Profile Summary:
Highly skilled Senior Level Automation Engineer Professional; strategic, analytical, focused, and results driven manager with 15 years of expertise in engineering, system design, and solution management. Expert in analysing data, resolving problems, and providing superb customer service; skilled in contract negotiations. Successful managing infrastructure, design, development, installation and maintenance. Excellence in leadership, interpersonal, written and verbal communications; ability to build cohesive, productive teams while simultaneously fostering and encouraging creativity and individual expression; innate ability to build rapport with clients and colleagues and succeed in high-pressure, challenging, and deadline-driven environments.
Key Skills
Electrical Engineering Diploma
Senior Engineer
Strategic Planning/Analysis
Project Lifecycle Management Personnel Management
Project Management
Solution Management
System Design & Build Training & Development
Engineering Systems
Policy & Procedure
System Security
Selected Career Highlights
Successful design to technical documents for intricate IT / automation systems which included: conceptual scopes; databases scope for record keeping; workflows; process flows and system landscape diagrams
Excellence in the design and detail pertaining to technical scopes for service / maintenance agreements which included: creation of guidelines and documentation procedures for project staff; collected service needs by working with the relevant departments and service providers and skilled collaboration with vendors and partners
Manage diverse projects both short to long term (longer than 1 year) including managing teams and leading meetings of internal staff and vendors; integrated old and new technologies; and methodically tested automation installations
Professional Experience
IT Project Manager | BASF Poland | 2014 – 2015
Coordinated diverse portfolio of both small and large projects including internal and vendor resources
Directed training of staff on IT / Automation projects, which included over 35 services
Managed a team in gathering data for over 8 departments
Actively identified and acted on risks, that could hinder the project’s progress
Developed to-do lists and timelines for monitoring and reporting to management
Trained project team in time management, documentation, and presentation skills
Senior Project Engineer | Kruger Duxbury Solutions | 2012 – 2014
Developed technical scopes and associated documentation for automation systems, which included: Conceptual scopes; P&IDs; process descriptions; and Interface, SCADA and Batching Systems documentation
Guided the clients and suppliers as to find the best solution for the clients’ needs
Programmed PLC and SCADA systems (Software and environment listed below)
Trained clients staff on new software and new hardware solutions
Electrical Engineering Consultant, Junior Engineer | DFR Engineers | 2011 – 2012
Researched and specified products for projects to a value over 1 million Rand
Compiled (over 500 page) tender documents by developing: specifications; as built drawings; single line drawings; cable layouts; lighting layouts; power point layouts and other circuits
Designed and upgraded electrical installations for: hospitals, schools and clinics which including: designed LV electrical solar systems; and on-site inspection of electrical infrastructure
Statistically analysed Bills of Quantities for quantitative analysis and compiled reports
Developed a soft copy filing system for project work
Practical Trainee (Electrical Engineering) | Design International| 2010
Wired, installed, and tested field sensors, networks, and panels in Industrial applications
Practical Trainee (Electrical Engineering) | ITD | 2007 – 2009
Worked in a team to upgrade and implement new testing solutions which reduced testing times
Installed, calibrated and tested industrial HVAC / control systems
Utilized multiple calibration tools, which included: hood and hand held air-flow; temperature; pressure and humidity sensor instrumentation
Sales and Project Manager | Solartech | 2010
Designed brand marketing stands and marketed at road shows
Cold called on commercial and urban customers and increased the company’s customer base
Established closing of more than 20,000 Rand orders
Designed and managed solar geyser installations
Sales Promoter and Events Staff | Inspiration | 2007 – 2010
Creatively designed brand stands
Increased sales by up to 10 times the set target
Hosted store events to promote sales and corporate events
Team Leader | Stuart Bickell Plumbers | 2004 – 2007
Managed 3 teams of personal working on separate sites and planned daily activities with teams of staff
Researched, designed, installed and tested plumbing systems
Controlled paper work for projects
Previous Career Overview:
In-store Promoter | Rob Bosch | 2004
WMC Schultz | 2003 – 2004
The Hive Shop Manager | 1999 – 2002
Education & Training
National Diploma in Electrical Engineering
Key subjects: Mathematics III; Design Projects III; Software Design III and Electronics III
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Construction Plumbing Certificate-CETA
Driver license (Code: B)-Nelson Mandela Bay Traffic and Licensing Services
Computer Literacy:
Microsoft Office Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, and Visio.-Advanced;
Microsoft OneNote, Project, SharePoint and Outlook.-Conventional
Automation Siemens Simatic Step 7 and Win CC.-Advanced; Siemens TIA Portal and Starter.-Conventional; Wonderware Intouch.-Advanced; Wonderware InBatch, Galaxy Repository and Historian.-Conventional; Allen Bradly; ABB; VMware; OPC; and Visual Basic-Conventional; Mitsubishi GX Developer; Schneider PL7 and Omron CX-Programmer.-Advanced
Other Lotus Notes; Open Office; Adobe; AutoCAD; and DraftSight.-Conventional
