and Safety, IRCA – Modern SHEQ/ Risk Management Course with more than 7 years experience in landscape design, construction, maintenance, materials procurement and quantity surveying (residential, commercial and rehabilitation scope of works) and over 20 years of experience in environmental mitigation planning, site management, compliance auditing and training.

Professional Registrations:
South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions SACNASP – Registration: 400055/17
International Association for Impact Assessment South Africa IAIASA
Certificate in SAGIC – Alien Invasive Species Control

ErrolErrol Cerff

Errol is a qualified environmental auditor with ten years of experience in auditing a range of activities from post-construction audits to manufacturing and mining concerns. He is also an experienced environmental risk assessor and has designed environmental management systems for a number of diverse companies.

Professional registrations:
South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) Reg Number 400047/12
The Institute of Waste Management South Africa (IWMSA)
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA)
International Association for Impact Assessment South Africa IAIASA

ErikErik Botha

With over 12 years of experience in the field of environmental management, his experience base covers a wide range of environmental management activities but his primary fields of expertise are environmental auditing and environmental risk assessment. He has received advanced training in both of these fields and has been involved in numerous environmental audits and environmental risk assessments during the course of his career. His experience base also includes the development and implementation of environmental management plans and environmental management systems for clients from a range of sectors.

Professional registrations:
The Institute of Waste Management South Africa (IWMSA)
The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA)

IngridIngrid Eggert

Ingrid is a qualified environmental consultant with over 10 years of experience in undertaking Environmental Impact Assessments, public participation processes, opportunities and constraints analyses, strategic environmental input as well as compliance and due diligence audits of environmental aspects during the construction and operational phases of projects. She brings a practical approach to solving environmental issues, focusing on efficient communication to ensure a solution in the best interest of all parties involved.

Professional registrations:
The Institute of Waste Management South Africa (IWMSA)
International Association of Impact Assessors South Africa (IAIASA)