Our Staff - Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS)

Our Staff

ASAQS STAFF

EXECUTIVES

Mrs Nolubabalo N.B Tsolo

Executive Director

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NOLUBABALO TSOLO

QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Wits Business School (In Progress)
Master’s in Land and Property Development Management, University of the Free State (2017)
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying, University of the Free State (2007)
BSc Quantity Surveying (Cum Laude), University of the Free State (2006)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Strategy and Leadership
Project Costing and Financial Control
Risk Management
Knowledge Sharing and Training
Expertise in NEC, JBCC, and FIDIC Contracts

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP): Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS), Active – in good standing
Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS): Professional Member (PMAQS), Active – in good standing
Golden Key International Honour Society: Member

Karl Trusler

Past Executive Director

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KARL TRUSLER

Grew up and schooled in Empangeni, Zululand and graduated with a BSc. QS (Honours) from Wits University.

Employed for 3 years from 1980 as a Quantity Surveyor by Trescon Construction.

Self-employed as a residential property developer for 3 years from 1983 (trading as Karling Construction). Employed as a professional Quantity Surveyor and partner with van Vuuren & Partners for 6 years from 1986. Employed as a Pastor/Administrator at the Hatfield Christian Church for 22 years from 1993.

Currently employed as the EduTech Director at the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors from 2015

Additional activities:

Currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Department of Construction Economics at the University of Pretoria (UP) (2015 to present)
External examiner at UP for Facilities Management and MSc Real Estate research projects. Part-time lecturer in Business Management for BSc QS (Hons) and BSc Real Estate final year students, and guest lecturer for Financial Management. (2010 - 2016). Currently external examiner for Feasibility Studies
Officer of the ICMS Board of Trustees since 2021
Registered Professional Member of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors, and the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession