Adriaan Marthinus Calitz

Seasoned Senior Manager with 35 years of experience in SAPS. Expertise in strategic planning, operations management, and personnel development. Strong focus on team collaboration, achieving results, and ensuring reliability and adaptability in dynamic environments. Disciplined and decisive approach to mission success while fostering cohesive and high-performing teams. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Pursuing a full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise. Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Experienced leader with a strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals while maintaining a collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.

• ID Number: 6808015022080
• Age: 53 Years
• Dependents: 5
• Health Status: Excellent
• Date of Birth: 08/01/68
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: S A Citizen
• Driving License: Code EB
• Marital Status: Married

• Commendations from Old Mutual – Most successful candidate Junior Commanders Course
• Commendation from Potchefstroom Traffic for outstanding services rendered
• Commendation from SANDF Group 30 for distinguished and outstanding work
• Commendation from Potchefstroom Commando for outstanding service and protection of the rural community at Potchefstroom and Fochville
• Commendation for Operation Good Hope, Western Cape for hard work, dedication, and hours of work as intervention Group Commander
• Certificate of Honorable mention from Potchefstroom council. (Mayor for acknowledgment and appreciation of service rendered to the council and community)
• Commendation as best Community Server at Loate Police Station from God’s Kingdom Church
• Certificate for best improved Police Station from Prov Commissioner North West
• Certificate for exceptional service rendered to Sun City Nedbank Golf Challenge
• Certificate of appreciation from the 2008 Zone VI U/20 Youth Games, South Africa LOC
• Commendation from SANDF for successful execution of exercise NDLOVU 18

• Non-commissioned officer, 1987 to 1992
• Lieutenant / Captain, 1992 to 1997
• Superintendent, 1997 to 1999
• Senior Superintendent/Colonel, 1999 to 2011
• Brigadier, 2011 to date

· Commendations from Old Mutual – Most successful candidate Junior Commanders Course

· Commendation from Potchefstroom Traffic for outstanding services rendered during

· Commendation from SANDF Group 30 for distinguished and outstanding work

· Commendation from Potchefstroom Commando for outstanding service and protection of the rural community at Potchefstroom and Fochville

· Commendation for Operation Good Hope, Western Cape for hard work, dedication, and hours of work as intervention Group Commander

· Certificate of Honorable mention from Potchefstroom council. (Mayor for acknowledgment and appreciation of service rendered to the council and community)

· Commendation as best Community Server at Loate Police Station from God’s Kingdom Church

· Certificate for best improved Police Station from Prov Commissioner North West

· Certificate for exceptional service rendered to Sun City Nedbank Golf Challenge

· Certificate of appreciation from the 2008 Zone VI U/20 Youth Games, South Africa LOC

· Commendation from SANDF for successful execution of exercise NDLOVU 18

· Basic Training

· Riots and Crowd Management

· Junior Commanders Course Level 1

· Contingency Official Course

· Candidate Officers Course

· Hostage Negotiations Course

· SWAT Course

· Advanced Internal Safety Course

· Target Selection – Specific recruitment

· Occupational Health and Security Representative Course

· IRIS Course

· Tracker Network Course

· POPOCT Course

· CRIM System Course

· Intensive Course in Negotiation

· Counter Insurgence Course

· Community policing

· Middle Management Programme

· Tactical Driving Course

· Station Management Learning Programme – no certificate

· Major Event Management Course

· Human Trafficking and lack of Border Controls

· University course in Project Management

SHORT COURSES AND SEMINARS

· Project Nexus

· Service Excellence Through Quality Management

· Personnel enrichment

· Official debriefing Course – no certificate

· National Crime Combating Strategy

· Safety and Security at Public Events and Venues

· Performance Chart Workshop

· Learn to Lead Workshop

· Part of SAPS delegation visiting team to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, evaluating the Pan American Games

· Human Trafficking and Border Policing workshop

Dignity, Diversity, and Policing (DDP) Programme

COMPUTER SKILLS

· Word Perfect

· Adobe Reader

· E-mail

· Intranet

· HP Photo and Printing

· MS Office (PowerPoint Presentations, Excel, Word, Outlook etc.)

· Global Access Control System

· Vodacom Bulk SMS System

· MS Teams

· JITSI

· IRIS

I have operational experience in planning, coordinating, executing, and monitoring the following events but not limited to;

· State of Nation Address;

· Local Government Elections;

· Operation Phakisa, Initiative 5;

· Operation Fiella I and II;

· Operation Back to Basics;

· Operation Rhino/Operation Wildlife;

· DHA Intervention on Immigration;

· # Fees Must Fall;

· Stability RSA;

· Trio and Contact Crimes;

· Cash In Transits and Cross Pavement Robberies;

· Presidential Inauguration;

· Operation Ndlovu (SANDF initiative);

· Operation Amani Africa;

· Human Rights Day Celebrations;

· African Aerospace Dynamics;

· Operation Festive Season;

· Cross Border Operations;

· National Numsa Strike;

· Operation Vikela;

· AFCON 2014;

· Operation Paseka;

· Lesotho Operation;

· Integrated Cross Border Operations;

· African National Congress youth league 25TH Elective National Congress;

· South African Post Office Strike;

· Launch and unveiling the Plaque for the technology and rural education development project;

· National Women Day Celebration;

· Burial of the late justice Thembekile Lewis Skweyiya;

· National day of reconciliation celebrations;

· Securing Budget Speech Process;

· National Freedom Day Celebration;

· 40th Anniversary of The Soweto Student Uprising;

· Funeral of Former Minister Stofile and Minister Kathrada;

· World Economic Forum On Africa;

· Ministry of Higher Education and Training: The British Council Going Global

Non-commissioned officer: 1987 to1992

· Student during Basic Training at Pretoria Training College (1987)

· Section member, Special Guard Unit Pretoria (1988)

· Section Commander, Special Guard Unit Pretoria (1989-1991)

· Group Commander, Numerous Protection Services (1991)

·  Platoon Commander, Special Guard Unit, Pretoria (1991-1992)

·  Acting Unit Commander, Special Guard Unit, Pretoria (1992)

·  Base Commander, Landeansnek Border Post, Eastern Cape (1992)

Lieutenant / Captain: 1992 to1997

·  Platoon Commander, Stability Unit, Potchefstroom (1992-1994)

· Unit Commander, Stability Unit, Potchefstroom, North West (1994 -1997)

·  Base Commander, different periods, Boschpoort, Training Center (1993-1995)

·  Base Commander, Nakop Border post, Northern Cape (1996)

Superintendent: 1997 to 1999

·  Unit Commander, Stability Unit, Potchefstroom, North West (1997 -1999)

·  Accounting Officer, Internal Stability Units, North West Province (1994-1999)

· Intervention Group Commander, Operation Good Hope, Cape Town (1997)

·  Group Commander, Non-Alignment Movement Summit, Durban (1998)

Senior Superintendent/Colonel: 1999 to 2011

·  Unit Commander, Public Order Police, Potchefstroom, En–Masse (1999)

·  Acting Unit Commander, Public Order Police, Bafokeng (1999)

·  Acting Provincial Head, Operational Response Service, North West (1999)

·  Unit Commander, Public Order Police, Odi, (1999-2004)

·  Acting Zone Commander, Crime Combating Zone 1, Marico Area, North West (2000)

·  Station Commissioner, Loate, Winterveld, Gauteng (2004 - 2006)

·  Provincial Commander, Operational Response Service & Major Events (2006 to 2010) (incl. Designated Officer 2010 FIFA World Cup, North West in 2010)

Brigadier: 2011 to date

·  Provincial Head, Operational Response Service, North West (2011 to 2016)

·  Section Head: Mobilization Support Services: Division: Operational Response Service (ORS) (2016)

·  Section Head: National Operational Command Centre: Division: Visible Policing and Operations (VPO) (2016 – current)