Leadership Team
 
 
Matthew A. Muns
Chairman of the Board

Matthew Muns is a founding partner and the Chief Operating Officer for MDCC Holdings, a Dallas, Texas based investment company that has several business interests in Mozambique, primarily in the construction and transportation sectors. Mr. Muns was named Chairman in September 2007 after MDCC Holdings acquired a significant share of MCL.

Mr. Muns holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Communications from Southern Methodist University as well as a Juris Doctorate degree from St. Thomas University School of Law. Mr. Muns is a member of the state bar of Texas and also currently serves on the board of directors of the TSRA. Before taking over the position of Chief Operating Officer of MDCC Holdings, Muns was a practicing corporate attorney.

Contact at mmuns@mdccholdings.com
 
Dave Shiels
Director of Engineering

Dave Shiels is a Mozambique resident and a civil engineer with over 30 years experience in the civil construction and building industry.  His extensive experience in structural and civil design adds great value and capacity to MCL.

Mr. Shiels has completed rural/urban water and sewer reticulation projects, along with bulk water supply and storage development. He has also engineered agricultural irrigation systems and canals. His construction experience is diverse having planned and developed low density housing, industrial factories, bridges, and fabricated and erected steel structures.

He is the Director of Engineering for MCL and works out of our Maputo office. Dave is also an active member of the South African Institute of Civil Engineering (SAICE).

Contact at dshiels@mukoque.com
 
Alexandre Comè
Director of Finance

Alex joined the MCL team in July 2008. Prior to joining MCL Alex was managing his own financial consulting firm, which catered to the ecotourism industry.

Alex holds a degree in accounting from the University of South Africa, Johannesburg and brings vast financial and accounting experience with him including stints at KPMG and BCI-Fimento, one of the largest banks in Mozambique.

Contact at acome@mdccholdings.com
 
Scott Fithen
Operations Manager

Scott recently joined the MCL team in June of 2009 as Operations Manager. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Cornell University where he studied Applied Economics Management. He also earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.

Scott has big company construction experience having worked in Ryan Homes overseeing residential neighborhood developments of up to 50 houses.

Contact at sfithen@mukoque.com
 
Dave Paterson
Civil Engineer

Dave is MCL’s newest addition to its civil engineering corp. He joined MCL from South African based engineering firm Endecon. Dave specializes in roads, foundations and managing projects in remote locations. In previous roles he oversaw projects in Ethiopia, Benin and Uganda. Dave will be working out of the Maputo office. He is also an active member of SAICE.

Contact at dpaterson@mukoque.com
 
Wynand Senekal
Project Manager

Wynand Senekal joined MCL in 2007. He is a South African citizen, but has over 5 years as a project manager in Mozambique. For MCL he has overseen the building of the Dendustri Factory in Matola as well as managing Phase 1 of the Transcomm Hardstand and Warehouse Project in Beira. Wynand works out of MCL’s Beira branch office and is currently overseeing the SDV International project.

Contact at wsenekal@mukoque.com
 
Wilson Rodrigues
Project Manager

Wilson Rodrigues is a junior civil engineer at MCL.  He has over 5 years of experience in design, construction and project management.  Wilson just completed the Tyco/Seacomm Fiber-Optic Cable Terminal in Maputo on time in April.  He will be working on MCL's projects in Maputo.


Contact at wrodrigues@mukoque.com
 
Alwyn Senekal Sr.
Project Manager

Alwyn is MCL’s newest project manager, starting with the company January 1, 2009. His first project for MCL was Transcom Phase 2 in Beira. Alwyn successfully completed the project, which consisted of roads and warehousing, on time and on budget.

Although new at MCL, Alwyn is no stranger to the construction business. After graduating from the University of Pretoria he has spent 25 years in the construction industry including running his own company in Zambia. Prior to joining MCL Alwyn had worked for Leisagang and Anglo Structure in Mozambique. As all of MCL’s project managers are, he is proficient in Portuguese.