Muhammed-Saleh Faki

Project Engineer at Demag Cranes

• United Arab Emirates
• July 2013 to December 2013

 Cost estimation, BOM’s and submission of tenders for heavy engineered cranes.
This involved technical, commercial and legal aspects for tenders.
 Streamlined the process for standard crane selection. This involved creation of a
spreadsheet-type selection template for sizing of mechanical components and
structural sections for costing purposes by the sales office.
 Conceptual design and cost estimation of material-handling cranes in custom
applications, including ladle cranes with 550 ton lifting capacity.
 Governing loads for crane design (static, dynamic, skewing and impact forces).
 QCPs, data files, operating manuals, loading schedules, commissioning certificates.
 Commercial: performance and retention bonds, credit limits, Incoterms, invoicing.
 SABS member for regulation of industry standards in the lifting equipment sector.

Assistant at Morris Material

• January 2012 to June 2012

 Custom design and strength calculation of cranes for various sectors of the
engineering industry. Design includes mechanical components and structural
calculations. Supply of cranes to PPC cement, Anglo-American (dragline), Kumba
Mine (Sishen Iron Ore), Samancor, Transnet and Eskom amongst others.
 Design of lifting attachments and spreader beams in custom applications including
hydraulic component specification.
 SABS member for regulation of industry standards in the lifting equipment sector.
 Planned, scheduled and coordinated detailed phases of large-scale projects.
 Recommended design modifications to eliminate machine and system malfunctions.
 Investigation of gearbox failures for standard Morris range.

Technical Consultant at Emessaf Engineering

• March 2011 to October 2011

Maintenance Engineer at  Consultant to Transnet Rail Engineering  Maintenance of packaging equipment for the pharmaceutical industry. Transnet Rail Engineering

• August 2009 to February 2011

 Design and testing of critical drivetrain components, including speed probes,
synthetic lubrication, gear wear and modifications to gearbox housings.
 Fault-finding on locomotives, including wheel-slip. Solutions required a multi-
disciplinary approach (mechanical, electrical, metallurgical and chemical).
 Updating of maintenance procedures for locomotives.
 Drawing up of maintenance schedule for locomotive fleet (135 locomotives).
 Compiled operating procedures and training manuals for locomotive upgrade
program.

Assistant at Transnet Rail Engineering

• February 2009 to July 2009

 Structural analysis of wagons using both manual calculations and FEA.
 Design and modification of locomotive brake blocks.

Assistant Manager

• June 2000 to August 2001

 Cash control.
 Stock control.
 Quality control.

Assistant Manager

• United Arab Emirates
• January 1998 to May 2000

 Cash control.
 Stock control.
 Quality control.

Project Management

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 Led the project team for the largest locomotive upgrade project ever undertaken on
South Africa's coal-line locomotive fleet. Reduced number of out-of-service
locomotives by 60%.
Business development
 Wrote the cost estimation template for crab structure design for Demag South Africa.

Engineering Manager at Fraser Alexander March 2018

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 Design of hydro-mining equipment for reclamation. This includes pipeline
specifications, water jet thrust calculations, overturning moments analysis and
structural integrity of hydraulic equipment designed to client specification.
 R&D and final sign-off of custom-built re-mining equipment. This encompasses all
mechanical, hydraulic and structural calculations, plant layout for site installation,
detail design for fabrication, P&ID’s, component selection, reticulation, mounting
platforms, vibrating screens, underflow boxes and tanks, amongst others.
 Drawing up of mining plans in conjunction with the operations team to ensure that
correct equipment is specified and environmental rehabilitation can be achieved.
Torre Industries Jan 2016 to Feb 2018
Design Engineer
 Design and calculation of base foundations and height anchors for tower cranes
above free-standing height (SA French division). Responsible for turnkey project: site
inspection, structural calculations, 3D layout, detail design for fabrication, supervision
of on-site installation and final sign-off. Projects include Discovery Head Office
(Sandton), Pearls Hotel (Umhlanga) and Central Square (Morningside).
 Custom design and final sign-off of bracing for hoist units on high-rise building
projects (SA French).
 Quality audits and QCPs for dry batch plants (Toma Equipment division).
 Market analysis, technical requirements, production capacity and staff training
(overhead crane manufacturing facility - Elephant Lifting division).
 Design, load testing and certification of lifting attachments and spreader beams
(Manhand and Elephant Lifting divisions).
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