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Collaborit Asset Management EngineeringChief Operating Officer
Jan. 2022South Africa
ProconicsDiscipline Manager: Process Engineering
Jan. 2020 - Jan. 2022Secunda
ProconicsSenior Project Manager
Mar. 2014 - Jan. 2020Secunda•Within my role, I am responsible for managing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) as well as Professional Services Contract (PSC) for various multinational companies.
•Manage, coordinate and administer projects from the conceptual stages through to project delivery, which includes design, construction and commissioning. •Create, design and develop project management processes ensuring high quality standards, and direct and support technical teams in designing, executing and implementing of projects. •Assess, review and resolve problems arising in the execution of projects. •Manage resources, budgets and allocations for each project within the project parameters.
•Liaise with clients to gain full understanding their project deliverables and requirements, and build solid working relationships.
•Review contracts to manage and determine significant time schedules and milestones, using various contracting strategies such as New Engineering Contract (NEC3), Fiddich and general purchase orders.
•Control the budget, expenses and commercial aspects of projects.
•Manage construction supervisors and contractors working onsite.
•Maintain and manage inventories.
•Enforce work standards in compliance with company best practices, standards and procedures.
•Lead complex brownfield renewal projects on a turnkey EPC basis.
SasolProduction Manager
Mar. 2012 - Jan. 2014Gasification, Sasol Secunda•Managed Production Foremen and their teams in the production of puregas, which was achieved by volatilising coal in Lurgi fixed bed gasifiers.
•Oversaw the operation of 21 fixedbed gasifiers, associated cooling trains and an off-site flare system.
•Managed and supervised approximately 40+ personnel members, facilitating their development planning, developing and implementing training standards, and meeting all diversity targets. •Assisted with the development and maintenance of task risk assessments, which involved establishing safe operating habits and procedures.
•Assessed plant related risks, provided mitigating actions and ensured that all the personnel were sufficiently trained.
•Responsible for maintaining the standard operating procedures of the process equipment, conducting auditing checks in the control room and identifying areas of concern. •Compiled the plant’s operational capability for the short, medium and long term planning effort by assessing the health of operating assets and planning unit shutdowns for maintenance purposes. •Monitored plant performance and execution of planned work.
•Facilitated the daily plant performance meeting to monitor individual gasifier performance, plan maintenance and identify areas for optimisation. •Partook in the business unit morning meeting to provide feedback on unit operation.
•Facilitated work meetings to plan work for the next day as well as obtain feedback on the work completed during that day. •Drove unit turnarounds by ensuring safe operational shut down and start-ups of the plant. •Ensured tasks planned by other disciplines were carried out and updated on the master schedule daily.
•Ensured quality of work from the maintenance departments and identified areas of performance. •Developed and maintained an operating budget, and provided financial feedback to the management accountant.
SasolProcess (Control) Engineer
Jan. 2009 - Mar. 2012Secunda•Responsible for development and maintenance of model predictive and baselayer control solutions.
•As the Lead Control Engineer for the Condensate and Octane (C&O) environment I provided optimisations to all C&O units, producing high quality fuels with minimal output.
•Responsible for maintaining and iterating of Model Predictive Controllers (MPC) and baselayer control loop solutions, ensuring consistent, optimal performance.
•Carried out control projects alongside the process engineering fraternity.
•Drove and motivated for continual development and innovation with staff.
•Facilitated a significant year-to-date benefit through optimisation and design of a new MPC controller commissioned to reducing flaring of the poly-hydrotreater (PHT) unit.
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