Rowen Smith

Rowen Smith

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director and Consulting Engineer at Synthesis Energy and Engineering Specialist Recruiter at Dixie Recruitment

  • Education

    • Kloof High

      1985 - 1989
      Matric School
    • University of KwaZulu-Natal

      1990 - 1995
      BSc Eng (Chemical) Chemical Engineering
  • Experience

    • NCP CHLORCHEM

      Jan 1996 - May 2001
      Engineer

      Design, specify and project manage new plants and plant upgrades. DO safety assessments for new plants and modifications to existing plants. Trouble shoot process problems, including a lot of focus on materials of construction due to the generally corrosive nature of the chemicals dealt with.

    • Arch Chemicals

      Jun 2001 - Oct 2008
      Project Department Manager

      Handle plant upgrade projects and modifications, do process engineering and R&D work for such projects, control project budgets and allocate resources to projects, report to senior management.

    • DPA Consulting Engineers

      Nov 2008 - Jan 2014
      Engineering Manager

      Forensic investigation of coatings, corrosion and structural failures and specification and engineering of remedial solutions as well as provision of Bills of Quantities and costings for the work.Management of engineering staff and field staff who monitor and audit work in progress and undertake much of the field investigations.Structural risk assessment for process facilities such as chemical plants, mines, etc. particularly as pertains to corrosion, including basic quantity survey for order of magnitude costing of remedial work. Show less

    • Destiny School of Ministry

      Feb 2014 - Nov 2014
      Student

      Year course at Hillside Church, Hillcrest.

    • Synthesis Energy (Pty) Ltd

      Feb 2015 - now
      Consulting Engineer and Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Pr Eng

      Engineering Council of South Africa & Washington Accord
      Nov 1999
    • Chartered Chemical Engineer

      Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
      Jul 2015