This document is a curriculum vitae for Meiring de Clercq, providing personal details, education history, skills, work experience, and references. It details that he has a B.Eng in Civil Engineering from the University of Pretoria (2014) and worked as a Structural Engineer at Ritchie Midgley Consulting Engineers (2015-current) and Dippenaar and Lapage Structural Engineers (2014-2015), where he performed structural design work on various projects in steel and reinforced concrete. It also lists his secondary education and achievements in rugby, athletics, tennis, and golf.

1. Meiring
de Clercq
2016
Civil Engineering
Tel: 084 444 9202
Email: meiringdeclercq@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae

2. Personal Details
Name: Lodewyk Meiring de Clercq
Known As: Meiring
ID Number: 8909095015081
Sex: Male
Nationality: South African
Marital status: Single
Language Skills: Fluent in English and Afrikaans
Residential Address: Unit 47 Glenfields
383 Manitoba Street
Faerie Glen
Pretoria
0081
Postal Address: Unit 47 Glenfields
383 Manitoba Street
Faerie Glen
Pretoria
0081
Cell phone Number: 0844449202

3. Email Address: meiringdeclercq@gmail.com
Tertiary
Education
Secondary
Education
2008-2014
The University of Pretoria
 Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering (B.Eng-Civil)
Nelspruit High school
Grade 12 with Merit
English HG A
Afrikaans HG C
Mathematics HG B
Biology HG C
Science HG B
Technical Drawing HG A
Leadership and Achievements:
School Prefect 2007
Region Leader (Noorde) of Sonop Christelike Tehuis 2012
Honorary colours in, tennis, golf, rugby and academics
Rugby:
 First team of Sonop 2008-2012 (Vice-captain and captain 2011-
2012)
 First team of NHS 2006-2007 (Vice-captain 2007)
 Coca-Cola Craven week 2007 for Pumas, silver medal winners
(vice-captain)
 South-African Schools B 2007
 Blue Bulls u/19 contracted player 2008-2009
 TUKS first team in varsity cup 2010
 South-African University Sevens team 2010 (Gold medal
winners in Paris, France)
 TUKS Barbarian team 2008-2012 (Captain 2011)
 Blue Bulls Sevens team 2010

4. Athletics:
 Provincial colours (Mpumalanga) 100m 2000-2001
 Provincial colours (Mpumalanga) 200m 2000-2001
 Provincial colours (Mpumalanga) long-jump 2000-2001
 Provincial colours (Mpumalanga) relay 2000
Tennis:
 NHS First team 2003-2004
 Provincial colours (Mpumalanga) 1999-2004
Golf:
 NHS First team 2004-2007
 Provincial colours (Mpumalanga) 2005-2007
 National colours (South-Africa) 2006 (reserve)
Interests:
Running, triathlon, touch rugby, rugby, tennis, squash, golf, bird and game
watching, fishing and hunting, I have a big interest in fitness and sport
and enjoy watching it.
Computer
skills
Work
Experience
Current
 Draughting using AutoCAD and Revit.
 Detailing using AutoCAD
 Designing concrete and steel structures using Prokon.
 Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel Outlook and Internet
Explorer.
 Solving linear algebra problems in Octave (Matlab)
 Open Office
 Slope W
 Robot Structural Analysis – Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures,
Steel Structures.
 Tekla Tedds – Reinforced Concrete Beams, Columns and Slabs. Steel members and
Timber members.
2015 May – Current
Ritchie Midgley Consulting Engineers.
Position Held:

5. Structural Engineer
Main Job Functions:
 Design of structural steel structures such as conveyor Gantries, Take-up Towers and steel
staircases.
 Design of structural steel components such as steel beams and columns.
 Design and detailing of reinforced concrete foundations, columns, beams and slabs.
 Site investigations and reinforcement checks prior to casting of
concrete
 Investigations on the structural integrity of existing residential
Holdings, Schools and buildings.
 Checking draughtsman’s drawing prior to drawing issue.
 Checking shop details of steel structures.
 Compiling Health and Safety, Construction, Pavement, Rib and Block (FBE system)
specifications for various jobs.
Projects involved in:
The Leonardo Building (Sandton, Johannesburg):
 Design of reinforced concrete pad foundations.
 Design of reinforced concrete columns.
 Rebar inspection prior to pouring of concrete.
Bophelong Office Extensions:
 Design of Rib and Block slabs.
 Design of Steel beam to support new Rib and Block slab.
 Design of Steel columns to support steel beam.
 Design of Shear wall to resist wind loading on building.
 Design of reinforced concrete pad and strip footings.
 Rebar inspection prior to pouring of concrete.
 Attending site meetings.
Glad Africa Building Assessments (Hammanskraal, Westonaria):
 Investigation of the structural integrity of the Schools situated in Hammanskraal and
Westonaria.
 Provide information to the client on what can be upgraded.

6. Port of Ploce (Croatia):
 Design and member sizing of steel structures such as Gantries, Take-Up Towers and
Overland Modules using Robot Structural Analysis.
 Report writing
Codelco Modular Plant (Chile, South America):
 Design of a steel two story modular coal processing plant.
 Come up with innovative ideas to disassemble entire plant, ship the plant in
containers to various mines and reassemble the plant at the mines.
 Report writing.
House Savvas (Bedford View, Johannesburg)
 Design of new and extended reinforced concrete slabs, beams, columns and
foundations.
 Design of steel beam to act as new support to a slab where reinforced concrete
columns were removed.
 Site visits and rebar inspection prior to pouring of concrete.
 Site meetings and attend to clients needs.
St. Andrews School Hall (Bedford View, Johannesburg):
 Design of reinforced concrete cantilever slabs, RC beams , stairs and foundations.
 Design of timber floor consisting of joists, main beams and column supports.
 Design of timber trusses with one ton sound reflectors hanging from the bottom
chord of the truss.
 Design of Timber stage.
 Attending site meetings, attending to clients needs.
 Rebar inspection prior to pouring of concrete.
Eurico Fereira Rooftop Inspections:
 Investigation of reinforced concrete Roof slabs integrity for new Cell-C Antennas and
Equipment to be mounted on the roof.
 Traveling to various locations across South-Africa to new sites.
 Report Writing.

7. Tzaneem Dam:
 Design of reinforced concrete dam wall.
 Involved in the investigation of the effect of hydrostatic and seismic forces acting on
the raised section of the dam wall.
 Report writing.
De Beers Jubilee Refurb:
 Design of a structural steel bridge used for a fire escape.
 Site visit and inspections during construction.
 Software used was Robot structural Analysis.
Bakabung Villas:
 Design of a two story Villa with reinforced concrete slabs, columns, beams and pad
foundations.
 Design of a reinforced concrete Buffer tank:
o Sewage retaining structure.
o Designing of reinforced concrete walls (Interior and Exterior) and floors.
Reference: Mark Midgley
082 787 4247
mmidgley@rmce.co.za
2014 November – 2015 April
Dippenaar and Lapage Structural Engineers.
Position Held:
Structural Engineer
Main Job Functions:
 Design and detailing of structural steel components
 Design and detailing of reinforced concrete foundations, columns, beams and slabs.
 Site investigations and reinforcement checks prior to casting of
concrete
 Investigations on the structural integrity of existing residential
holdings

8. Reference: Divan Prinsloo
084 646 0070
divanprinsloo@gmail.com
2013 June – 2014 January (6 weeks)
Endecon Ubuntu PTY (LDT)
Position Held:
Site Engineers assistant
Main Job Functions:
 Quantity Surveying
 Various experience gained in various disciplines of civil engineering.
Reference: Wim Strydom
Nelspruit 1200, South-Africa
082 411 8152
wim@endecon.co.za
Attachments:
 Copy of ID
 Matriculation Certificate
 Proof of driver’s licence
 Full academic record
 Proof of graduation at the end of 2014