Trevor Shihundla

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Industrial Engineer

Operational Research Business Process Improvement Logistics Engineering A well experienced Industrial Engineer with 8+- year history of Business Process Improvement and Operational research in Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Consulting and Academia. Steady growth in the subject matter, accustomed to driving execution continuous improvement of large, complex projects and managing hundred-thousand-rand budgets. Fully conversant with emerging trends, always seeking opportunities to deliver cost savings and efficiency gains. Strong innovation and business process reengineering talents.

Product-Service Engineering

Supply Chain

Business Planning

Operations Management

Leadership

Project Management

Business Development/Sales

Facility Layout

Material Handling

Innovation

Website-developer

Game-Based Learning

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Successfully managed contractual vehicles on Endurance valued R20M on VWSA project in the capacity of Operations Engineer.

Currently managing a successful Business Simulation Game for the University of Technology.

Delivered significant cost savings for four large corporates through focused business improvement methods.

International project with engineers from three different countries: Single use Plastics Reclaim and Repurpose Container

Developed a framework for remote monitoring railcar(train) brakes using sensors.

Product-Service Integration Publication: Integrating Product-Service Systems into the manufacturing industry: industry 4.0 perspectives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GIBELA RESEARCH CHAIR & RMCERI, PRETORIA

Researcher & Project Manager, 7/2018 – Present

Annual Report Writing, 7/2019 - Present

Sponsorship Coordinator, 6/2020

MerSETA Localization Engineer, 8/2020 - Present

Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education(EDHE) Community of Practice, 9/2019 - 2020 GRC and RMCERI drives the development of new technology based enterprises and cooperatives. The incubator is a vehicle to translate technological innovations into new technology based businesses.

Annual Report Writing.

I was attending all Gibela Research Chair events to cover the stories for the annual report.

Capture and Assist our team to compile the stories at the events

Coordinated sponsorship for an international conference (2020 CIRP DESIGN CONFERENCE) securing support from government departments, universities and industry companies.

Consulted in MerSeta localization for rail parts mapping manufacturing processes for components.

Drive breakthrough process improvement programs to optimise processes and increase efficiencies in critical-to- success areas.

Serve as a mentor within EDHE to start-ups and tertiary education entrepreneurship, providing coaching on innovation, product development and prototyping.

Provide technology assessments, due diligence studies and market studies as a subject matter expert for the Innovation Hub and private investors.

Project planning and effective teaching of new concepts through a Business Simulation Game Trevor Shihundla

GCSM Project, Shanghai, China

Project Engineer, 6/2017 – 6/2018

Liaising with international engineers from two countries, USA and Germany.

To produce value from single use plastics by reusing common use plastic that everyone is throwing away.

Focused on a much broader spectrum of plastic waste apart from plastic water bottles.

Produce New Paths and or Products from this repurposed plastic by extrusion, pressing and moulding parts from single use plastics.

Raising awareness from a societal standpoint regarding the potential use of all plastic waste and bringing new value and life to what would be thrown out and lost opportunity.

Research into how waste can generate other revenue streams in South Africa, USA and Germany Reason for leaving: Project in Shanghai was completed and I travelled home to South Africa. VOLKSWAGEN SOUTH AFRICA, Port Elizabeth

Operations & Endurance Engineer, 3/2016 – 6/2017

Planning, organizing and controlling a group of vehicles on Endurance.

Accurate identification, analysis and reporting on problems encountered during testing.

Preparing and analysing measured test data from sensor (data loggers) on the vehicles.

Compiling detailed reports and results.

Ensuring special test requirements are met.

Liaising with local and overseas engineers.

Transport (Import and Export).

Inspection.

Purchasing parts, tyres and merchandise.

Reason for leaving: It was a one-year contract while the manager of this operation was working in VW Germany. SHIHUNDLA CONSULTING, Tzaneen

Manufacturing and Sales of Atchar, 06/2013 – 02/2015 Logistics Engineer, 6/2013 – 02/2015

Established Shihundla Consulting from the ground up with full accountability for resourcing, financial management and client engagement. Initially as a manufacturing private company to provides consulting services to high-profile multinational clients.

Sourced the purchasing raw material(mangos) in Tzaneen.

Sourcing the containers and packaging the product.

Marketing Product to the interested customers.

Sales of Product to the customers physically.

Reason for leaving: I received an offer to join Volkswagen South Africa on their endurance project. UNIQUE CONSULTING, Pretoria

Business Plan Author, 8/2015 – 10/2015

Charged with leading a business consultant develop high end custom designed business plans, financial forecasts, feasibility studies and strategy consultations.

Prospect and consult with new clients.

Research into the business operation and functionality.

Determine the funding needs of the business.

Operational Planning of the daily functioning of the business.

Five Year Financial Projection Forecast.

Reason for leaving: The company was having cash flow problems due to bottlenecked projects, owner wanted me join their team for a few months to reduce outstanding projects. Trevor Shihundla

TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Pretoria

Student Assistant, 02/2015 – 06/2015

Assisted the senior lecturer with two classes in production engineering. One class was from the SA Army

Assist Students to understand different aspect of manufacturing technology in industry.

Teach students production calculation which they struggled to understand.

Ensure senior lecturer compiles all test & assignment marks. Reason for leaving: Student assistants can only stay in the university for up to six months. ADCOCK INGRAM, Pretoria

Industrial Engineering Training, 7/2013 – 8/2014

Research into: process optimization, machine operation, component failure and problem solving. The company had twenty-one

(21) production lines each producing specific products.

Daily we would work with the production manager to compile production and status reports on each production line.

Conducting method and time studies on the production lines reconciling with labour standards.

Standardize the way operators perform they work to reduce time, cost and optimize operations.

Layout designing of the warehouse which was full to capacity.

Bottleneck determination due to high production.

Material issues and inventory control.

Ensuring comfortable workstation for operators by conducting ergonomics applications. Reason for leaving: The department of labour gave me a one-year contract to do my service training. Additional Experience:

Head boy, The Kings court school, 2009

Project Manager, Plan A Business Simulation Game, 2019 - 2021 Workshop & Session coordinator, 9th ICAT CONFERENCE- Tshwane University of Technology, 2019 EDUCATION, TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

Diploma in Industrial Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, 2013 Baccalaureus Technologiae in Industrial Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, 2015 Certificate for Basic Course of Project Management, UNISA, 2016 Meng in Industrial Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, 2021

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