Experienced Principal Mechanical R&D Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the rail and rollingstock industry in research and product development areas. M.Eng. Mechanical, Pr.Eng Mechanical and GCC (Factories). Certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP®), Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Certified Energy Auditor (CEA), Certified Water Efficiency Professional (CWEP), Carbon Auditing Professional (CAP), Renewable Energy Professional (REP), and Certified Systems Engineering Professsional (CSEP). Highly skilled in Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel and VBA, MATLAB, Octave, CAD, CAE including FEA with Ansys Mechanical (Structural, Vibration, Thermal, Acoustics), Technical and Financial Feasibility Studies, detailed technical research including Product, Scientific, and Market research, Project Financial Modelling (complex investment models), Modelling of Systems and Operations Simulation from first principles, Models based Systems Engineering, and Project Management (MS Projects, Sharepoint, Projects Online). Strong research capability, currently pursuing a Doctorate in Engineering - PhD focused on Novel Electromagnetic Machines from Stellenbosch University. Experience in product management, cost engineering for locomotive and other projects, product pricing, commercialisation of products and R&D project/product life cycle management. Experience includes engineering management, resource management and prioritization, including management of all aspects of department management of 55+ engineers of various disciplines including facility management, facility layout design, dashboard design, performance management, budgeting of R80m and higher on OPEX and R50m on projects. Energetic, hard working, diligent, driving projects forward. Specialist in electric machine design and energy storage system design and integration.