Experience

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  Lesedi Nuclear Services

  • South Africa
  • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Functional Area Manager

    • Jan 2017 - Present

    Responsible for a multi-discipline team within the Oil & Gas, Industrial and Nuclear Industries.Management of Process, Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Piping engineering teams.Development of engineering processes, procedures and guides aligned to ISO 9001.Resource management of large complex multi-disciplined teams within the EPC/EPCM projects.Performance management and development of staff.Forecasting and management of budgets.

  • Lead Design Engineer

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

    Leading a dynamic team of Mechanical, Process, Civil and Structural Engineers who produce technical solutions to the local and international energy markets.

  • Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

    • May 2008 - Dec 2011

    Principle Design reviewer and Project Engineer for the LPS at the Medupi Coal Fired Power Station during design and construction of the plant (EPC).Stand-in Drawing Office Manager.Reviewer of nuclear designs for various plant modifications at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    • Aug 2004 - Apr 2008

    Engineering co-ordination between technical teams.Development of critically safety related (CSR) designs at Koeberg Nuclear Power StationPerformance of nuclear safety studies due to modifications at the Nuclear PlantTechnical liaison with AREVA NP (now Framatome) in France (Paris and Lyon)Pipe Stress analysisDesign estimationsEarly warning resolution based on both technical and contractual constraintsLicense support to the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR)

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  Signum Design & Engineering Consultants

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    • Jan 2002 - Jul 2004
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Performed and reviewed safety studies, designs and feasibility studies which were critically safety related and safety related at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.Stress analyses on SC 2 and 3 design installations (structures and piping).Provided licensing support for safety related designs

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  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

  • Utilities
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Mechanical Design Engineer

    • Nov 2001 - Dec 2001

    Performed and reviewed safety studies, designs and feasibility studies which are CSR and SR related at Koeberg Nuclear Power StationPerformed stress analysis on design installations (structures and piping)

  • Project Engineer

    • Jan 2000 - Oct 2001

    Co-ordination of technical tasks between teams and individuals (including sub-contractors) for the relocation of spent fuel assemblies from the spent fuel pool (SFP) to the Low Level Waste Building.Leading the process from manufacture to installation.Development of safety related designs and technical specificationsStructural design of components positioned around the SFPDefining design basis and stipulating project/design requirementsTechnical adjudication of sub-contractorsLiaison with the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) and the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR)

  • Nuclear engineering student

    • Jul 1999 - Dec 1999

    Full time study on the Nuclear Engineers Course

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  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

  • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

  • Numerous positions

    • Jan 1994 - May 1999
    • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Held numerous positions at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station from Programme and design technician to project leader for the shutdown period at the Nuclear Power Station.