Simon Nel

I enjoy solving complex problems , I have the privilege of being very fit and physically able , I am a Krav Maga Practitioner and enjoy my daily fitness routines. Coming from a Military background I am highly precise in all I do . I have a very enquiring mind and can be termed as an analytical thinker. I like staying abreast of the latest developments in scientific and technological fields. I am goal orientated and highly driven as an individual.

I was in the Defence force for two years prior to joining the South African Police Service , I have served as a detective throughout South Africa , including the Eastern Cape , Johannesburg , Pretoria and Cape Town. My roles included being a Crime Intelligence analyst , A trainer of Detectives at the National Detective Academy in Hammanskraal ,Pretoria . I was a trainer of basic Training students at the Basic Training Academy in Pretoria. I wrote and developed several learning programs including the Endangered Species learning Program , the Stock theft learning program, the Firearm investigators learning program, the Basic aviation and Policing program, the Resolving of Crime learnership. The last 7 years of my career has been spent as a Polygraph examiner in Pretoria and in Cape Town .

I have completed my Polygraph examiners course with the American Polygraph Assosciation as well as several advanced Polygraph courses with other training providers . I have a B-Tech in Policing and majored in Investigation of Crime. I have a certificate on NQF 7 in Money Laundering Control from the University of Johannesburg, I have completed a course with the University of Pretoria in Cybercrime investigation.