Project Engineer

• Oct 2021 - Present

Project Engineer

• Feb 2019 - Sep 2021

• Coordinated 7 projects with budgets in excess of R20 million, including 2 projects worth more than R100 million each.• Collaborated with teams of 200+ contractors to complete projects within deadlines and 5% under budget on average.• Prepared 20+ project estimates that facilitated winning R20 million in new construction contracts.• Managed weekly and monthly CPM schedule updates that helped cut 15% of budgeted time on average from 10+ project assignments• Managed contractual agreements and compliance to applicable codes, QC policies and Health, safety & Environmental standards. Show less

Manufacturing Engineer

• May 2019 - Jan 2020

• Manufactured and delivered 180+ Tons of Structural steel, Mechanical, Piping & Platework in 3 Months on the Rietvlei Crushing & Screening plant.• Spearheaded the Quality, Cost, and Time Lean Manufacturing initiative. Decreased costs 28% and cut Lead Times by 36% across the department.• GMR 2.7, Planned and execute preventative maintenance activities, leading to 17% Less down time and 34% Increased production.• Increased production quality, measured by 32% less defects, 25% less customer complaints/returns, and 30% less rework on all projects. Show less

Construction Engineer

• Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

• Managed 4 projects with average budgets of R15 million, which include the Mzimkhulu Crushing Plant & expansion on the Mgayo Wash Plant.• CR 8.1 appointee to ensure occupational health and safety compliance from project Survey & SMPP erection to EC&I installation and commission on time and at least 5% under budget.• Implement SOP’s, PTO’s & HIRA as risk control measurements with an accomplished Safety record.• Implement controls, pre-use & Lockout procedures on equipment, TMM’s & MCC’s which cut the cost on Maintenance & Operations by 32%. Show less

Junior Engineer

• Feb 2018 - Sep 2018

• Plan, design, and develop steel structures, conveyors, screens, crushers and mechanical equipment - resulting in 18% uplift in efficiency.• Assisted with engineering calculations, design & drawings for Mzimkhulu Crushing & Screening plant – crushing -500mm coal down to 50mm at a capacity of 650 t/h.• Improve equipment reliability to reduce maintenance cost & down time by 17%.• Meet with clients to oversee installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment for all local plants.

Engineer In Training

• Jan 2013 - Nov 2017

Experience gained in class, as well as in the hostel, include: • Safety • Lathe • First Aid • Grinding • Team work • Arc welding • Problem solving • Machine shop skills • Management skills • Giving presentations • Three phase electrical motor • Completing projects on time and to specifications • The process of designing or implementing a project Experience gained in class, as well as in the hostel, include: • Safety • Lathe • First Aid • Grinding • Team work • Arc welding • Problem solving • Machine shop skills • Management skills • Giving presentations • Three phase electrical motor • Completing projects on time and to specifications • The process of designing or implementing a project

Junior Engineer

• 2017 - 2017

Experience gained during internship: • Data book • Oxy-acetylene torches • CO2 welding • Heat treatment • Calculating and developing pressure vessel • Finding and preventing impurities in the weld • The flow of design to boilermaker and the process Experience gained during internship: • Data book • Oxy-acetylene torches • CO2 welding • Heat treatment • Calculating and developing pressure vessel • Finding and preventing impurities in the weld • The flow of design to boilermaker and the process

Mechanical Engineering Internship

• 2016 - 2017

• Calculating simple Stresses & Strain for the structural beams using Mild Steel with Yield strength of 355 MPa. • Improving Flow-through pipeline designs for the Nestle Factory, by minimizing friction losses and gaining 22% Improvement on Flow rate. • Found three design flaws in ongoing projects, preventing catastrophic failure. • Designed and commissioned a shredder, for shredding 20L Diesel containers, for a recycling company, which increased production by more than 40%. Gained experience during internship: • Machine designing • Load Case Simulations • MPI Testing • Compiling Material Lists • Dimensional Inspections • Load Tests Show less