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Nico Van der Merwe

Nico van der merwe

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location of Nico Van der MerweSutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Mechanical Engineer @ Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) | Mechanical Design

  • Education

    • Stellenbosch university

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor of engineering (b.e.) mechatronics, robotics, and automation engineering

      Activities and Societies: Cycling Dedicated hunter Positions of Responsibility𝐌𝐚𝐝𝟐 committee, Helderberg residence 2013 In charge of constructing the performing stage.Repfees committee, Helderberg residence 2013 In charge of racecourse layout and construction of obstacles.

  • Experience

    • Stellenbosch university

      Jan 2012 - Dec 2016
      Student

      Student

    • Southern african large telescope

      Jun 2014 - Jul 2014
      Student engineer

      FEA elevated walkway simulation using NX 8.0, Mechanical design, Report Writing, Technical Drawings.

    • Ska south africa

      Dec 2014 - Feb 2015
      Student engineer

      FEA dish deformation simulation using MATLAB. CAD, Technical Drawings, Report Writing, Mechanical site Inspection and Transport vehicle vibration testing.

    • Southern african large telescope (salt)

      Dec 2015 - Jan 2016
      Student engineer

      Work station design and layout, Quality Assurance, Report Writing, Environmental testing, Soldering.

    • Alphawave mobile network services

      Dec 2016 - Dec 2019
      Regional coordinator

      RF Interference hunting and preliminary investigations. RF Spectrum measurements. Interference hunting Training. CAD modelling. IXUS CAD RF exposure simulations. Antenna power loss calculations. CAD software acceptance testing. RF compliance assessments. RF compliance inspections. Technical report writing and approvals. Coordinating surveyor teams. Client interactions and communication. SHE representative.

    • Sutherland planetarium

      Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
      Project manager

      Research and feasibility study. Structural design. Automation. Obtaining quotes and awarding tenders to subcontractors. Financial management, Budgeting and timeline. Management of subcontractors and logistics. Quality control.

    • Southern african large telescope (salt)

      Dec 2019 - now
      Mechanical engineer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • First aid

      Whse health and safety consultants cc
      Jan 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • Rf awareness

      Emss consulting
      Feb 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • Technical report writing

      Alusani skills & training network®
      Aug 2022

    • She representative

      Nosa
      Nov 2018
      View certificate certificate

    • Fall arrest and rescue

      Rope access inspection limited
      Feb 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • Systems engineering

      Project performance international (ppi)
      Aug 2022

    • Defensive driving

      Topgear driving academy
      Nov 2018
      View certificate certificate

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Treasurer

      Issued by African Planetarium Association on May 2019
      African Planetarium AssociationAssociated with Nico Van der Merwe

    • Youth mentor

      Issued by Stranddienste on Nov 2010
      StranddiensteAssociated with Nico Van der Merwe