Mac Van Der Merwe

Experience

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  ArcelorMittal South Africa

  Jan 1991 - Jan 2007

  Senior Project Manager in an Owner’s Team environment, engineering and executing CAPEX projects.Managed numerous and various projects in the following areas:• Gas Distribution (oxygen, nitrogen, blast furnace & coke oven); • Compressed Air (blower and compressor plants supplying the whole works);• Water (raw water, process water, demineralized water, steam and super-heated steam, plant effluents);• Electrical Distribution Networks (from 11kV networks down to 24V, DC to AC conversions);• Materials Handling (all electrically driven Cranes over 5 Ton and up to 450 Ton lifting capacity, conveyors, iron ore / coal train tips and storage);• Environmental projects (Decontamination of surface and ground water, Rehabilitation, hazardous dumpsite, Implementation of new hazardous dump site, Plant effluent treatment).• Electrical Overhead Travelling Cranes (executed all projects at the Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging Works relating to new scoping studies, installations, refurbishments/upgrades and replacements of cranes). Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Jan 1991 - Jan 2007

  • Project Manager

    Jan 1991 - Dec 2001
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  Damelin Vaal

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2002

  Lecturer - Project Management

  Industry related Project Management training for professionals.

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  Exxaro Resources

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2008

  Technical Manager

  Technical Manager in an Owner’s Team environment, engineering and executing CAPEX projects.Key Projects executed:Sintel Char Project (Exxaro Grootegeluk Coal Mine, Lephalale)• Technical Management of all Engineering duties pertaining to the project and assisting the Project Manager with general engineering, project and contract management, and commissioning of the Sintel Char Plant.• Liaising with EPCM contractor, installation contractors, equipment suppliers, the Grootegeluk Mine, internal and external stakeholders. Show less

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  Tenova

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Principal Project Engineer

  Principal Project Engineer executing projects in an EPCM environment for the Metals and Minerals Industry.Key Projects Executed:Trekkopje Maxi (Areva Resources - Trekkopje Uranium Mine, Namibia)Project Engineer managing the engineering, design and procurement of all Infrastructure, Utilities and Services at the new mine.

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  Paradigm Project Management

  Feb 2011 - Jun 2012

  Senior Project / Engineering Manager

  Project Manager/Engineer managing feasibility studies and executing projects in an EPCM environment for the Minerals Processing Industry.Key Projects Executed:Marropino Tantalite Mine Restart Project (Noventa Marropino Tantalite Mine, Mozambique• Project and Engineering Management of the supply and delivery of all Detail Engineering, Procurement and Construction services for a new Tantalite recovery and processing plant.D3 and Land Plant Upgrade Project feasibility studies (Sierra Rutile, Sierra Leone)• Project/Engineering Management throughout the duration of the feasibility Studies;• Leading multi-disciplined engineering team for on-site audit, review, scoping and cost estimating of proposed improvements;• Coordinated design by 3rd party designers and suppliers feeding into the total design effort.Due Diligence studies and reports:• Engineering and Infrastructure audits and reports for Due Diligence studies, • Blue Ridge Platinum Mine (Groblersdal) and Palabora Copper Mine (Phalaborwa);• Assisting in a scoping study for a proposed Nickel mine near Mokopane for Norilsk. Show less

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  ADP Projects

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2015

  Senior Project Engineer / Project Manager

  Project Engineer/Manager managing feasibility studies and executing projects in an EPCM environment for the Minerals Processing Industry.Proposals Manager handling the scoping, costing and compilation of bid proposals for new work.Key Projects Executed:Mothae Preliminary Economic Assessment Study (Mothae Diamonds, Lesotho)• Project Manager managing the delivery of the complete feasibility study, including the scoping, initial design, estimating, planning and authoring of detailed reports for the Study data pack;• Project Engineer managing the design of all Infrastructure and Facilities for the proposed new Mining installation;• Liaising with Mining, Geology and Minerals, Bulk Power Supply and Distribution, Mineral Processing and Environmental experts and consultants.Navachab Optimization Projects Portfolio (QKR Navachab Gold Mine, Namibia)• Programme Manager managing the overall portfolio of projects, featuring a range of Plant & Production improvements and additions;• Project Manager/Engineer overseeing the delivery of feasibility studies and Project execution;• First introduction of X-Ray Technology (XRT) in the recovery of low-grade Gold ore.• This project was the start of a long and successful mutual relationship with the Client to this day, resulting in many breakthrough projects and installations.Detail Engineering Design for various projects (Debswana Jwaneng Diamond Mine,Botswana)• Programme/Project Manager/Project Engineer managing the detail design and execution of a portfolio of projects including:o Mining Pit Dewatering System; o Earth Moving Vehicle Workshop, Offices and Lift installation;o Mineral Treatment Plant Primary Stockpile Conveyor system.Successful Bid Proposals:• Mine Optimization projects (Navachab Gold Mine, Namibia);• Detail Engineering Design projects (Debswana Jwaneng Diamond Mine, Botswana) Show less

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  Consulmet

  Jan 2016 - May 2019

  Project Manager

  Senior Project Manager executing engineering design-build projects in an EPC environment for the Mining Industry.Proposals Manager managing the scoping, initial design, estimating, authoring and compilation of bid proposals for new work.Key Projects Executed:Gadde Bissik Phosphate Project (Bambaye, Senegal)• Project Manager/Engineer for the project.• Managed the total EPC supply & delivery of a Phosphate processing plant at a Lump Sum-Turnkey (LSTK) price - including all of the detail design, procurement, fabrication, construction and commissioning.N’Komati Anthracite Plant Upgrade (Komatipoort, RSA)• Managed the total EPC supply & delivery of a new Coal processing plant and interface with existing plant at a LSTK price - including all of the detail design, procurement, fabrication, construction and commissioning.Successful Bid Proposals:Mothae Diamond Mine - New 150 Tph Diamond Processing Plant (Lesotho)• Managed the compilation of the bid proposal and secured the contract to design-build a new 150 Tph Diamond recovery Plant at Mothae in Lesotho. Show less

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  NEWCARBON

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2021

  Project Manager

  Project Manager to manage the development of technology to commercially produce Bio-Char and Activated Carbon for the Agri-Industrial Sector.Key Focus Areas:• Project Office and System setup for the start-up company;• FEL Study, Scoping, Estimating, Planning of first commercial production facility;• Managing the installation of site safety and plant infrastructure.

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  Ilkavdm.com

  Apr 2021 - now

  Project & Business Manager

  Project and Business Manager delivering and operating an online Ecommerce Store.Key deliverables include the following:• Fully automated internet Ecommerce Store;• Product Fulfilment Agreements and Contracts;• Bank and Financial accounts, Pay-Gates;• HTML and Liquid Coding;• SEO, Product data, Meta data, Google Analytics, Facebook Ads;• Integration of Shopify, Amazon, Facebook and Instagram.