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Willie Jacobs
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Willie Jacobs
Position: Senior designer, Piping & Mechanical / Field Engineer
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Willie Jacobs
W.J.JACOBS
ID. 570**********
Residential Address
30 Blesbok Street
Edelweiss
Springs 1577
South Africa
Postal Address
P.O. Box 25105
Edelweiss
1577
E-mail home: **********@*****.***
Mobile +2783 - 228 - 4975
Home +2711 - 818 - 4980
Cad Programs;Microstation AutoCAD 2007 2009,2010;Cad works & PSD 3D
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EXPERIENCES:
June 2012- Present Company : Kenyuka(RSV)
Project : Anglo Amandelbuilt & PMC
Position : Piping/Mechanical Designer
& Checker
Cad Program: (Project done on AutoCAD
Duties & Responsibilities
1.Check model and drawings/Iso’s & G.A’s and
start with the design of the Floatation on the
(PMC) Phalabora Coper Plant and drawings
that is been taken off from the model.
2.Responsable for all drawings for the upgrade
of Amandelbuilt visit site for routing of piping
and make sure that there is no problems or
hold-ups on manufacturing side of piping and
structures for mods to support of new piping on
the pipe racks.
July 2010-June 2012
Company : UDHE
Project : NMPP Project Transnet Fuel line from Durban to
Johannesburg.
Position : Piping/Mechanical Designer & Checker
Cad Program: (Project done on PDMS & Naviswork to
check)
Duties & Responsibilities
Check model and drawings/Iso’s & G.A’s to insure that it is al OK for fabrication and to insure that
everything on site is all correct and in position for installation. Also responsible for the design on the 3
pump Stations 200km apart and on Terminal 2 with al piping and tanks in TM2 area.
Aug 2008- July 2010
Company : Saudi Arabia Sipchem/Saudi Kayan Jubail
Petrochemical Complex
End of project completed
Position : Piping Engineer with Fluor (U.S.A.)
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Duties & Responsibilities
Done Big Major changes on site with the License holder for the process responsible area Effluent Plant
Utilities & Cooling –island.
Responsible for all changes that is done on site to go with process design and client approval.
Reroute pipes that was clashing with equipment and structure steel all over the plant.
Done designing on site for equipment that was not done.
Also responsible for civil changes that need to be done on site and Modifications to equipment.
Feb 2007- AUG 2008
Company : Hatch Africa
Project Stop(Finances)
Project : Tati Nikkel Project, 3D Plant Space
Position : Lead Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Doing plant Layout of the Flotation Cells and the thickener area.
Done Course on Micro station and Plant Space Design 3D model
Do the Thickener Area and after doing the model do 2D Check sheets for the Vendors to check the
equipment.
Some site work as well.
Feb 2006 - Feb 2007
Company : GRD Minproc (Pty) Ltd
End of project completed
Project : Bogoso Project
Position : Lead Designer
(AutoCAD & Micro station 2D)
Duties & Responsibilities
Do all new drawings for extension and new Biox plant.
Sent to site in Ghana to do all changes and updates on drawings as per client’s requirements from
February to June 2006
Also do changes for the Wassa plant in Ghana after visiting site and sorting out problems that they had
on CIL tank structures.
Sent to Langer Heinrich Uranium to do as-builds and sort out major design problems
Oct 2005 – Feb 2006
Company : Kelian Mine Project – Borneo (Indonesia)
End of project completed
Position : Mechanical / Piping Draughtsman
Duties & Responsibilities
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Working with three draughtsmen to update drawings before dismantling of the PT Kemplant and
Facilities Project from where it will be assembled in Guinea (West Africa) for Guinor, a new mine.
Mainly responsible for marking of all materials i.e. mechanical, structural and piping and all other
equipment on site
Nov 2004 – Oct 2005
Company : MDM
End of project completed
Project : Wassa Project (Ghana)
Position : Piping Project Coordinator
(Site Manager for three months)
Duties & Responsibilities
Checked that pipes were on site and arranged ISO’s.
Responsible for all piping on Scrubber area and Process Water Tank.
Installation of Feed Lines to Mill from Scrubber.
Responsible for all the piping installed in the Mill area as well as the Piping in the CIL area.
As-built drawings.
Sep 2002 – Oct 2004
Company : Precious Metal Refinery
End of project completed
Position : Senior Mechanical / Piping Draughtsman
Duties & Responsibilities
Drawings on the rebuild of Lime Cake Handling and General Plant Maintenance Tanks.
Shafts for Grinders.
Drawings to Steelwork for installation of new Filter Press and a new Delkor Thickener with all Structural
and Piping in Lime Cake Handling.
Chutes, GRP Tanks and structure for Agitators etc.
Also checked drawings from vendors and approved for construction.
Stood in as Project Foreman when Foreman was away on leave etc.
Co-ordinate project as it go-on.
Mar 2001 – Sep 2002
Company : JCI / Murray & Roberts
End of project completed
Position : Mechanical / Piping Draughtsman
Duties & Responsibilities
Worked on solid edge doing a new plant for Rustenburg Platinum – new 400 ktpm
Concentrator.
Structural and equipment modelling
Piping for model in primary and secondary areas.
Detailing of model.
Apr 2000 – Mar 2001
Company : Hatch Africa Tubatse
End of project completed
Position : Mechanical / Piping Draughtsman
Duties & Responsibilities
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Designed new Sintering and Palletizing plant for Samancor Tubatse doing all new drawings, transfer
towers, tanks and conveyor layout as well as chutes for conveyors’ different services piping to Sintering
plant.
May 1999 – Apr 2000
Company : Mondi Carton Board
End of project completed
Position : Mechanical / Piping Draughtsman
Duties & Responsibilities
Isometrics for rebuild on gearboxes pressure screens and other maintenance spares for Richards Bay
and other drawings.
Design of back stands on Barrier coater and rebuild of Barrier coater.
Nov 1998 – May 1999
Company : Titaco (Project: Hernic)
End of project completed
Position : Piping Draughtsman
Duties & Responsibilities
All piping from the dams to the furnace (outside pipe racks).
Piping in the furnace building.
Piping for Co. Gas, cooling water, firewater and plant water in the Sinter building.
Aug 1998 – Nov 1998
Company : Foster & Wheeler
End of project completed
Position : Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design, general arrangements and isometrics on reformer package for Mossref Project.
Nov 1996 – Aug 1998
Company : Anglo American Mining
End of project completed
Position : Piping / Structural Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Piping and structural design for the new pump house, compressor house, plant layout and drawing for
new diamond mine for Debswana in Botswana (Orapa Mine).
AUG1995 – Nov 1996
Company : IMS (Aquzur Majuba Power Station)
End of project completed
Position : Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design of piping for filter and Deman Plant phase 2.
Supervision of the installation of piping and as-built where any changes needed to be done on site
Feb 1995 – Aug 1995
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Company : Babcock SA
End of project completed
Position : Mechanical / Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design of piping for the upgrading of Yscor mill, Vanderbijlpark.
Design of the water cooling plant, the lubrication lines and other utilities that were required for the
installation of the new hot rolled machine from Austria.
Dec 1994 – Feb 1995
Company : Sasol 2 & 3
End of project completed
Position : Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design of piping plant layouts, general arrangements, and isometrics and as-built on CAN plant Cold
Separation drawings.
Work with contractor on site while new designs were installed
Feb 1994 – Dec 1994
Company : IMS (Aquazur)
End of project completed
Project : (Majuba Power Station and Columbus
Stainless Plant)
Position : Mechanical / Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Designed piping drawings for water treatment plant (Majuba Power Station Phase 1), which included
ISO’s and general arrangements.
As-built after completion of the project.
Design and plant layout of the water treatment plant at Columbus.
Nov 1993 – Feb. 1994
Company : Sasol 2 & 3 Secunda Sastech
Position : Mechanical / Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design of drawings, isometrics, changes to the plant and maintenance.
Part of site supervision for installation of new designs that need to be done on site.
Apr 1993 – Nov 1993
Company : Deutsche Babcock
Position : Mechanical / Piping / Structural Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design and changes on structural, piping and mechanical drawings on the turbine side of the Majuba
Power Station.
Design changes done strictly to site requirements.
Dec 1992 – Apr 1993
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Company : EMS
Project : Sasox, Decoker Plant Secunda,
Position : Mechanical / Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design on Sasox (Oxygen plant built by Air-Liquid from France).
Design done for Sasol Decoker as well as supervision onsite and control of material on site.
Apr. 1991 – Dec. 1992
Company : Sasol 2 & 3
Position : Mechanical / Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design at Sasol 3 for moving of the flare, that was in the way of the Decoker plant, to a new position.
Design and plant layout for Enbutanol loading station and new loading station for polyamide at the Poly
plant at Secunda.
Oct 1990 – Apr 1991
Company : Sasol 1
Position : Mechanical / Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design and isometrics as well as the MTO’s of the off-site piping renovation of Sasol as well as the tie-
ins.
Design as information was received from site for the installation of new pumps and other major
changes.
Design of pressure vessels.
Design of new storm water and overflow drainage.
Nov. 1989 – Sept 1990
Company : WEVS Projects (Pty) Ltd
Position : Designer
Apr 1989 – Nov.1989
Company : Babcock
Position : Mechanical / Piping / Structural Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design and layout drawings in conjunction with Project Engineering on the Reformer Package,
Hydrogen Heater – both structural and piping.
Alterations to drawings on site and isometrics for Steineker.
Checking of piping in the brewery to ensure accurate production of as-built drawings.
Apr 1988 – Apr 1989
Company : Sandock Austral
Position : Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
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Design of G6 vehicle drawings in conjunction with the project engineer.
Oct.1987 – Apr 1988
Company : E.L. Bateman
Position : Piping Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Designed piping and general arrangement drawings.
Isometrics for Saref Project at new Platinum plant in Rustenburg.
April 1987– Oct.87
Company : Eloptro
Position : Mechanical Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design and layout in conjunction with the engineer on different projects.
Designed drawings for castings and machining of castings
Jun 1981– Apr 1987
Company : Atomic Energy Corp, SA
Position : Designer
Duties & Responsibilities
Design and plant layout and detailing of actual compressors.
Done drawings with fits ANDtolarances.
Apr 1978 – Jun 1981
Company : Mondi Board Mills (Springs)
Position : Fitter and Turner
Duties & Responsibilities
Maintenance fitter and turner.
Maintenance on paper plant and boiler.
Jan 1974 – Apr 1978
Company : Grootvlei Mine
Position : Fitter and Turner
Duties & Responsibilities
Machine shop practices and use of machine tools.
Reading of drawings and application of various fits and maintenance of surface and overhaul-
underground
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