Grant U.

Experience

• Drawing Office Manager Pump and Abrasion Technologies PTY (LTD) · Full-time Feb 2024 – Sep 2025 1 yrs 7 mos Centurion, GP, South Africa Lead and manage a team of draughtsmen, ensuring delivery of world-class fabrication, machining, and assembly drawings.
  Oversee the design, checking, and redlining of all drawings to maintain international drawing standards (AWS D1.1, ISO 2553, ISO 8062).
  Drive and enforce drawing office procedures, including document control, part numbering integrity, and revision/supersession processes.
  Collaborate with procurement, engineering, and production teams to ensure seamless communication, preventing redundant/old stock from reaching final assembly.
  Spearhead the new product development drawing process, from concept to sign-off, ensuring technical accuracy and effective stakeholder communication.
  Ensure compliance with manufacturing drawing practices (limits & fits, geometric tolerancing, casting, welding, sheet metal cutting).
  Administer ERP systems (Syspro), maintaining data integrity and alignment between design and operations.
  Mentor and upskill team members, cultivating a systematic, meticulous, and efficient work environment.
  Key Achievements:
  • Standardized drawing office processes, achieving a significant reduction in errors and rework.
  • Successfully led projects with major EPCs and engineering consulting houses, delivering high-quality designs for mineral processing plants.
  • Leveraged 10+ years of advanced SolidWorks expertise to design innovative solutions and accelerate project turnaround times.
• Director GUDECOR PTY (LTD) · Full-time Feb 2019 – Jan 2025 5 yrs 11 mos Ballito, KZN, South Africa Specialised in home décor items
  Carpentry and custom design drawings for customers
  Manufactured shelves, cupboards, tables, and other wood/metal décor
  Repairs, refurbishments, restorations, and paint effects
  Specialised in home décor items Carpentry and custom design drawings for customers Manufactured shelves, cupboards, tables, and other wood/metal décor Repairs, refurbishments, restorations, and paint effects
  Skills: In-house Design · Furniture · Afrikaans · Design · Custom Furniture · Engineering
• Shop manager Guys of Design · Full-time Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 1 yrs Gqeberha, EC, South Africa Interior design and custom furniture manufacturing
  Customer sales, orders and quotations
  Customizing and designing
  Draughting and drawings for customers
  Light manufacturing
  IT maintenance
  Interior design and custom furniture manufacturing Customer sales, orders and quotations Customizing and designing Draughting and drawings for customers Light manufacturing IT maintenance
  Skills: Creative Pattern Cutting · In-house Design · Furniture · Design Drawings · CAD Management · Afrikaans · Drawing · Design · Custom Furniture · Engineering
  Skills: Creative Pattern Cutting · In-house Design · Furniture · Design Drawings · CAD Management · Afrikaans · Drawing · Design · Custom Furniture · Engineering
• Senior artist Demelonic Construction · Full-time Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 1 yrs Broederstroom, NW, South Africa Manage construction clients’ needs
  Brief office staff and drivers of daily objectives
  Relay all instructions from Director
  Produce working drawings for site staff
  Conduct site visits for measurement and drawing accuracy
  Produce customer approval drawings and variation order calculations
  Prepare drawings for ordering custom-made units from China
  Technical drawings for installation and accounting
  Manage construction clients’ needs Brief office staff and drivers of daily objectives Relay all instructions from Director Produce working drawings for site staff Conduct site visits for measurement and drawing accuracy Produce customer approval drawings and variation order calculations Prepare drawings for ordering custom-made units from China Technical drawings for installation and accounting
  Skills: Creative Pattern Cutting · In-house Design · Design Drawings · CAD Management · Afrikaans · Drawing · Design · Engineering
• CAD Manager Fabristeel Services cc · Full-time Apr 1993 – Dec 2015 22 yrs 8 mos Germiston, GP, South Africa Head of Draughting & Design
  CNC Programming & CAD
  Amada Fanuc controls
  Punching Design and Nesting
  Profile Cutting CNC, Nesting
  Working drawings and cut lists
  IT maintenance, service and repairs
  Software support
  Factory management
  Sales, orders and quotations
  Client servicing
  Divisional payroll and budgeting
  Manage team and projects
  Clients include: Towmaster; Vanderlande Industries; Denel; Safair; Roll-Ezy; Spoornet; Polycomp; Phillips Medical; Jack de Rooij Systems; Ecolab
  Head of Draughting & Design CNC Programming & CAD Amada Fanuc controls Punching Design and Nesting Profile Cutting CNC, Nesting Working drawings and cut lists IT maintenance, service and repairs Software support Factory management Sales, orders and quotations Client servicing Divisional payroll and budgeting Manage team and projects Clients include: Towmaster; Vanderlande Industries; Denel; Safair; Roll-Ezy; Spoornet; Polycomp; Phillips Medical; Jack de Rooij Systems; Ecolab
  Skills: Working Drawings · In-house Design · Design Drawings · CAD Management · Afrikaans · CNC Programming · Drawing · Sheet Metal · Design · Engineering · CNC Manufacturing