Andries De Vries

Experience

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  Etosha Fisheries Walvis Bay

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1995

  Factory Engineer

  • Duties performed are in line with those executed at South Sea Fishing.

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  Southern Sea Fishing

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Factory Engineer

  • Technical responsibility for a fleet of 5 ships, fishing factories (fishmeal/oil, cannery, fish-paste, live/frozen lobster) and associated services.

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  Premier Fishing SA

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Assistant Group Technical Manager

  • Technical oversight of fishing fleets and factories for the Group throughout South Africa and internationally on Tristan da Cunha (South Atlantic Ocean) and Pesquera Playa Blanca (Caldera, Chile).

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  Ovenstone Agencies

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2005

  Technical Manager

  • Technical responsibility for a fleet of two long-range offshore ships, fishing factory and fishing fleet, including services and logistics on Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean.

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  Tamarix Engineering & Consulting

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Technical Consultant

  • Project management and consulting for marine and factory applications• Managing CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation) projects on Tristan da Cunha

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  Tiger Brands

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Site Engineer

  • Overall technical responsibility for the factory, from raw material processing to finished packaged product• Reporting directly to the Unit Manager• Managing and overseeing all maintenance activities, foremen and personnel• Managing capital projects for the factory

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  Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Co. Ltd.

  Feb 2011 - Jan 2015

  Technical Manager

  • Overall technical responsibility for the cableway (an international tourist attraction), reporting directly to the Managing Director.• Implementing and overseeing the preventative plant maintenance protocol and shutdown work.• Managing all capital projects, including buildings and grounds.• Managing all Maintenance Managers and staff.

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  Viking Fishing

  Jan 2015 - now

  Engineering Manager

  • Responsibility for the overall technical management and supervision of the Group’s engineering functions• Reporting directly to the Operations Director and Managing Director • Managing 120 employees with 13 direct management reports, including Foremen and ship Superintendents.• Overseeing the servicing of 15 trawlers for deep-sea operations out of Cape Town, 4 prawn trawlers working out of Durban, and 9 smaller inshore ships working out of Mossel Bay• Overseeing processing plants in Cape Town, Philippi, Hout Bay, and Mossel Bay• Providing consulting and technical services to Viking Aquaculture, a division comprising abalone, mussels, oysters and Finfish farms in various locations Show less