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Mariana van der Walt Mariana holds an M.Sc in Technology Management, with a focus on Knowledge Management. She has more than 15 years of experience in supporting decision makers in their organisational and strategic decision making, and in providing decision support tools and conceptual frameworks to enhance the quality of decisions. She is also experienced in technology management and information systems, especially as tools for support of decision making. Combining excellent interpersonal and communication skills, Mariana utilises years of experience in identifying and maximising business development opportunities with an understanding of project management and budgetary controls.

She is a Chief Scientist and Domain Leader at the Institute for Maritime Technology, South Africa, where she leads a group of researchers who focus on supporting decision makers in the field of Knowledge Dynamics. This includes Decision Making, Decision Support, and also unlocking value for decision makers from insights of the knowledge economy. She participates in a number of projects ranging from numerically challenging to conceptually innovative, with application on operational, tactical and strategic decision making. The service provided integrates all branches of science, namely natural, social and human sciences.

Mariana also lectures part time at the University of Stellenbosch in their Centre for Knowledge Dynamics and Decision Making where she participates in the Decision Making module of the masters program. She has also published internationally in her field of expertise in leading peer reviewed journals and presented several papers at conferences.

Mariana is also available for consultation work. Contact her for more information.