Byron Logan

Experience

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  Harvard Club South Africa

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

  Intern

  Mechanic work dismantling a 1942 Harvard fuaelage frame. Allowing for the fixing of the fuselage such that it can be recommissioned into use by the club. Involved full cataloging of the parts and sorting into their respective sub assemblies.

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  University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

  Peer Tutor

  Tutor for a first year technical drawing module for BEng Mechanical students. Helping students during practicals and marking of projects.

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  Aerospace Development Corporation - AHRLAC

  Dec 2018 - Jan 2019

  Mechanical Engineering Intern

  Vacation student work, supervised by a qualified mechanical engineer.Working mainly with the flight controls division, whereby I created a part tracking spreadsheet for more optimal assembly processes. Aided the AME's in design and CAD related enquiries. Made use of MATLAB data processing and learnt about strain gauge rainflow cycle fatigue analysis. Modelling of the elevator trim tab mechanism using MSC Adams for multi-body dynamic simulations. I also made use of Catia V5 to model different components from basic printed drawings such that they can be used for visual representation and interpretation. Show less

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  Future Digital Communications

  Jul 2019 - Jan 2020

  Junior Engineer

  Setting up & maintaining a cloud-based vehicle monitoring systemInstallation and setup of fuel monitoring probes & surveillance systems for long haul freight trucksTechnical project management and customer liaisonData analysis & dashboard creation using Microsoft Power Bi and Microsoft ExcelApp development using Microsoft Power Apps for easy data entry

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  MECAD Systems - SOLIDWORKS South Africa

  Nov 2020 - Apr 2023

  - Senior specialist in SOLIDWORKS Product Data Management (PDM). > Support, Consultation, Pre-Sales- Specialist in the SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE platform with focus on the ENOVIA (PLM) roles.- Worked under the Professional Services Manager on specialist projects for our star accounts.- Project management of snag list / assessment and consultation PDM projects. > Managed junior application engineers working on PDM implementations with full project timeline setup, customer proposals and Statement of Work write-up and evaluation. > Bespoke implementation of PDM systems on a client by client basis. From Proposal and Quotation to Statement of Work write up along with the setup and implementation of the system in a “Go live” project followed up by final sign off and Reporting of all work covered and completed.- Worked under the Product Manager, assisting the sales team with Pre-sales work such as Discovery Meetings, Needs Assessments and Product Showcases. > Creation of technical and marketing content (blog posts and knowledge base articles for our website) and pre-sales event planning (software launch events and "hands-on" sessions with the software for our clients). - Collaboration with our Technologies department, managing and assisting with Service Level Agreement (SLA) / Consultation projects. > Company Evaluations and Assessments (Drawing Office / PDM) > PDM Projects > Management and Coordination of projects through our internal CRM tool.- For all acquired certifications, see certifications section below. Show less

  • Projects Engineer

    May 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Associate Applications Engineer

    Nov 2020 - May 2021
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  MECAD Technologies

  Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  Consultant
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  Solid Solutions - A TriMech Company

  Jun 2023 - now

  Project Manager