Engineer Design

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full Name: Andrew Thomas Laing [pic]

Nationality: South African and British

ID Number: 630*********

Date of Birth: 1st August 1963

Place of birth: Harare, Zimbabwe

Age: 47

Marital Status: Partner with three children

Address: 11 Ironbark Court

Goonellabah, 2480

NSW, Australia

Phone Number: 412-****-****

Mobile: 1-045*-******

e-mail: *******@*******.***

Academic

Qualification: BSc Engineering (Hons) Mechanical

National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Hobbies: Canoeing, Fishing, Golf

Range of disciplines

Irrigation and Drainage System Planning, Design, Installation, Operation,

Maintenance, Equipment Sales and Procurement including Pumps, Pipelines,

Valves etc.

Agricultural Field Layout Planning, Design and Preparation

Topographical Survey, GPS and total station.

Contract Supervision and Administration

Key Qualifications

Andrew Laing has been involved with Irrigation Engineering throughout

Southern Africa since 1995, on most types of commercial crops. His

particular spheres of interest are the design, installation, operation and

maintenance of Irrigation and Drainage Systems with particular attention to

the application of technology appropriate to the requirements and

capability of the farmer/client.

Academic History

1987-1990

Attended the University of the Witwatersrand for full time studies,

obtaining a BSc Mechanical Engineering.

1983-1984

Attended Harare Polytechnic to study full time for the Zimbabwe National

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Also completed City and Guilds

Mechanical Technician T1 to T5.

Membership of Professional Institutions

Member of Irrigation Australia.

Member of the South African Institute of Agricultural Engineers.

Working towards Certified Irrigation Designer (Australia and USA)

Professional Experience

2010 (12/08-present) ThinkWater

Alstonville, NSW, Australia

Irrigation Sales Manager responsible for site survey and irrigation scheme

design for independently owned chain of irrigation stores, in NSW.

Irrigation scheme design of broad acre, orchard, horticulture and

viticulture cropping using Irricad design software, Ashtech Solutions

survey software and Peach for project costing and control. Production of

site engineering drawings using AutoCAD.

Installation and design projects in NSW:

. Blueberry Orchard - 7ha Drip Irrigation Scheme $127 000

. Sporting Oval - Recycled Water Turf Scheme $175 000

. AWTS - Numerous aerated sewerage treatment system typically

$17 000 to $25 000

. Dairy Effluent System - Effluent Dispersal Scheme $80 000

2008 (04/08-12/08) Water Dynamics

Dubbo, NSW, Australia

Irrigation designer responsible for site survey and irrigation scheme

design for three branches of the organization in NSW. Irrigation scheme

design of broad acre, orchard, horticulture and viticulture cropping using

Irricad design software, Ashtech Solutions survey software and Navision for

project costing and control. Production of site engineering drawings using

AutoCAD.

Installation and design projects in NSW:

. Cooma Shire Council - Snowy Oval Turf Scheme $57 000

. Cobar Public Pool - Turf Scheme $25 000

. Nyngen Park - Turf Scheme $17 000

2001- 2008 Tongaat Hulett Sugar

Xinavane, Mozambique

Agricultural Engineer responsible for the agricultural engineering on a

5400 ha sugar cane estate. These included management of all irrigation

operations (1070ha Center Pivot, 550ha Overhead Floppy and 3780ha Flood).

Topographic surveys using both total station and RTK GPS. Land leveling

operations using laser technology, including design and optimization of

field slopes and cut and fill volumes. Management of four teams involved in

relining of the existing canal sections with a gunite machine and the

survey, design and construction of new canal sections. Including design and

installation of canal structures, such as inverted siphons, long crested

weirs and control gates. The design of pump houses for flood and overhead

irrigation schemes. Generation of tender quantities and documentation,

liaison with sub-contractors and quality assurance during irrigation scheme

installation. Maintenance planning for irrigation plant, this included 14

pump sites with 31 pump units and 19 center pivot machines. Implementation

of OHS regulations. The cost of the agricultural rehabilitation project for

the sugar estate was US$7.5 million.

1998- 2001 Irrigation and Drainage Services

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Irrigation company dealing with all forms of turf and agricultural

irrigation. Design Engineer responsible for client liaison, GPS survey,

system design and costing, installation and commissioning. Introduction and

use of GPS equipment for farm survey. Windows based DTM (digital terrain

modeling) and Wcadi15 irrigation design software. Contract values typically

R30 000 to R1.2 million.

1998. Dore and Pitt

Harare, Zimbabwe

Irrigation company dealing with agricultural irrigation. Design Engineer

responsible for farm survey with total station, client liaison, scheme

design and costing, installation and commissioning. Use of DTM and Wacadi

Design software. Contract values (Z$3.5 to R1) typically Z$150 000 to Z$1.8

million.

1995-1996 Taylormade Sheet metal Products

Harare, Zimbabwe

Design Engineer reporting to the Managing Director. Feasibility study for

the creation of a pneumatic waste handling equipment business. Industrial

visits, system design, costing and manufacturing methods. Organization of

evaporative air-conditioning installations and design and installation of

acid fume wet scrubber system.

1995. Overland Expedition

Organized and participated in private overland trip from London, through

Europe, into the Middle East and Africa, ending in Cape Town.

1994. Airmat Systems

London, UK

Specialist company, dealing with the design, manufacture and installation

of pneumatic waste handling systems, including exhaust air filtration. The

main forms of waste being paper, card, tissue and board products. Contract

Engineer reporting to the Contracts Manager. Responsible for all aspects of

installation from site survey through to commissioning. This included

system flow analysis, manufacturing specifications to sub-contractor

manufacturers, installation and commissioning. Systems were on occasion PLC

controlled with Allen Bradley equipment and software. Contract values were

typically 10 000 to 60 000.

1992. Steeledale Systems

Johannesburg, South Africa

Mechanical Engineer reporting to the Contracts Director. Responsible for

design and drawings for all post tensioning components and hydraulic

jacking equipment. Quality appraisal of suppliers and development of

company quality assurance procedures. Management of yard maintenance staff

and spares inventory. Implementation of database for spares. Site equipment

failure analysis and component redesign and improvement. Design through to

commissioning of 3m-diameter reinforcing mesh rolling machine and on site

construction jig.

1989. Tongaat Hulett Group Ltd

Johannesburg, South Africa

Trainee vacation work in the aluminium extrusion and cable production

plant, reporting to the Plant Engineer. Undertook projects on cable drum

drive modifications, component design for a wrapping machine and did a

technical appraisal of the plants storm water effluent management

facilities.

1988. Metal Box CA Ltd

Harare, Zimbabwe

Tool room draughtsman reporting to the Tool room Manager. Responsible for

the drawing office and production of engineering drawings for the

manufacture of injection and blow mould tooling. Trainee in the plastics

factory reporting to the Plant Engineer, during all university vacation

periods. Projects where undertaken in the impact extrusion tube line, blow

molding and maintenance departments.

1985. Ministry of Water Resources and Development

Harare, Zimbabwe

Trainee Technician reporting to the Workshop Engineer. Underwent six-month

training period as a student in the mechanical workshops, which provided

useful hands-on experience in machining, gas and arc welding, fabrication

and pump/diesel motor maintenance.

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