I'm a design draughtsman living in Richards Bay working at Fluid Power Automation. I've been a industrial designer, project manager production manager and a CAD technician. I have been draughting since 2011, privately and commercially, and my experience includes: Armored personnel carriers, railway equipment, mining equipment, air conditioning, paint filtration, furniture and injection molds.I have experience working with:Metals: sheet metal design, laser cutting and CNC machining.Plastics: extruded, injection molded, casting plastics, 3D printed products, and vacuum formed.Also I have experience working with glass,fiber glass molds, recycled plastic products, and concrete construction.And wood, carpentry is my hobby and spend my time making furniture and house hold items. I'm also a freelance industrial designer, designing furniture and products for interested companies looking for technical drawings and renders of their products. I'm also in the process of developing my project management and draughtsman skills.I'm trained in various software including:Solid Works 11 years Inventor 8 yearsRevit 8 yearsAutoCad 8 yearsMS Word & Excel 12 yearsRecently started work as a Senior Draughtsman training and helping other draughtsman with their work as well as checking and approving their drawings for production and/or distribution.
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Mechanical DrafterFluid Power AutomationCape Town, Wc, Za
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Product Development ManagerFundi Conveyor Solutions May 2024 - PresentRichards Bay, Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaIn charge of Product design, and manufacturing specifications for Conveyors and related products. Using Cad software and experienced personel's Knowledge to priduce low maintenance product for industry.
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Mechanical DrafterFluid Power Automation Jul 2022 - PresentRichards Bay, Kwazulu-Natal, South AfricaMeasuring and drafting all hydraulic and pneumatic systems that need repair/replacement. Designing sheet metal, machining and welding of equipment for our clients and helping to find solutions to any manufacturing requirements. And designing new equipment to Automate and improve working conditions with the help of Hydraulics and remote Control.
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Design DrafterSysteco Automation South Africa Feb 2021 - Jul 2022Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South AfricaDraughtsman designing new machines for the macadamia nut industry. Working on inovating and optimizing processing of Macadamia nuts. Including pratforms, dehusking, conveyors, drying, sizing and storage of nuts. This also includes layouts of factories for future projects. -
Lead DraftsmanAer-O-Cure Jan 2018 - Jan 2021Johannesburg Area, South AfricaCurrently Drawing up Factory Layouts and Civils for Inlet and Extraction of SprayboothsManaging Jnr. Draughtsman with Product Design & Mechanical designs.
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Draftsman & Production Manager AssistantAer-O-Cure Jul 2017 - Jan 2018Wynberg, Johannesburg
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Project ManagerSme Feb 2016 - Jun 2017Pretoria Area, South AfricaManaging the procurement, manufacturing and delivery of products to the client on time.This Included all of the ordering and purchasing, the internal logistics of getting products delivered to the different departments on time. Constructing Bill of materials for projects from Client's technical drawings. All according to ISO 9000 Standards. Also did the department costing and savings including the the labor used in the individual projects.https://www.specialistmechanicalengineers.com/
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Junior DraughtsmanReva Icp Aug 2015 - Nov 2015Pretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaI worked under the company’s mechanical engineer to improve their products. I was also tasked with the design and refinement of parts and assemblies. I also did the technical drawing for product orders which included working with sheet metal Armored plate, machined parts, and plastic components.
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DraughtsmanVitaone8 Jun 2015 - Aug 2015Pretoria Area, South AfricaI was tasked with the company’s P&ID drawings which included updating existing to modern standards. I was also tasked with the design and refinement of the company’s plans and layouts. Lastly I designed and refined the company’s product (Sewage Towers)
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DraughtsmanAms Solutions Jan 2014 - Dec 2014Pretoria Area, South AfricaThe job included Product design and industrial designI was tasked with doing all the technical and fabrication drawings for both machining and sheet metal The job also required communication and presentation of products and concepts to clients.Finished the year contract and started studying Autodesk Draughtsmanship full time.
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TechnicianGlofurn Jun 2012 - Dec 2013Draughting molds for plastic parts and jigs for assembly purposes, and designing new parts for mass production. Was promoted to the umbrella company AMS Solutions as a full time Draughtsman.
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TechnicianTss (Trunk And Safety Systems) Jan 2011 - Dec 2011Pretoria Area, South AfricaI was responsible for the installation of software on production products.Responsibilities included the testing of each product before shipment.Lastly the update, testing and problem identification of returned products.After which I went to full time studying Industrial Design.
Barend Smit Education Details
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Draughting, Autodesk User -
Industrial And Product Design -
Parys High SchoolMatric
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Barend Smit works for Fluid Power Automation
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Barend Smit's current role is Mechanical Drafter.
What schools did Barend Smit attend?
Barend Smit attended Ctu Training Solutions, Tshwane University Of Technology, Parys High School.
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