Experience

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  Refraline

  Sept 2003 - Aug 2004

  Technician in training

  Refractory installation and maintenance

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  University of johannesburg

  Feb 2005 - Feb 2006

  Metal casting technology station

  Foundry Technology research

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  Transnet freight rail

  Mar 2006 - Mar 2014

  Chief engineering technician

  Derailment invesitigationQuality testing and quality assuranceFailure analysisTribology (friction and wear)Engineering designCorrosion protectionMaterial characterizationWelding Engineering

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  Transnet engineering

  Apr 2014 - now

  Senior engineer with over 15 years working experience in failure analysis of rolling stock (derailments and minor incidents), materials characterization, foundry technology, welding technology, product evaluation, refractories, research and development. Proficient in engineering evaluations of failures in metallic and non-metallic materials by deformation, fracture, corrosion and wear (Tribology). Responsibilities:-Material TechnologyDevelop and amend specifications for new and old componentsMetallurgical evaluation of materials i.e. SEM (EDS) analysis, evaluation of replicas and microstructure on the light microscopeSelection and recommendation of NDT Techniques: Dye penetrant testing, Ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle inspection and radiographyResponsibilities:- Failure investigation• Investigate failed components to establish the immediate causes and make recommendation.• Interface with the railway regulatorResponsibilities:- Welding Technology• Compile welding procedure• Conduct tests and approve new materials to be welded• Approve new welding process• Provide technical support i.e. electrode selection, whether or not to preheat or not etc. • Welding engineering: conducting welder & welding consumables qualification tests in accordance with ASME XI requirements, metallurgical evaluation of welds, calculating & recommending post weld heat treatment cycles (PWHT) on various materials, compiling recommended weld repair procedure and weld integrity assessments• Conduct research and development investigations to develop and test new fabrication processes and procedures, improve existing, develop new or modify current welding methods, techniques, and procedures, discover new patterns of welding phenomena, or to correlate and substantiate hypotheses• Provide technical support i.e. Show less

  • Principal Engineer

    Oct 2019 - now

  • Acting Principal Engineer

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Senior Engineer

    Apr 2014 - Aug 2017