Dr. Boitumelo Ramatsetse is currently a member of the National Planning Commission (NPC) in the Office of the Presidency (Republic of South Africa). In addition, he is a Senior Lecturer & NRF Y-Rated Researcher in the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) as well as Research & Innovation Associate at the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, TUT. He is currently a Research Leader and Principal investigator (PI) for the NRF Funded Project entitled "Reconfigurable Mobility Systems and Services in Future Transport Manufacturing Industries" in the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering, SU. He has over 10 years of teaching experience in Higher Education sector. He holds a Doctor of Engineering (D-Eng) degree, Master of Technology (M-Tech) degree in Industrial Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B-Tech) and National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from TUT. He also holds a certificate in Project Management from University of South Africa (UNISA). He is currently an associate member of Southern African Institute of Industrial Engineers (SAIIE), member of Southern African Institute of Mechanical Engineers (SAIMechE) as well as Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM). His research interests include reconfigurable systems, production systems, mineral processing systems, machine design, ranging from theory to design implementation. Dr. Ramatsetse has served at the National Research Foundation (NRF) funding committee for the year 2017 & 2021. He has published fourteen (14) peer-reviewed journal papers, four (4) book chapters and over twenty (20) local and international conference papers since 2013. To date, he has successfully filed three (3) patents in South Africa and China.