Dave Tyrer Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

South Africa

Consulting to a small and dedicated client base on a variety of projects for the design, prototyping, manufacture and commissioning of equipment in various industries:- Mining: Hydraulic pumps, valves, factory equipment design, supply of welded metal pressings, seals and diaphragms, mining support products, mining roof anchors and hydraulic testing equipment- LED Lighting: Lighting products, tooling and jigs- Electrical Engineering: Wastewater digester pumps- Commercial vehicles: Camera housings for use in a robotic inspection siteDuties include, but are not limited to: • Value engineering products or production equipment.• Generating 3D CAD conceptual designs for new products.• Producing final designs and leading prototype manufacturing.• Managing the production process, either in-house or outsourced.• Running test programs on prototypes and providing reports to the Client.• Compiling final designs, CAD models, 2D production drawings and product manuals for a number of patented designsKey achievements:• Designed and manufactured 10 portable air-driven hydraulic pumps which were utilised to install a new type of mining anchor. • Designed a hydraulic filler nozzle and button system for the "Jackpot" and "Hydrabolt" mining support products which incorporated self-auditing indicators to verify the correct installation of the products. • Led a team in the development of the "D-FOG System", of linked underground fall-of-ground warning indicators.• Initiated a value engineering project to reduce costs and increase manufacturing efficiency of the Client’s "Air Pump". This resulted in the establishment of a mini-factory to manufacture and supply the Client with fabricated steel components and rubber diaphragms for the pump.• Between 2008 – 2016, I served as an independent moderator for final-year students’ mechanical engineering design projects at the University of Stellenbosch

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Conceptualisation, design and development of new products• Leading a design team in new product development• Providing technical support to engineering and sales teams• Producing 3D CAD designs, production drawings, bills of materials• Filing of patents• Member of the working committee for South African National Standards (SANS) standards for pre-stressed roof supports/tendons

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Managing the engineering office:- Planning of projects - Hiring and managing of personnel- Reporting back to Directors• Overseeing product and factory machinery design and commissioning (automated welding turn tables, test presses, conveyors)• Managing the refurbishment of factory machinery (600ton Eccentric press)• Sourcing of production machinery internationally (800ton Eccentric press)

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Designing and developing new products• Designing of tooling (forming tools, investment casting moulds)• Performing laboratory and underground testing of new products

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

South Africa

Bsc Engineering (Mech), Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Diploma In Engineering