Process Automation and Control Engineer

To gain experience and a senior level position in process control and automation that will utilize my analytical and problem solving skills. To be exposed to other chemical engineering industries across the globe.

Employment:

Honeywell (SA) (May 2006 – to date)
Advanced Solutions Engineer

•Ensure that required prerequisites (e.g. design inputs, tools, and documentation) are in place prior to commencing work.
•Produces part(s) of total functional design specifications subject to approvals.
•Produces technical design specifications subject to approvals.
•Executes Implementation work assignments to appropriate standards and quality systems.
•Executes Test work assignments to appropriate standards and quality systems.
•Executes Documentation work assignments to appropriate standards and quality systems.
•Shares technical knowledge with project team, supervisor, own discipline and other engineering disciplines
•Reports progress and technical problems to project and engineering supervisor.

Projects:
1.CBG Rehabilitation Project (Current) - Migration of ABB Bailey Infi 90 system to Honeywell’s Experion PKS
2.Eskom Medupi Tender Bid (September 2009)
3.Foster Wheeler Landlord Project - (Jan - March 2009)
4.African Products: Tongaat Hullet starch (Experion System Upgrade Project) (August - October 2008)
5.Sasol Reforming and Fuel Gas Simulation for APC testing (Jan 2007 - July 2008)
6.Applications Engineer – Assigned to go work in the UK with the Bracknell Team for a period of 8 months to build dynamic models for the Sasol Secunda’s Methane Reforming Unit and the Fuel Gas Unit for APC testing using Honeywell’s UniSim Design dynamic Simulator and UniSim Operations. The simulator was required to test the impact that the Advanced Process Control will have on the real process before implementation.
7.Operator Training Simulator (OTS) Support (July 2008 – Ongoing)

Employment:
Caltex Refinery (SA) (Jan 2004 – Jan 2005)
Engineer in Training

Education: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town (2001-2005)
BTech: Chemical Engineering

Subjects:
• Projects: Chemical Engineering
• Process Control
• Chemical Process Design
• Production Engineering: Chemical Engineering Industries
• Reactor Technology
• Fluid Flow
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Chemical Engineering Mathematics

Special Achievements and Honors:

• Distinction in Chemical Engineering Drawing 1
• Distinction in Engineering Physics 2
• Distinction in Organic Chemistry 2
• Distinction in Mathematics 2
• Distinction in Applied Thermodynamics 3
• Distinction in Process Control 3
• Distinction Chemical Engineering Practice 2 & 3