Wilhelm Bisschoff

Experience

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  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

  Dec 2011 - Jan 2012

  Electrical Engineering Vacation Work

  Responsible for performing a market scan on the various fire protection systems and technologies available for wind turbine generator units. A concept design of such a system was presented and used as a valuable input to the large scale wind turbine protection project.

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  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

  Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

  Electrical Engineering Vacation Work

  Gained hands-on exposure to the technical operations of coal-fired power stations and assisted senior engineers and technicians with boiler maintenance and pressure testing. Responsible for data collection and results processing to assist the senior engineers that were responsible for the preventative maintenance programme.

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  DRA Global

  May 2014 - Jun 2014

  Electrical Engineering Vacation Work

  Responsible for performing a feasibility study on renewable and alternative energy sources in poorly developed African countries with weak utility networks. Also, responsible for assisting with a power factor correction (PFC) control system design utilising a Siemens S7-1200 PLC. In addition to the above-mentioned, a four-week stint enabled me to gain exposure and assist with commissioning at the Tweefontein coal mine in central South Africa. Commissioning tasks included:-Overhead line and cable pressure testing-PLC and HMI installation-MCC drawing and installation verification-Busbar insulation resistance testing Show less

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  C-Stream Projects

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Project Engineer Vacation Work

  Responsible for the electrical concept design of a Waste-to-Energy system. A non-disclosure agreement prohibits further info about the role.

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  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

  Feb 2015 - Aug 2018

  Core job functions include consulting to the operations departments on short and medium-term technical challenges and conducting in-depth research on various technologies and equipment that reduces network operating costs, improves network safety and reduce SAIDI and SAIFI on the utility’s distribution network. Additional job functions include assisting with new high voltage substation designs and investigation of insulation related problems on the distribution network. Some of my responsibilities include:-Conducting research to improve distribution network safety, specifically downed and low hanging conductors-Consulting to internal operations departments on insulation-related problems-Development of substation design automation solutions to improve designer productivity-Assisting senior and chief engineers on engineering consulting projects Show less Part of the 2015 intake of electrical engineers within the Young Professionals Programme which was evaluated by a committee of senior management evaluating professional development based on personal, technical and business knowledge. Completed a rotation programme and gained experience in the following:-High voltage transmission substation design: Concept design delivery of 132kV feeder bay refurbishment-Up to 132kV protection scheme testing and commissioning-Substation primary and backup power testing-Transformer fault investigations-Embedded generation-Medium and high voltage insulator performance-Substation earth testing and design Show less

  • Electrical Engineer

    Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Electrical Engineer-in-Training

    Feb 2015 - Nov 2016
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  ElectroNet Group

  Sept 2018 - now

  • Team Leader and Principal Engineer

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Team Leader and Senior Engineer

    Jun 2021 - Jun 2024

  • Team Leader and Engineer

    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Engineer

    Sept 2018 - Aug 2020