Eugén Ranft

Experience

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  North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  Leading the industrial division of the McTronX Research Group, responsible for creating budgets and managing prototype development, managing team of 3 permanent employees, 2 PhD and 12 Master studentsSupervision of Masters and PhD studentsDevelopment of engineering prototype magnetic bearing systemsSupporting industry, i.e. Pebble Bed Modular Reactor program, maintenance and support on the high-speed helium blower system

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  Proconics

  Jan 2010 - Oct 2015

  During this period I managed the Projects department for the Sasolburg office with the following areas of responsibility:• Project Owner role for projects that have a substantial disbursement component• Responsible project manager / engineer for large disbursement projects• Negotiating contracts• Preparing and managing budgets, schedules, risk registers and communication registers• Monthly feedback to MD on large EPC projects• Client and supplier negotiations• Business development• People management• Legal appointee (16.2) for above mentioned projects• Preparing quotations for EPC projectsExcited by challenge to start a consulting leg for Proconics. Focussing on consulting work related to renewal of aging electrical infrastructure and the renewable energy market. Show less During this period I managed Sasolburg Operations as a profit centre (47 personnel). The following areas of responsibility can be highlighted:• Monthly reporting to the MD• Quality performance tracking• Safety management• Project Key Performance Indicator (KPI) feedback• Office Budget negotiation, performance tracking and feedback• Business development• People management• Maximising efficiency• Creating office strategy• Driving development of competitive advantage• Creating a safe and healthy working environment for employees Show less I was moved to the Sasolburg office to replicate the electrical function in an established market dominated by a competitor. I was a key role player in growing the Sasolburg electrical team from one resource in October 2010 to nineteen in January 2014. The following responsibilities can be highlighted:• Managing the electrical discipline (19 personnel)• Performing Project Owner / Engineering Manager role on electrical PSC and EPC projects• Driving business development with a deliberate and structured approach• Strategy development and resource identification and appointment • Coaching and empowering group leaders• Managing client relationships• Creating quotations for PSC and EPC projectsGained in-depth technical experience in:• System modelling, fault level analysis, load flow, protection grading studies and transient stability analysis• Low voltage switchgear design• Medium voltage switchgear design• Electrical design for plant, lighting and small power, earthing, cable sizing and cathodic protection • Relay logic development and implementation• Protection testing• Technical specification and procurement of; switchgear, transformers, reactors, motors, uninterrupted power supply units, battery tripping units, variable speed drives, cables and SCADA systems• Specification and management of electrical construction work Show less

  • Discipline Manager Projects | Consulting

    Feb 2015 - Oct 2015

  • Operations Manager | Discipline Manager Projects

    Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Discipline Manager Electrical

    Apr 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Team Leader

    Jan 2011 - Apr 2012

  • Electrical Engineer

    Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
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  Eaton

  Nov 2015 - now

  Responsible to lead and motivate the post-order organization of Eaton’s Engineered Systems and Solutions (ESS) business in EMEA. The Post Order team is the Customer’s single point of contact during the execution phase of the project. We are responsible for creating engineered solutions that satisfies the customer’s requirements, while optimizing project profitability. This organization comprises of project management, order management, customer order engineering and planning teams (106 people).I relocated from South Africa to the Netherlands for the role and interacted with the local workers council to create the new structure. The focus was to break down silos and drive collaboration. The improvements were enabled by creating autonomous value stream teams, focused on end-to-end performance with aligning key performance indicators. Show less Leading the operations team (180 FTE) to produce low and medium voltage switchgear, industrial transformer based uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units, dry type transformers, belt trip switches and integrated and containerized solutions.In this role I was responsible for creating an operational strategy in line with regional and global key objectives. P&L responsible for the manufacturing portion of the business. Gained experience on Eaton Business System and Operational Assessment as well as various Labour Union topics. My direct reports included: Health and Safety, Quality, Estimation, Engineering, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Facilities. Show less

  • Plant Manager

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Post Order Manager

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Operations Manager

    Nov 2015 - Apr 2019