OTTO, BARRY

PERSONAL DETAILS

TITLE : Mr

SURNAME : OTTO

FIRST NAME/S : WILHELM ALBERTUS MATTEUS

DATE OF BIRTH : 11 March 1956

ID Number : 560**********

NATIONALITY : South African

LANGUAGES : English, Afrikaans

CONTACT NUMBER : 071-***-****

E-MAIL : ad347r@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Last School Attended : Landbou Bekker High School

Highest Standard Passed : Matric with University Entrance

TERTIARY EDUCATION

Rand Mines Environmental Control – Rand mines Surveying, 1979

Engineering Draughtsman, 1984

National Technical Diploma – Department of National Education M+3, 1984

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

South African Institute of Draughtsman

Engineering Council of South Africa (Reg. Tech. Eng. – 9540125)

Chamber of Engineering Technology (Reg. No. 95401250

Engineering Council of South Africa – Pr. Techni. Eng. 200230110

S.A.I.C.E. – Member No. 2008737

E.I.Z. – Pr. Tech. Eng. Reg. no. 26290 ( Professional Technologist)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Name of Company : RSV Consulting Engineers and Project Managers

Period : April 2022 to present

Type of Business : Consulting Engineers and Project Managers

Position Held : Mechanical Design Engineer.

Name of Company : Akata Engineering.

Period : November 2019 to November 2020

Type of Business : Project Management and Consulting Engineering.

Position : Project Engineer

Job Description : Assisting the Project Manager with the installation, overseeing

and commissioning of underground workshops located in

Kitwe, Zambia.

Name of Company : Zinpro Engineering

Period : 24 August 2014 to February 2018 also consulting part time.

Type of Business : Engineering Consulting

Position : Specialist Shaft Design Engineer

Job Description : Responsible Person For all Design Work ie mechanical,

civil, structural, process and architectural Work. Oversee

drawing office and site managers.

Name of Company

:

READ, SWATMAN & VOIGT (PTY) LTD

Period

:

01 December 2010 to August 2014 Plus 18months, see below at own business.

Type of Business

:

Consulting Engineers and Project Managers

Position Held

:

Project Engineer/Lead Engineer

Job Description

:

SBS –Project

Assisting Project Manager

Drawing review

Up-date of various registers

Interface with Design Consultant, Structural

and Civil Engineers.

Mechanical Engineer responsibility

Liase with client and other engineering

Consultancies/ providers/suppliers.

Work on Prokon – Structural design analysis program.

Review structural/civil and mechanical design work.

Work on Sidewinder – conveyor design analysis program.

Did various studies regarding conveyors utilized underground.

EPCM team – Anglo American

Process Equipment - Plant

Name of Company

:

OWN BUSINESS

Period

:

February 2006 to November 2010

Type of Business

:

Consulting

Position Held

:

Engineering professional design and consultation

Job Description

:

Own business in engineering professional design and consultation. Sub-contracted to RSV for a period of 18 months and did a bankable feasibility study for Simmer & Jack Mines for a period of two years. The study entailed a new crushing and screening plant, new mill, thickener and DMS plant. Workshops, ablutions, offices and infrastructure included.

Name of Company

:

KREW VENTILATION (PTY) LIMITED

Period

:

October 2002 to January 2006

Type of Business

:

Engineering

Position Held

:

Managing Director

Job Description

:

Responsible for overall management and all engineering for two companies: Spirotech International and Klep Valves. Turnover increased by 165% to + R18 000k per year since 2002.

Name of Company

:

LOCKERS ENGINEERS (SA) (PTY) LIMITED

Period

:

June 1993 to October 2001

Type of Business

:

Project managers and thermodynamics

Position Held

:

Equipment Manager

Job Description

:

Member of management Team (Project Manager)

Responsible for all Process Equipment (Fluid Bed Dryers / Coolers, Natural Frequency Conveyors, Vibrating Spiral Elevators). Design, costing, procurement, approval of installation and commissioning

Responsible for lab-test work (thermo applications)

Preparation and presentation of monthly management reports

Investigating the possible expansion of business by acquiring new companies, went to Achema Trade show in Frankfurt Germany for this reason

Writing of Technical articles for publishing

Compiling and managing of process budget

Responsible for staff

Name of Company

:

ROODEPOORT TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Period

:

January 1991 to December 1993

Type of Business

:

Educational - College

Position Held

:

Lecturer

Job Description

:

Lecturing the following subjects:

Strength of materials and structures N5/N6

Machine Design N5/N6

Mathematics N4/N6

Science

Engineering Drawing

My students passed at an average of 90% plus for Strength of Materials and Structures

Name of Company

:

MESSINA MINING COMPANY

Period

:

January 1989 to December 1990

Type of Business

:

Mining / engineering

Position Held

:

Senior Designer

Job Description

:

Designing and costing of projects

Overseeing manufacturing and Sub-Contractors

Typical projects: Installations of hoist, alterations of headgears, equipping of mine shafts, installation of compressors, designing of new offices and surface layouts

Name of Company

:

JOHANNESBURG MINING AND FINANCE COMPANY

Period

:

January 1986 to December 1988

Type of Business

:

Mining / engineering

Position Held

:

Chief Designer

Job Description

:

Responsible for all Group Projects

Gold and Diamond Mines

Name of Company

:

GULLICK (SA)

Period

:

November 1983 to December 1985

Type of Business

:

Engineering

Position Held

:

Design Draughtsman

Job Description

:

This was a company sponsored by the Chamber of Mines and we explored the mechanizing of mines and non-explosives mining technologies

Name of Company

:

DURBAN ROODEPOORT DEEP GOLD MINE

Period

:

January 1979 to October 1983

Type of Business

:

Gold mining

Position Held

:

Learner Official

Job Description

:

Started as Learner Official (mining) and completed environmental control (ventilation) and surveying certificates. Decided that engineering is more of a challenge and started as a Junior Draughtsman. Attended college twice and scored the highest in mathematics in that year in the country. The remainder of subjects for the diploma has to be obtained on a part time basis. Spent time as a Pupil Engineer. Experienced gained covers mechanical, structural, civil, architectural. Time was also spent in workshops for practical training.

Name of Company

:

SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS AND HARBOURS

Period

:

December 1976 to December 1978

Type of Business

:

Railway

Position Held

Clerk Grade 1 (Works and Estates)

Job Description

:

Administrative of work

Checking of title deeds for land expropriation

1975 - Military service

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