Control Systems and/or Projects

Seeking opportunities in the Control System/Projects Field

Employment History:
December 2006 – Current Engen Petroleum
Position: Control System Engineer
Job Description: Management/engineering of various projects: Compiled Engineering Designs, Cost & Schedule Planning, Procurement, Execution of project/s, Manage/lead Contractors on-site, Commissioning, Post Auditing, close of projects/programs and technical bid analysis/evaluation conducted.
Maintenance of Control Systems e.g. DCS, PLC, HMI, ESD, Enraf, CCC, and PHD
Programming and configuration of systems e.g. DCS, PLC, HMI, Entis (tankage), etc.
Development and implementation of control strategies/schemes (e.g. ADCON – advanced control)
Design, Procurement, Installation, Cold and Hot Commissioning of equipment
Risk Assessment including hazard identification and application of standards
IPF/ESD compliance audits/assessments
Loop Optimisation (Loop Tuning)
Schematics/graphics design
Budget compilation and control
Turnaround planning and co-ordination
Comments: I provide internal training for employees in the fields of Control systems, Information Technology and Instrumentation to employees.

Jan 2005 – June 2006 Illovo Sugar (Head office and various mills)
Position: Contractor (Instrumentation and Control)
Job Description: Assisted with commissioning at various mills
Maintenance and calibration of field instrumentation and DCS faultfinding
Assisted with implementation of projects
Optimisation of plant operations
June 2003 – Dec 2004 Illovo Sugar - Gledhow
Position: IT Engineer
Job Description: Project related: Maintenance and upgrades of servers and workstations
Network set-ups and upgrades
Desktop support
Hub and Router installations
Jan 2003 – May 2003 Sharp Electronics
Position: Electronics Technician
Job Description: Repaired photocopiers, laser printers, fax machines, DVDs, microwave ovens, etc
On field and telephonic support

1. National Diploma – Electrical Engineering (L.C) – Computer Systems Eng.
2. National Diploma – Electrical Engineering (L.C) – Instrumentation and Control
3. Bachelor of Technology (Hons) – Electrical Engineering (L.C) – Instrumentation and Control
4. Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Major Achievements/ Awards/Leadership Role:
Work Career: Designed and implemented fuel gas control strategy for the Refinery which resulted in a saving of approx R350 Million per annum.