Gerhard Barkhuizen

Mechanical Engineer
Johannesburg, ZA

About

•Complete gear unit design; •Reverse engineering complete gear units; •Product management; •Project management; •Failure analysis; •Condition monitoring; •Vibration analyst (ISO 18436-2 level 1); •3D CAD Design; •SolidWorks; •SolidEdge; •Basic stress analysis on mechanical components; •FEA knowledge and interpretation; •Mathematical modeling using Matlab and Python; •Gear and gear unit selections, costing and proposal; •Bill Off Materials on ERP system SAP; •Advanced Microsoft office skills; •Management reporting and chairing meetings; •Engineering office management.

Work Experience

Mechanical Engineer (Design)

David Brown Santasalo
Jun 2012 - Present

Gear unit and girth gear product design, assessment and repairs, project management, and office management including order-management meetings with sales, procurement, quality and engineering teams.

Education

Welding Engineer Membership

International Institute of Welding & South African Institute of Welding
Present - Jul 2018

B.Eng (Hons.) Metallurgical Engineering: Welding Engineering

University of Pretoria
Present - Dec 2016

B.Eng Mechanical Engineering

North West University
Present - Dec 2011

High School Diploma

Technical High School Carel De Wet
Present - Dec 2007

Head boy

Languages

English - Native
Afrikaans - Native
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