1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Nicolaas Johannes Badenhorst
1. PERSONAL DETAILS
Home and Postal: Coruna Flats 1
Orsula Street 213
P O Box 14829
Sinoville
0129
Pretoria, South Africa
Business: MA Automotive Pretoria. Tel: 012 521 2600
42 Frans du Toit Street Fax: 012 541 3390
Rosslyn Email
N.Badenhorst@za.ma.gruppocln.com
0200 Web www.gruppocln.com
Pretoria, South Africa
Cell: 076 242 2126
Identity Number: 610430 5058 087
Languages: Afrikaans (home), English (read, write and speak fluently)
Personal demographics: Male, White, Married, 2 Children
2. EDUCATION
Secondary Training:
Nelspruit High School 1978 Afrikaans Science English
Grade 12 Biology Mathematics Metalwork
Tertiary Training:
University of Pretoria Chemistry Physics Applied Mechanics
B.Ing. (Mech) Mathematics Mechanical Drawings Mechanical Techniques
1981-84 Applied Mathematics Material Technology Seminar
Degree not completed.
University of Pretoria
B. Com. (Marketing) Statistics Accounting Economics
1987 Marketing Business Law Applied Economics
UnisaSBL MBA First year completed, discontinued due to workload
In-House Courses:
VDA 6, ISO 9002 / 14001 Discipline in the Workplace NOSA St John’s First Aid Level 1 – 2
Performance Appraisal Mission Directed Work Teams Basic fire training
Welding course at SAIW Diploma in Applied Supervisory Skills Dräger Safety (BA)
Basic PLC Training (BMW) Quality Procedures (Growth Link) 6 Sigma
Ultrasonic RSWA inspecting Machine Intelligence (University of Pretoria)
Production Orientated Courses:
Production and Supervision Damelin, Diploma
Production Management Damelin, Diploma and Merit Award
First Management PMI, Distinction
Productivity Improvement Growth Link
European Adhesive Specialist. IFAM Fraunhofer International Diploma.
Computer Literacy:
DOS Basic Lotus 1-2-3 Windows NT-98-XP-Vista-10 MS Word
MS Projects MS Excel MS Power Point MS Outlook

2. ABB Robotics (IRB 6400 S4) Bosch PSS 5000/6000 Festo Pneumatics
Interbus-s (Gen 4) Siemens S5 HNC
Serra PLC Obara PLC ARO PLC ARM Welding Equipment
3. WORKING EXPERIENCE
M Schwartz Group of Companies, Pretoria
Warehouse Manager
Started as Sales Consultant doing marketing and sales in July 1984.
Promoted to Warehouse Manager 1986.
Training of Sales Consultants, Staff and Contractor teams.
Planning workloads, liaising between customers and contractors.
Controlling of stock orders and imported stock in bond.
Do quality control, claims and redundant stock.
Calculate profit margins, costs, stock and losses.
Resigned; August 1987. Opportunity to move to the Mechanical and Industrial environment
Cliffs Engineering, Brits
(Supplier of agricultural equipment, truck bodies, trailers, diamond-drilling jigs, bore hole pumps and
equipment, specialized engineering projects and general engineering)
Co-ordinating Foreman
Started as Dispatch Coordinator. September 1987.
Planning and controlling transport countrywide. (Budgeting fuel, transport cost and depreciation of trucks)
Dispatch of finished goods and receiving of materials.
Promoted to Material Controller (January 1988).
Promoted to material Preparation Foreman (June 1988).
Liaison with production personnel in order to control jobs, losses and costs.
Supervise staff, preparation of materials as per job and controlling movement.
Maintain records of progress of all parts and materials within the plant.
Maintaining material levels and controlling material and manufacturing costs.
Work with Brake Presses, Guillotines, Profile Cutters, Arm saws, Pipe benders, CNC’s and Sheet rollers.
Promoted to Co-ordinating Foreman (June 1989).
Liaise with factory manager, staff, production teams, quality personnel, design, planning and customers.
Give status reports on production, deadlines and expenses.
Plan deliveries, production and co-ordinate all activities in plant.
Stand in as Factory Manager.
Company Liquidated in February 1990.
RAH Products, Brits
(Supplier of motor components to motor industry)
Production Foreman Welding
Started as Assistant Production Foreman in March 1990.
Planning, organizing, directing, controlling, problem solving and development.
Improvement of Quality and Processes.
Promoted to Welding Foreman (January 1992).
Setting of spot welders, welding machines for safety-critical welds, adjusting welding robots and re-
programming.
Controlling of consumables and expenses.
Resigned January 1995. Opportunity to start a new production line in spot welding for BMW at August Läpple.
MA Automotive. (Previous August Läpple), Pretoria
(Supplier of metal pressings and sub-assemblies to the motor industry)
Group Welding Specialist
Set-up of E36 Spot Welding Department in Plant2 and running all production functions.
Controlled a press line in conjunction with the welding project.
Set-up of all quality systems for spot welding at Plant 1 and 2.
Sent to Plant 5 in East London to set up spot weld machines and train staff.
The settings of jigs and welding sequences to ensure acceptable parts for MBSA.
I was responsible for the robotic settings and programming of the new BMW E46 Assembly Line at Plant 1.
This was a milestone due to the fact that the company gave me a choice to where I would like to work.
I was promoted to Group Leader / Weld Technician.
Training of all operators, line technicians and fitters for production.

3. Liaise with customers and do process improvements for part approval.
Part of Technical team for up-grading the line for the new face-lift.
Doing all the functions of controlling production and process on an on-going basis.
In 2004I started as a Consultant on my own. Setting up RSW machines at I.G.Tooling and solving weld
problems. In October 2004, August Läpple required my services to solve welding problems on the E90 line and
assist in the set-up of E46 P & A lines at Plant 3. I was contracted as a Welding Engineer for Plant 1 and 3.
Again, I was involved in all process functions, training of production personnel, quality assistance and running of
these robotic lines.
I was appointed as Welding Technician for Plant 3 on 1 September 2005.
I ran production in the Export Department as the Group Leader with functions as the Welding/Sealer Technician.
Set-up the Ford Focus Door, Tailgate and Bonnet lines and train the Production people.
Relocate and install the new DCSA W203 Door and Tailgate line for worldwide P&A requirement.
2007 move to the Process Department, functioning as a Process Engineer and Welding/Sealer Technician doing
all functions including FMEA’s, Control Plans, and Process Sheets and line documentation.
As Process Engineer cost deployment and reduction of costs on low volume production lines were my aim.
April 2011 I was appointed as Production Manager of the T6 Ford line (New Ranger Bakkie).
This line is responsible for all structural assemblies for Ford SA and partly Ford Argentina.
The lines started as manual lines and by the end of 2011 90% was changed to automated lines.
Train Line Managers, Process Engineers, Maintenance personnel and operators in doing their duties.
These lines accommodate 135 operators on 3 shifts producing 600 cars daily.
Budgeting, maintenance expenses, controlling of headcount and general cost are my responsibility.
Cost calculations, line optimization and cycle time improvements are my forte.
Assisted on F30 BMW line in the set-up of adaptive welding with the servo pneumatic weld guns.
I was given the responsibility of Group Welding Engineer assisting all Plants and Departments.
My key functions are auditing the Welding Systems and Controls according to International Standards. (AIAG
CQI-15).
Serve as Senior Process Engineer for technical advice for all line movements and new developments.
Involved with all new technologies of weld processes servo-pneumatics, servo-electrics, laser welding, all
automated processes and line lay-out.
Part of the Project team with new GO1 BMW implementation for 2018.
4. SKILLS
• Management proficiency
• Good communication skills
• Ability to maintain sound interpersonal relationships
• Conscientious and dedicated
• Good planning and organising skills
• Aptitude in numeracy
• Work independently
• Deadline orientated
• Pro-active and logical thinking
• Sound decision making skills
• Business presentation skills
• Development of automated lines
• Optimization and improvement skills
5. REFERENCES
Francois Swanepoel 071 460 3116
Quality Manger Plant 1 and Stand-in Welding Specialist.
Sefie Kriek 082 447 8585
Production Manager Plant 1
Adri Van Niekerk 082 448 5023
Operations Manager at InSync Solutions.
Tobias Kloepfel 071 975 9893
Manager Technology, Engineering and M2S, SA Region.

4. Andries Horn 012 719 8886
General Manager Operations KLT Automotive & Tubular Products.
Christopher Gilardi 082 887 8022
Technical and Facilities Manager at Phodiso Holdings Ltd.
Klarie van Staden 083 640 5523
Engineering Manager at Design Group.
Arno du Plessis 082 954 7164
Robotic and Automation Specialist.