PG Oosthuizen - CV
- 1. Mechanical Engineer CURRICULUM VITAE Pieter G. Oosthuizen
- 2. Pieter Gerhardus Oosthuizen 114 River Road, Mantevrede, Vanderbijlpark 1911 Email: pietergoosthuizen@gmail.com Mobile: 0768179087 Profile: I am passionate about engineering and innovation. I enjoy challenges and expanding my knowledge and am keen to work in an organisation with similar minded people. I am interested in working and gaining knowledge in design and manufacturing and their applications in real life situations. I am currently busy obtaining my glider pilots license with the aim to obtain my private pilots license. The aerospace intrigues me as well as the ammunition used for defence or demolition. I’m passionate about the structural field as well. I have gained work experience in a mechanical workshop where the focus was on repairing and modifying interlink trailers as well as building and extending of new trailers. I have also worked at a company where B-grade wires are processed into useable products. In total, I have nearly thirteen months of practical experience encountering real life mechanical situations. I also have seventeen months of low voltage electrical experience as well as management and maintenance. I am able to give my best while working directly with leading engineers so that I can gain further hands on experience. I am flexible, and adaptable, and able to pick ideas up quickly and take action, under instruction, and meet project objectives and deliverables. My reliability, communication skills, responsibility and friendly nature are assets I would bring to the work. Education: 2012-2016 North West University, Potchefstroom Campus B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering 2012 Subjects Electrical, Magnetism, Optics, Atomic and Nuclear Physics Engineering graphics I Engineering graphics II Materials Science I Science, Technology, Society 2013 Subjects Professional practice I & II Engineering materials I Workshop practice and vacation training Introductory algebra and analysis I & II 2014 Subjects Electronics Strength of materials I Thermodynamics I Computer methods Diff Equations & Num methods Dynamics II Numerical Analysis Analysis II & IV Linear Algebra I Understanding the technological world
- 3. Practical skills gained during my degree The main skill obtained through my degree was to take a problem that presented itself, analyse the problem by using theoretical calculations as well as simulations to generate an appropriate solution. The solution to the problem had to be implemented and controlled to see if the solution fits the need as stated. Another skill acquired is to be able to design a proper part for any given application and to make material selections with costing in mind. A lot of time was also spent on analysing existing hardware to find open spaces for improvements, to develop such improvements and implement it. Mostly all the problems encountered during my studies had a few solutions to each, but the main focus was laid on choosing the most efficient and economical solution. All the needed calculations as well as simulations had to be documented to provide suitable prove as to why the specific solution were to be implemented and if any future improvements would be possible on the applied solution. Project My final year project has allowed me to develop both theoretical and practical skills including project management, finding appropriate methods, conducting research, designs and analysis, manufacturing and installation. Writing up a full research project and giving an oral presentation on my findings was also a big part of the project. The main project I worked on was constructing a Sailplane Winch platform. I was responsible for the design and construction of the control room with all the needed hardware as well as software to be able to control the winch and execute emergency procedures if necessary. I learned lot from the project with focus on problem solving, new ideas presentation and implementing. Working in a group was a good addition to my abilities. A lot of technical design considerations were done to ensure the completion of the project in time and on budget. All and all the project ended on a good note with great progress. 2005-2009 HTS John Vorster Maths, Afrikaans, English and Life orientation Science, Mechanical technology, Engineers graphic design 2015 Subjects Measure and control Thermodynamics II Fluid mechanics I & II Strength of materials II Structural analysis Machine design Mechanical design Engineering statistics Dynamics I Partial differential equations 2016 Subjects Thermal machines Heat transfer Fluid machines Aircraft design Systems engineering Control theory I Thermal fluid system design Vacation training seniors Introduction to project management Project: Sailplane winch platform
- 4. Relevant work experience November 2012 - January 2013 Fitter and turner at Blairhairn Engineering This is an engineering company which builds and repairs trucks and trailers. In this summer job my duties were to assist in the reparation of trucks and trailers. Assist in planning, design and building truck trailers. Turning and fitting parts for the building of the trailers. Every vacation between June 2015 and July 2016 Student assistant at Benidiccio Trading This company processes B-grade wires into usable products. This vacation job has expanded my knowledge in re-using otherwise unusable materials and creating a profitable new product. My duties here were fitting and turning, electrical installations and connections, machine design and building, part manufacturing and maintenance on wire processing machinery. Other work experience January 2010- December 2010 Assistant Electrician at P&Y electrical contractors My duties at this company was to build all mechanical structures for electrical needs. All electrical assistance. Installation of centrifugal pumps and the overhauling of motors used for pumps. October 2013- February 2014 Manager at P&A services and solutions Here I managed workers and incoming jobs, bookkeeping on pastel and designing and building of all mechanical structures for all electrical needs. November 2016 – January 2017 GIS intern at MUSS I am an intern currently with the duty to sort through data and use the data in constructing 2D GIS maps for visual explanation use.
- 5. Skills: Practical skills: Computing skills: References Appendices Final year marks with preliminary degree SHE Safety course certificate Good written and verbal communication skills. Leadership and problem solving skills Self-motivated and can take initiative Excel under pressure Punctual, dependable and able to take responsibility. Good organization skills with attention to detail. Teamwork skills Good analysing and investigating skills Competent using Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint Solidworks 2012-2016 Matlab Engineering Equation Solver (EES) GIS mapping using ArcMap Flownex AutoCad Mr PW Jordaan (Study supervisor) Mechanical Engineering North-Wat University Potchefstroom Pietman.Jordaan@nwu.ac.za Mr Rudi Ritz (Director) Benidiccio Trading Alberton 084 549 6523