Jacobus Uys

Experience

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  CA du Toit Pty (Ltd)

  Dec 1998 - Mar 2000

  Candidate Engineer

  Consulting Engineers.

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  ZC Airconditioning

  Apr 2000 - Mar 2004

  Maintenance Manager

  Maintenance Manager for the maintenance team at the University of the Free Sate. HVAC, Domestic Hot Water (Heat Pumps), Compressed Air, Diesel Boilers, Live steam installations, Central LP Gas Installations. High temperature storage systems with electrode boilers.This is where I have cut my teeth on HVAC system.I also designed the first large expansion for the Johnson controls BMS system for the UFS, built many of the control boards, did all the controller programming and created the BMS graphical interface, as well as the electrical load rolling system. Show less

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  Experto Designa

  Apr 2004 - Feb 2011

  Director

  Consulting Engineers in mechanical building services. HVAC, Fire Alarms, Fire Protection (Gas and Water), Raised Access Floors, Compressed Air Installations, Effluent Plants, Overhead Cranes.

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  Sunsa Trading

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2011

  Director

  Solar Hot Water Systems.

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  Delta Solar

  Jan 2010 - now

  Director

  Koos Uys and Pienaar Rossouw are 50/50 partners in this business.The business currently is geared for electronic product development, mainly done by Koos Uys.Pienaar again provides some serious skills combining his actuarial background with his engineering to create some specialized financial models for commercial systems.

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  Mekan Engineering Services

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2013

  Senior Mechancial Engineer

  Consulting Engineering. Mechanical Building Services.

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  Royal HaskoningDHV

  Nov 2013 - Sept 2018

  Principal Associate: Mechanical Engineer

  Consulting as Usual.I am involved with the development of the Sol Plaatje University and has already completed mechanical designs on 7 of the total of 11 buildings currently in process. In 4 of the buildings, a Thermally Activated Building Structure was implemented.I also compiled the BMS Master plan for both Sol Plaatje and Mpumalanga Universities to give other consultants guidance to integrate all the electronic services and provided control strategies for mechanical equipment.I am currently busy to train myself in the area of Electronic Hardware Development. Show less

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  Deltamech

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2021

  Senior Engineer

  Deltamech is a predominantly mechanical engineering consultancy.The team consists of two registered professional engineers - Pienaar Rossouw and myself.We are also using the experience of industry legends like Dave Cronjé and Neels van Vuuren who each have nearly 50 years of industry experience.Due to the considerable experience and skills of this team, Deltamech focus on building services project s of high complexity, with hospitals and universities being the major clients. Show less

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  Delta Solar CC

  Jul 2021 - Sept 2023

  Senior Design Engineer

  I am currently doing freelance work in order to have some flexibility.With a broad experience in mechanical engineering, complimented by solid experience in both electronic product development and electrical installations, I can provide a versatile solution.

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  Sutherland Engineers

  Sept 2023 - now

  Senior Engineer

  HVAC Design Specialist. Same old story. I go with the flows. :)