Expert Details
Corrosion and Failure Investigations, Design for Corrosion Protection, Coating Selection & Testing, Lubrication of Industrial Machines, and Water & Coolant Testing
ID: 732592
South Africa
He is known as one of South Africa's leading specialists in the area of Corrosion engineering and testing for the Industrial, Mechanical Engineering and Marine industries.
Expert has served Shell SA, SA Navy, SAAB EW Systems, Harris Ohlsson Engineering & Fluvalve Marine and numerous commercial concerns.
Expert's advanced skills and expertise include:
> Corrosion and Coating Assessment & Testing
> Corrosion failure investigation
> Metals and Materials selection
> Complex corrosion assessment and report writing
> Project Management
> HSE consulting
> Chemical investigations
> Industrial Lubrication
> Grease and Grease Coatings
> Water analysis and chemical analysis of diverse materials
> ASTM, SANS, BS and ISO corrosion standards
Naval vessel coating- Accelerated corrosion testing of coated stainless steel panels and coated Aluminium alloy housings to assess the anti-corrosion properties of a selection of untested coating systems - Dec 2011 Feb 2012 and Oct 2012 + March 2013-July 2013 - Electronics client
Literature review Ballast water treatment- Literature reviews to assess the corrosion impact of sodium hypochlorite and ozone on mild steel in seawater and a second review of the impact of high chloride and temperature on the pitting and crevice corrosion of stainless steel in a food process plant – 2008-2010 - Industrial food machinery manufacturer & marine equipment builder.
Corrosion failure investigation on a naval vessel - investigation of the premature failure of 90/10 copper nickel alloy tubes in a naval vessel refrigeration system- Sept 2012- Feb 2013 for Yukon Coil & Bitzer SA Pty Ltd
Anti-corrosion chemical conditioning on a naval vessel- Conditioning of 90/10 copper nickel condenser tubes in new condensers fitted to a naval vessel and complete corrosion/chemical consulting service including detailed literature review and liaison with UK based engineers-Nov 2012- June 2013 - Refrigeration OEM
Selection of materials- Study, review and report on the selection of an appropriate stainless steel for use in a high chloride process plant environment using raw river water as a slurry reagent - 2011 - Consulting engineering client
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1980 | Degree: Bachelor of Science | Subject: Chemistry | Institution: University of Cape Town |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2004 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal Consultant | Department: Chemical Investigations Consulting |
Responsibilities:As lead consultant and project manager, his responsibilities include the following:> Failure investigation > Corrosion investigation > Water testing for investigations > Specialized training in lubrication > Writing Safety Data Sheets |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2003 | Employer: ROSE Foundation | Title: CEO; Technical Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert managed improvement projects in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg; initiated and managed national public relations and communications programs; and developed policies, audits and testing for use by various industrial clients. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1978 to 1997 | Employer: Various | Title: Various | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert worked as a Lubricants Consultant (1995-97), Product Specialist and Petroleum Product Technical Advisor (1987-95); Scientific Officer in metal box R&D (1984-86); Water Chemist (1984) and Cement Chemist (1978-84). |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member Corrosion Institute of Southern Africa Member South African Chemical Institute |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Chief Executive Officer General Manager (Materials and Manufacturing) |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Technical Managers Award at Shell SA (2 years) |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English | Excellent |