Project Manager Chemical Engineering
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Marcus Naidoo
Ph.: 081-***-**** Cell: 071-***-**** ID No.: 871***-****-***
Drivers License: Code B E – mail: ******.******@*****.*** Marital Status: Married
Dependents: 3 -Wife & 2 Sons Willing to relocate: Yes
Ex - SAIChE Member – Membership number 007811
Ex - Registered Assessor Chemical Operations (Chemops 1-4) - CHIETA
Key Skills
Adaptive and versatile when working in new or unstructured environments.
Perceptive and insightful when exploring new concepts.
Responsible and organized when preparing and presenting research and reports.
Determined, responsible, hardworking, trustworthy, dedicated and is a team player
Able to accept constructive criticism, open to different ideas and viewpoints.
Quick learner, teachable, adaptable and think on my feet.
Decisive, patient and always willing to assist.
Summary of Qualifications
Tertiary Education
Secondary Education
Durban University of Technology (DUT) (2005 – 2010)
Kharwastan Secondary, Durban
National Diploma in Chemical Engineering – (2005-2008)
B-Tech in Chemical Engineering – (2009-2010)
Year Matriculated: 2004 – Merit Pass
Business Study Unit (DUT) – (2011-2011)
Project Management short course – 2011 (Based on PMBOK)
University of South Africa (UNISA) – (2012-2013)
B-Tech in Chemical Engineering Environment (2012-2013)
Other Achievements / competencies
Competent in using the MS Office Package including Visio and MS Projects, CHEMCAD, SAP, FTA (Fault Tree Analysis), Corel Word Perfect, Owncloud, Social Media – Facebook & Twitter, Outlook, Smart sheet, Google docs and drive, and SYSPRO.
Completed basic firefighting training & breathing apparatus training course.
Attended Emergency Awareness, Airline Mask, HF awareness & CPR training course.
Completed facilitator & assessor courses - Competent in Assessing Chem Ops Level 1 – 4
Completed forklift training (expired)
Completed Chemical Cleaning & High-Pressure cleaning training (internal company training)
Completed First Aid Training (Level 1)
Completed OSHAct for Management, Workplace Risk Assessment, Working at Height, Confine Space and Fall Protection & Rope rescue training
Completed New Engineering Contract (NEC) 3 short course (Based on black book).
Completed Sasol BBS, HIRA & SAS558 training.
Completed Online Udemy short course – MBA in a Box
Completed Online Udemy short course – Introduction to mechanical Engineering
Employment Summary
Company / Institute
Position Held
Dates Employed
Industrial Urethanes
In-service Trainee
February 2008 – July 2008
Chemlog
In-service Trainee
Laboratory Technician / Assistant Plant Manager
August 2008 – January 2009
February 2009 – October 2010
QTC
Facilitator / Assessor
February 2011 – October 2012
Blendrite Chemicals
Internal Trainer / Auditor
April 2013 – July 2013
Rohr Rein Chemie (RRC)
Technical Advisor
Project Manager
Operations Manager
August 2013 – September 2013
October2013 – August 2023
September 2023 – September 2024
Employment Details
Name of Company: Rohr Rein Chemie
Type of Industry: Chemical Cleaning
Current Position/s: Operations Manager
Date Employed: September 2023 – September 2024
Reason for Leaving: Relocated to Durban – Family commitments
Key Performance Areas:
Trouble shooting problems
Project estimations, follow up on project/s progress and tenders
Plan, monitor and execute project from start to finish
Lab titration analysis and reports
Manage RRC operations department (RRC Secunda, RRC Sasolburg, RRC head office & Projects)
Prepare quotation and tender documents for clients as well as attend to customer complaints, assist and consult with customer regarding chemical cleaning concerns and issues.
Site visits & job inspections to clients for tendering purposes – Engen, Sapref, Bidvest tank terminal, Fluor SA, Stefanutti Stocks, Group Five, Mondi, Foskor, PDPS, Megchem, Bilfinger, Wood, Air Liquide, Aurex (SNC Lavalin), Omnia, Natref etc
Marketing companies’ profile to potential clients.
Technical sales and advise project scope of work and solutions to existing problems.
Advise on pre-commissioning and service chemical cleaning.
2. Name of Company: Rohr Rein Chemie
Type of Industry: Chemical Cleaning
Current Position/s: Project Manager
Date Employed: October 2013 – August 2023
Promoted to Operations Manager
Key Performance Areas:
Trouble shooting problems
Project estimations, follow up on project/s progress and tenders
Plan, monitor and execute project from start to finish
Lab titration analysis and reports
Managed Sasol Projects (Sasolburg – Sasol Wax, Steam Station 2, Solvents, Polymers, Ammonia, Nitro, Prillan Plant, Chlorvinyl & Cobolt)
Site Manager – Sasol Temane Phase I & Phase II (Mozambique) for Oil flushing, Pressure Testing & chemical cleaning
Site Manager – Sasol Sasolburg Wax Plant Work Pack 3, 4 & 6 (Precom-cleaning – Chemical & water jetting of tanks)
Site Manager Eskom Projects (Kriel, Grootvlei, Matimba, Matla, Lethabo, Rooiwal, Medupi, Ingula Pump Storage Scheme Project & Camden Power Station)
Site/ Project Manager Arcello Mittal – Vanderbijl Park (Boilers) & Newcastle Works projects (Air cooler & condenser)
Site Manager Air Liquide (Alrode) – Low Pressure cleaning projects – ongoing maintenance
Site Manager Air Liquide (Sasol Secunda site) – Train 17 – oxygen service cleaning
Involved in Secunda Sasol annual shutdowns – Rectisol Towers (Sasol 2 & 3).
Site/Project Manager Omnia – Chemical cleaning of the Lamont Boiler
Site Manager – Bidvest Tank terminals – decontamination of pipelines
Site Manager Natref Sasolburg – Chemical cleaning of various heat exchanges and fin fans units.
Site Manager Klydon – Chemical cleaning of piping, fittings and valves for oxygen service.
Site Manager Kelvion (Wadeville) – Chemical cleaning of piping and equipment.
Site Manager Komatsu (previous Joy Global – Wadeville) – Chemical cleaning of hydraulic tanks
Site Manager Scaw Metal / Power service ventilation (PSV) – CC/Oil flushing of piping and equipment.
Site Manager Industrial Distillate Refinery (IDR- Alrode) – Low Pressure cleaning of boiler tubes.
Chemical cleaning of Sasol 1, 2 & 3 boilers.
Prepare quotation and tender documents for clients as well as attend to customer complaints, assist and consult with customer regarding chemical cleaning concerns and issues.
Mentor for chemical engineering in-service trainee
Chairperson of training department
Member of the SHE Committee
Development and updating of company internal training records and modules
Preparing Hazard study, risk assessment and filling in of work permits
Site meetings with clients – marketing for new projects
Site visits & job inspections to clients for tendering purposes – Engen, Sapref, Bidvest tank terminal, Fluor SA, Stefanutti Stocks, Group Five, Mondi, Foskor, PDPS, Megchem, Bilfinger, Wood, Air Liquide, Aurex (SNC Lavalin), Omnia, Natref etc
Site/ Project Manager – Pigging of 17th oxygen train pipelines project (SASOL – Secunda)
Site / Project Manager – Chemical Cleaning of 17th Oxygen train IBL & OBL piping
Project Manager – Medupi Power Station – Chemical cleaning & Nitrogen blow-out & filling of Air Receivers.
Project Manager – Matimba Power Station – Chemical cleaning & Pipeline pigging
Site Manager -Kriel power station project – HP cleaning of cooling
towers
Preparing and auditing of SHE Files for jobs to be carried out.
Technical support, advice and assistance to Secunda branch for chemical cleaning projects both at SASOL I, II & III (Secunda & Sasolburg) & external operations.
Project manager for 17th oxygen train chemical cleaning via pigging method both east & west (SASOL 2 & SASOL 3).
Marketing companies’ profile to potential clients.
Technical sales and advise project scope of work and solutions to existing problems.
Advise on pre-commissioning and service chemical cleaning.
Dual role - acting as RRC Sasolburg Branch Manager (All RRC Sasolburg Projects) & Head office Project Manager – External projects
Managing chemical cleaning of wax components and various units at SASOL Wax (1600, 2200, 4200 & 22000)
Managing chemical cleaning of FFE & Salt East Units – SASOL Wax 4200
Site Manager – chemical cleaning of Autoclaves
Site/Project Manager – Chlorvinyl shutdown work. Chemical cleaning of various Heat exchangers
3. Name of Company: Rohr Rein Chemie
Type of Industry: Chemical Cleaning
Position/s Held: Technical Advisor
Date Employed: August 2013 – September 2013
Promoted to Project Manager
Key Performance Areas:
Trouble shooting problems
Improvement of the current system, work instructions, processes
Assist in stripping and assembling of pumps
Chemical cleaning of Rectisol Towers at Sasol (Secunda) – gas production towers.
Chemical cleaning of boilers at Sasol (Sasolburg)
Acting Site agent for Sasolburg projects
Involved in pressure testing pipeline at ABI (Devland).
Prepare quotation for clients.
Risk assessment and filling in of work permits
Assist in company stock take
Assist in manufacturing of flanges
Assist in plastic pipe welding
Assist in making chemical rigs
Site meetings with clients – marketing for new projects
4. Name of Company: Blendrite Chemical
Type of Industry: Manufacturing
Position/s Held: Internal Trainer / Auditor
Date Employed: April 2013 – July 2013
Reason for Leaving: Contract Ended (explore other opportunities – relocated to Gauteng)
Key Performance Areas:
Trouble shooting problems
Improvement of the current system, work instructions, processes
Training of staff
Developing of company work permits
Developing of evacuation plans
Developing training manuals of current process
Input in staff meetings
Provided guidance and support as well as training and mentoring in-service trainees.
Assisted with obtaining NOSA, ISO 14001 and productivity SA accreditation
Involved in the interview process of new recruitments and sat in as an observer at the disciplinary process
Involved in company audits
Developing performance contracts for staff
5. Name of Company: Quality Training and Consulting (QTC)
Type of Industry: Education
Position/s Held: Facilitator / Assessor
Date Employed: February 2011 to October 2012
Reason for Leaving: Study commitments- (unable to get study leave) and to pursue employment opportunities in line with my field of study.
Key Performance Areas:
Facilitating and assessing in chemical operations (NQF level 1-4) and other skill programs – QTC learners, Sancryl Chemicals, Creighton Products, Sika Chemicals, Colgate, Transnet Pipelines, NCP etc
Attending training workshops – CHIETA, SDF
Assessing, scheduling, developing and conducting practical sessions in chemical operation NQF level 1-4.
Developing of study material and assessments for company – Unit STD 263495 (NQF Level 3)
Assisting with completion of training plans, inductions of learners and CHIETA company’s audits.
Marking of scripts
6. Name of Company: Chemlog
Type of Industry: Manufacturing – Household Detergents
Position/s Held: In-service Trainee, Laboratory Technician / Assistant Plant Manager
Date Employed: August 2008 to October 2010
Reason for Leaving: Study commitments. Complete B-Tech degree
Key Performance Areas:
Accurate preparation of reagents and samples.
Calibration, maintenance and monitoring of laboratory and testing equipment, completion of certificates of analyses (COA’s) for finished products.
Inventory control of raw materials and final/finished products (receiving, storing and handling of hazardous chemicals).
Provided guidance and support as well as training and mentoring of in-service trainees.
Adopting and implementing good manufacturing practices.
Involved in internal and external ISO audits.
Member of the Safety Health and Environment (SHE) Committee
Perform effluent testing.
Customer service and handling customer complaints, including customer needs and product information.
Production planning.
Manufacturing, controlling and monitoring of batches – blending process.
Troubleshooting – Dispatch, effluent, laboratory and plant operations.
7. Name of Company: Industrial Urethanes
Type of Industry: Manufacturing – Foam
Position Held: In-service Trainee
Date Employed: February 2008 to July 2008
Reason for leaving: Contract Expired
Key Performance Areas:
Involved in complying the company’s MSDS file together.
Perform quality testing, taking samples from the sump tank and testing before releasing to the environment.
Preparation of risk assessment in and out of the plant (vessel entries, MSDS etc),
Developing and designing of process flow and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), Standard operating process (SOP’s), process flow diagrams (PFD’s), and hazop study.
Involved in plant design projects and investigations such as heat exchangers, offload of tankers etc.
Manufacturing, controlling and monitoring batches (flexible color foam products)
Running and maintaining vessels operations.
Inventory control of raw material and finished products.
References
BLENDRITE CHEMICAL QUALITY TRAINING AND CONSULTING (QTC)
Mr Kriben Moonisami (Manager) Ms Kameshni Munien (Managing Member)
Ph: (031-***-**** (W) Ph: (031-***-**** (W)
(031-***-**** (W) 082-***-**** (C)
083-***-**** (C)
CHEMLOG
Mr Kesigan Pillay (Operations / General Manager) Mr Thaven Naidoo (Plant / Factory Manager)
Ph: (031-***-**** (W) Ph: (031-***-**** (W)
082-***-**** (C) 084-***-**** (C)
INDUSTRIAL URETHANES
Mr Dino Naidoo (Plant Manager) Mr Ricky Rajkaran (Senior Technician)
Ph: (031-***-**** (W) Ph: (031-***-**** (W)
082-***-**** (C) 082-***-**** (C)
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