Experience

Dekro Paints

• South Africa
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Color Specialist

  • Oct 2021 - Present



MP Abrasives

• Color Specialist

  • Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  Colour matching of automotive paint, including Metallic paints, Pearlescent paints, Non-shiny matte finishes, Stardust paints, 2k paints, Candy coat paints, Xirallic paints(three stage). Products include: Profix(Kar-Bon), SAP, Kapci, Luxor, Plascon. Colour matching of automotive paint, including Metallic paints, Pearlescent paints, Non-shiny matte finishes, Stardust paints, 2k paints, Candy coat paints, Xirallic paints(three stage). Products include: Profix(Kar-Bon), SAP, Kapci, Luxor, Plascon.



QUICK TINT (PTY) LTD

• South Africa
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Colour Matcher / Laboratory Technician

  • Jun 2006 - May 2019

  Mixing and matching of paints and stains by weight or volume until desired tone is achieved. Both water and solvent based. I’ve worked with spectrometers . Familiar with Colibri, Data Color software. Corobshop and Fusion dispensers. Develop special techniques for stains and finishes. Products including Plascon, Akzo noble, Selemix(PPG) and more. Developing new formulas for production. Make drawdowns of standards verses batches. Do specific gravity checks, viscosity checks. Log all information on spread sheets. Create and improve on formulas and recipes provided by suppliers data bases. Do maintenance on automated dispensers.



SBH Cotton Mills

• Shift Supervisor Machine Operator

  • Jan 2000 - Apr 2007

  Prioritize production for shift hours and delegate planning to team. Operate machines and do maintenance where needed mechanically and electrical. Report major break downs to chief engineer and shift manager. Prioritize production for shift hours and delegate planning to team. Operate machines and do maintenance where needed mechanically and electrical. Report major break downs to chief engineer and shift manager.