Experience

Elemental Analytics (Pty) Ltd
• South Africa
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Project Manager

  • May 2022 - Present

SHELL AND BP SOUTH AFRICAN PETROLEUM REFINERIES
• Instrument & Analyzer Lead

  • Sep 2020 - Apr 2022


Shell & BP South African Petroleum Refineries (Pty) Ltd

• QMI Lead

  • Dec 2015 - Aug 2020

• Instrument & QMI Engineer

  • Jul 2006 - Dec 2015

  Instrument & QMI Engineer (30 April 2012 – Present)1. Provide professional and technical leadership for the Instrument & QMI Engineering section.2. Ensure that Engineering support is provided to Instrument & QMI Maintenance Departments to ensure on-line analytical equipment and field instrumentation is utilized optimally by production.3. Focus on Instrument & Process Analyzer system integrity assurance, reliability and continuous improvement in line with latest technological developments in process applications.4. Ensure that best practise is applied on site w.r.t. field instrumentation, analysers and DCS systems.5. Ensure adherence to HSEQ standards.6. Ensure achievement of reliability and loss control targets.7. Ensure all Instrument & QMI Projects are delivered on-time within budget.8. Review and approve “BOD” (Basis of Design – documents); device and system specifications; “10% BDEP” (10 % Basic Design and Engineering Proposal – documents).9. Responsible for: Design reviews, participation in HAZOP’s; FAT’s and all SAT’s.10. Manage all Instrument & Analyser projects for SAPREF through liaising with our alliance partners – Fluor & UIC.11. Responsible for Instrument & QMI Plant Change Request.12. Member of Emergency Response Team.13. Custodian of the SAPREF – Fire & Gas System. Show less



ABB South Africa (Pty) Ltd

• Service Manager: Analytical

  • Apr 2003 - Jul 2006

  1. Responsible for all Service activities. 2. Sales. 3. Responsible for FAT/SAT of ABB equipment. 4. QA on manufactured systems. 5. Technical Assistance to Sales Department. 1. Responsible for all Service activities. 2. Sales. 3. Responsible for FAT/SAT of ABB equipment. 4. QA on manufactured systems. 5. Technical Assistance to Sales Department.



Sasol Synfuels

• Group Leader: Gas Production - Analytical Instrumentation

  • Jul 2002 - Mar 2003

  1. All Maintenance Activities on the Gas Production Circuit.2. Ensure that service personnel adhere to all safety aspects.3. Ensure maximum availability of Analyzers to Production.4. SAP System implementation within Group.

• Principal Technician: Analytical Instrumentation

  • Jul 2001 - Jul 2002

  1. Technical support for the maintenance sections, including stand by.2. Research and developing new Analyser applications for process departments.3. Quality assurance on Turnkey projects.4. Project management, this includes research, testing, designing, purchasing, installing and commissioning.5. Engineering co-operation between Technikons and Industry through Advisory Committees.