Clinton Smith

Clinton Smith

Artisan - Aircraft Weapon Electro-Mechnician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Systems Engineer

  • Education

    • Cape Peninsula University of Technology

      2009 - 2012
      Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians

      Engineering Mathematics Industrial Project Micro Systems Design Audio Engineering Electronics Measurement Technology Power Electronics Signal and Systems

    • University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

      2015 - 2017
      Honours Degree Engineering - Management of Technology

      Project ManagementAsset Management Maintenance Management Operations Management Engineering EconomicsOrganisation and Innovation Technological EntrepreneurshipSystems Thinking

  • Experience

    • South African Air Force

      Feb 2002 - Dec 2005
      Artisan - Aircraft Weapon Electro-Mechnician

      • Involved in maintenance, fitting and servicing of aircraft weapons , weapon equipment and armament cock-pit panels• Arm and de-arming aircraft with Ejection seats , 30mm Cannons ,120kg bombs and Missiles• Involved in ground crew as well as workshop technical support teams• Performed weekly servicing and repair to under wing pylons, 30mm cannons and ejection seats• Identified problems and diagnosed causes• Performing flight inspections• Troubleshot equipment and systems using technical manuals, circuit and schematic diagrams, tools and test measurement diagnostic equipment• As part of the Defense Force a high level of fitness and discipline was maintained• Achieved the rank Corporal Show less

    • UWE Scales

      Jan 2009 - Dec 2010
      Electronic Engineering Technician

      • Repair to all Electronic/Mechanical Weighing Equipment• Calibration of Flow Meters and Weighing Equipment• Fault finding/troubleshooting down to electronic component level• Customer consulting

    • Cobham Aerospace Communications

      Jun 2011 - Nov 2011
      Internship Trainee
    • Eskom

      Feb 2013 - Jan 2015

      Lead Application Support on the Fabric Filter Plant project, where my role was to provide a support to engineers on the use of SmartPlant Instrumentation. Ensuring the captured data reflects the as build or design data. • SmartPlant Implementation Team Lead in SmartPlant Instrumentation• Departmental Risk Administrator, facilitate risk assessments and monitors performance on controls and tasks.• Six week training in Generation Power Plant for Engineers; where I was involved in understanding various operating, maintenance and engineering philosophies of Eskom power stations. • Involved in the boiler tube leak investigation at Kendal Power Station

      • Application Support Engineer

        Jan 2013 - Jan 2015
      • Electrical Engineering Technologist in Training

        Feb 2013 - Oct 2014
    • Eskom

      Jan 2016 - Jul 2021

      A Systems Engineer for Matla Power Station, where I'm responsible for the following • Project Resource Management• Project Scheduling Planning and Management • Stakeholder Requirements Management • Management of Integration and interfaces between various disciplines • System Verification and Validation • Design to project cost Assigned as the Lead C&I Design Engineer for Engineering Change Modifications.

      • Project Management

        Jan 2015 - Jul 2021
      • Control and Instrumentation Engineer

        Jan 2016 - Jan 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • South African Photovoltaic Industry Association

      Photovoltaic Green Card Accredited
    • AI in Fintech Essential Training

      LinkedIn
      Jan 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Learning to Be Assertive

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals

      LinkedIn
      Jan 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Introducing AI to Your Organization

      LinkedIn
      Dec 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Data Science with Python

      University of Cape Town
      Jun 2021
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Laborer, Refurbishment of orphanage home

      Issued by Hillsong Church Cape Town
      Hillsong Church  Cape TownAssociated with Clinton Smith