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Olie Germantsis - From Macedonian shepherd to prominent Australian chemical engineer

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Olie Germantsis (Manoli Germanchev) (bottom left), the shepherd boy who wanted to know 'how things work'. Source: Olie Germantsis

In his first book titled: ‘My Childhood Memories - From a Shepherd to a Chemical Engineer’, Olie Germantsis methodically traces the first eight years of his humble beginnings herding sheep in the Macedonian village of Neret, to becoming a chemical engineer – designer of heavy weaponry for the Australian Defence Force.

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In his first book titled: ‘My Childhood Memories - From a Shepherd to a Chemical Engineer’, Olie Germantsis methodically traces the first eight years of his humble beginnings herding sheep in the Macedonian village of Neret, to becoming a chemical engineer – designer of heavy weaponry for the Australian Defence Force.

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