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Deenadayalan Naidoo

Port Moody,BC

Summary

Seasoned, skilled and dedicated solutions focused engineering professional with 27-years’ experience primarily in mining and heavy industry. A hands-on approach and the ability to multitask between different projects, across engineering disciplines and to successfully interact with people of different cultures. Well versed in Project Engineering, from concept development, through pre-feasibility, feasibility studies and into project execution.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Design Engineer/Engineering Manager

Fluor Canada
02.2022 - Current
  • Engineering Manager – PTFI Grasberg – Copper Con Shiploader Project (FS)
  • Engineering Manager – PTFI Grasberg – Lime Plant (PFS)
  • Engineering Manager/Lead Engineer – PTFI Grasberg – Pyrite Concentrate Handling (Scoping)
  • Area Lead – Primary Crushing and Stockpile – Josemaria Copper Project (Execution)
  • SME – Materials Handling – Albermarle Megaflex Lithium Project (Execution)
  • Materials Handling Lead – Small Projects Execution Group

Specialist/Supervisory Mechanical Engineer

Hatch Ltd
07.2008 - 02.2022
  • Lead Engineer – Baffinland Iron Mines - Mary River Project – Steensby – Pit to Port Materials Handling facility (FS)
  • Lead Materials Handling Engineer - Udinsk Gold (PFS)
  • Lead Mechanical Engineer – Eramet GCO - Supplementary Dry Mining (Execution)
  • Technical Lead – – Baffinland Iron Mines - Mary River Project – Milne – Pit to Port Materials Handling facility (Execution)
  • Mechanical Engineer – BHP Billiton - Project Jansen (PFS)
  • Project Manager – Constellium Aluminium – Hot Mill Fume Exhaust (Execution)
  • Area Engineer – Crushing and Coarse Ore Stockpile – Kinross - Tasiast Gold (Execution)
  • Field Engineer – Capital Projects – Barrick PVDC (Studies and Execution)
  • Lead Mechanical Engineer – QSLIC Magnesium Project (Execution)
  • Technical lead – various iron ore concept studies
  • Mechanical Engineer – SolAfrica – Concentrating solar thermal power plants (PFS)
  • Mechanical Engineer – Kumba Iron Ore - Sishen South Project (Kolomela)

Engineer - Strategic Engineering Group

Denel Dynamics
02.2003 - 06.2008
  • Engineer – Missile Aerodynamics
  • Engineer – Stealth and Advanced Materials

Co-Op/ Mechanical Designer

Techserve CC
12.1996 - 12.2000

Mechanical & Layout Designer

  • Tay Ninh Sugar Project – Sucrerie Bourbon Tay Ninh, Tay Ninh, Vietnam
  • Rehabilitation of Kilombero Sugar Estate - Phases 1 and 2 – Illovo Sugar – Kidatu, Tanzania
  • Bagasse Carrier – Belle Vue Sugar Estate, Mauritius
  • Evaporator – Dwangwa Sugar Mill – Illovo Sugar, Dwangwa, Malawi
  • Upgrade Nchalo Sugar Factory – Malawi – Sugar Corporation of Malawi - Illovo Sugar
  • Sugar Dryer – Gledhow Sugar Mill – Illovo Sugar

Education

B.Sc (Hons) (App Sc. - Computational Mechanics) -

University of Pretoria
South Africa
09.2007

M.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Durban Institute of Technology
South Africa
03.2005

B.Tech (Mech. Eng.) -

Technikon Natal
South Africa
03.2000

N.Dip.Eng (Mech.) -

Technikon Natal
South Africa
09.1998

Skills

  • Front End Engineering Design (FEED) – Scoping studies, Pre-Feasibility Studies, Feasibility Studies, Basic Engineering, Detailed Engineering, trade-off studies, value engineering
  • Development of engineering deliverables – technical specifications, scopes of work, datasheets, design criteria and standard specifications
  • Supervision and development of 3D models and 2D drawings
  • Checking, peer review and approval of engineering deliverables
  • Management and coordination of inter-disciplinary engineering activities
  • Risk (HAZOPS/HAZID), model milestone and constructability reviews
  • Development of study and execution schedules
  • Estimating – inputs to development of Capex, Opex and total ownership costs over life of mine
  • Change management
  • Contribute to development of project execution, engineering, and construction execution planning
  • Modularization and logistics planning
  • Mentoring, support and supervision to young professionals and provision of technical support to junior and senior staff

Certification

  • P.Eng (ON, BC) - 2014, 2023
  • PMP - Project Management Institute - 2021

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Principal Design Engineer/Engineering Manager

Fluor Canada
02.2022 - Current

Specialist/Supervisory Mechanical Engineer

Hatch Ltd
07.2008 - 02.2022

Engineer - Strategic Engineering Group

Denel Dynamics
02.2003 - 06.2008

Co-Op/ Mechanical Designer

Techserve CC
12.1996 - 12.2000

B.Sc (Hons) (App Sc. - Computational Mechanics) -

University of Pretoria

M.Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Durban Institute of Technology

B.Tech (Mech. Eng.) -

Technikon Natal

N.Dip.Eng (Mech.) -

Technikon Natal

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