MARAIS

VAN HEERDEN

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

* ***** ****** **********. * years petrochemical plant experience. Professional NDT technician with proven performance with regards to inspections, report writing, regulatory compliance and documentation. Competent technician with over 5 years professional experience and a strong ability to mentor others. Results-oriented technician known as a consistent team player with skilled technical abilities.

SKILLS

Magnetic particle inspection Goal oriented

Liquid penetrant inspection Knowledge seeking

Ultrasonic inspection Performance optimization

QA Creative problem solving

Strong mechanical knowledge Team player/leader

Strong electrical knowledge Time management skills

WORK HISTORY

JANUARY 2002 - JULY 2007

General worker SASOL Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Career start – Contractor at SASOL for 5 years. Firstly as a store man where I received and issued equipment and spares to the mining department. From there I was moved to the export plant where I worked as a plant operator. I was then offered a long term contract at the diesel workshop where I repaired and serviced all mining vehicles as an artisan assistant. I attended training and was promoted to junior millwright and worked on the section maintenance team.

OCTOBER 2008 – DECEMBER 2010

NDT Technician Raysonics Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Started as a trainee. I conducted radioactive testing, magnetic particle testing, dye penetrant testing and wall thickness. I completed my MT level 2, PT level 2 and ionizing radiation and radioactive safety principles. Wall thickness was an in-house certification. On site I was responsible for all job cards assigned to me, the radioactive barrier calculation and setup as well as the work permits.

JULY 2011 – MAY 2014

NDT Mast inspector TFMC Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

Travelling throughout South Africa inspecting telecommunication towers. Conducting full mast integrity and loading inspections. Driving an average of 700km per day from site to site and navigating with a laptop and a GPS. Within 4 months I was promoted to Inland operations manager. As manager my responsibilities were to manage 14 teams remotely from Centurion(Pretoria – South Africa) consisting of planning all inspections, route optimization, plotting masts on maps, QA of all weekly mast reports, personal development plans for each employee, tools and stock, calibration of equipment, location verification with Telkom via Google earth, logistics and time management. Within 2 years as operations manager my divisions profit doubled due to optimization and morale building throughout. My Executive approached me and asked I do this in more divisions. I was then moved to LTP and Electronic tolling commission where I did the same work as mentioned above. Unfortunately I moved away from my passion for NDT and returned back to SASOL, in order to start on NDT again.

SEPTEMBER 2014 – CURRENT

NDT Technician Detect-Stanley inspection Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Currently a freelance inspector and I work on contracts for Detect when requested. Responsible for all NDT jobs allocated to me. This includes MT, PT and UT inspections.

EDUCATION

2014 2009

Diploma: Ultrasonic testing level 1 Certificate: Modern SHERQ risk management

Africa NDT, Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa IRCA, Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa

2010 2009

Diploma: Magnetic particle level 2 Certificate: Constructions regulations overview

Africa NDT, Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa IRCA, Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa

2010 2009

Diploma: Liquid penetrant level 2 Certificate: Health and safety representative

Africa NDT, Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa IRCA, Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa

2010 2009

Certificate: Ionising radiation and radiation Certificate: Incident investigation

safety principles IRCA, Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa

SANDE training, Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Team work

Coordinated with NDT mast inspectors and other engineering department staff to verify form, quality and efficient reporting

Quality improvement

Streamlined design development process and significantly increased production with new data entry system

Project management

Supervised team of 24 to ensure project stayed on track and delivered above target average for 3 years

Quality Assurance

Time management and morale building among team

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