Rudolph Gerhardus van den Heever, Senior Instrumentation Engineer

Rudolph Gerhardus van den Heever

Senior Instrumentation Engineer

Keppel Seghers

Location
South Africa
Education
Diploma, Instrumentation
Experience
5 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 5 Months

Senior Instrumentation Engineer at Keppel Seghers
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2011 to April 2014

Coordinating the work activities of the instrument and controls (I&C) functions with the entire construction effort. Perform all I&C operations required to receive, test, install, adjust, and repair pneumatic and electronic control instrumentation and equipment. Monitor construction activities to ensure adherence to safety and quality standards and to achieve work efficiency. Lead a team of instrument engineers to perform the commissioning of the whole plant and handover to the client. Assist the design audit team (CH2M Hill) to review the whole design and control philosophy of the plant and making corrections and recommendations where required

Instrumentation Commissioning Engineer at Keppel Seghers
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2010 to April 2011

Loop checking, functional checks, Pre-commissioning of all instruments associated with this Domestic Solid Waste Management Centre. Instruments involved: flow transmitters, temperature transmitters, (thermo couples and RTD’s) pressure transmitters, level transmitters, pneumatic and motorized control valves, PLCs, (Siemens S7 400), oxygen analysers, proximity sensors. Lead a team of instrument personnel for timely completion of all instrumentation activities and handover the plant to the client.

Instrument Engineer at Technicas Reunidas
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • May 2010 to August 2010

Loop checking, functional checks, pre-commissioning of all instruments associated with this plant. Instruments involved: flow transmitters, temperatures transmitters, pressure transmitters, level transmitters, control valves, PLCs, DCS (Yokogawa) etc. Lead a team of instrument personnel for timely completion of all instrumentation activities and handover the plant to the client.

Instrument Engineer at Kentz Engineering Constructors - Sharq 3rd Expansion Project
  • Other
  • November 2009 to February 2010

Coordinating the work activities of the instrument and controls (I&C) functions with the entire construction
effort. Perform all I&C operations required to receive, test, install, adjust, and repair pneumatic and.
electronic control instrumentation and equipment.
Monitor construction activities to ensure adherence to safety and quality standards and to achieve
work efficiency.

Instrumentation Superintendent at Fluor
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • May 2008 to September 2009

Coordinating the work activities of the instrument and controls (I&C) functions with the entire construction
effort. Perform all I&C operations required to receive, test, install, adjust, and repair pneumatic and.
electronic control instrumentation and equipment.
Monitor construction activities to ensure adherence to safety and quality standards and to achieve
work efficiency.

Education

Diploma, Instrumentation
  • at Sasol 3
  • June 1990

Sasol III Petro-Chemical Plant (Secunda, SA) Trainee Instrument Mechanic Period of training April 1988 – Dec 1990 The training was inhouse, with practical done at Sasol lll Petrochemical Plant

Specialties & Skills

Commissioning
Waste Management
Instrumentation
Handover
Modification, Monitoring
Practical, Problem Solving, Project Management, Promote Safety Systems
Quality Assurance, Systems, Systems Design
Teamwork, Work in a Multi-Disciplinary Team
Adaptability, Analysis, Assessment
Intellectual Ability, Interpreting Data, Implementation
Investigate, Logic, Maintenance, Managerial Techniques
Creative Thinking, Design Systems, Develop
Testing, Time Management, Transferable Skills, Troubleshooting.

Languages

English
Expert
Afrikaans
Expert

Training and Certifications

Siliconics Safari and AC2 VSD, Boltec 335H, Siemens ST-7 SERV1 and ST-7 SERV2 (Certificate)
Advanced Plant Operations (Certificate)
IR New Directions, Safe Lifting, Rigging and Inspection, Basic Mineral Processing (Certificate)
Conlog Sigma II Alarm Systems (Certificate)
Technical Ability, Mining Law, Developing P & ID, Electronics 1 & 2 (Certificate)
Basic Instrumentation & Basic Process Control (Certificate)
Assertiveness & Motivation, Electrical Protection, Process Management Skills, Winder Basics (Certificate)

Hobbies

  • Camping, Fishing and Scuba Diving.Carpentry and cabinet making
    I belonged to the sea rescue team in Cape Town, it was quite challenging at times but, people were helped and thats the most imported. I won 1st price for my carpentry and cabinet making. In scuba diving I completed my rescue diving course, unfortunately, the time and place for diving is not always there.