Daniel Du Plessis Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, WC, ZA

Auckland, New Zealand

1st Secondment: Facteon Intelligent Technology Ltd.I designed an in-press conveying and datum system for a sheet metal press tool, a blanking and shear punch tool assembly for a refrigerator liner pierce tool machine, and collaborated on seven sheet metal flange forming tools. This process involved iterative concept development and formal design reviews.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Design for manufacture of all structural components for a range of bespoke luxury tents. My role was to interpreted customer specifications, rapidly generate simplified structural models and material quantity data for quotation, engineer novel joining systems for glass fiber composite structural components, and to develop fully detailed CAD models of the.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Bio-medical engineering design, research, scheduling, prototyping, testing & production management of novel ultrasound coupling system for an Automated Breast Ultrasound unit. A focus on material selection optimization, integrated development of coupling and scanning automation systems, and carbon fibre enclosure design. See https://www.caperay.com/ for.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Material selection analysis for a cast steel mooring ring (padeye); a critical component in the offshore mooring system for a floating power generation vessel. Recommendation made for the most appropriate steel alloy based on metallurgical properties, strength analysis using FEM, and international codes & standards.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Detailed engineering development of a range of geodesic dome structures designed as hospitality establishments. Role was to generate both simplified and fully detailed CAD models of the domes using SolidWorks according to the architectural concept.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Project engineering role: heavy steel fabrication of machines and structures for the marine industry. Management of multiple concurrent projects from quotation phase, to procurement, fabrication design & drawings, real-time management of workshop & site teams, quality control, client feedback, management of contracts & budgets, and delivery to strict.

Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa

Small business specializing in designing and building finely-finished timber houses/structures and other off-grid related project. Experience gained in marketing, sales, architecture, design, project logistics, skilled carpentry, building construction, and installation and maintenance of roof top solar energy systems. See.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Role as an Associate Consultant Engineer with responsibilities in project management, sales & client relations, operation of metallurgical testing equipment according to SANAS accreditation, and timely completion of projects in the field of metallurgy and mechanical engineering. Experience gained in root cause failure investigation, welding engineering.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Designer, problem solver & fabrication technician at KAPABRAKE in Epping Industrial, Cape Town. Designed and built a dynamic performance test rig for industrial woven drum brake linings. Designed and built a pneumatic conveyor unit for the performance testing of woven air-slide membranes. See https://kapabrake.com/ for more info. Reference: Mr Andrew.