Providing technical, SHERQ and sales assistance to Sales & Service personnel, customers and application technicians in the field of:Raw water treatmentBoiler water treatmentCooling water treatmentEffluent water treatmentReverse Osmosis water treatmentSales Manager duties also still part of current portfolio.

Manage small sales team activities and budgets. Planning of service and sales engagements. Maintaining and growing customer base. Works as part of team, reporting directly to company owners. Expanding previously dormant areas of water treatment sales in company. Performing regular sales calls and activity (Sales) reporting to OwnersConduct water analysis, interpret results and provide recommendations on improvements. Perform boiler internal inspections and submission of observation reports.

Managed the production of Direct Reduced iron as Midrex plant manager by ensuring the continuous operation (plant & equipment availability and effectiveness) to deliver the required volume and quality of product. This was achieved through the coordination of diverse (operations, mechanical, electrical and instrumentaion support) team. Responsible for safety of all personnel entering Gas Hazardous area (whole Midrex plant) as well as implementation of all Fatality Prevention Standards on plant. Managed a compliment of 8 direct reports, including shift supervisors, each with their own teams (Manager of managers). Aligning of teams to follow a strategy to achieve a common goal. Daily reporting to senior management on plant performance.Implementation of lean manufacturing principles and cost-centre budget management. WCM pillar head for Safety and Autonomous Maintenance.

Water treatment plant engineer (cooling, solids/liquids separation, micro-filtration, reverse osmosis). Technical support role to Water Treatment Plant(WTP) production shift personnel. SHERQ coordinator, WTP Fatality Prevention safety standard champion for Confined space entry & Gas hazardous Areas, Emergency Preparedness, Incident Investigations. WTP World Class Manufacturing (WCM) pillar head for Cost Deployment, Focussed Improvement & People Development when site achieved silver and gold status.Daily management (safety, water recycling production rates, system water qualities, stormwater system, etc) of WTP (Zero Liquid discharge plant) and other water related systems on Iron and Steel plant. Coordination within diverse team to achieve common goal

Self-employed, member of closed corporation. Daily operation and management of small business. Establishing and growing of business footprint in water treatment industry. Supply of chemicals, equipment and services in all water treatment related fields. Use of Quickbooks financial management system to run business. Grew business in commercial and government sectors, but with onset of financial crisis the cashflow was negatively affected due to non-payment, leading to closure of business.

ArcelorMittal Saldanha Steel Account Manager in Basic Industries group. Management of eight on-site personnel. Focus on customer relations, improvement of margins, compilation of monthly reports and quarterly business reviews, implementation of continuous improvement projects (ROI calculations)

Completed all sales, personal development and water treatment related training courses. Performed research into application of chemical treatment programmes in relation to scale and corrosion impact at different customer sites prior to actual plant implementation. Regular service calls to customer sites to analyze, interpret and recommend corrective actions of water systems. Equipment inspections during shutdowns, part of water audits team identifying water conservation, re-use and recycle projects.

Learner Metallurgist on Platinum Group Metals and Chrome concentrators. Processes included screening, crushing, milling, flotation, concentrating, pelletizing, acid plant, etc.