Heinrich W.

Experience

• Composite Engineer Southern Wind Shipyard · Full-time Mar 2024 – Mar 2025 1 yrs Cape Town, WC, South Africa DESIGN of composite components and structure on boats. Produce, check and review 2D production drawings of composite components and CNC file needed. Implementing the projection laser and leading the team to produce 2D and 3D files assist composite manufacturing. Optimized production process and sequence and with overseas engineers to receive engineering drawing on time and to the right process.
• Junior Engineer Aerosud · Full-time Jul 2009 – Feb 2025 15 yrs 7 mos Pretoria, GP, South Africa Working in the field of advanced composite involved in design and
  
  research and development.
• Production and Process Manager Petrawell Pty Ltd · Full-time Mar 2024 – Jan 2025 10 mos Centurion, GP, South Africa Specializing in composite filament winding and design of complex-, precision composite aerospace components
• Product Design & Development Heinrich Carbon Technology (HCT) · Self-employed Sep 2021 – Dec 2022 1 yrs 3 mos Centurion, GP, South Africa Lead of Product Design, Development and Innovation. Leading the way through unique design and alternative ways of thinking.
• Mechanical Engineer and Product Designer Blackstone TEK · Full-time Aug 2017 – Aug 2021 4 yrs Randburg, GP, South Africa Design carbon fibre and aluminium automotive parts across the entire lifecycle from concept through the manufacturing, pre-production and production process.
  
  ★ PYGA MoBu Bicycle Frame Project - main focus has been running the design and manufacture of the PYGA MoBu project from the initial conceptual phase to the current preproduction state. My tasks included the CAD design of all the carbon and aluminium parts for the bicycle assembly, the production moulds as well as the carbon layup and ply development. I also designed and implemented a completely out of autoclave curing process that requires no bagging or disposable internal bladders, that significantly reduces the in process waste and scrap rate.
  
  ★ Other Special Contributions
  1) Improved the wheel sanding process and output. Researched, implemented and automated the process, reducing bottlenecks and turnaround time.
  
  2) Implemented a new manufacturing method to reduce consumables, reduce waste, and that demanded less power, and reduced environmental impact.
  
  3) Reduced the turnaround time for moulds by utilizing additive manufacture. This negated the need for the oversimplification of designs to enable machining. This enabled production of more complex designs.
• Design Engineer MechCaL / TLT-Turbo Africa · Full-time Apr 2014 – Jul 2017 3 yrs 3 mos Pretoria, GP, South Africa My duties include CAD design of production and prototype parts, composite moulds, parts as well as CNC Robot programming and operating.
• Body Exterior TVM Engineer Ford Motor Company · Contract Apr 2014 – Apr 2014 0 mos Pretoria, GP, South Africa - Drive achievement of the Body Exterior TVM target
  - Ensure TVM ideas are always up-to-date.
  - Drive continuous development of new TVM ideas be it via cost
  savings, product improvements and complexity reductions.
  - Take responsibility for implementation of TVM ideas right up to FCR
  sign-off with PVT - and Plant teams.
  - Drive the region to progress country-related TVM ideas and assist in
  implementation of those ideas.
  - Assist suppliers during local content development.
  - Resolve relevant build, quality, and durability and service concerns
  - Design & release of body components as required.
  - Prepare PV plans as required
  - Partake in APQP activities
  - Liaise with regional counterparts in Product Development in Australia
  and other build locations
  - Develop strong relationships with external suppliers.
• Design- and Quality Manager Fibre Panels · Full-time Feb 2011 – Apr 2013 2 yrs 2 mos Olifantsfontein, GP, South Africa Design of fiberglass production parts:
  - CAD design of fibreglass parts
  - CAD design of fibreglass moulds
  - Toolpath programming for mould machining
  - Program and operate Motoman Robotic Router
  Design of sheet metal production parts:
  - Reverse engineering of sheet metal parts
  - CAD design of sheet metal parts
  - Toolpath programming for sheet metal nesting
  - Program and operate Uni-Cam Laser bed and
  Motoman Robotic Laser cutter
  Quality:
  - Generate scan and probe reports for part to CAD comparison
  - IMDS (Material Data System) uploads for client certification
  - PPAP (Pre-production Approval Process) preparation