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City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Pretoria

Ormonde, Johannesburg, South Africa

Sandton, South Africa

Process Engineering:• Mass balance calculations for evaporator and crystalliser plants, production of all typical discipline deliverables. • Equipment sizing calculations & liaison with suppliers.• Operated Pilot Plant erected at client’s facilities for testing of plant feed.• Performed laboratory work to determine physical properties of relevant process streams to support design basis.• Best practices technical consultation: Site investigation to establish and resolve issues with current operation of Unit 18/218 at Sasol Secunda.Project Engineering: • Managing discipline interfaces to ensure successful achievement of project objectives within schedule and budget constraints.• Scheduling and coordination of project activities.• Chairing of meetings with client and facilitation of design reviews.• Invoicing and control of project budget.Achievements• Developed advanced User Defined Function (UDF) Excel Add-ins to assist with engineering calculations - 4 Add-ins offering 66 functions (with help files) including engineering conversions and automated generation of calculation templates.• Was intimately involved in restructuring of WBS / Project Directory structure. Developed Workflow Diagrams for future automation of identified activities during project setup and execution.• Re-organised Material of Construction Section of company’s knowledgebase archive.

Sasolburg, South Africa

From 2012 to 2014 I worked on the FT Wax Expansion Project. My involvement originally entailed working as Field Engineer where after I was requested to take the responsibility of Lead Turnover Engineer for part of the project scope. My responsibilities included:Field Engineering:⇛ Overseeing Junior Engineers and providing them with training in field engineering activities. ⇛ Coordinating tie-in installation with a dedicated construction team.⇛ Facilitating tie-in safety reviews.⇛ Resolving field technical queries.⇛ Punching mechanical & piping construction scope to measure progress/construction quality.Turnover Engineering: ⇛ Managing the team responsible for handover of ±6000 isometrics & ±900 instrument loops.⇛ Defining and evaluating test packs within commissioning systems for all disciplines.⇛ Using a Co-console database for tracking and managing close-out punch items.⇛ Preparing discipline completion dossiers as well as RFC documentation.ACHIEVEMENTS✔ No safety incidents during performance of over 100 tie-ins on wax systems which creates a high risk environment.✔ Successfully installed all tie-ins within down-time windows agreed with plant Operations.✔ Received 2 Certificates of Recognition for contribution and commitment shown during handover of project scope.

Secunda, South Africa

My responsibilities included:⇛ Directly managing project teams in excess of 10 members on multiple projects.⇛ Marketing - liaising with individuals within client structures to identify business opportunities.⇛ Defining, quoting and estimating the scope – responsible for WBS, schedule and budgets. ⇛ Executing projects based on strategy up to successful handover to client. ⇛ Closing out the project, assessing the company performance with asserting lessons learnt. ⇛ Serving as Chairman for the MegChem Employment Equity & Skills Development Committee.ACHIEVEMENTS✔ Successfully managed a team that performed demolition of existing tank and installation of new 11m diameter tank (Fabricated off-site) during 12 day shutdown window.

Midrand, South Africa

My responsibilities whilst working on the FX Wax Expansion Project included: ⇛ Liaising with UOP as Licensor for Sasol’s Sasolburg Paraffin Plant Upgrades.⇛ Managing licensor package integration into project scope.⇛ Ensuring that licensor package conforms to client specifications and conventions.⇛ Facilitating design reviews (MFD-, Model-, and Constructability reviews).⇛ Managing progress to be aligned with overall project schedule.

Midrand, South Africa

My responsibilities whilst working on the FX Wax Expansion Project (WP012) included: ⇛ Attending meetings with licensor sub-contractors to ensure that the client’s interest is served.⇛ Ensuring that licensor package conforms to client specifications and conventions.⇛ Facilitating design reviews (MFD-, Model-, and Constructability reviews).⇛ Liaising with Process Plant Technology as Licensor for Salt Plant Expansion Package.⇛ Managing licensor package integration into project scope.⇛ Managing progress to be aligned with overall project schedule.⇛ Intimately involved in developing scope of work and tender documentation for EPCm phase based on FEED phase package.

Reading, United Kingdom

My responsibilities whilst working on the Hydrogen Power Abu-Dhabi Project included: ⇛ Directly managing a staff complement of 6 with a budget of ±10 000 manhours.⇛ Ensuring engineering diagrams are produced in accordance with project standards. ⇛ Scheduling production of P&ID’s as key deliverable and critical path on project.⇛ Coordinating project start-up activities and compiling project specific procedures.⇛ Coordinating work flow for engineering diagrams and line lists between various involved disciplines in 2 work execution centres. Managing drafting work performed in the satellite execution centre in Chennai. ACHIEVEMENTS✔ Developed new MPP and scheduling philosophy and tools for production of PFD’s, MCFD’s & P&ID’s that was implemented on HPAD to oversee ±10 000 man hours of work.

Pluto Project

Petronet Intermixture Refractionator Project

B.Eng. (Chemical) Degree

✰ Obtained First Class Degree

Selected Post Graduate Courses Towards A Master’S Degree In Integral Theory

Grade 12 (Matric)

✰ Distinctions: Mathematics and Accounting