Applications Engineer - Advanced Solutions

• May 2023 - Present

•AVEVA PI System Integrator •Honeywell Solutions System Integrator -OPC -Alarm Management -Alarm Rationalisation •SQL Support •AVEVA Solutions System Integrator Projects in the following industries: •Mining •Food & Beverage •AVEVA PI System Integrator •Honeywell Solutions System Integrator -OPC -Alarm Management -Alarm Rationalisation •SQL Support •AVEVA Solutions System Integrator Projects in the following industries: •Mining •Food & Beverage

Tutor

• Jan 2022 - May 2023

Senior Process Technician

• Dec 2022 - Apr 2023

• Provide input into detailed process documentation (P&IDs, Process Flow Diagrams, Mass and Energy Balances and FDS).• Support teams in the plan to understand the process requirements and the impacts of their actions.• Process building and monitoring using ABB and PI Vision, Datalink & AF.• Ensure that the start-up, shutdown, Best Operating Practices and operating manuals are up-to-date for the plant or section. Support foremen and shift superintendents with their process of continuously upskilling their teams by providing documents for toolbox talks and other team briefings.• Review high level designs and provide input on the practicality of the designs and add insight into the reality of the day-to-day production environment. • Process monitoring - on a daily basis, conduct process audits on the assigned section of the plant to monitor compliance to the designed process. Highlight deviations to the shift teams and to the process engineer responsible for the area.• Conduct basic root cause analysis by participating in multi-disciplinary teams. Review recurring alarms, conduct basic investigations and develop recommendations for controllers and superintendents to implement.• Monitor daily adherence to environmental standards for the section and resolve basic issues with the production teams. • Participate in risk studies (Structured What If Technique – SWIFT, Hazard and Operability Study – HAZOP) for the section.• Obtain an understanding of the new processes in order to participate in the simulations or live testing.• Participate in commissioning (cold, hot and live). • Participate in determining the change impacts at a plant level on request.• E4 Sustainability reporting. Show less

Chemical Technologist

• Sep 2021 - Dec 2022

• Project management – Allocation of resources, project planning, proposal and report writing, time allocations, supervising and communicating with team, close out presentations.• Safety management – Ensuring safe working procedures are up to date, risk assessments, actioning safety items, ensuring all personnel in lab follow safety guidelines. • Operations management – Issuing work permits, SAP (PR’s, service acceptances and notifications, chemical inventory, equipment trouble shooting.• Conducting scientific research employing standard scientific principles, theories, and concepts - Keeping up to date with relevant scientific and technical developments. • Make objective decisions on routine issues and methods and recommend scientific approaches and solutions - optimize and improve current test methods, develop, and evaluate new analytical methods and new instrumentation as required.• Staff management, training and development - train, coach, mentor and develop employees.• Validate laboratory data - participate in internal audits. • Building client and contractor relationships. • Planning and controlling quality management systems. Show less

Senior Research Analyst

• Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

Ensures the timeous delivery of accurate and reliable experimental results.• Carrying out experimental runs and analyses as per the established ISO test procedures, safe work procedures and prescribed experimental conditions. • Advising the Technologist/Team Leader of laboratory consumable, chemical and equipment needs in advance.• Preparing routine chemicals when required according to the schedule provided in compliance with the chemical preparation system (recording batch no of chemicals, etc. in chemical prep logbook) • Performing calibration validations of analytical instruments and viscometers when required.• Assisting with ad hoc or urgent unplanned work that may fall under separate projects in between planned scheduled work • Adjusting project work schedules in coordination with the PM on a weekly or daily basis in the event of resource constraints (e.g. Absenteeism, equipment failure). • Creating relevant electronic log sheets and spreadsheets for the project.• Performing basic trouble shooting of equipment.• Liaising with mechanical/ instruments/ electrical and building department personnel with minor maintenance and repair work.• Assist with on the job training of new Research Analysts. • Standing in during short absences (illness or vacation) of the Technologist to ensure that work programs are executed as per the work schedule and that the laboratory and pilot plants run efficiently.• Assisting in complying SOP’s and risk assessments.• Attending and participating in all departmental SHEQ meetings and SHEQ training initiatives. • Ensuring that the Project Team maintain housekeeping standards and adhere to safety protocols daily.• Proactively making recommendations for SHE improvements. Show less

Research Analyst

• Oct 2015 - Feb 2020

Process Trainee

• Feb 2015 - Sep 2015

Completed inservice training at Sappi Saiccor; worked as a process trainee. Trained as a field operator and a DCS operator.

Chemical Engineer Trainee

• Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

Worked as a exposure year trainee in Precious Metals Refinery and Base Metals Refinery. Preformed tasks such as: Process optimization Sampling Unit Analysis Involved in daily meetings Involved in weekly reports Presentations Data Capturing Worked as a exposure year trainee in Precious Metals Refinery and Base Metals Refinery. Preformed tasks such as: Process optimization Sampling Unit Analysis Involved in daily meetings Involved in weekly reports Presentations Data Capturing