Curriculum vitae for:
Sarel Johannes Botha
Instrument technician/ Control System Specialist.
Personal details
Name: Sarel Johannes Botha
Age: 54 years
Date of Birth: 22-02-1965
Country: South Africa
Marital status: Married
E-mail: ***@******.***
Mobile: +27-74-409-****
Qualifications:
National technical certificate 3 & 4 (3 years post high school)
(Instrumentation & process control)
Completed 4 years apprenticeship and received Trade certificate as Instrumentation
& control Mech/Tech.
Various specialist training course on instrumentation and control systems. Work experience:
1985-1989 Instrument apprentice and mechanic (Iscor-Iron and steel, South Africa) 1989-1991 Instrument technician (Beatrix Gold mine South Africa) 1991-middle 1999 Snr. Instrument technician (Joel Gold mine, South Africa)
Company: Yokogawa South Africa:
From 1999 Middle.
Project: Natref petro-chemical refinery upgrade, South Africa(Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS Programming, software FAT & SAT, commissioning and handover. Project: Shuman Sasol wax plant, control system upgrade, South Africa (Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS Programming, software FAT & SAT, commissioning and handover. Project: DeBeers Marine diamond ship control system upgrade, South Africa
(Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS Programming, software FAT & SAT, commissioning and handover. Project: Sasol chemical plant central control room, control system upgrade, South Africa (Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS Programming, software FAT & SAT, commissioning and handover.
Company: Rolls Royce power ventures
From 2002
Project: Geita Gold mine power station project, Tanzania Tasks: PLC & Scada commission engineer on diesel driven power station project. Project: Syama Gold mine power station project, Mali in West Africa Tasks: PLC & Scada commission engineer on diesel driven power station project.
Company: Bateman
From 2004
Project: Scorpion Zink mining project, Namibia in South-west Africa (Instrument Technician)
Tasks: Instrumentation pre-commissioning and commissioning technician as well as managing small commissioning teams.
Project: Mooinooi Platinum smelter, South Africa (Instrumentation field engineer) Tasks: Instrumentation pre-commissioning and commissioning technician
Company: Yokogawa, South Africa
From 2005
Project: Natref petrochemical refinery upgrade phase2 (Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS Programming, software FAT & SAT, commissioning and handover. Project: Ilovo sugar control system upgrade (Yokogawa systems Engineer) Tasks: DCS Programming, software FAT & SAT, commissioning and handover.
Company: Yokogawa, Angola
From 2010
Project: TGPP, offshore gas platform project for Chevron, Angola (Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS and SIS Programming, software pre FAT, FAT & SAT, commissioning and handover. Also did 3.5 month pre commissioning phase at Samsung ship yards in South Korea.
Project: Mafumeira, offshore well jacket project for Chevron, Angola (Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS and SIS Programming, commissioning and handover. Project: Takula Landana, offshore oil&gas platform project for Chevron, Angola
(Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS and SIS Programming, SAT, commissioning and handover. Project: ALP, offshore gas platform project for Chevron, Angola (Yokogawa systems Engineer)
Tasks: DCS and SIS Programming, software FAT & SAT, commissioning and handover.
Project: BP, FPSO, PSVM, Angola (Yokogawa systems Engineer) Tasks: DCS/SIS/PRM/Exaquantum, commissioning assistance, support and maintenance engineer
Current: From Jan 2015 to Dec 2019
Project: Jazan refinery for Saudi Aramco
Position: Control system construction specialist (Honeywell DCS/SIS) Tasks: Resident engineer at Honeywell office, representing Saudi Aramco project management team. Attend liaison meetings between Saudi Aramco, Honeywell and JGC(EPC).
Do 30%, 60% and 90% design reviews.
Chair technical problem solving meetings, including offering technical expertise as needed.
Attend and chair workshops on DCS/SIS programming, including detail testing of typical designs and general control-system software. This includes pre-FAT and FAT activities.
Site activities: PMT over loop checks and punch closures. Other competencies:
Modbus, Fieldbus, 4-20mA, Hart systems
Personal
I am a team player, can manage groups and get along easily with people from different cultures and nationalities.
I am hard-working and can stand my man in tough situations. I am someone who will offer all my experience and challenge my subordinates and senior personnel to be the best we all can be.