Chemical Engineering Management
Resume:
CIRRICULUM VITAE: WESLEY BARRY BAARTZES
Surname Baartzes
First names Wesley Barry
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Nationality South African
RSA ID-Number 891**********
Driver’s license 08
Own transport Yes
Criminal record None
Languages English Afrikaans
Current Location Cape Town
Contact Number(s) Office-work) -
(Cell-work) -
(Cell-private) 083*******
(Home-landline) 021*******
E-mail address acs2xh@r.postjobfree.com
Residential Address 4 Carl Crescent, Soneike, Kuils River, 7580 Postal Address 4 Carl Crescent, Soneike, Kuils River, 7580 Willing to relocate yes
Notice period 1 Month
PERSONAL
I am a very good conversationalist, with the right charisma to get things done. I am also a people's person, who gets along with most everyone that I work with, making me a successful member of any working team. I am also very good at crisis management when nerves of steel are a must, ensuring that deadlines are met at all times. Being fully bilingual makes me a well-rounded sales person as I am able to communicate in both Afrikaans and English alike with the greatest of ease. This gives me confidence in dealing with management and colleagues at various levels. EDUCATION
2007 Matric De Kuilen High, Kuils River, Western Cape 2010 Nat Dipl. Chem Eng (Chemical Engineering Tech. 3) NQF LV 6 CPUT 2011 BTech Chem Eng (All subjects) NQF LV 7 CPUT
2014 Post Grad: Advance Diploma in Management (Accounting and Finance) NQF LV 7 UWC 2015 BCom (Hons) : Business Management (Finance) NQF LV 8 – In progress UNIS
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WORK EXPERIENCE
SEARDEL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
August 2014-Present
Management Development Candidate
Developed a robust and more cost effective rubber by understanding the function of all components of the polymerization process, by using an algorithm to determine the best possible mass ratios needed to produce the desired rubber. The new rubber saved the rubber backing plant from R600 to R1000 per batch blended, without compromising the robustness of the rubber.
I am current studying the effects that the various types of dyes have on the effluent, and what is the best way to keep the conductivity under the municipal's effluent by-law. more details to follow once the project is completed.
Assisting with safety audits and ensuring that the business units complies to legal standards.
Process optimization with lots of Research and Development.
Rating steam boilers and oil furnace heat exchangers by series of audits and mathematical calculations. The results obtained from the audits and calculations are used to define the various possibilities of optimizing the heat exchange process and to recover as much heat as possible. The importance of heat recovery is essential due to the cost of various used in these processes. There the analysis of the Heat Transfer Fluids and fuel used becomes a critical factor on a daily basis.
Re-modelling the pumping, spraying and heating system of Nonwoven Textile products to try and achieve optimal production efficiency. This involves the understanding of polymer-water based reaction, and how chemical will react under various pressures and heating conditions.
Assisting with the implementation of the ISO 14000 and maintaining the ISO 9000 in all companies within the Deneb Investments Limited group. PROTEA CHEMICALS
January 2013 – July 2014
Technical Procurement Officer (Engineering and Projects):
• Purchasing all items that the plant need and non-stock items.
• Auditing plant processes.
• Mentor to Engineering in-service students.
• Implementing cost saving strategies in effective buying process.
• Sourcing suppliers that comply with the SABS and Protea Chemicals standards.
• To ensure that non-stock items of the plant and site is always replenished.
• Engineering Audits with respect to the equipment I purchase for the plant.
• Setting up SLA with suppliers.
• Budget monitoring
• Procuring of all project equipment and assets.
• Ensuring that the engineering/project scopes are done correctly.
• Assisting with pro-active maintenance planning and schedules.
• Maintaining the stock levels of all store area around the plant.
• Scrutinizing technical and engineering drawings.
• Cost and financial analysis of project and the operations of the plant.
• Adjudication of suppliers and contractors.
• Compiling quotes for the CAPEX projects.
• Ensure that the pricing is always negotiated for products that meet the company’s requirements.
Reason for Leaving: Company downsized and most of my functions got taken away SWISSLAB
January 2012 – December 2012
Sales representative (Process and engineering): Consulting
• Checking up on existing clients.
• Expand the business by getting in new clients.
• Sales and marketing of products.
• Demonstrations and trial testing of laboratory and process instruments for the quality and process control of a production plant.
• Installation, maintenance and calibrations of lab and process instruments. Reason for Leaving: Accepted a Job with Protea Chemicals with a Studying bursary. WESLEY’S TUTORING SERVICE
January 2011 – Present date (Part time)
Tutor Tutoring services
• Mathematics, Physical science and Chemistry tutoring for High School and University students.
• BCom UNISA students that experienced mathematical difficulty Reason for Leaving: present part time job
KWV SOUTH AFRICA
1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010
Chemical Engineer intern Production and Packaging plant Duties included
• Process and quality control of small brandy bottling processes.
• Trouble shooting for various process, pump and storage tank problems.
• Quality inspections for the bag in the box line to ensure that the produced products conform to the standard specification.
• General housekeeping around the plant and in the lab.
• The rigorous design of a plate and fin heat exchanger that served as a base for the purchasing heat exchangers needed for the filling tanks.
• Designs of the heat exchangers were done on Microsoft Excel and Visio.
• Basic of SAP were learnt on site for logistics control purposes. Reason for Leaving: In-service component of B TECH completed. SPECIAL AWARDS
• Grandwest CSI bursary (for doing well in matric) for National Diploma in Chemical Engineering
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
• Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts
• Process design engineering
• Playing sports
• Coach fitness training
• Physical training
• Motor mechanics
• Love travelling and driving
• Swimming
• Interest in the stock market trading
REFERENCES
Stevely August (Senior quality control technician) KWV Packaging lab
076*******/021807346
acs2xh@r.postjobfree.com
Gregory Hangone
CPUT Chemical Engineer
Professor acs2xh@r.postjobfree.com
Ricardo Smith (Production plant manager)
Protea Chemicals
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Nuja Van Der Spuy ( Procurement officer)
Protea Chemicals
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Andre Cooper ( Manager)
Swisslab/Anton Paar
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Angela Govender (Plant chemical engineer intern)
Bea-Teach Engineering services
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