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Henk Voordewind Pr.Eng, MComm
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Introduction
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I am a 34 years old, South African, Professional Chemical Engineer, registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). I hold a MCom Business Management (MBA) from the Rand Afrikaans University (1998), a B Eng. Chemical from the University of Potchefstroom (1992) and Grade 12 with Math, Science, Computer Science and Technical subjects (1982).
I am seeking a Permanent position in South Africa or abroad. My skills include Crushing and Grinding, Milling, Thickening, Filtration, Extraction and Smelting as well as CIP and Flotation operations. Furthermore I have management skills in Plant Technical Service, Cost Management, General Project Management, Infrastructure Planning, Management Presentation, Control of Capex and Change management.
I consider myself to be a technically competent person, with a user's knowledge of Microsoft Office and Lotus Smartsuite. I am a confident, intelligent, individual, capable of self-starting, measurement and control. I am a good communicator that networks well with other individuals, both up and down. I am a creative person with a need for change and innovation to improve existing conditions. I am a people orientated manager who places large emphasis on teamwork.
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Present Employment
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Driefontein Consolidated, part of a South African a gold mining company Goldfields Limited, currently employs me as Plant Superintendent (Extraction). I am responsible for the management of the complete Operational and Maintenance functions of the Extraction and Smelting sections of the metallurgical plant. I report to the Metallurgical Manager. I have held this position since it?s creation, on my recommendation, in October 1998. I am also involved in the strategic team responsible for the upgrading of the plant technology, as well as a member of the change management team.
My previous position with this company was Chief Metallurgist, as the manager of the Technical department of the gold plant. Apart from general managerial functions, this position required project feasibility studies, recommendations and implementation, i.e. project management. This included the redesign of the process control philosophy for the plant, making use of state of the art technology, i.e. replacing a DCS with a PLC & SCADA arrangement. This also implied the implementation of an NT based LAN network, linking into the mine-wide LAN. It further more required me to travel to the United States and Canada on investigation of best practices, which led to the implementation of a knowledge base expert control system.
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RESUME
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Address: Box 1278, Carletonville, South Africa, 2500
Tel: (Work/Cell) 082 320 3482, Tel (Home) 018 781 1614
Email: [email protected]
Personal Details
Full Name: Hendrik Voordewind
Date of Birth: 05/12/1964
Nationality: RSA (Not Affirmative Action)
Languages: Afrikaans, English
Relocate: Willing to relocate.
Preferences
Notice: 30 days
Job Title: Manager
Job Type: Permanent
Remuneration: R280000
Important: Strategic Management, Continuous improvement, Dynamic, Change, Entrepreneurial, Networked, Professional.
Education Details
1. Institution: Rand Afrikaans University (1998)
Level: Masters, M.Com Business Management, 1998, Completed;
Leadership: Thesis on business re-engineering: "Excellence & client service through personnel restructuring on a South African gold plant".
2. Institution: Potchefstroom University (1994)
Level: Degree, B Eng. Chemical, 1994, Completed;
Leadership: SRC - Public Relations 1991/2;
Distinctions: Design & Project.
3. Institution: Potchefstroom Technical High school (1982)
Level: Grade 12/ Matric, Math, Science, Computer Science,
Tech subjects, 1982, Completed;
Leadership: Three A symbols & four B symbols;
School prefect 1981/2
Hockey captain
Junior Town Council
Employment Details
1. Company: Driefontein, A Division of Goldfields Ltd.(08/1998 - Present)
Location: Gauteng
Job Title: Plant Superintendent Extraction (Permanent)
Industry: Mining Industry
Remuneration: R260000
Responsibilities: Extraction department, 87 people, responsible for Management of gold production from post milling thickening to precipitation and smelting. Gold accounting and control and dispatch.
Achievements: Assisted in the change management and restructuring of the Driefontein gold plants.
2. Company: Driefontein, A Division of Goldfields Ltd.(09/1995 - 08/1998)
Location: Gauteng
Job Title: Chief Metallurgist (Permanent)
Industry: Mining Industry
Remuneration: R240000
Responsibilities: Technical department, 19 people, responsible for Metallurgical accounting, Plant improvements, Process control, etc.
Smelting operation, 5 people, operating smelt house. Gold calculations for control and dispatch.
Achievements: Instigated and project managed first NT based Expert system in SA metallurgical industry.
Work Reference: TV Owen 082 654 6820.
3. Company: Driefontein, A Division of Goldfields Ltd. (08/1994 - 08/1995)
Location: Gauteng
Job Title: Plant Metallurgist (Permanent)
Industry: Mining Industry
Remuneration: R180000
Responsibilities: Member of the Technical department, reporting to the Chief Metallurgist, responsible for Metallurgical accounting, Plant improvements, Process control, etc.
Work Reference: TV Owen 082 654 6820.
4. Company: Gold Fields Training Services (08/1993 - 07/1994)
Location: Gauteng
Job Title: Graduate Metallurgist (Permanent)
Industry: Mining Industry
Remuneration: R140000
Responsibilities: Training cycle for graduates, including shift work
and travelling to various operations to gain experience.
Achievements: Relieving as Plant supervisor.
Best Graduate Metallurgist on Scheme for 1993
Reason to leave: Completed Training Cycle
Work Reference: H Williams 011 680 3466.
Skills (with experience in months in brackets):
Plant Technical Service(86);
Cost Management(52);
General Project Management(52);
Infrastructure;
Planning(52);
Management(52);
Presentation(88);
Crushing and Grinding(88);
Filtration(88);
High Temperature Operations(52);
Control of Capex (52);
Material Balance(88);
Extraction(88);
Process Development & Pilot Plant(88);
Pumping and Storage(88);
Separation Processes(88);
Water Problems(88)
Engineering Design(52);
Estimating(52);
General Administration(52);
Loss Control(88);
Gold Plant(88);
Housekeeping(88);
Budgets (52).
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