Curriculum Vitae Adrian Berghorst

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Adrian Berghorst White male South Africa Code B 830909 5096 084 English (fluent), Afrikaans (partial) Mechanical Design Engineer adrian.berghorst@live.co.za 082 4430 677 QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Year 2001 20022005 20072009

Institution Thomas More College, Kloof University of KwaZulu Natal University of Pretoria

Course Grade 12 (Matric) B.Sc. Eng. (Mechanical) M.Phil. (Applied Theology)

OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES AND COURSES ATTENDED Courses Attended The application of the Finite Element Method in Practice. Pipe stress statics analysis using Caesar II Software. Pressure Equipment Regulation training course. Other CPD Activities Computer Skills MS Word MS PowerPoint MS Excel Rhino 3D (CAD) Google Sketch Up (CAD) Strand 7 (FEA) LISA FET (FEA) Other Skills and Competencies Design and stress engineering (Chemical Plant, Product Development) 55% Project Quality Management during design and manufacture of chemical plant equipment 15% Engineering Communication 10% Draughting input, and checking 10% Materials testing and qualification 5% Engineering Training 5%

Various GRP Training Course

attended at Fibre-Wound SA.

Conducted GRP Various

Training Courses at Fibre-Wound SA.

KEY EXPERIENCE My primary career training was in the field of Mechanical Engineering, I completed a four year Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN). I completed this degree in four years, and then for the following two years I continued at UKZN in research, testing, tutoring, writing, as well as attending conferences. During this time I was primarily engaged in conducting research and testing on behalf of UKZN and Denel. I also tutored and taught various subject within the mechanical engineering discipline. In addition to this I spent time preparing papers and presenting at several technical conferences around the country on the subject of Conductive secondary bonding of conductive composite materials for the aerospace industry. During my last year at UKZN, I began a Master of Philosophy degree. During the second and third year of my Master of Philosophy I worked at a local church. During these two years I was tasked with primarily overseeing the youth (from young children to 33 year old young adults), this primarily involved leadership, teaching, and speaking. In this capacity I was required to create a link between the leadership and the youth. As such I sought out, trained, and grew leaders in various capacities, as well as casting vision and developing structures in order to effectively oversee the youth related programs. During this time I was part of a leadership team that sought to lead the church as a whole, and I was regularly engaged in speaking appointments. Upon completion of my Master of Philosophy Degree I began working fulltime as a Mechanical Design Engineer at Fibre-Wound SA. In this position I primarily focus on the technical aspects of the design of fiberglass tanks, pressure vessels, ducting, piping and other equipment, predominantly using local and international design codes. I have been responsible for pipe stress analysis, and finite element analysis of out of code vessel design. A large portion of my time is spent on manufacturing project management, reviewing specifications, drawing review, design process development and training. I am responsible for the technical detailed engineering of high priority projects, the majority of my time is spent in design and analysis of pressure vessels and pipelines. The majority of this design is in accordance with international design codes, verification by modeling the proposed vessel or pipeline, and analyzing the model with use of finite element analysis and flexibility analysis tools.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Dates January 2010 - Current Duties & Responsibilities Employer Fibre-Wound SA Position Mechanical Design Engineer

Design of Fiberglass Pressure Vessels, Tanks, Pressure Piping, and Ducting:

o o o o o o o o Review of customer design documentation Strict adherence to Quality Control Systems and specifications relating to design process Design with the use of Sound Engineering Practice Design strictly in accordance with local, international, and customer specifications Overseeing of the draughting process, and adherence to required draughting standards Identifying and solving various categories of manufacturing problems Review of new international design specifications Training new Engineers with company policy, and design engineering

Analysis of Fiberglass Pressure Vessels, Tanks, Pressure Piping, and Ducting:

o o o o Identification of suitable analysis simplification Ensuring specification adherence throughout analysis 3D Modeling of various components Finite Element Analysis of various components and products o Extensive Mechanical Analysis o Limited Thermo-Mechanical Analysis Pipe system flexibility analysis of critical above and below ground pipelines Review of various analysis

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Project management:
o o o o Analysis of project requirements Identifying and managing key risk areas early in project phase Managing suppliers and sub-contractors throughout the life of the project Key technical role on large projects

Failure investigations of critical components.

o o o o o o Identification of key design criteria for failure analysis Overview of failure conditions General review of possible failure criteria Detailed analysis for failure identification Redesign based on failure mode Formalizing repair procedures

Selected project involvement:

o Designed and reviewed FEA of 6.0m by 16.3m Fiberglass Denitrification Tower for ACP Waterval Smelter o Designed and reviewed FEA of 2.0/4.76 m by 17.3m Fiberglass Elution Column for Ezulwini Mining Company o Designed and conducted Flexibility Analysis on several underground fiberglass firemains at various Sasol Sites o Failure analysis (FEA and Flexibility)of large bore high pressure fiberglass sea water pipelines of Iranian based Arya Sasol o Design and conducted FEA on 2.0/4.76 m by 17.3m Fiberglass Loading Columns for Anglo Gold Ashanti (Current) o Design and conducted FEA on 4.7/7.21 m by 17.3m Fiberglass Loading Columns for Anglo Gold Ashanti (Current) o Design and conducted FEA on 9No. fiberglass vessels for a new scrubbing plant vessels up to 5.5m and up to 21.0m (Current) Reason for looking: Career development

Dates January 2008 - December 2009 Student work whilst studying M.Phil.

Employer Pinetown Baptist Church

Position Youth Worker

Duties & Responsibilities: Overseeing various youth programs Basic leadership development Crisis management Simple organisational structural development Various speaking engagements Reason for leaving: Completion of studies

Dates December 2001 December 2005

Employer Various Companies

Position Intern

Internships with various companies during my B.Sc Mech. Eng. Studies Companies & Experience: Axiom Hydraulics 6 Weeks, Various fitting jobs in the hydraulics industry. Xactics (Mondi Packaging) 3 Weeks, Exposure to plastics manufacturing. Bell Equipment 6 Weeks, Front End Loader design office exposure. Garage Doors Natal 6 Weeks, Several manufacturing projects, design and implementation.

Reason for leaving: Completion of studies

References Name Sam du Plessis Ryan Fabian Yogesh Surajpal Position Principal Engineer, Puremission Engineering Senior Project Engineer, Transnet Projects Engineering Manager, Fibre-Wound SA Contact Number 083 285 0555 082 051 9782 083 627 8967