Piping Mechanical Design Draughtsman

I am a Piping Design Draughtsman with +20 years experience in the Petro-Chemical and Mining sectors.

E+PC ENGINEERING & PROJECTS CO(CAPE TOWN)APRIL 2008 - CURRENT
POSITION : Piping Mechanical Design Draughtsman
DUTIES: Design and detailing of piping for Palesa Coal Washing Plant, Mbali Coal Processing Plant both in Mpumalanga and the Desalination Plant for the Uramin Uranium Mine in Swakopmund, Namibia.

VHUMBANANIE PROJECTS(SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG)AUG 2006 – MAR 2008
POSITION : Piping Mechanical Design Draughtsman
DUTIES: Design and detailing of piping for Anglo Platinum’s PP Rust North 600ktpm Concentrator Project using Solid Edge 17 and 19. On site for 8 months to facilitate pipe installation.

KANTEY & TEMPLAR(CAPE TOWN)JUL 2001 – JUL 2006
POSITION : Piping Mechanical Design Draughtsman
DUTIES: Design and detailing of piping, pumpbays, tanks and road/rail gantries at Petroleum Depots in Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia). Brief stints as fill-in Resident Engineer on the BP Matola Depot Upgrade and the Shell Alberton Depot Clean Fuels Project. CAD system used is Autocad.

MOSSGASS REFINERY(MOSSEL BAY)JUN 2000 – JUL 2001
POSITION : Piping Design Draughtsman
DUTIES: Design and detailing of piping systems in the Refinery using Microstation.

SA FIVE ENGINEERING(KUILS RIVER, CAPE TOWN)APR 1999 – APR 2000
POSITION : Workpack Development Engineer
DUTIES: Workpack creation for Mossgas Offshore Expansion Project.

LTA / ANGLO-AMERICAN(ROBERTSHAM, JOHANNESBURG)OCT 1997-MAR 1999
POSITION : Piping Draughtsman
DUTIES: Drawing and checking of General Arrangements and Isometrics for the
Namakwa Sands Project using Autocad and Microstation.

FLUOR-DANIEL(SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG)JUL 1996 – SEP 1997
POSITION : Piping Draughtsman
DUTIES: Design and detail for Inking Plant Extension to Kimberley-Clark
Carlton Paper’s Tissue and Recycling Mill using Autocad.

EL BATEMAN(BOKSBURG, JOHANNESBURG)JAN 1995 – JUL 1996
POSITION: Piping Mechanical Draughtsman
DUTIES: Design and detail of the Hartley Platinum Mine in Zimbabwe using
Autocad.

CALTEX OIL REFINERY(CAPE TOWN)DEC 1991 – JAN 1995
POSITION: Piping Draughtsman
DUTIES: Design and detail of various projects within the refinery using
Autocad.

1980 Cape Tutorial College - Matric

1984-86 EMS Draughting School
Basic drawing, materials handling, structural steel, piping

1992 CAD Training Centre - Cape Town

1994 DTP Workshop - Desktop Publishing

2008 Introduction to Project Management Course at the UCT

1999 MCSE (1617292), completed the following subjects:
70-058 Networking Essentials
70-073 Implementing and Supporting Windows NT
70-067 Implementing and Supporting Windows NT
70-068 Implementing and Supporting Windows NT
70-059 Internetworking with TCP/IP on Windows NT 4
70-087 Implementing and Supporting Internet Information

2000 MCDBA (1617292), part-time self study, completed the following subjects
70-028 Administering SQL Server 7.
70-029 Designing and Implementing Databases with SQL Server 7.0

REFERENCES:

E+PC ENGINEERING & PROJECTS CO (CAPE TOWN)
NAME: Kenny Ramage
POSITION: Drawing Office Manager
CONTACT: +27741144471
Kenny.Ramage@e-pc.co.za

VHUMBANANIE PROJECTS(SANDTON, JOHANNESBURG)
NAME: Marius Van Der Merwe
POSITION : Drawing Office Manager
CONTACT: +27824190069
mvdmerwe@twp.co.za

I have a good thorough background in piping design, drafting practice and cad systems through my experience working with many different companies on contract, within South Africa and surrounding states in Sub-Saharan Africa.

I am fully conversant with the use of Solid Edge, AutoCAD and Microstation; producing PFDs, P&IDs, Isometrics, Layouts, Plot Plans and General Arrangements. When required, I am willing to visit or work on site.

Capable of working using my own initiative with a solid knowledge of piping design, i.e. usage of valves, pipe fittings, specifications, etc., and produce drawings with minimum supervision and to strict deadlines.

Lastly, I am honest, diligent, punctual, respectful, neat, hardworking, physically fit, mentally sound, reliable, trustworthy, single minded, focused, communicative, well read and sociable. I have not been denied a security clearance wherever there was a need for one, nor broken a non-disclosure agreement.