Wikus Pretorius, Senior Process Engineer

Wikus Pretorius, Senior Process Engineer

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Dear Sir/Madam.

I am a Senior Process  Engineer [B.ING(Chemical)] with 18 yrs experience. I am registered with ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa, #20150080) and IChemE (#99964089).

I have experience in Feasibility Studies, Conceptual Design, detail design, construction support and commissioning, mainly on brownfields projects and plant improvements and optimisation projects. I have experience in process optimisation, process debottlenecking, monitoring and troubleshooting.  

I have experience in water and waste water treatment design, construction, commissioning and operation. My experience in the water industry include the following technologies:

I have more than 15 years of experience in process designs for various industries. The designs include documents like Process Flow Diagrams, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, Hysys simulations, sizing of equipment and piping, selecting equipment and developing data sheets, technical design requirements, mass and energy balances, procedures (including commissioning, start-up and operating procedures), philosophies, design specifications, functional control specifications, hazardous area classifications according to IP15, various reports and .

I have worked on the following equipment and types of equipment: burners, condensers, pumps, evaporators, heat exchangers, PLCs, SCADA systems, instruments, compressors, valves, relief valves, regulators, pneumatic controllers, dosing systems, heaters, separators and more.

I have extensive HAZOP, SIL and HAZID Study experience as well as risk review and management experience for large companies. I can determine the extent of the HAZOP required for a project, lead the reviews as a Process Engineer and facilitate a review as chairman.

As a lead engineer I have been tasked to perform audits on selected projects to ensure the designs are sound and design procedures are followed. I have been through ISO10001 and ISO9001 accreditation processes. I have knowledge of working with standards including API, IEC, ASTM, ASME, ANSI, NFPA, IEEE as well as local standards.

I have led teams of engineers, of different disciplines on projects and I have worked together with operators and maintenance personnel to identify critical process and other engineering issues and to solve them as speedily as possible. I have managed and worked with contractors and gained valuable experience in resolving critical project and engineering issues and queries.   

Please contact me if you have any questions or require more information.

Kind Regards

Wikus Pretorius

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Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

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