City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Overview My working career started at the Toyota Motor Corporation and thereafter I moved to Eskom. During my time at Eskom, I have advanced to a senior position within the Engineering team on the Kusile Power Station Project. I have been appointed as the Engineering Design Work Lead, accountable for the design integrity and assurance across all engineering disciplines[mechanical, chemical, civil, electrical, and C&I] on the project. I am further responsible for all engineering-related design changes on the project. After obtaining my B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, I pursued a Master of Business Administration [2011], which I completed in 2014. Education BSc. Electrical Engineering Degree (2006) Master of Business Administration (2014) Experience Engineering Design Work Lead (2014 –Current) Electrical Engineer / Lead Discipline Engineer (2007 –2015) Current Registrations Institute: Engineering Council of South Africa Position: Professional Engineer
Current Roles: I am the designated Engineering Design Work Lead (EDWL) on the Kusile Project. This role involves ensuring design assurance and compliance on all packages as well as ensuring an integrated engineering solution. My responsibilities include: -Authorizing all engineering changes on the project based on technical merit. -Engineering assurance during construction and commissioning. -Developing scope of works to be issued to the open market for tender. -Developing technical evaluation criteria to assess tender submissions. -Ensuring design integrity [across all disciplines] of the end product as per the contract/detailed designs, i.e. the engineering product meets the agreed user requirements and is delivered as per the agreed schedule. -Assuring compliance with all relevant Standards and specifications [national + international] across all disciplines My Previous roles are as follows: Kusile Project [2021-2023]: Engineering Manager for the Balance of Plant on the Kusile project. I was responsible for the following disciplines: Low-pressure Services (LPS), Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD), and Chemical Engineering in addition to my role as Engineering Design Work Lead. Kusile project [2014 - 2015]: Electrical Lead Discipline Engineer on the Project. This role involved providing electrical engineering oversight on the project and Ensuring Engineering Compliance with National/International/Eskom standards and specifications on all electrical equipment across the project. Kusile project [2011 - 2015]: Resident Engineer on the DC and UPS contracts. Kusile project [2009 - 2014]: Electrical Engineer on the Boiler contract, These roles above involved the review and acceptance of detailed designs, Factory Acceptance Testing of equipment as well as the installation and commissioning of the electrical equipment.
• Automated weld tip refurbish machine I was involved with the electrical component of the machine. This involved the wiring up of numerous limit switches, electro pneumatic valves, motors and two hand controller switches through to a PLC. The programming of the PLC was also done. The end result was a success. • Automated Lighting System This project involved redesigning the warehouses initial installed lighting layout to a system that would be able to switch on and off automatically during tea time, lunch time and after shift. This was done by rewiring the system to newly installed relays that are controlled by a PLC. Programming of the PLC was also performed. • Investigations and other small projects: Numerous investigations with regard to down time on the production line were carried out. This involved the analyzing of programming code (visual basic) implemented in Toyota. Numerous macro programs were also written in an attempt to minimize monotonous work and therefore increase the efficiency of Toyota employees in the production engineering department.