Pretoria,
South Africa
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2D AND 3D CHECKING
2D Drafting
3D Design
3D MODELLING
AECOSIM
Autodesk Inventor
Bentley AECOsim Building Desig
Bentley Microstation v8i
CAD COORDINATOR
CAD Design
Conveyors
Detailing
Machine Design
Material Handling
Material Selection
MECHANICAL DETAIL DESIGN
MICROSTATION
Plant Layout
Projectwise
SolidWorks
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About
CAD
3D Modelling, drawing extraction and Checking: Aecosim Modeller/OpenBuildings Designer, ProjectWise, Prime Medusa. Knowledge of ACAD, Inventor and SolidWorks,
but did not work full time on the latter. Point Cloud and TrueView.
Microsoft Office
Excell, Word, PowerPoint and some MS Project experience. Teams, Outlook, Explorer.
Summary of Experience
Mechanical:
Design, Layout, 3D Modelling and Draughting, Detailing and Checking. Mechanical & Structural, Material Handling, with specific reference to belt conveyors, process plants, stockyards and stacking / reclaiming machines. Machine design to Geometrical and dimensional tolerances, Material selection.
Metallurgical: Rolling mills, Arc-, Blast- and Basic Oxygen Furnaces, Coke Ovens and Sinter Plant. Steel, Manganese and Silicone.
Mining:
Winders (Single & Double Drum), Mills (Trunnion & Slipper bearing). Crushing and Screening plants.
Material Handling:
Machines:
Stacking & Reclaiming, Circular Stockpile, Portal Stacker, Scraper Reclaimer, Tripper Car and Scraper Reclaimer. Moving Heads, Truck loaders, Galvanized Wire Line.
Conveyors:
Troughed belt conveyors for ore, coal, lime, etc. Main plant feed, high speed systems, Pockets belt systems, Sandwich conveyors, Belt feeders, picking conveyors and Mobile modular conveyors.
Plant Layout:
Heavy Metal Separation Plants, Coal Washing Plants, Screening and Crushing installations, Jigging Plants, Stockpiles, Test Gasifier Plant, Process Plant. Consideration to Steel properties, access and maintenance volumes.
Workshare:
Acted as Global 3D Design Coordinator on various projects in the mechanical department.
Managing Director and Drawing Office Manager:
Performed duties as MD and DO office manager on numerous occasions throughout my working career.
Experience
- KUMBA IRON, SISHEN KOKETSO EXECUTION PROJECT, KATHU, NORTHERN CAPE, South Africa HATCH · Contact Aug 2019 – Jan 2024 4 yrs 5 mos Edenvale, GP, South Africa Work done on the Coarse Plant (C20500) and Jigging Plant (C70000). The existing plants are being modified substantially due to process changes. Most of the existing equipment are being demolished, with new equipment introduced and modified. "Point Cloud" scans and "True View" systems used extensively. 3D Modelling and drawing work included. All CAD files and filing structure as well as Vendor information for the above areas, was my responsibility
- EXXARO, Grootegeluk Coal Rail LOS Project, Lepalale, South Africa, South Africa Hatch · Full-time Aug 2009 – Dec 2013 4 yrs 4 mos Edenvale, GP, South Africa Plant consisted of the interface between existing Stockpile Yard Conveyors, loading onto a matrix of new conveyors. The Flask Rapid Loadout Station is in turn loaded by these conveyors, with various grades of coal, ranging from thermal coal to nuts, peas and duff. The maximum ton per hour is 4750 ton per hour.
Education
- Prime Medusa CAD course Cerficate, CAD, user 1983 – 1983
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Vaal Triangle Technicon, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
National Diploma, Mechanical Engineering, T1, T2 and T3
1980 – 1983
Activities and Societies:
Mathematics - Algebra, Calculus
Strengths of Materials
Metallurgy
Hydraulics
Mechanics of Machines
Electrical
Thermodynamics
Engineering Studies.
Practical:
Fitting and Turning, Marking-off table, Welding, Platework, Machine shop management.
Other experience
- Conveyor Design Bulk Material Handling Coarse
Licenses & Certifications
- Drivers License Nov 1975 – Present
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Area of Expertise
Languages
English Native or bilingual proficiency
Afrikaans Native or bilingual proficiency
Sesotho Limited working proficiency
Location
Pretoria, South Africa