John Roux

Experience

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  Department of Water Affairs

  Jan 1997 - Dec 1998

  Assistant Engineer

  Design and design calculations of various dam outlet equipment such:Emergency gates, sluices of various types, pipelines, cranes, screens etc.Supervision of drawing personnel and technical drawings in process andchecking of technical drawings.Compilation, adjudication and administration of tenders and termcontracts.Compilation of technical specifications.Inspection of mechanical equipment on site.Supervision of mechanical workshop, the personnel thereof, allrelated finances and workshop projects.Planning and organizing of maintenance and refurbishment program.Acting as liaison between Department, contractors and suppliers.Compilation of cost estimates.Budget monitoring and revision.Inspection of contracted work on site.Advisor to Health and Safety Committee Show less

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  MegChem Engineering & Drafting Services

  Jan 1999 - now

  Principal Engineer

  Consulting Engineer mainly involved in petrochemical and pressure vesselIndustries. Other secondary industries consulted for include mining,power, aeronautical, automotive and the sewage and water industries. Myduties was mainly initially performing analysis of various flow andheating transfer problems using Computational Fluid Dynamics, as well asStructural Finite Element Analysis involving static linear and thermalsteady state problems. Other fields of involvement include Fluid Structureinteraction, Heat Exchanger modeling and engineering measurements.Other fields of experience added include:Mechanical designPressure vessel and tank design according to ASME and API standardsFitness for service evaluationsPiping designDesign document compilation and review3D scanning and processing Show less