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SasolSenior Manager Environment: Air
Nov. 2019Secunda, Mpumalanga, South AfricaAs the Senior Manager Environment: Air for Sasol’s Secunda Operations I am accountable for the improvement of the environmental sustainability of the Sasol’s Secunda facility, by championing initiatives to minimizing the environmental footprint and by ensuring compliance to the atmospheric emission licenses and relevant legislation. I engage with authorities, communities and non-government organisations to resolve concerns regarding air quality and to align on and implement improvement initiatives.
In this role I oversaw the successful implementation of a first of a kind emission offsetting programme that resulted in an annual reduction of 83.41, 77.59 and 48.46 tons of PM10, PM2.5 and SO2 emissions
SasolSenior Manager Project Preparation / Study Portfolio
Jul. 2014 - Oct. 2019Secunda, South AfricaAs Acting Vice President Project Preparation for a twelve-month period, I manage a portfolio of more than 30 large projects with values ranging from $20 million to $300 million. This comprises leading the development of the project initiation process for large projects and oversight of their successful construction and commissioning, on time and to budget. One of these projects (an emergency repair to a catalytic cracker unit) was recognised as the organisational Project of the Year in 2018. The role also involves improving project success through the design, promotion and roll-out of a new company-wide project lifecycle model, and managing the relationship and interfaces with multiple company units. To date in the role, I am pleased to have implemented several commercial-scale demonstration units where there was significant technological uncertainty, including applying new technology to reduce emissions from coal-fired boilers. I have also delivered a project that had been terminated due to over-expenditure, by re-framing it into a program of smaller projects and reducing its cost by focusing on resource continuity to enhance efficiency of execution.
SasolProgram Line Manager - Sasol Technology
Jan. 2011 - Jun. 2014Secunda, Mpumalanga, South AfricaServing as Accountable Project Manager for execution of the C3 Stabilisation Project worth $80 million, I initiated a collaborative approach to construction management and delivering the project under budget and on schedule. I designed and implemented a new structure for Secunda Chemicals to support delivery through programme lines, and was formally recognised at corporate level for outstanding safety performance during construction of one project in my portfolio. Managing a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a portfolio of projects for the Secunda Chemical Businesses, I re-established relationships with business partners and established the program line concept, and delivered on all commitments with regards to studies and projects. Finally, I oversaw the provision of regular reporting to and communication with all stakeholders.
SasolPrincipal Process Engineer
Aug. 2007 - Dec. 2010City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaAs Integration Lead Engineer for the ±$2 billion Secunda LTFT Study, I led a team of process engineers and technical specialists in the achievement of deliverables. I also led the successful delivery of the Oryx Debottlenecking Study by rating proprietary equipment and preparing scope and cost estimates for alternatives, and co-ordinating all engineering activities between four different licensors, the owner and their appointed EC. I was pleased to have completed an engineering proposal for a Primary Distillation and an Alcohol Recovery unit worth ±$400 million. The role also involved scoping facilities for de-bottlenecking existing chemical units to accommodate 39PJ/a Growth worth ±$47 million, as well as ensuring the alignment of team objectives with the requirements of internal and external stakeholders, and across internal and external functional, organisational and country boundaries to ensure successful delivery of projects. I coached a junior process team in the delivery of a Preliminary Engineering Proposal of an excellent technical quality, taking account of both new equipment and de-bottlenecking options, and finally I developed and oversaw the project’s technical execution plan and all process engineering activities, including ensuring the quality management of all process deliverables, in order to successfully complete Front End Loading.
SasolLicensing Engineer
Oct. 2006 - Jul. 2007Secunda, Mpumalanga, South AfricaThis role involved developing a licensing strategy for Sasol’s FT Solvents Recovery technology, as well as working up a pre-feasibility flow sheet and mass balance for the HTFT and LTFT Solvents Recovery processes as part of the US CTL Pre-Feasibility Study. I worked with the client’s project management team to define the scope of work for technical deliverables, and provided all aspects of technical support to the Fischer-Tropsch processes licensed by Sasol Technology, including ensuring the quality of technical deliverables, and serving as Sasol Technology’s technical representative during bid clarification meetings with potential contractors. Working in collaboration with Technology Management, R&D and the corporate Intellectual Property Department, I developed a licensable FT Solvents Recovery Technology, underpinned by a corresponding IP strategy to protect corporate interests
SasolLead Process Engineer
Mar. 2004 - Oct. 2006Secunda, Mpumalanga, South AfricaOne of my achievements in this role was to oversee the delivery of value-add of R32 million for the financial year 2004/5. I directed the Solvents de-bottlenecking program in order to maximize the recovery of all solvents and increased the capacity of the existing towers by 18%. To provide technical expertise to production units, I aligned resources across functional boundaries, and defined the baseline of existing operations and identified projects to improve plant health and reliability. It was my responsibility to assess opportunities for improving the profitability of the existing production units, as well as managing engineering contractors, licensors and providers of specialized equipment and services, and assured the quality of engineering packages delivered by Sasol Technology and other contractors. Finally I contributed more broadly to the organisation by sitting as a member of the steering committee for the AVEC alliance contract, and serving as technical representative in negotiations with Davy Process Technology for obtaining the next generation Ethyl Acetate catalyst.
SasolEthylene Technology Engineer
Mar. 2003 - Mar. 2004Lake Charles, Louisiana, United StatesMy oversight of the successful delivery of various small projects and optimization of production in this role achieved an annual value-add of $100k of the ethylene production unit. In order to resolve freeze-up problems on the Ethylene Unit cold-side, I developed and rolled out a unique and innovative application of capillary level transmitters, and this application was subsequently adapted as standard practice at the Lake Charles complex. More generally, I provided operational technical support, including advising on the investigation and resolution of SHE incidents. I also delivered conceptual and basic engineering of the various small projects being implemented on the unit, ranging from steam tracing to the upgrading and de-bottlenecking of a nitrogen supply system to regenerate acetylene converters. This role also involved identifying scope for synergies and alignment of best practice between Sasol North America and Sasol South Africa.
SasolProcess Engineer
Jun. 2001 - Mar. 2003Secunda, Mpumalanga, South AfricaI was particularly pleased to have contributed to the improvement in production of an estimated R18 million per year, through isolating and rectifying the root cause for the decreased capacity of Hexene trains 1&2. All required modifications were delivered within a year. It was my responsibility to work collaboratively with various internal departments including Operations, R&D, Concept Development and Process Engineering to ensure business objectives for Sasol Olefins and Surfactants were fully aligned and delivered. Additionally, I developed simulations of the current plant in order to identify new opportunities to sustain future growth, and modelled distillation processes and used models to optimize plant throughput, improve quality and reduce variable cost, as well as troubleshoot and de-bottleneck current operations. In this role I also co-ordinated test runs, assured quality control associated with shut-down, and trained production personnel.
SasolAssistant Engineer
Jan. 2000 - May. 2001Secunda, Mpumalanga, South AfricaThis role involved supporting all aspects of the Test Gasifier project from its planning to data-screening following implementation. I ensured that the integrity of the Test Gasifier was maintained, which included providing operational support and delivering plant optimization, as well as managing various intra-departmental interfaces, and with Sastech. I also co-ordinated a range of sub-projects and test runs.
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