Brian Brooks

Experience

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  The De Beers Group of Companies

  Jan 1979 - Dec 1984

  Plater/Boilermaker

  Plating and Boilermaking (inclusive of Apprenticeship)Duties & Responsibilities:Manufacturing & Installation of: - Structural Support Steelwork - Mining and Plant-Piping - Chutes

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  Anglo American

  Jan 1985 - Feb 1987

  Design Draftsman

  Engineering Design & Drafting (inclusive of Training)Duties & Responsibilities: - Drawing GA's of Process Plants and Mining Shafts (Piping & Equipment)

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  Atlas Aircraft Corporation (Denel)

  Mar 1987 - Jan 1989

  Design Draftsman (Mechanical)

  Mechanical & Aircraft Drafting(inclusive of Aircraft Analysis & Applied Theory of Flight Training Courses)Duties & Responsibilities: - Drawing of Mechanical and Structural Aircraft Components

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  C.D. Dargie Engineering (Mobilift)

  Feb 1989 - Jul 1991

  Engineering Technician/Draftsman

  Engineering Design Drafting & Technical SupportDuties & Responsibilities:- Conceptual & Detail Design of Mobile Industrial Vacuum Systems- Mechanical Design Calculations- Development of Parts-Books & Maintenance Manuals- Technical Support for Fabrication Workshop- Estimating & Costing

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  Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd.

  Aug 1991 - Sept 1995

  Senior Design Draftsman (Piping)

  Piping-Plant Design DraftingDuties & Responsibilities:- Piping Design GA's & Isometric DrawingsMajor PROJECTS included:- Corrosion Inhibitor System @ Sasol TankFarm (IBL & OBL)

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  MegChem

  Oct 1995 - Dec 2020

  Piping-Plant Design DraftingDuties & Responsibilities:- Management of Piping-Section Business-Unit- Scoping & Quotation of Projects- Liaison with Project, Process and Piping Engineers- Supervision of Projects from BEP & Design-Phase to Construction- Ensuring adherence to Quality & Safety (Design Standards & Codes)- Ensuring compliance to Costs & Time-Schedules- Training of Draftspersons- Review & Approval of Final DrawingsMajor PROJECTS included:- Clean-Fuels Project @ Sasol Secunda (IBL)- HOW-Project Project @ Sasol Secunda (IBL & OBL)- Chloride Treater Project @ Sasol Secunda (IBL)- SERP Project @ Synthol Plant Sasol Secunda (IBL)- NHT Risk Mitigation Project @ Sasol Secunda (IBL)- NPA-Project @ Sasol Secunda (IBL)- GHHER Project @ Sasol Secunda, includ. Oxygen & Steam-Lines (IBL & OBL) Show less Piping-Plant Design DraftingDuties & Responsibilities:- Piping Design GA's - Checking of Designs- Liaison with Mechanical, Process & Project Engineers- Interface with Civils, Electrical & Instrumentation Companies- Site-Assistance during ConstructionMajor PROJECTS included:- New Road Tanker Loading Facilities @ Sasol (IBL & OBL)- Vent Gas Recovery Project @ Sasol Synthol Plant- MTGE ... Medium Term Gas Expansion Project @ Sasol Gasification (IBL & OBL)- TRO ... Transverse Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant @ Sasol (IBL & OBL)- 15th Oxygen Train OBL Piping (includ. New Steam & Oxygen Lines) @ Sasol Show less

  • Senior Section Leader (Piping)

    Jun 2006 - Dec 2020

  • Principal Design Draftsman (Piping)

    Oct 1995 - May 2006