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1972:
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Matriculate at Carel de Wet
Technical High School.
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1973:
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Obtained a bursary from
Iscor to study Civil Engineering.
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1976:
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Obtained the degree BSc Eng
(Civil) from the University of Pretoria.
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1977:
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Did compulsory military
service in the SADF's corps of Engineers.
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1979:
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Appointed as
Engineer-in-training, Civil Engineering.
Iscor Vanderbijlpark.
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1980:
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Seconded to a Consulting
Engineers firm (George Biakoff Inc) for
design experience.
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1981:
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Work as a Construction
Controller on a construction site.
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1982:
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Appointed as Project
Engineer, Civil Projects. Main function
Project Management.
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1982:
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Register as a professional
engineer with ECSA.
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1983:
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Obtain a Diploma in
Datametrics (Computer Science) from UNISA
Cum Laude.
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1987:
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Obtain a Masters Degree in
Business Administration (MBA) from
Potchefstroom University.
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1993:
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Appointed as Head, Design
and Structural Standards. During the same
year integrate the post with that of
Manager, Civil Drawing Office and in 1992
incorporate the Layout, Piping and
Structural Drawing Offices as well.
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1995:
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Seconded as Area Manager,
Facilities Management.
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1997:
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As Area Manager, Management
Services I was responsible for the planning
of all Capital Extension Projects, Computer
Aided Draughting and Drawing Management,
Contract Procurement and Administration.
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1998:
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In March 1998 joined
voluntary the restructing of Iscor team with
Consultants McKinsey.
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1999:
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In August 1999 gets
appointed as Principal Engineer Civil
Engineering and were responsible for the
project management of all Civil Projects at
Iscor Flat Steel Products (Annually R80m).
At the end 2001, following a restructuring,
the section was integrated into Project
Management.
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2002:
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Appointed as Senior
Engineer, Capital Management, Finance.
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2003:
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Appointed as Manager,
Design and Draughting Services. Project
Engineering. Responsible for all Mechanical,
Electrical, Civil, Structural, Piping and
Layout drawings for the Vanderbijlpark steel
as well as the drawing administration (1
000000 drawings) system which includes the
implementation of the SAP system for
drawings. The drawing reproduction section
also falls under my jurisdiction.
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2008:
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Resigned from Arcelor
Mittal to explore new horizons at Bateman
Engineered Technologies as Manager Civil and
Structural Engineering. Responsible for
design of steel structures mainly for the
mining sector.
Type of structures include:
• Conveyor gantries both trough and Pipe conveyors
• Transfer houses
• Clarifiers
• Thickeners
• Pipe Bridges
• Silos
• Bins
• And related structures
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