Experience

Savant

• South Africa
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur in Residence

  • Feb 2023 - Present



Gig Engineer

• South Africa
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Founder

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Gig Engineer is an innovative new platform tailored for the hybrid project environment. We connect leading businesses with engineering expertise allowing both sides to enjoy the benefits, power and efficiency of the gig economy. Our goal is to create a highly engaged community of talented engineers and businesses that connect, collaborate and share knowledge in a more decentralised and agile way. Welcome to the new workplace for engineering! Gig Engineer is an innovative new platform tailored for the hybrid project environment. We connect leading businesses with engineering expertise allowing both sides to enjoy the benefits, power and efficiency of the gig economy. Our goal is to create a highly engaged community of talented engineers and businesses that connect, collaborate and share knowledge in a more decentralised and agile way. Welcome to the new workplace for engineering!



Royal HaskoningDHV

• Netherlands
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Market Segment Leader: Industrial Water

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2020

  Royal HaskoningDHV is an international engineering and project management consultancy, established in 1886 in the Netherlands. They have 6000 staff spread across 30 countries and offer consultancy services in the fields of industry, energy, water, infrastructure, mining, maritime, transport, airports & urban development. I held multiple roles of while working at Royal HaskoningDHV, starting out as a Process Engineer, then Project Manager and Market Segment Leader. Here I gained valuable experienced in all stages of engineering projects ranging from feasibility studies to conceptual designs, basic and detailed engineering, procurement and construction monitoring (EPCm). I worked with great clients across the Netherlands (Europe), U.K., Indonesia, Hong Kong and Southern Africa. In my last role I played a pivotal role in establishing a new industrial water unit, which involved strong client engagement, business development, project management, leading proposals, account management and team leadership. My career highlights include: - Executing consultancy projects with international clients across various industries such as: petrochemical, mining, oil & gas, chemicals, food & beverage, FMCG. - Technical due diligence and progress monitoring for Oiltanking-MOGS Saldanha Bay (OTMS) crude oil storage terminal. - Bid compilation for a design, build, operate, transfer (DBOT) project for the largest desalination plant (135MLD) while being based in Hong Kong. - Complete end-to-end design, procurement, construction, operations, decommissioning for a CO2 softening water treatment plant for Sasol (Sasolburg). - Basic engineering design for an oil storage terminal for Vopak Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia. - Project management of a multi-year Water Research Commission (WRC) project on the impact of sludge return liquors on six wastewater treatment plants. - Programme manager for the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) Mining Forum on behalf of Anglo American Platinum. Show less



Necsa

• South Africa
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemical Engineer

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  At Necsa, I worked as a process engineer while being based at Pelchem and NTP production facilities. Here I gained experience working in a hazardous fluorochemical and nuclear isotope production plant environment, while executing various engineering changes and plant optimisation projects. Pelchem and Nuclear Technology Products (NTP) are both subsidiaries of Necsa. Pelchem is involved in the production of specialty fluorochemicals with various industrial applications and NTP is a global leader in the production and supply of nuclear radiation-based products. Pelchem duties: - Ensure that the Fluorine plant to running at optimum capacity with minimum downtime. - Problem solving on all aspects of an engineering nature. - Evaluating & improving the HF recovery system in the Fluorine Production Plant. - Engineering calculations including mass & energy balances, line sizing, equipment sizing, heat exchanger design calculations, ASPEN simulations, etc. - Optimization projects to improve capacity, production, safety and quality while minimizing plant downtime & operating costs. - Generating and implementing Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) on the Fluorine Plant. - Maintain and improve plant equipment, product lines, raw materials & product specifications. - Ensure all relevant plant documents and drawings are updated and maintained. - Assist in incident investigations (design reviews/HAZOP analysis) and implement actions of an engineering nature if required. Nuclear Technology Products (NTP) duties: - Prepared a basic engineering package for the construction and operation of a new Molybdenum (Moly‐99) plant to be built in Australia. - Document all engineering aspects of the existing Moly‐99 plant. - Prepare PFDs, PIDs, valve / line / equipment lists, engineering memos and process descriptions based on the operation and design of the existing facility as part of the basic engineering package. - Conduct design reviews and HAZOP studies for the new plant package. Show less



OLG Engineering

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2008

  Online Design is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy based in the United Kingdom. Online Design has over 250 professional staff which provide engineering and project management services to clients in the oil and gas processing, petrochemical, chemical, and general engineering industries. While at Online Design, I worked as a process engineer providing process design inputs on various engineering consultancy projects for industrial clients. Responsibilities - Process engineering design on engineering projects for local clients such as BP Dimlington, Centrica Storage, Millennium Chemicals, Talbotts Biomass Energy involved in the oil & gas, biofuels & chemical production industry respectively. - Process design calculations, sizing of process vessels & equipment, development of P&IDs, associated line & tie in lists, equipment specification sheets, technical enquiry documents and process detailed design documents. Show less



University of KwaZulu-Natal

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Mentor

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

  Duties - Provide academic support and mentoring to 1st year engineering students. - Assisting students with academic coursework and life skills. - Tutoring and mentoring students with problematic academic courses. - Monitoring students academic performance and suggesting improvements to the structure of academic syllabus. Duties - Provide academic support and mentoring to 1st year engineering students. - Assisting students with academic coursework and life skills. - Tutoring and mentoring students with problematic academic courses. - Monitoring students academic performance and suggesting improvements to the structure of academic syllabus.



SAPREF

• South Africa
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Intern

  • Dec 2003 - Jan 2004

  Assigned a quality control / optimisation project involving: - Updating existing parameters on quality control estimator models used on refinery distillation process streams. - Migration of existing models into the Robust Quality Estimator (RQE) format, which is a more advanced, robust & user friendly quality control model. - Suggesting improvements to parameters used on the existing quality control models. - Regression analysis of models and experience in refinery process modelling software. - Conducting research and developing new quality control estimator models on process streams. - Preparing reports on various phases of the project and delivering presentations on the performance of the quality control estimator models being analysed. Show less