Goran R.
Senior Mechanical Draughtsman | 30+ Years | Plant Design | Piping | 3D Modelling | AutoCAD | PCB des
Johannesburg,
South Africa
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Drawing Checking
Equipment Design
General Arrangement (GA) Drawing
Process Piping
Section Leadership
About
Senior Mechanical Draughtsman and 3D Modeller with 30+ years of specialist experience across mining, metallurgical processing, oil refining, power generation, water treatment, and industrial plant projects — with an international project footprint spanning 15 countries across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.
I have worked almost entirely as a contractor and specialist throughout my career, building broad technical depth across plant layout, 3D piping, structural steelwork, mechanical detailing, and drawing checking — alongside section leadership and drawing office management on major EPCM and EPC projects.
Core skills:
3D plant layout — piping, structural, mechanical, civil
Isometric draughting and MTO production
Drawing checking and QA across all disciplines
Section leadership and drawing office management
Pressure vessel and cryogenic equipment design
Materials handling — conveyors, chutes, hoppers, crushers
Mentoring and training of junior draughtsmen
Software: AutoCAD (30+ years) - Autodesk Plant 3D - Autodesk Inventor - Solid Edge (ST7) - CADWorx Plant - Mechanical Desktop
Selected projects:
Anglo Platinum Potgietersrust North 600 ktpm UG2 Concentrator (3D plant layout and piping)
Kusile Power Station Water Treatment Plant (piping design and DO management)
Randgold Tongon Gold Project, Ivory Coast (3D piping layout)
United Silicon 32 MW SAF, Iceland (drawing checking)
ELECTRATHERM Cast Iron Blobulator Plant, India (3D structural, mechanical and piping)
HDG water towers to 522 m3 — Angola, Botswana, South Africa
Available immediately for remote, contract, and freelance assignments internationally.
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I have worked almost entirely as a contractor and specialist throughout my career, building broad technical depth across plant layout, 3D piping, structural steelwork, mechanical detailing, and drawing checking — alongside section leadership and drawing office management on major EPCM and EPC projects.
Core skills:
3D plant layout — piping, structural, mechanical, civil
Isometric draughting and MTO production
Drawing checking and QA across all disciplines
Section leadership and drawing office management
Pressure vessel and cryogenic equipment design
Materials handling — conveyors, chutes, hoppers, crushers
Mentoring and training of junior draughtsmen
Software: AutoCAD (30+ years) - Autodesk Plant 3D - Autodesk Inventor - Solid Edge (ST7) - CADWorx Plant - Mechanical Desktop
Selected projects:
Anglo Platinum Potgietersrust North 600 ktpm UG2 Concentrator (3D plant layout and piping)
Kusile Power Station Water Treatment Plant (piping design and DO management)
Randgold Tongon Gold Project, Ivory Coast (3D piping layout)
United Silicon 32 MW SAF, Iceland (drawing checking)
ELECTRATHERM Cast Iron Blobulator Plant, India (3D structural, mechanical and piping)
HDG water towers to 522 m3 — Angola, Botswana, South Africa
Available immediately for remote, contract, and freelance assignments internationally.
Service offers
Experience
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Independent Draughting Consultant
Freelance / Self-employed · Self-employed
Jul 2023 –
Present
2 yrs 10 mos
Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
- Freelance 3D/2D mechanical, piping, structural, and plant layout draughting for engineering clients.
- Recent contract work includes 3D modelling of a Portable Crushing Station— components and complete plant layout — with 2D fabrication drawings for manufacturing.
- Drawing checking and QA for engineering projects.
- Available for remote, contract, part-time, and freelance assignments nationally and internationally. -
Project Drawing Checker
Tenova Pyromet · Contract
Sep 2014 –
Feb 2016
1 yrs 5 mos
Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
- Checking Mechanical & Piping drawings for United Silicon US1 32 MW Submerged Arc Furnace Project, Iceland
- Checking Mechanical & Piping drawings for AKSU Ferroalloys 60 MW Furnace 4, (Kazakhstan)
- Checking Mechanical & Piping drawings for Northam Platinum Slag 20 MW Cleaning Furnace, Thabazimbi
- Checking Mechanical drawings for Gimcheon (South Korea) Mineral Wool Furnace project
- Two contract engagements with a freelance project period between April–September 2015 (modular water tank structures and Eagle Canyon Estate 3D modelling). -
Project Section Leader / Senior Draughtsman / Checker
CAE Solutions / Fast Track Projects / Antrim · Contract
Mar 2011 –
Sep 2013
2 yrs 6 mos
Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
- Checking Structural drawings for Northam Platinum UG2 Screening Building(s)
- Checking Isometric drawings for Kamoto Copper Solvent Extraction & Floatation, at Luilu, Kolwezi province, DRC
- Supervision & mentoring of junior draughtsmen on Bombela Gautrain as-built draughting
- 3D modelling of chutework for Multotech Thabazimbi Conveyor Refurbishment
- Tasking, Admin, Planning, etc of Drawing Office Section (Civil/ Structural/ Mechanical/ Piping) for Kusile Power Station Water Treatment Plant Project
- 3D design & detailing of piping systems for Condensate Polishing Plant section of Kusile Power Station Water Treatment Plant Project
- 3D (civil, mechanical, structural & piping) layout design for Areva Trekkopje Uranium Plant, Namibia -
Piping Section Leader / Senior Draughtsman and Modeler
SENET Engineering · Contract
Sep 2008 –
May 2010
1 yrs 8 mos
Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
- 2D plant layouts, design & detailing (G.A.s, Isometrics & M.T.O.s) of piping for Centamin Pharaoh Gold Mine, Sukari (Egypt)
- 3D plant layouts, design & detailing (G.A.s, Isometrics & M.T.O.s) of piping for Randgold Tongon gold project, Ivory Coast -
Senior Modeler / Draughtsman and Drawing Office Training Officer
Vhumbanani Projects · Contract
Mar 2006 –
Apr 2008
2 yrs 1 mos
Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
- 3D plant layout, piping, and mechanical detailing — Anglo Platinum Potgietersrust North 600 ktpm UG2 Concentrator and Amandelbult expansion.
- Drawing Office Training Officer: formal mentoring and training of junior draughtsmen in 3D CAD and engineering skills.
Education
- Belgrade University BSC Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, NQF 7 equivalent (Recognised by SA Human Resources Council 1994) 1981 – 1989 Activities and Societies: Amateur Radio Club Mihailo Pupin, Belgrade 5 year course - Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering group
Other experience
- Drawing Office Training Officer Formal mentoring and training of junior draughtsmen in 3D CAD, process piping, and engineering skills. Vhumbanani Projects, 2006–2008.
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Age: 64
Joined: May 18, 2026
Last seen: May 19, 2026
Area of Expertise
Machine Design
Oil & Gas
3D Modeling
Mechanical Drafting
Civil Drafting Services
Engineering Design
Mechanical Engineering
Structural Engineering
3D Design Services
CAD Drawing Services
AutoCAD Drafting & Design
Fabrication Drawings Services
Assembly Modeling Services
Contract Drafting Services
AutoCAD Drawing Services
CAD Drafting Services
Mechanical Design Services
Mechanical CAD Design
2D to 3D Modeling
Isometric Drawing Services
Languages
English Native or bilingual proficiency
Serbian Native or bilingual proficiency
Russian Elementary proficiency
Spanish Elementary proficiency
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa