Curriculum Vitae
Name and Surname: Jan Adriaan Grobler ID Number: 5511305089089 Nationality : South African Demographic: White, Male Languages: Afrikaans and English Area : Alberton (Willing to travel) Email: [email protected] Contact Number : 082 923 2314
Education:
1997 Management Development Program (Obtained) UNISA – School of Business Leadership
1990 Fundamental Management Program (Obtained) UNISA – School of Business Leadership
1976 – 1980 T4 – National Higher Certificate (Light Current) (Obtained) Vaal Triangle Technikon
1973 Matric / Grade 12 (Obtained) Marais Viljoen Technical High School
Courses: Siemens S5-110 5, Siemens Iskamatic B / Teleperm C, ABB Advant, Basic Electronics, Digital Electronics, Distributed Control Systems, Leadership, Quality Assurance, Safety Risk (MBO)
Experience in: Plant Development and Modification - Engineering process Development - Commercial evaluation processes - Need analysis - User requirement specification - As build documentation evaluation - Specification development - Contractor pre-qualification - Tender evaluation - Technical contract management - Commissioning evaluation - Contract closure Installation & Commissioning - Tender development - Detail design - Installation - Commissioning - Handover - Training Applied Engineering - Deficiency Investigations - User Requirement Specifications Feasibility Studies Conceptual Design - Concept Approval - Equipment Specification - Detailed Design - Implementation - Application Development - As is Technical Database Management - C&I plant measurement - C&I plant assessment & evaluation Maintenance - Staff management - Planned Maintenance - Corrective Maintenance - Calibration - Fault management - Asset management - Outage Management - Budget Management
Work Experience:
04.2019 – Current Unemployed
04.2017 – 03.2019 ABB South Africa (Contract) Matla Power Station, Kriel
Commissioning Manager
- Matla Refurbishing Project. Completed Units 1 and 2. - Commissioning of ABB Melody DCS Control System
Reason for Leaving: Retrenched. No funds available for Water Treatment Plant upgrade. The project was cancelled.
02.2016 – 03.2017 Black & Veach (Contract) Kusile Power Station
Senior Advisor / Commissioning Lead
- Commissioning of Unit 1 and Common plant - Commissioning of ABB Melody DCS Control System
Reason for Leaving: Approached by ABB to return to Matla Power Station
03.2011 – 01.2016 ABB South Africa (Contract) Matla Power Station, Kriel
Commissioning Manager
- Matla Refurbishing Project. Completed Units 3, 5 and 6. - Commissioning of ABB Melody DCS Control System
Reason for Leaving: Approached by Black & Veach to work on a larger project (Kusile Power Station)
03.2004 – 02.2011 CED (Eskom’s Projects department) (Contract) Commissioning Manager: Grootvlei Power Station 2008 – 2011
Acting Engineering Manager: Camden Power Station 2005 – 2008
Seconded to ESB International: Ireland Senior Engineer 2004 - 2005
Reason for Leaving: The contract was completed. No further work opportunities within CED.
2002 – 02.2004 Dowling, Reynard & Associated (DRA) (Contract) Assistant Instrumentation Engineer
Reason for Leaving: The contract was completed.
1975 - 2001 Eskom
Majuba Power Station, Volksrust / Amersfoort 1999 – 2001 Maintenance C&I Manager
Majuba Power Station, Volksrust / Amersfoort 1992 – 1998 C&I Manager (Head of Process Control)
Matla Power Station, Kriel 1975 - 1992 Assistant Superintendent Senior Technician Instrument Technician Instrument Mechanician Apprentice Instrument Technician
Reason for leaving: The maintenance contract was cancelled
Project List:
Date Company Scope of project 2002 – 2004 DRA Supervision of installation and commissioning of new platinum mine plants 2004 ESKOM (seconded to ESB Moneypoint Power Station: International Ireland) Upgrade of C&I Control Systems 2008 Eskom Grootvlei Power Station: Refurbishment and commissioning of 5 units. 2011 – 2016 ABB Matla Power Station: Refurbishment of Units 3, 5 and 6. Pre-outage work on Units 2 and 4. 2016 Black and Veach Kusile Power Station: Commissioning of Unit 1 and the common plant. 2017 ABB Matla Power Station: Completed the refurbishment and commissioning of Units 1 and 2.