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CURRICULUM VITAE of
Michael von Brandis
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname: von Brandis
Christian Names: Michael Cordt
Date of Birth: 21 May 1973 in Windhoek/Namibia
ID. No.: 7305215056082
Nationality: German / South African
Physical Address: 30 Rustig Avenue East, Van Riebeeck Park, Kempton Park 1619
Telephone: +27 (0)11 9762494 (home)
+27 (0)83 460 0431 (mobile)
Email Address: mvb@retecon.co.za
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
01/1979 – 12/1979 Deutsche Schule zu Johannesburg
01/1980 – 12/1982 Grundschule Benningen (Germany)
01/1983 – 12/1983 Van Riebeeck Laerskool
01/1984 – 12/1984 Durbanville Laerskool
01/1985 – 12/1997 Cliffview Primary
01/1987 – 12/1991 Northcliff High School
01/1992 – 07/1992 University of Stellenbosch
08/1992 – 06/1995 Apprenticeship as Industrial mechanic
10/1997 – 04/1999 Master craftsman’s diploma through night school in Reutlingen
08/2002 – 07/2007 Correspondence course to obtain a certified engineering diploma
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
11/2008 – present RETECON (PTY) LTD
as
Technical salesman / consultant / technical support
• Technical sales of machines, for the automotive, general engineering and
tube making sectors. 3-5 axis milling machines, turning lathes, grinding
machines, presses, tube mills and other specialized equipment.
• Project management for machine installations
• Consult and assist with technical and quality issues
• Creating time studies, including rough fixture design and tooling layout
• Apprentice training
• Sourcing spare parts, tooling etc.
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08/1992 – 09/2008 GEBRUEDER HELLER MASCHINENFABRIK GmbH
as
01/2004 – 09/2008 Senior trainer/ Deputy department head
• Training clients in the maintenance, operating and programming of CNC
multi-axis crank- and camshaft milling and turning machines, equipped with
Siemens controls. This mostly on site at all major truck and car
manufacturers in Europe, USA, South America and Asia.
• Training clients in the maintenance, operating and programming of horizontal
CNC milling machines with double spindles and 5th
axis with Siemens control,
mostly in Germany.
• Training clients in the maintenance, operating and programming of horizontal
CNC milling machines with UniPRO, Siemens 840D and SL, Fanuc 16O and
31O controls, also mostly in Germany
• Creating manuals, presentations, videos and e-learning modules.
• Prepare quotes for training and making all necessary travel arrangements
• Assisting customers with quality issues and cycle time improvements.
• Training of novice service technicians.
10/1998 – 12/2003 Research technician and trainer
• Performing and analyzing test on new technology and in-house design
changes.
• Performing tests on tool changers, tool magazines, spindles, guideways,
steadies, hydraulic systems, machine lubrication systems and warmth
compensation systems. Documenting the results and present to the design
engineer.
• Demonstrating crank and camshaft milling and turning machines by
programming customer work pieces on showroom machines which includes
programming, preparing fixturing/workholding, tooling and performing trial
runs and optimization.
07/1995 – 09/1998 Industrial mechanic
• Building and servicing crank and camshaft milling and turning machines which
includes:
• Scraping and aligning guideways
• Assembly of units and setting machine geometry
• Bending and fitting hydraulic, pneumatic and lubrication pipes/hoses
• Fitting and aligning axis drives
• Fitting of hydraulic, lubrication and pneumatic systems
• Testing of machine functions
• Performing Cpk and Cmk machine acceptance in house and on site
08/1992 – 06/1995 Apprenticeship as industrial mechanic
LANGUAGE ABILITIES
Fluent in English, Afrikaans and German
COMPUTER LITERACY
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Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
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