Tony Wilkinson List of Experience

  • Tony WilkinsonAllan Wilson Technical High School, Southern Rhodesia (Scholar) – Exposure to Technical Drawing, Metalwork, Woodwork and Science.
  • Escom Rosherville workshop (Apprentice Fitter & Turner) – Exposure to Power Stations, Boilers, Turbines, Pumps, Steam Locomotives, Reblading & Balancing Turbine Spindles – Welding, Benchwork, Shaping, Turning, Rigging, Milling & Grinding.
  • Industrial Electrical Contractors (Junior Draughtsman & Engineering Assistant) – Exposure to Power Line Structures, Insulators, Electrical reticulation of Townships and Suburbs Taking quantities for quotation purposes.
  • Saf-marine Merchant Shipping Line (Junior Engineer) – Exposure to Marine Diesel Engines (9 cyl. & 7 cyl.) with Turbo Blowers, Pumps, Air Compressors, Refrigeration Compressors, Oil Purifiers, Desalinators, Piping Tracing, Heat Exchangers, Boilers and Diesel Generators.
  • Crown Chrome Plating (Designer Draughtsman) – Exposure to Underground Locomotives, Plunger Slurry Pumps, Tank Design, Overhead Cranes, Part Inspection and Dust Extractors.
  • Joy Manufacturing Company (Mechanical Draughtsman – Section Leader) – Exposure to Continuous Miners, Coal Cutters, Loaders and Shuttle Cars, Hydraulic Cylinder/Hydraulic System design and troubleshooting, designed the first Rotary Coal Gathering system on Miners and Loaders and Hydraulic Kits for All machines.
  • Joy Manufacturing Company (Plant Layout Draughtsman & Engineering Assistant) – Exposure to Development of new Service Centre Workshops dealing with Consultants and Inspectors concerning Earthworks, Structure and Overhead/Gantry Cranes, Paint Booth Design and Specialised Concrete Mixes for Wear Resistant Flooring.
  • Joy Manufacturing Company (Facilities Engineer) – Exposure to Air Conditioning acquisition, installation and maintenance, management of Building Maintenance department with 14 staff and liaison with Contractors/Building Inspectors, acquisition of Overhead Cranes and Fork Lift Trucks.
  • Ita Vero Building Services (Proprietor) – Exposure to Building Services including Roofing, Ceilings, Partitioning, Carpentry, Paving and also Sub-Contracted to Strongwood Steel Reinforced Wooden Windows as their top installation team.
  • D.O.T. Draughting Services cc (Proprietor) – Exposure to House Plans for New Houses and Renovations, Architectural Work on a Housing Complex and Multi-Storied Buildings.
  • D.O.T. Draughting Services cc (Proprietor) – Exposure to the following clients for one or numerous projects
    • Industrial Electrical Contractors – Multi-Story Building Electrics, Air Conditioning Ducting.
    • Multicorp Services – Design from scratch a versatile range of Mixers/Agitators including Castings, Gearing and Impeller Design
    • Process Metplant/Metprotech – (7 projects) Process Plant & Equipment including Layout, P&ID, Tanks, Structural and Piping.
    • Mettech Minerals – Design from scratch a complete range of Vertical Stirred Ball Mills from 15 litre to 6000 litre and a Laboratory sized Flotation Plant for a large Mineral Authority in South Africa.
    • Clutch Manufacturing Industries – Aftermarket Motor Car Clutch Plates.
    • Royal Clutch & Brake – Aftermarket Motor Car Clutch Plates.
    • Transdeco – Overhead Power Transmission Line structures.
    • Brian Campbell Consultants – Structural detailing, Piping and Tanks.
    • Warequip – Warehouse Layout, Scissor Lifts.
    • Kram Welding – Hammermills, Screw Conveyors.
    • Valve & Allied – Complete range of Autonomous Sand Filters (0,9m – 6m dia.), GravityFilter, Automatic Backwash Filters.
    • Nova Engineering – Bridge Bearings and Office Flooring.
    • Elida Ponds – Plant Layout Packaging Machines, Tanks and Piping.
    • Kemek – Mini BIOX plant for Laboratory.
    • DJLW Earthing & Lightning Protection – Earthing and Lightning Protection onsite installations on Factories and Buildings and at an Air-force Base, Retractable Lightning Mast.
    • Quality Management Techniques – (6 months) Managed contract to correct the alignment of the Mirror Glazing on a 23 story inner-city building.
    • Airgas Compressors – Rotary vane compressors, Electric Motors and Sound Suppression Enclosures.
    • Metanoya Engineering – Shaft Blasthole Drill Rig
  • Winder Controls Mechanical Designer/Draughtsman – Exposure to Heavy and Light Mine Hoists/Winders, Site Measurement, Lashing Gears, Hydraulics Systems and Components including Manifolds, Dum Brakes and Brake Engines, Electric Motors and Electric Motor Test Rig, Designed their present Logo.
  • Blanes – Siemag Blanes – Siemag Techberg Senior Mechanical Designer – Exposure to Extra Heavy, Heavy and Light Mine Hoists/Winders, Site Measurement, Heavy and Light Gear Drives, Gearboxes Speed Controls, Governors, Hydraulics Systems and Components including Manifolds, Drum Brakes and Brake Engines, Disc Brakes, Electric Motors
  • Shaft Sinkers (Pty) Ltd Contract Draughtsman – Exposure to LC 2000 and LC 5000 Liquid Controller (Rheostat) Heavy and Light Mine Hoists/Winders, Site Measurement, Heavy and Light Gear Drives, Gearboxes Speed Controls, Governors, Hydraulics Systems and Components including Manifolds, Drum Brakes and Brake Engines, Disc Brakes, Electric Motors, Rope Reelers, Shaft Blasthole Drill Rig
  • Shaft Sinkers (Pty) Ltd Permanent Mechanical Designer Draughtsman – Exposure to LC 2000 and LC 5000 Liquid Controller (Rheostat) Heavy and Light Mine Hoists/Winders, Site Measurement, Heavy and Light Gear Drives, Gearboxes Speed Controls, Governors, Hydraulics Systems and Components including Manifolds, Drum Brakes and Brake Engines, Disc Brakes, Electric Motors, Rope Reelers/Tensioners, Shaft Blasthole Drill Rig, Head Gear Structures, Sinking Stage Structures. Winderhouse Structures, Lashing Gears, Piping.