RJJ van Nieuwenhuizen - 2017 - Latest Version pdf

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Rudi Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen

Updated in 2017



PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname : Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen

First Name : Rudolf Johannes

Location : Witbank, South Africa

CONTACT INFORMATION

Cellular phone : +27 (0) 82 824 1781

E-Mail Address : [email protected]

Residential Address : 15 Toerien Street

: Extension 41

: Witbank

: 1035

Postal Address : P.O. Box 13011

: Leraatsfontein

: Witbank

: 1038



OBJECTIVE

To achieve the highest goals in life with good planning, knowledge, discipline and faith. Making achievers of non-

achievers by being fair and investing enough time into problem solving and ensuring people’s buy in, being part

of the team.

BRIEF SUMMARY

I am a self-driven, motivated person that belief anything in life is possible if you put your mind and will to it. As a

team player I do not wait for something to happen, I belief in making it happen. I started my career in 1990 at

Highveld Steel and Vanadium (Pty) (Ltd) as an Instrumentation apprentice and held the following positions within

the Company;

Instrumentation Mechanician ( 3 years),

Instrumentation and Process Automation Technician ( 4 years),

Instrumentation Systems Engineer ( 2 years) ,

Unit Production Manager, Vanadium Oxides Division (4 years),

Plant Manager, Vanchem Vanadium Projects ( 4 years ),

Executive Manager SHEQ, IT and Projects (3 years),

I resigned from Vanchem Vanadium Products during February 2009 after 20 years of service with the same

Company, in order to pursue my own business Ventures.

During 2009 until 2013 I managed my own building and construction venture, which included the

acquiring of properties and re modelling of units in order to increase rental capacity.

During 2013 up until present I also full time managed my own Transport Company called Secure Movers

CC, which mainly focuses on household furniture removals and office relocations country wide.

Currently I am looking for an opportunity in the Engineering or Production field in order to retain and

increase my Plant Engineering and Production expertise.



1. SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

I. Matriculated in 1987 with University exemption.

o Started my working career in the South African National Defence Force during 1988 up until 1989.Completed

my 2 year term as a lieutenant in the School of Engineers ( Genieskool ).

II. Joined Highveld Steel and Vanadium in 1990 as an Instrumentation Apprentice.

o Received the Highveld Steel and Vanadium award for Outstanding Theoretical achievement in 1991.

o Completed my National Diploma in the Electro-technical field at the Witbank Technical College with a

minimum practical training experience of three years.

III. Qualified in 1993 as an Instrumentation Mechanician in the field of “Industrial Instrumentation and

Process Control”. Trade test was completed at Olifantsfontein (MEIATB).

o After qualifying I started out as a Mechanician at Iron Plant 1 and my experience includes working on

Rotating Kilns, VSD’s, Modicon Plc control, Gas Analyses and General field Instrumentation.

o Obtained my second National Diploma during the end of 1995 in the Mechanical Engineering Field with a

minimum of 3 practical training experiences.

IV. Achieved Instrumentation Technician status in 1996 and experience was obtained in Process

Instrumentation and Electrical automation.

Plant Automation includes…

1. Gas producing plants , Water treatment plant , Basic Oxygen Furnaces , FERRO Vanadium Smelter

Plant , Daneli Ladle Furnace , Mechanical Vaporation Recompression ( MVR ) plants, Rotary coal fired

Kilns with wet scrubbing and bag houses , Ball Mills and De watering plant , Drytech Flash Dryer and

Hivox plants etc.

Total of 4 years’ experience was obtained in the Process Automation Department of Highveld Steel.



o Experience obtained in the Process Instrumentation Department…

1. CADD Management Drawing and Design, Electrical, P & ID, Datasheets.

2. Ordering Spares, preparations and managing of installation Contractors.

3. Full plant drawings , layouts , P&ID’s , I/O List , Panel Layouts, Field Layout , I/O Rooms etc.,

4. Modicon Plc. programming (Bateman Instrumentation) 984 Basic and Advanced Software.

5. Included PC , Printers, Control Desk , programming , hot and cold commissioning,

6. Adroit Technologies (SCADA), Distributed and Advanced Reporting Writing.

7. Included graphic layout, configurations, Servers, backups etc.

8. Modsoft programming, MB+ network layouts and commissioning.

9. Meetings with all interested and affected parties,

10. Contractor liaisons meetings, site meetings and problem solving.

Full Instrumentation project implementation…

1. Operating procedures , I/O list generation and register allocation

2. Drawings and plant layout schedules ,

3. Project Budget, ordering spares,

4. Scoping of tender documents and site visits.

5. Installation and cold commissioning of plant instrumentation/electrical ,

6. PLC software and Scada design (Adroit Technologies).

7. Network communication MB+, Ethernet and Fibre.

8. Hot commissioning, plant training, Punch list and plant hand over.

V. Obtained my Electrical Engineers Certificate of Competency during 1998.

Electrical Engineers Certificate was done with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993 and

Plant Engineering for Industries applicable to factories.

o Got promoted to Systems Engineer Instrumentation and Process Control at Vanchem Vanadium Products during

1999. Vanchem was part of the Highveld Steel and Vanadium Pty (Ltd), Anglo American PLC Group.



Responsibilities …

1. Field instrumentation, new Installations, Scales, Nuclear sources, Networking, Scada programming,

Plc. Programming, Shift coverage, Standby’s, Budgets, Planned Maintenance and Shutdown

planning.

2. Plant Integrators and mass balances,

3. Planner data and fault finding reports,

4. Electronic Daily production sheet report writing.

5. Two way radios communications and licensing.

6. Ensuring that all Plc.’s and Scada systems are running and maintained at all times,

7. Ensuring Control Rooms are well maintained and drawings are kept up to date,

8. Administrator privileges and passwords are changed and secured.

9. Critical plant spares, Medium to Long term repairs.

10. Meant time to failure reports, Planned maintained cards.

11. Automated production report writing.

12. Telephone services and reporting.

13. Supplier agreements, spares sourcing.

14. Legal compliance training.

15. Process Automation, improvements and data logging.

16. SHEQ and HR Requirements and compliance.

17. Budget planning.

18. Representation in all plant and production meetings.



VI. Got promoted to Unit Manager Oxides Division in the year 2002.

o Responsible for 85 people overseeing Production and Engineering functions for the unit.

Unit Manager Oxides Responsibilities included the following...

1. Health and Safety requirements of the Unit ,

2. TUV compliance and certification to OSHACT 1993, 9001:14001.

3. Training and Self-development of all employees within the unit,

4. All production related activities , yields and Volume,

5. All Engineering activities , Electrical , Mechanical and Instrumentation,

6. All Plant shutdowns , Planned Maintenance , Shutdown planning and breakdowns,

7. Emergency preparedness and response,

8. Statutory Inspections , Boilers , Vessels and Storage Tanks,

9. HIRA ,Legal register and Management Programs,

10. Morning, Unit performance, SHEQ review and Executive meetings.

11. Raw material and spares ordering ,

12. Standby’s and 3 and 4 shift roster planning ,

13. Overall accountability and Legal appointment as 16.2,

14. Financial planning, Budgets, Capital expenditure, Medium to long term repairs and Capital plant spares.

15. Internal Projects and plant repairs, process and Structural.

16. Environmental responsibility in complying with APPA certificates and DWAF reporting on boreholes and

IWWMP program,

17. Laboratory samples, analyses and titrations. Full Chemical Analyses on all raw materials and final

products. Coal, Sulfuric Acid, V205, V203, NH3, H2S04, Sg, etc.

18. Export shipments local and International. Drumming, trucking, shipping and Sales meetings.

Tremcards and Legal Compliance via Material Safety Data Sheets.

19. Customer visits audits and screening,

20. Disciplinary code and procedure, notifications, suspension and dismissals.

21. Internal and External training matrixes up to level five.

22. Operator Mechanician implementation and cross training.



VII. Got promoted to Plant Manager Oxides, FEV Smelter, Chemical Plant and Transport Division for

Vanchem during 2005.

o Full accountability and responsibility for 180 people and four business units running as independent financial

profit centres.

o Personnel Structures included, 3 Unit Managers, Four Unit Engineers, Five production Unit Superintendents,

12 Shift Foreman, 12 Mechanical Foreman, 30 Artisans and the rest of the team consisted off Team Members

and utility men.

Additional Reporting Responsibilities included …

Total Legal accountability and responsibility as 16.2 for four units regarding Volume , Yields , Yearly Budgets ,

Training , Legal Compliance , Environment Control and Compliance , Management Programs , Internal and

External Audits , Dispatches , Personnel matters , Operating Profits and losses , Long and Short Term Repairs ,

Maintenance and Production Cards, and all SHEQ related matters.

Responsible for the following Plant Related Activities…

o Polyvanadate ( V2O5) batch making facility including Reactors , conveyors and Pan Filters,

1. Filter press unit ( Larox Filter Press) , capable of drying Polyvanadate from 30 % to 10 %,

2. Drytech Flash Dryer unit, using Gascor Gas, back mixer, cyclones and bag house to dry the

Polyvanadate to 1 %.

3. Bulk Pneumatic Handling systems using transfer pots and compressed air ,

4. Ingersoll Rand 650 Cfm Compressor houses with air dryers,

o Hivox V203 Plant, incorporating two reactors using Ammonia gas to re oxidise the V205.

1. Rotating Reactors, support rollers, water cooled Redler Conveyors, transfer systems and bag

house operations.

2. Ammonium Sulphate wet Scrubbing Plant to covert the effluent gas from the bag house back to

Sulphuric Acid with a Sg of 1.5.



o Deamoniator Plant (Vanadium Pent Oxide) converting Polyvanadate to fused Vanadium Pentoxide

this product was mainly exported for the aircraft industry, turbine engine manufacturing.

1. Plant consisted off 4 reactors, Redler Conveyors, Pneumatic transfer systems, 6 electric heated

furnaces using globars, 2 large gas fired furnaces and a drumming station for export.

o Evaporation Section ( Mechanical Vaporation Recompression Plant, MVR) converting the Barren

Waste streams originating from the Polyvanadate plant which is high in Acid , Sodium Sulphate ,

water etc. back into re-usable Sodium Sulphate.

2. The units comprised of Heat Exchangers, Allis Chambers Compressors, and High Speed gearboxes

with vibration monitoring sensors, Cyclones, pusher centrifuges, Crystallizers and screw feeders.

o Boiler House, comprising of coal and gas fired Boilers. Alstom 8 ton per hour Boilers complete with

hot well, water treatment and Softeners.

3. Two coal fired Boiler was automated to Gascor gas and they were controlled via Scada.

o Chemical Plant Operation , consisted of various processes incorporating stainless steel steam heated

tanks , dosing pumps , Centrifuges , Smit Ovens , bag houses , Ammonia Scrubbing plant, gas fired

Boilers , Fully accredited 17001 Laboratory on site.

4. High quality Chemical Products was manufactured for the export market mainly into the USA, the

product included, Polymetavandate, V2o5, Sodiummetavanadate, Electrolite for the Vanadium

Battery and various products for pigmenting and ceramics.

o Ferrovanadium Smelter Plant (Fev Plant), this product was manufactured at Highveld Steel due to

power constraints at Vanchem. Vanadium Trioxide which is a powder is fused into Fev with the

adding of Al and Lime. The fused product is rock hard and is used in the Steel Industry for the

hardening of Steel and also in the manufacturing of Tools for the Industry.



VIII. The rest of the operations not directly under my control but of which I also have experience on

relating standby cover, Instrumentation and management supervision are as follow…

o Rotary Kiln Operations, complete with firing fan, Classifiers, tumbling mills, feed table operations,

waste gas fans, Cyclones, leach dam operations etc.

o Ball Mill operation, 100 ton per hour Fuller Vecor mills with; stockpile feed arrangement from a

wagon tippler, conveyors, nuclear density measurement, Soft starters, trommel screens, plastic

piping etc.

o De Watering plant comprising off, Header tanks, Cyclones, Primary and secondary magnetic

separations units, Belt filters, vacuum pumps and a Thickener pumping to a Slimes dam.

o Slimes Dams operations, Storm water dam operation, and Zero Effluent management.

During this period I also obtained my Management Development Programme Diploma at UNISA during the

beginning of 2007, our group also achieved the Best Group award for the year.

Completed the following Subjects: Marketing Strategy,

: Economics for Business,

: Operations Management,

: Financial Accounting,

: Management,

: Human Resources Management.

IX. Appointed as the Executive Manager SHEQ, IT and Projects ( 2008) for the Company. This was a new

position created reporting directly to the CEO and with the sale of our company both the Projects

and IT was newly established departments.



SHEQ

Responsible for the companies SHEQ department including the following personnel , Environmental Manager ,

TQM Manager , Health and Safety Manager , 3x Risk Control Officers , HIRA Officer , Assistant Quality Officer.

Additional SHEQ Responsibilities also included the following...

1. All Induction literature, training and record keeping.

2. Health and Safety , Safety Committees , Emergency Drills , Fire and Rescue

3. She Control , Contractors Packs , Investigations , Monthly permit renewals,

4. Housekeeping Inspections , Audits OSHACT TUV certification,

5. Occupational Health Conditions , COIDA , WCM 1,2 , EAP , Medicals,

6. Occupational Surveys, Heat stress, Ventilation, Illuminations, Asbestos.

7. Reportable diseases, Injuries and Safety Statistics.

8. Environmental Management Programs, IWWMP, Waste Management.

9. APPA to AQA, NEMA, DEAT, DWAF, MDWALA and Green Scorpions.

10. Dust Fallout, Ambient air quality, SO2 Monitoring, GajimaAST.

11. Borehole analyses, Ground, and Aquifer modelling.

12. Primary procedures , Work Procedures , Operating Procedures , Sheq procedures, Legal Appointments (

LCS) , MSDS Sheets ( Vital Links )

13. Full HIRA implementation, BA and IB, Training matrixes, Hazard Rating Impact Assessment, The HIRA

training was implemented over all sectors of the plant.

14. SHEQ review meeting, Unit Performance, Divisional Meetings.

15. Management program implementation, Non Compliance registers.

16. Vendor Assessments, External Audits, Screening and Listings.

17. Public Participation and External complaints handling.

IT Infrastructure

Maintaining, Support, Installation and control off the total IT infrastructure of the company including

Hardware, Software, telephones, helpdesk and service level agreements.



Additional Responsibilities included...

1. Microsoft Licensing, Symantec, Exchange server, Web server.

2. Dell Operating platform, Xerox Printers , UPS ,

3. Fibre networking, Ethernet, LAN, WAN, Mb+, RS 232.

4. Citrix Server, Terminals and licensing.

5. Security Cameras, Control rooms, Alarms and maintenance.

6. Telephone Exchange, call logging, monitoring and voice activation.

7. SLA agreements, Telkom, New Communications, Eclipse, Symantec.

8. Full IT infrastructure implementation , Pastel Evolution , VIP , Payday Solutions ,

9. AccPacc ERP 500, SAGE 3 and SAP-ALL-IN-ONE.

Project Management and Control

Since Vanchem is a Vanadium Producing Company the ground bearing conditions, exposure and atmospheric conditions needs to be designed and planned for using the best available technologies and material specifications available. The Ph ranges vary from acidic 2 to alkaline 13; ground conditions are exposed to Sulphuric Acid, Liquid Caustic, Soda Carbonate, Sodium Sulphate, Ammonium Sulphate and all the various elements of Vanadium in the form of Ammonium Polyvanadate , Vanadium Trioxide / Pentoxide , Potassium Meta-vanadate etc. Air conditions and air borne exposure includes the following gasses and particulate, Ammonia, SO2, Co2, NOx, TPM, TSM, and Velocity etc. Vanchem main Projects categories include the following sections …

a) Stay in Business Environmental Projects , b) Structural Plant repairs , c) Civil Repairs,

Obtained my Projects Diploma at Unisia in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Project Management. The qualification was obtained in 2008.



List of Projects completed as per our Vanchem Strategic Capital Management Program,

1. Vanchem Environmental Projects

1.1 Chemical Plant Ammonia Scrubber 1.2 New Waste Dump Facility (NWDF) 1.3 Present Waste Dump Facility (PWDF) 1.4 Barren Treatment Acid Bricking 1.5 SO2 Pre-Feasibility Study 1.6 Storm Water Management System 1.7 MVR Drop Tanks 1.8 Design & Permitting of Interceptor and Neutralizing Dams

2. Primary Operations

2.1 Extractions Section Projects

2.1.1 Kiln One Stack Flue Replacement 2.1.2 Reagents Building 2.1.3 Kiln 3 Feed End Building 2.1.4 Kiln 3 Stack Repairs 2.1.5 Kiln 1 Coal Conveyor Trestle 2.2. Oxides Section Project 2.2.1 Hivox Building Repairs 2.2.2 Repair of Boiler House 2.2.6 New Pipe Gantry from Flash Dryer to Northern Side of PV Plant 2.2.7 New Pipe Gantry into PV Plant 2.2.8 Repairs to Evaporation Substation, Control Room & Clearing of Old MVR 1 Area 2.2.9 Re-routing Current Sasol Gas line 2.2.10 New Mechanical Workshop 2.2.11 Refurbish Existing Acid Tank Bund Area and Relocating Acid Pumps 2.2.12 Refurbish Oxides Pregnant Solution Storage Tank and Bund Area 2.2.13 Oxides Centralized Control Room 2.2.15 New Oxides Section Mess Room

3. Product Operations

3.1 Repair of Chemical Plant Change House 3.2 Dematerialized Water/Reverse Osmosis Plant 3.3 New Pregnant Solution Tank (100m3 Clear Tank) 3.4 Design and Costing of New SST 6 & 7 3.7 New Gantry between BTP & Chemical Plant 3.9 Lab, Oxidizing, Reducing & Flammable Store

5. Engineering Department Projects

5.1 Building of a New Vanchem Store 5.3 Repair Corroded and Damaged Structures (*R1 & R1)



5.4 Improve Drainage at Main Sub-station No.1 5.5 Drain to Re-direct Surface Storm Water at Chemical Plant

6. SHEQ Projects

6.1 Upgrading of Ablution Facilities 6.2 Building of New Office for PSO & Draughtsman 6.3 Upgrade of Existing Admin Block and New Entrances at Vanchem 6.4 Design and Construction of Security Control Room

7. Process Projects for Vanchem

7.1 FEV Final Charge Addition

(This marked the end of my career as an Electro Technical Engineer within the Industry).

X. Self-employed after 2009

From 2009 onwards to 2012 I mainly focused on buy properties and renovating the units into compartments in order to yield a greater passive income. This included the following…

Modifying building plans in conjunction with the municipal regulations. Employing a building team in order to build, plaster, tile and paint as per the

requirements of the plan, at the most cost effective manner. Rewiring of properties as per the SANS 1420 code for wireman’s license of South

Africa, this included new DB boxes, lights and plugs. Installation of generators at all sites, with quick change over switches. Construction of new carports and modifications to existing structures. Construction of inner walls, dry walls and wooden decks. Cement work, gulley’s and slabs. Plumbing, including showers, toilets and wash basins. Installation of new geysers, copper piping and finishes. Installation of pre-paid meters, geyser timers, lights and switches. Installations of wardrobes, kitchen cupboards and finishes. Plaster work, painting and scree ting of surfaces. NRHBC compliance.

From 2013 onwards up until present I have been involved in managing my privately owned

transport Company listed as Secure Movers CC, this company was in existence since 2000.

Secure movers CC mainly focuses on the transportation of furniture and goods within the border of South Africa.

Specialize in packaging, transport and storage of goods. Fleet management and fuel control. On time delivery and customer satisfaction. Recruitment and training of staff.



HR requirements, UIF, Compensation Commissioner and Pension Fund. Sanral , e –toll billing, Labour relations, time keeping and sick leave management. Budget sheets, payroll and overtime. Maintenance planning on vehicles and ensuring roadworthiness of all vehicles. Morning meetings, planning and long term planning programmes. Managing the Company in all aspects of the law.

At this point in my life I am up for n new challenge looking in progressing my Engineering career in order to stay up to date with the latest developments and practises. I still have a lot to offer. Proof of qualification can be presented as and when required and includes the following…

Government Compliance Certificate of Compliance for Factories,

National Certificate Electrical,

National Certificate Mechanical,

MDP Diploma Unisa,

Basic and Advanced Diploma Unisa,

Instrumentation and Process Control Trade.

Technical certificates and Courses attended are also available.

REFERENCES

Alex Oehman ( CEO Vanchem Vanadium Products)

Telephone - 013 690 8001 / 083 781 7121

Email - [email protected]

Thanks for taking the time to read through my CV.

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