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: adeyoe@r.postjobfree.com

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.

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