Siyabonga Ndala

Experience

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  University of Cape Town

  Apr 2014 - Oct 2014

  UCT Solar Car Development Team Member

  Team member on the development of the UCT solar car. The solar car went on to take part in the Sasol Solar Challenge. The team traveled from Johannesburg to Cape Town successfully. This was a big accomplishment since it was the first time UCT took part in the race.

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  University of Cape Town Student Housing

  Feb 2015 - Nov 2015

  Student Front Desk Assistant (SFDA)

  • Assist with effective administration and managing of the front desk services in the residence.• Effectively manage the access and guest /visitor access to the residence.• Ensuring safety of the residence.• Skills developed in conflict handling, professional communication and time management.

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  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

  Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

  Vacation Student

  • Introduction to power plant engineering working alongside system engineers in plant maintenance and plant philosophies.• Investigation on potential cost reduction( e.g investigated the potential cost reduction in using reusable filter compared to non-reusable filters.• Involved in plant investigations and troubleshooting currently undertaken in determining leading problems and causes of failures in the plant.(e.g Investigation on cause of oil pressure changes that lead to a unit trip)• Skills developed in professional communication through presentations, team work and independent learning through investigations Show less

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  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

  Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

  Engineer in Training

  An opportunity to further learn more about power station engineering and apply the skills in system engineer learnt from University.

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  Paterson & Cooke

  Mar 2021 - Mar 2024

  Design of slurry pump and pipeline systems, mine backfill systems, and related equipment and processing in the mining industry, ranging from concept development through to detailed design and commissioning. Working Towards Achieving Specialised Engineering Competencies in:1. Process, hydraulic and mechanical design of long distance pipeline systems.2. Pipeline Hydraulic transient analysis3. Commissioning and start-up of process, pump and pipeline systems4. Plant design, specification and optimization5. Project and engineering management

  • Project Engineer

    Mar 2022 - Mar 2024

  • Junior Mechanical Engineer

    Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
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  SLR Consulting

  Apr 2024 - now

  Pumping and Pipeline Engineer

  Responsible for design of water and slurry pumping systems.