What type of job are you looking for?
draughtsman 2D and 3D (Autocad and inventor)
What nationality are you?
Netherlands residing in South Africa
What languages do you speak (and at what level)?
English Afrikaans understand (fairly well) and speak (poorly) Netherlands
What country or area are you looking to work in and why?
Netherland Would like to emigrate back
What countries have you worked in?
None, but worked closely with the UK with the development of windws for the South African high speed train
What countries do you have a visa to work in?
have EU passport
What field do you currently work in?
Mechanical draughting
What fields have you worked in before?
Factory and contracts management in wear resistant ceramics ; Fibreglass. Develop management in the design and manufacture of alumium framed sliding windows for the transport industry. (busses, ldv's and trains)
What qualifications do you hold?
mechanical draughtsman grade 12 schooling National technical cert 5.
Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why?
both. formal education gives the bassis, while skills gives the experience and subsequent "growth"
Describe the benefits of working with others
team work will allways give the best results as per the saying that 2 heads are better than one.
Describe the benefits of working alone
from the previous answer above "alone time" is also important as it allows quiet thinking time which also often gets the solutions to questions. Also it allowsone to list questions for later team resolutions.
What was your worst working experience?
some 30 years ago I was promoted to factory manager in a factory manufacturing thermocouples. (a component used, was platinum...very expensive). While learning the work very quickly and attaining best production figures within 3 months of the promotion, I incurred a very large loss due to a simple error of not checking the production procedures. This did teach me to check, check and check again.
What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career?
Never assume and always check and re-check.
What unique skills do you have?
The ability to work with others The ability to often find solutions to a problem.
What would you consider as your 'dream job'?
To be able to be involved with a team creating a product and seeing the design through to its final production and successful testing.
What are the most interesting aspects of your field?
Seeing something come to life from "the drawing board"
Wjat are the least interesting aspects of your field?
the administration part. e.g. certain paper requirements and relative accounting aspects.
How can potential employers contact you?
TEL: +27829255533 E-mail: indiservices@vodamail.co.za
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