Thomas Pletsch PhD

Mineral & Energy Resources l Environmental & Radiation Protection

Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

About

Seasoned earth science professional with long-lasting international experience in the drilling, mining and petroleum businesses, including strategic consulting, mentoring, monitoring and evaluation. Proven ability to provide environmental health and safety guidance at policy and operational levels. Thorough background in natural resources, including mineral and energy resources, geothermal and hydrogen, based on decades of applied and fundamental research and development. Additional experience in the fields of international cooperation and sustainable economic development. Multilingual and multicultural exposure with a focus on central and southern Africa. Services: Solid consulting and multilingual communication skills and a reputation to effectively address stakeholders in corporate, academic and governmental/regulatory sectors in a timely manner. Programme, project and operations management. Technical writing and editing. Fields: General geosciences, marine geology, petroleum geology, mineral and energy resources, geothermal, hydrogen, uranium mining, oil and gas exploration, environmental and radiology protection, development cooperation, policy counselling.

Experience

  • Senior Geologist at Excel Dynamic Solutions (Pty) Ltd
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Senior Geoscience Consultant – Strategy & Public Sector at Tegeler Energy
    Apr 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Exploration Operations Manager at Marenica Energy Namibia (Pty) Ltd
    Aug 2022 - Dec 2022 · 5 mos

    Oversight of exploration programs in Namibia. Geological and geophysical field work. RC and DD drilling and sampling QAQC. Mentoring of junior staff.

  • Senior Staff Geologist at BGR - Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
    Jul 2001 - Jul 2022 · 21 yrs 1 mo

  • Project Manager at Geological Survey of Namibia
    Aug 2018 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos