Cornelius Du Preez

Responsibilities: This is an electronic development company that specialises in protocol conversion. I am involved in the procurement of the components needed in development and for production. This includes sourcing parts at the lowest prices available and all the admin involved with it. Main Responsibilities: - Component Procurement for development and production - Scheduling of outsourced assembly in accordance to the MRP - Stock Control Other Responsibilities: - Batch costing and goods receiving - Configuration Controller - Integration of products Achievements: - Supplier relationships improved - Implementation of a bin numbering system for stock identification and control - Implemented a system for data retrieval from the central database - Production control for a varied range of products Exposure to New Technologies: - Interfacing of PC parallel and serial port software and hardware - Designing of digital IO board (RS232 to IO) - Microsoft Project - Pastel Accounting (Using the inventory only)

Responsibilities: This is a High Voltage Capacitance measurement instrumentation company. I was involved in the production, faultfinding and calibration of VT’s (Capacitive Voltage Transformers), High Voltage Proximity Sensors and MIM (Motor Insulation Monitor). This included project management, stock planning and buying of electronic components for the different projects. I also did manual dual layer PCB (Printed Circuit Board) layouts using Tango PCB. - Production, faultfinding and calibration of products - Project scheduling and budget control - Procurement and stock control - PCB (Printed Circuit Board) layouts Achievements: - PCB layouts for analogy multi stack designs - Digital switch unit design, switching between different analogue inputs - Resource identification and allocation New Technologies: - Tango PCB - High voltage capacitive sensing

Responsibilities: This is a Digital CCTV Recorder manufacturing company. I was the workshop manager, which involved project planning, stock managing, buying of components, assembly, fault finding on the video switchboards, networking of the switchers and the quality control of the assembly. I was also involved in the testing and qualification of the hardware and software of new products. I enjoyed doing telephonic and onsite support to assist dealers/users with the operation of the recorders. I was also actively involved in giving dealers technical training to install the system and to be able to give support to their clients. - Soldering of video switching boards and looms - Faultfinding and repair - Workshop management - Project planning - Stock control and Procurement - Networking of the switchers - Quality control - Qualification and testing of both hardware and software - new products Achievements: - Total client support - Technical training - Documentation: Training manual, and documentation to comply with ISO 9000