MRS industry leadership position and technology innovation is driven by strong management and development professionals
with an unwavering commitment to achieving the highest standards of excellence in quality, service and support. This world-class
team of managers and developers has a proven history of executive leadership in all areas of Underground Intelligence including
the design and production of industry standard products, solutions and components.
Richard is the General Manager for MRS (Africa) Pty Ltd. He is responsible for running all aspects of the
African operations. He has over fifteen years of experience in the mining and communication field and has
worked through the ranks from technician to General Manager. He has also worked for various mines
and other mining communication companies throughout the world.
Bartek is the systems engineer at MRS Africa. He has been involved in the telemetry field
since 2002 and professional software design and implementation since 2000.
He has worked on various projects such as access controls, microwave backbones, plant automation
as well as custom software packages in municipal, mining and industrial applications.
He is currently responsible for special projects and IT system design for the African market.
Jay Cee Van Rensburg - Financial Manager
Jay Cee has been the Financial Manager for MRS Africa since early 2007and is responsible
for all the Financial and Human Resource operations of the branch.
Her 34 years of financial experience is a tremendous asset to the MRS Africa team.
Anton Pretorius - Sales Manager
Anton as been with MRS for 9 years and works within the South Africa and African market.
Previously employed by Motorola, Anton brings extensive knowledge on Two-Way radios
and systems and has worked in the Mining environment for a number of years.
Jaco is the Technical Manager at MRS (Africa) Pty Ltd. He is responsible for the planning and
supervision of all MRS installations, and the integration of MRS equipment in the South African office.
Jaco also oversees the day to day operation of the technical department.
He has over 13 years experience in the RF and radio communication field and is also a qualified
CAA Avionics Technician. He has worked his way from technician to his current position as
Technical Manager for Mine Radio Systems.
Gerard Augustyn - Workshop Supervisor
Gerard is responsible for supervising all technicians and building, assembling, wiring, programming
and testing of all standard and custom systems and applications. He also does on-site sales and participates
in the planning and design of systems. He has over seven years experience in the Telecoms field as well
as manufacturing plant mechanical/electrical technician and charge hand experience.
Rene E. Turner - Administrator
Rene has worked as the administrator for MRS Africa since 1998. Her responsibilities include
overseeing distribution to customers, stock control and general administration functions.
