Aerial view of an open-pit mining and earthworks site representing Okuni Africa's industrial projects.

Our Team

We operate with our boots on the ground, embedding ourselves alongside your internal teams to strengthen your capacity, reduce operational pressure, and protect your production.

Engineering Leadership Driven by Execution

Every member of our team brings real-world insight from mines, heavy industrial processing plants, and complex automation environments across Namibia. We understand what your equipment should cost, how maintenance directly impacts your bottom-line profitability, and exactly how to calculate the true cost of production.

Okuni Africa Employee Elfrieda
Founder & Technical Lead

Elfrieda Roos

Elfrieda brings over 16 years of heavy industrial leadership to Okuni Africa. Her background spans comprehensive maintenance management within demanding industrial processing environments, operational management, strategy, and business development.

Qualifications: B.Eng (Mechanical) – Stellenbosch University

"Fiercely passionate about Namibia, its people, and its future prosperity. I am relentlessly driven by site execution and practical value creation."

Professional Experience: Elfrieda brings over 16 years of heavy industrial leadership to Okuni Africa. Her background spans comprehensive maintenance management within demanding industrial processing environments, operational management, strategy, and business development.

Core Expertise: Asset reliability, operational excellence, engineering leadership, and commercial acumen.

What She Brings to Your Operation: Deep operational leadership that bridges technical engineering with bottom-line performance improvement, ensuring your capital projects and assets deliver maximum financial value.

Okuni Africa Employee Bernhard
Mechanical & Automation Engineer

Bernhard Schurz

Bernhard has a decade of progressive experience in industrial automation, project engineering, and maintenance management across intense production environments. Having served as both Automation Systems Manager and Technical Manager.

Qualifications: M.Eng (Mechanical), B.Eng (Mechanical) – North-West University

"Pragmatic by nature and shaped by a practical engineering background, I focus on transforming complex system data into stable, efficient plant performance."

Professional Experience: Bernhard has a decade of progressive experience in industrial automation, project engineering, and maintenance management across intense production environments. Having served as both Automation Systems Manager and Technical Manager, he has a proven track record of managing large-scale mechanical and electrical workshops.

Core Expertise: Industrial automation (PLC & SCADA systems), process design and optimisation, electrical and mechanical workshop management, and renewable energy integration.

What He Brings to Your Operation: Hands-on troubleshooting and specialized multidisciplinary engineering coordination. Bernhard provides the deep technical guidance required for equipment layouts, process flow designs, and automation upgrades to ensure stable operations and actionable insights.