Project Plant
Resume:
DESMOND Minnaar
Northcliff, Johannesburg, South Africa
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I am a multi discipline, self-motivated draftsperson, with over 35 years’ experience in the Engineering and Drafting industry. I am a team player with a good understanding of where my strengths and weaknesses lie and have confidence in my ability to accept any challenge within my field of expertise and even some outside of that. Should I feel unsure about something, I have no hesitation in asking for advice or help.
I have a proven track record with many multi - national companies both here in South Africa and in Australia and also with some smaller, independent engineering companies.
I have been the lead draftsman at many of these companies and feel my leadership skills are of a good standard particularly when it comes to communication with and motivation of the people under my supervision.
EDUCATION
1974
National Technical Certificate
N3
1984
National Technical Certificate
N4
2005 - Australia
Bentley
Auto Plant P&ID, Data Manager & Datasheet Certificate
2005 - Australia
TAFE
PDS Piping Certificate
2011 – South Africa
People Management Certificate
SKILLS – Technical
AutoCAD 2014 & 2016
Microstation Powerdraft 95;
Microstation SE & J & V8
Caddie version 6
Solid Edge 9 to 12
AutoPlant XM P & ID
Bentley Autoplant 3D
Smartplant @ SNC Lavalin
PDS course in Perth & some minor.
work in the package for Fluor &
conversion of PDS drawings to 2D
Microsoft Excel and Word
ACHIEVEMENTS
Main Lead Piping and Layout Checker and/or Section Lead Draftsman on projects in Australia, South Africa, DRC & Zimbabwe. They have included a number of brownfields and greenfields projects, from implementation to completion of the contract.
These projects have been in the L.P Gas, Mining and Base Metal industries, including a few projects in the food and beverage industry
I have some site supervision background as well as a good understanding of site and office safety procedures,(Best Practice).
I have a good understanding of a number of codes including, ASME, ASTM, API, BS & ANSI etc.
Good Office Practice adhering to the International ISO standards.
ASME, ASTM, API, BS & ANSI etc.
DISCIPLINE: Mostly Plant/Piping Layout Designer,
FOOD & BEVERAGE, INCLUDING LP GAS, P & ID’s
PLANT LAYOUT/ PIPING/STRUCTURAL & MECHANICAL DRAFTING & CHECKING, FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES & CIVIL LAYOUT WORK, STRUCTURAL DETAILING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
LAYOUTS. UNDERGROUND & OPENCAST MINING. SHAFT LAYOUTS, STEEL WORK AND UNDERGROUND STATION & WORKSHOP LAYOUTS
EXPERIENCE
Nov, 2017 – Jan 2018 IWC (Industrial Water Cooling) (Isando JHB)
Structural/Mechanical Draftsman
Projects:
Kagera Sugar LTD (Uganda)
Structural & Mechanical Detailing of Water cooling towers
MTO Lists
March 2017 – October 2017 PROMET, DADI (Cape Town)
Section Lead Checker DO Manager
Projects:
Kingamyambo DRC Copper Reclaims Plant Pre-feasibility Study.
PFD's, P&ID's to Full Plant Layout, Structural & Mechanical
Kumba Iron Ore, up-grade of all the wash-water piping systems & dust suppression, layout and details, ISO’s & MTO’s
July 2015 – November 2016 RSV SA
Design Draughtsman
Project:
Resolution Copper Pre - feasibility study – America Arizona
Duties:
Layouts for Headgear Winders & Ropes, Shaft Sections, underground Loading Station layouts, rope & fixed-guide arrangement for skips & man cages.
Project:
Phalaborwa Copper Expansion project (Brown fields implementation)
New Floatation Plant JV Project with BGRIMM (China Beijing)
Duties:
Piping & Plant Layout
Pipe racks, & ISO’s with MTO’s
Detail for existing expansion
Piping Checker & site work
Checking client drawings
June 2014 – September 2014 Worley Parsons (TWP)
Plant Layout Draughtsman
Project:
Wafi Golpu: Pre - feasibility study – Papua New Guinea
Gold and Copper
Duties:
The drawing of infrastructure & plant layouts
Checking the layouts of other team members on the project
My contract terminated at completion of pre-feasibility study.
September 2010 – March 2013 DRA Mining
Section Leader
Project:
Unki Mine Platinum, Kinsenda Copper, Kriel, New Denmark & Elders Coal mining
Duties:
Running three projects with a variable staff size on UNKI, a Platinum mine in Zimbabwe for Anglo Platinum. This was on-going & involved infrastructure layouts & upgrading of the existing Mine Plant as well as new underground stations & workshops in the decline shaft.
Project:
Kinsenda Copper (DRC)
Duties
Upgrade of existing mine, as well as 2 new vertical shafts. Other studies include Anglo Coal New Denmark & Elders project. Kriel (Anglo Coal), including a feasibility study on 5 overland conveyors & 5 underground ones with large surface infrastructure. This included general fire protection & dust suppression mining layouts
April 2010- August 2010 EPC Woodmead
Piping Designer Checker for a Uranium Plant in Namibia.
September 2009 – March 2010 Lurgi SA – Bryanston
Lead Layout Detail Designer Checker
Project:
Impala Platinum Phase 5 Pre-feasibility Study
Duties:
To oversee the layout of the project, site visits & progress meeting with the client.
Making sure that Impala Specs are adhered to.
November 2007 – August 2009 MDM Engineering – Randburg
Senior Piping Layout Detail Draughtsman Checker
Project:
Ezulweni & Chemwes Gold & Uranium Recovery Plants
Duties:
Based on Site 4 months for liaison, troubleshooting and co-ordination between Drawing office and site.
All Fire protection pump - stations & layouts.
Senior Pipe and Layout Draftsman, Senior Pipe Checker, making sure site and drawing office standards are adhered to. Checking all P & ID’s.
January 2007 – October 2007 SNC Lavalin – Rivonia
Section Leader
Project:
Red Sea Copper - copper smelter Feasibility Study
Duties:
Complete Plant layout in conjunction with Project & Process Engineers
July 2006 – December 2006 Maunsell – Perth, Australia
Lead Piping Designer
Project:
Joint venture with RSV South Africa, Argyle Diamond Mine underground expansion.
Duties:
Underground Dewatering Pump & Piping layouts and design as well as checking, Civil & Structural drawing.
Liaison between Engineers & the drawing office.
All underground fire protection & pump station Layouts.
Attending project & progress meetings.
Liaison between drawing office & vendors.
March 2006 – June 2006 Aker Kvaerner, (NSW) Australia
Senior Piping Designer Supervisor
Project:
Cowal Gold mine for Barrick Gold
Duties:
Compiling As-built Drawings and trouble shooting on site.
October 2005 – February 2006 Fluor Daniel – Perth, Australia
Senior Pipe Designer
Projects:
South America Bolivia - San Bartolome Silver Mine, Recovery Plant
Duties:
General Piping layout & details.
October 2004 – September 2005 Lycopodium – Perth, Australia
Senior Piping & P & ID Checker
Project:
Rapu Rapu Gold Recovery Plant & Ahafu Gold Recovery Plant (Philippines)
Project:
Avalon Nickel
Duties:
AutoPlant P & ID’S (Intelligent) Designer/Checker
March 2004 – September 2004 Mechanical Analysis & Engineering Design (MAED)
Mechanical Plant Layout Designer
Project:
Oxus Gold Plant
Jerooy Gold Recovery Plant in Uzbekistan, Russia
Duties:
Initial & final plant layout of gold recovery plant.
Layout of offices, workshops, and the Gold Recovery building with security & change room combinations.
Civil layouts.
Electrowinning layout & full piping G.A’s
Mechanical Layout of Elution & Carbon Regeneration. Area.
Full piping G.A & details for above.
Cyanide & Detox Civil layout, Mechanical layout & Piping G.A’s
All surface fire protection piping layouts
June 2001 – March 2004 Townshend, Van Der Walt & Partners (TWP)
Senior Pipe Layout Designer Senior Pipe Checker
Project:
Western Platinum Rowland Concentrator
Mortimer Concentrates Expansion
Maandagshoek North, South Shaft Piping & complete Compressor House & Cooling Tower arrangement and details
Duties:
Site liaison and co-ordination between Drawing Office and Site
Senior Pipe and Layout Draftsman, Senior Pipe Checker, making sure site and drawing office standards are adhered to.
August 2000 – May 2001 Fluor Daniel – Perth, Australia
Senior Mechanical Designer
Project:
Kimberley Diamond Recovery Plant
Duties:
Head chutes and civil outlines
Plate work arrangements and details.
April 2000 – July 2000 Shaft Sinkers
Senior Civil Structural Designer
Project:
East & West Platinum Shafts
Duties:
General shaft steelwork and underground Loading Station arrangements, civil layouts.
April 1999 – April 2000 Anglo Gold Reefs Gold Mine, Klerksdorp
Structural Piping Checker
Project:
Onsite at No. 11 Shaft
Duties:
Vertical station steelwork, headgear and sheave steelwork at no 76 level, piping and underground pump stations and ‘as-built’ piping in shaft.
Experience between January 1972 – March 1999 available on request
REFERENCES
Ricky Ford
Owner
Promet Dade
Barry Theron
D.O. Manager
Lycopodium
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