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Jacobus Gideon Johannes (Gihan) De Jongh
Senior Design Draughtsman
Pretoria,GP
Summary
Project design professional with proven track record of delivering high-quality design solutions that meet client expectations. Focused on collaboration and meeting project goals, adaptable to changing project requirements. Skilled in design software, project management, and creative problem-solving, known for reliability and results-driven approach.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior project Designer
Wood SA
05.2022 - Current
- PetroChemical Sector
- Projects: Ashtron DHT and GHT project, SCC PMR Project (Sasol), BACP Project (Sasol), SCC Project (Sasol)
- -Managing projects and sites
- -Drawing up plans, elevations, sections and details
- -Laying out of bulk earthworks, demolition drawing
- -General arrangement layouts
- -Reinforcing layouts and details
- -General office admin for projects
- -Site inspections and problem solving
- -Handling of queries from site
- -Issue of drawings and reinforcement to site
- -Drawing checking
- -Reinforcement checking
- -Training of Junior staff members
Senior project draughtsman
Conco consolidated power projects
03.2016 - 05.2022
- Projects: Swaziland solar plant, Seychelles power infrastructure upgrade, Upgrade of Ethiopia power network
- Power generation and distrubution sector
- -Managing projects and sites
- -Drawing up plans, elevations, sections and details
- -Laying out of bulk earthworks, demolition drawing
- -General arrangement layouts
- -Reinforcing layouts and details
- -Setting up of prokon autopads
- -General office admin for projects
- -Site inspections and problem solving
- -Handling of queries from site
- -Issue of drawings and reinforcement to site
- -Drawing checking
- -Reinforcement checking
- -Training of Junior staff members
- Power generation sector
Senior Civil & Structural Designer
Themba
01.2014 - 09.2015
- -Drawing up plans, elevations, sections and details
- -Laying out of bulk earthworks, demolition drawing
- -General arrangement layouts
- -Reinforcing layouts and details
- -Set up of company standards 2D and 3D
- -General office admin for projects
- -Site inspections and problem solving
- -Handling of queries from site
- -Issue of drawings and reinforcement to site
- -Drawing checking
- -Reinforcement checking
- -Training of Junior staff members
- Commercial
- Projects: Womans living heritage monument / museum (Pretoria central), Land rover, Jaguar and Ranger rover (Bedfordview)
Civil Designer
Foster Wheeler
04.2009 - 12.2013
- Projects: Sasol FT wax plant upgrade (Sasolburg), Engen refinery upgrade (Durban harbour)
- Petrochemical Sector
- -Drawing up plans, elevations, sections and details
- -Laying out of bulk earthworks, demolition drawing
- -General arrangement layouts
- -3D modeling (civil,structural and architectural)
- -Reinforcing layouts and details
- -Set up of company standards 2D and 3D
- -Customizing of drawing extraction out of Smartplant 3D
- -Creating cell libraries
- -Creating intelligent labels (xml coding in software)
- -Customization of out of the box automated dimensions (xml coding in software)
- -Compiling training manuals for end users
- -Compiling configuration manuals for customization and development
- -Setting up of catalog data for civil and structural
Civil & Structural Designer
Murray and Roberts, Contracted to SLMR PBMR project
10.2006 - 03.2009
- -Providing level 2 support to smartplant and mechanical
- -Configuration management
- -Change control
- -Documentation and business process optimization
- -Training of users
- -Providing support to users Drawing packages
- -Smart Plant 3D Common
- -Smart Plant 3D structural
- -Smart Plant foundation
- -Oracle configuration for 3D software
Civil & Structural Designer
Africon (Aurecon)
04.2003 - 09.2006
- -Structural concrete draughting
- -Civil draughting
- -Structural steel draughting
- -Water reticulation draughting
- -Piping draughting
- -Water retaining structures draughting
- -Electrical draughting
- -Mechanical draughting
- -Autocad = 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 2D and 3D
- Senior Draughtsman From 2006
- -Structural concrete draughting
- -Civil draughting.
- -Structural steel draughting
- -Water reticulation draughting
- -Water retaining structures draughting
- -Setting out of works, coordinating of drawing of different departments, drawing control and checking , issue of drawings.
- Training of cad operators on new and previous packages
- Projects: Madhinat Jumairah (UAE), Leeuwkop prison upgrade (Durban harbour), Discovery building (Centurion)
Junior Draughtsman
Terbus
11.2002 - 03.2003
- -3D Design
- -2D Cad Drawings
- -3D Cad Moulds and part designs
Education
3 Year national diploma - Diploma in Higher Project Design
12-2024
High school - Matric
Subjects: Afrikaans, English, Technical drawing, Math, Geography, Science
Skills
Strong work ethic
Client communication
Project planning
Detail drawings
Strong leader
Computer-aided design
Deadline management
2D and 3D modeling
AutoCAD expert
Problem-solving
MicroStation
Smartplant 3d
Autodesk Civil 3d
SmartSketch
Structural Steel
Reinforcement detailing
Microsoft office
Calm under pressure
Dependable and responsible
Software
Autocad
Autodesk Civil 3d
Smartplant 3d
Smartsketch
Tekla
Prokon smart bar
Revit
Navis Works
Excell
Microsoft Office
Timeline
Senior project Designer - Wood SA
05.2022 - Current
Senior project draughtsman - Conco consolidated power projects
03.2016 - 05.2022
Senior Civil & Structural Designer - Themba
01.2014 - 09.2015
Civil Designer - Foster Wheeler
04.2009 - 12.2013
Civil & Structural Designer - Murray and Roberts, Contracted to SLMR PBMR project
10.2006 - 03.2009
Civil & Structural Designer - Africon (Aurecon)
04.2003 - 09.2006
Junior Draughtsman - Terbus
11.2002 - 03.2003
High school Delmas - High school, Matric
Academy Of Draughting - 3 Year national diploma, Diploma in Higher Project Design