Gary Roy Buchfinck

Experience

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  SA Defence Force - 4 Recconaisance Unit Langebaan / SA Navy

  Apr 1984 - Mar 1992

  Diesel Electric Marine Fitter

  Maintenance of Outboard Engines: Mercury, Johnson, Evinrude, Yamaha & SuzukiGeneral Maintenance: Corbin O2 Booster, Haskel Pumps & ECU’sAssistant in the High-Pressure Diving WorkshopMaintenance on Compressors for Diving Air & General – High & Low PressureWilliam & James, 350 Bar, Oxygen & 220 Bar HeliumInstrument Fitting & EfficiencyTested & Maintained ROV’s Maintained Closed Circuit Underwater Breathing Apparatus

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  Southern Oceanics

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Saturation Dive Technician MT

  Senior Dive Tech/Foreman for Southern Oceanic's the team and I designed various Dive Related systems for both AIR and SAT from Air chambers to 14 man chamber under the command of a perfectionist David Park Ross.Our clients were the SA DEFENSE,Mining Industries and InternationalMaking Proposals & Drawing Technical DiagramsMaking Templates and Diagrams for Control PanelsGathering Job SpecsSpray- Painting: Pressure Pot & Airless Spray GunOxygen Cleaning EquipmentPipe Work (Bending) Assembling Large Control PanelsWeldingRe-building Bauer, HP & Burton Corblin 300 bar CompressorsRebuilding Oxygen Booster PumpsMaintenance on Rov’sCable SplicingManufacturing of Wet-bell Diving SystemsRefurbishing decompression ChambersDemonstrating Various Equipment for Defence ForceAssisting Manufacturing a 14 Man decompression ChamberManufacture I-Man, II-Man, Aluminum & 14-Man ChambersManufacture Control PanelsManufacture Hot H2O Water MachinesManufacture Umbilical Show less

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  Buchfinck Custom Worx CC - Member

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2012

  Millwright

  As a vendor for City of Cape Town, Cape Metropolitan Council, SA Breweries, Barloworld International, Carpe Diem, Sasol - High Spin Turnbines - MAN Turbo and various Private Earthmoving companies in South-Africa and abroad. I did engineering mechanical fitting line boring machining and maintenance in various departmentsMaintenance, Manufacture & Repair Earthmoving EquipmentBoilermakingWelding: ARC, MIG, TIG on all MetalsHeavy Metals : Panel Beating & Spray PaintingDiesel Mechanical RepairsMechanical & Electrical RepairsWorkshop MaintenanceManufacturing & EngineeringFitting & Turning Show less

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  Freelance

  Mar 1995 - now

  Saturation Dive Technician MT

  • Repair & Maintenance of Systems• Repair of Kirby Morgan Hats – 17b/c & 18• Diver Camera’s and Communication Systems• Manufacture Diver Umbilical• Maintenance on Diver Gas Reclaim Systems – Divex, Gasminer & Custom Setups• Divers Hot Water Machines & Chamber Chillers• Manufacturing of 1-, 2-, 14-man Air & Sat Chamber• Manufacture of Diesel Hot Water Machines• Environmental Control Systems• Hydraulics, Pneumatic & Mechanical Repairs & Maintenance • Divers Personal Equipment• IMCA/DNV and ABS• General Maintenance and PMS Systems• Compressors and Pumps: Bauer, Corken, Haskel, W&J, Burton Corblin 300bar as well as LP & HP• Store-keeping & Logistical Organising• Launch & Recovery Systems• Winches / Tuggers Maintenance• Deck Compressors: 750CFM – 1000 CFM Service & Maintenance• Deck Generators – Service & Maintenance• Rigging & Crane Signaling• Assisting in the Maintenance & Service of the Complete Vessel in Dry-dock• Hydro-static Tests & Function Tests on all Equipment / Chambers & Bell• Mobilizing of Systems onto Vessels• General Dive Technician Duties on Saturation Jobs Offshore• Air & Mixes Gas Systems• Refurbishing of all Chambers, Dive Cages, Bells & Generators• Load Test on all Diving Related Equipment Show less

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  Stolt LNGaz Inc

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Dive Technician MT - Freelance

  Air spreads and Air related activities and system operations and maintenance on board a few vessels as well as ship repairs in dry dock and in various fields of the Niger Delta Port Harcourt EtcDry-Dock Repairs: Repairing Bow-Thrusters, Machining & Welding PropellersRepair & Maintenance of Electrical EquipmentRepair of Kirby Morgan Hats – 17b/c & 18Diver’s Camera & Communication SystemsEnvironmental Control SystemsHydraulics Systems Repairs & MaintenanceDivers Personal EquipmentIMCA/DNV & ABSGeneral Maintenance on all Air Dive SystemsCompressors & Pumps: Haskel, Bauer & CorkenLaunch & Recovery EquipmentWinches / Tuggers MaintenanceAll Deck Compressors MaintenanceMaintenance of all Diving Related Equipment Including ChambersDeck Generators Service & MaintenanceRigging & Crane Signaling Show less

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  Barloworld Equipment

  Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

  Boilermaker

  I have been working as a boiler maker for Barloworld on various jobs and aspects as a subcontractor and employed in Angola as Safety Officer and Boiler Maker from 1996 until 2013

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  Dulam International Limited

  May 2014 - now

  Saturation Technician MT

  Maintenance and operation of all relevant systems pertaining AIR/SAT on board Oceanic Installer, The Providence and Mubarak.Assisting in the revamp and servicing of Offshore equipment for all Air & Sat systemsMaintenance and Servicing of Kirby Morgan Diving Helmets.Maintenance and Testing of Decompression Chambers, HP Compressor, LP compressors, HP Gas Full rebuild of Corken reclaim compressorsBanks, Diving Panels and Launch & Recovery systems.General fabrication bushes , pins, etc. ( Turning, Milling and Fitting.) Show less