Chairperson for the Agriculture Workstream South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry
External Reviewer University of Arizona Review, evaluate and assess all for external proposals for funding related to the Climate Adaptation Research Program.

Past Roles
Manager,
Centre for Water Sanitation & Research (CWSR), Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
Coordinate the development for national occupational qualifications under WRC FETwater III program; Management of Training Division, Project Manage NUFFIC-NICHE Capacity Building in Integrative Water Resource Management. Consultant to the Water Institute of Southern Africa.

Associate Lecturer, 2007 – 2010
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
University of South Africa School of Business Leadership (UNISA SBL)
Coordinator and Tutor for MBA students in the Western Cape

Research Consultant, CPUT, Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA), 2007-2008
Survey on Innovative Capacity in Research and Innovation of CPUT as Institution (85 Page Report to EXCO-Board)
Feasibility Study for Establishing a Trade Point in the Amathole District Municipality

Executive Business Consultant, Boschendal PTY Ltd, 2008-2009
Develop a turnaround strategy for Boschendal Pty Ltd

Industry Roles, 1993-2006, Product Development, Research, and Innovation in the Automotive OEM Sector

Research Dissertations and Papers
Jackson M, The Capacity of an Institution of Higher Learning to Engage in Commerce, Feb 2008,
Jackson M, The Capacity of suppliers to OEMs to Innovate in Product Development, Sept 2005,
Jackson M, Trade Point Promotion Report, Small Enterprise Development Agency, East London
Major achievements include making presentations and input to the Parliament Folio Committee on the Innovation Agency Bill (2007), and introduction of innovative technologies in the OEM sector

 

Publications

Water RDI Roadmap Skills Mapping Study (WRC Project No. K5/2982)

Water RDI Roadmap Skills Mapping Study (WRC Project No. K5/2982), Volume I: Updated RDI Roadmap Capability Map

Water RDI Roadmap Skills Mapping Study (WRC Project No. K5/2982), Volume II: Water Sector Postgraduate Training Map

Water RDI Roadmap Skills Mapping Study (WRC Project No. K5/2982), Volume III: Short Course Skills Mapping Study

Water RDI Roadmap Skills Mapping Study (WRC Project No. K5/2982), Volume IV: A Water Sector Skills Demand Report.