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Wollongong, Nsw, Au

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

Scanmin Africa produces online analysers (nuclear and microwave) for the real-time characterization of material in the mining environment. As calibration scientist, I am involved in the verification and validation of laboratory results to obtain suitable “reference material” for calibration of the online analysers. The analyser response corresponding to the "reference material” is then used to calibrate the analyser. The calibrated analysers also require performance monitoring to ensure that they are functioning as intended.

Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa

I help youngsters to understand, enjoy and love mathematics and science.

Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

Obsideo Consulting is an engineering consultant operating in the mining environment. As process engineer, I conducted concept studies, pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, and detailed design tasks. I also prepared mass balances, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, equipment datasheets, and procurement documentation in collaboration with mechanical and electrical engineers and draughting personnel.

Boksburg

Pecsser holds the license to distribute transport refrigeration equipment for Carrier. As the Engineering Services Manager, I provided technical support and training for all technicians and independent contractors working on Carrier transport refrigeration unit in South Africa and neighbouring countries. I was also responsible for analysing information received from the service centre to identify training needs and other improvements. The factory warranty process was under my purview as well as any special projects that required approval from Carrier in Europe.

Witbank Area, South Africa

Enprotec imports equipment for the mining industry and provides turnkey solutions with their equipment to the mining industry. As a project manager, I was responsible for a filter press project for a platinum mine. This included various aspects of project management such as contractor management, procurement, design, quality control, budgeting and stakeholder management.

Potchefstroom

I returned to my alma mater to assist in the training of aspiring chemical engineers. I was responsible for lecturing mass, momentum and heat transfer to the third-year students as well as assisting final year plant design students and laboratory projects. I was part of a research group focussing on renewable sources of energy from organic material.

Secunda

Site integration engineer looking at the value chain of the Sasol Nitro business unit (fertilizer and explosives).

Secunda

I was the responsible engineer for the evaporator and Spiral Reverse Osmosis (SRO) membrane plants. This requires driving closely controlled maintenance of the production quality and volumes of the desalination units.I managed a project to complete a test run on the evaporator plant. This required the management of change process to be followed in order to introduce a new feed to the facility. The MOC process included HAZOP studies and standard operating procedures for the operation of the processing facility. The project was implemented to increase the boiler feed water production of the facililty.The engineering functions involved the following aspects: Potential deviation analysis | Management of change (MOC) processes | Incident investigations | Inspections of equipment during shutdown | Optimization of processing equipment | Troubleshooting of production losses | Root cause analysis of process upsets.

Secunda, South Africa

I was the plant engineer for the second 1-Hexene production train in Secunda. I was responsible to ensure continuous enhancements of operations for the processing facility in order to optimize production, which additionally involved training of the process controllers in relation to any operational changes executed. I was also responsible to conduct a full scale test run on the plant in order to evaluate the change in reagent used during the etherification process.The engineering functions involved the following aspects: Potential deviation analysis | Management of change (MOC) processes | Incident investigations | Inspections of equipment during shutdown | Optimization of processing equipment | Troubleshooting of production losses | Root cause analysis of process upsets.

Sasolburg, South Africa

I worked at Sasol Technology Research and Development in the Environmental Science and Engineering group. I complete a techno-economic evaluation of a novel water treatment technology for the purposes of debottlenecking the Secunda water treatment facility, which resulted in concreting the way forward for piloting of the water treatment technology. I carried out an extensive techno-economic assessment of diverse treatment opportunities for high calorific wastes identified with the GTL process. This involved procuring of pertinent information from technology suppliers and selecting a suitable treatment technology for the waste identified.I was the lead process engineer responsible for conducting test work on high density fly ash and brine slurries, i.e. paste, on a pilot plant scale. This involved the following responsibilities: close affiliations with technical support services [re-commission a paste pilot plant provided by Paterson and Cooke Consulting engineers]; provision of an operating envelope for the pilot plant as well as routine operation of the pilot plant; troubleshooting on instrumentation and rotating equipment. During the piloting work I was responsible for ensuring that the necessary sampling and laboratory testing of the final paste material was completed successfully by the technical officers.I completed a process design on high density slurry [i.e. paste] preparation and transportation facility for the Secunda Synfuels facility. The piloting provided rheological data for piping characteristics of the paste material. Consequently presented the work conducted on the project at the Global Sasol Technology R&D Conference in September 2012. Additionally the paste technology has been handed over to the process design department of Sasol Technology to determine the implementation possibilities within the current Secunda facility.

Sasolburg, South Africa

I worked at Sasol Technology Research and Development within the Environmental Engineering group. I conducted anaerobic toxicity assay testing on a variety of wastewaters within the Sasolburg facility in order to determine the efficacy of anaerobic treatment for each of the wastewatersFurther accountabilities included routine operation of laboratory scale anaerobic reactors which incorporated the tracer testing [establishment of regimes], mass balance reconciliation [in order to determine optimum operation] and identification of instrumentation issues. I also concluded an economic evaluation on the treatment of microalgae through anaerobic digestion in order to evaluate the economic feasibility of algal biomass as an energy source. The resulting report was used to evaluate the feasibility of using microalgae as an alternative energy source.I completed and reconciled mass balances on conventional activated sludge and membrane bioreactors. The mass balance reconciliation provided information in support of modelling functions within the Environmental Science and Technology group.

Postgraduate Diploma In Management, Business/Commerce, General

Corporate Governance; General Management; Managerial Economics; Information Management Systems; Accounting and Finance; Labour Relations.

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: University Tennis Project based master's degree in Chemical Engineering obtained with Distinction.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Graduated Cum Laude.

Matric Certificate