Thabang K.

Experience

• Mechanical draughtsman Naledi Ringrollers · Full-time Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 11 mos South Africa *Use specialized software to create models and drawings of products
  *Research and development of new products, methods and procedures
  * Organize and maintain existing engineering records
  *Construct prototypes and confirm designs with design/purchasing team
  *Perform physical testing on engineering prototypes
  *Develops manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for fabricating, building, assembling, and
  installing components.
  *To ensure timeous, economic, functional design output that conforms to specification and quality requirements together
  with safety and environmental considerations and meets customer / production satisfaction.
  *Designs must comply with specifications, are accurate, relevant, cost effective, are within budget and on time.
  *Creation and revision of CNC programs for the various multi-axis, horizontal and vertical machines.
  *Works with engineering and supervisory personnel to trouble shoot and resolve design, tooling and operating difficulties.
  *Provide production support by generating forging and rolling parameters to achieve customer specifications for products
  *Ensure that tender concept drawings and bills of material are produced and compiled as directed.
  *Create CNC programs for machining various products.
  *Interpret and hand draw engineering sketches into CAD.
  *Experience in using measuring and hand tools
• Mechanical Draughtsman John Ratcliffe · Full-time Oct 2019 – Sep 2024 4 yrs 11 mos South Africa *Create accurate drawings by utilizing SolidWorks software.
  *Draw components from sample or rough sketch picture.
  *Create accurate drawings from samples, rough sketches, and verbal descriptions.
  *Inter-fitment of component
  *Reverse engineer components into drawings.
  *Apply general drawing control practices.
  *Technical drawing skill.
  *Conduct space investigation for exhaust pipes
  *Perform space investigation before designing required product.
  * Draw the exhaust pipe work for underground mining trucks.
• Mechanical Draughtsman Resolution Circle · Full-time Oct 2019 – Mar 2021 1 yrs 5 mos South Africa *Provided technical and engineering support to fellow team during commission phase of project.
  *Read and interpret technical drawings, schematic and computer-generated reports.
  *Developed technical skills through training and shadowing experienced professionals.
  *Performed calculations according to standard procedures.
  *Assisted with engineering calculations, 2D and 3D design drawings, preliminary cost estimates or bill of materials.
  *Determined most effective approaches to new projects by reading and analyzing engineering drawing and sketches.
  *Operated various portable electrical machines depending on the assessment required