Curriculum Vitae

J.A STRAUSS (RIAN)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name: Johannes Adrian

Surname: Strauss

Known as: Rian

Control number: Sasol Limited 00101873

Identity Number: 711108 5063 08 7

Sex: Male

Marital Status: Unmarried

Race: White

Nationality: South African

Health: Excellent

Languages Spoken: English and Afrikaans

Address:

Eric Louw 4

Secunda

2302

South Africa

Postal Address:

P.O. Box 1202

Secunda

2302

South Africa

Contact Telephone Number: +2782 412 4608(Cell)

Academic Details

Tertiary Institution:

1. Diploma (T3) Chemical Engineering (Vaal Triangle Technikon-1993)

2. Higher Diploma (T4) Chemical Engineering (Vaal Triangle Technikon-1996)

3. Diploma in Project Management: (Executive Education-1998)

4. Bachelors Administration (BA) (University of Potchefstroom-1998)

5. Masters in Business Administration (MBA) (University of Potchefstroom-2000)

6. Bachelors Technology: Chemical Engineering (BTech) (University of South Africa (Unisa) April 2012)

Planed Future Study’s:

Masters Technology: Chemical Engineering (MTech)

Work History

Previous Work experience

Company: Yskor Pretoria (South Africa)

Employment Date: Jan 1990 to Dec 1992

Position Held: Assistant Technician

Main Achievement: In service training in water treatment.

Reasons for leaving: Plant closed down

Company: South Africa Defence force

Employment Date: Jan 1993 to Dec 1993

Position Held: Second Lieutenant

Main Achievement: Running a vehicle repair workshop.

Reasons for leafing: End of compulsory military service.

Company: Sasol Synfuels Secunda(South Africa)

Employment Date: Jan 1994 to date

Position’s Held:

1. Process controller (PC 1994-1995)

2. Senior Process Controler (SPC 1995-1996)

3. Assistant Technician (1996-1997)

4. Technician (1997-1998)

5. Senior Technician (1998-2000)

6. Section Leader Synthol and Refining (2000-2007)

7. Senior Section Leader Production (2008-Current)

Management Experience :

1. Section Leader Synthol Production (3 years)

Managing Sasol Synthetic oil process consisting of:

• Water treatment.

• Gas & Liquid separation

• Liquid & Solids separation

• Absorbers and Reactors.

2. Section leader Refining Production (3 years)

Managing the following technology:

• TAME plant. (CD Hydro, CD TAME)

• C5 Isomerisation. C5 Skeletal isomerisation.

• Hydro-treating and Platforming

3. Acting Area Leader Gas Circuit and Refining

4. Section Leader Tar Plant (2 years)

• Gas & Liquid separation

• Liquid & Solids separation

(1-4) This included the following:

• Coordinating Shut-Downs (Synthol, Tar Plant, Refining)

• Budget Gas Circuit, Refining, Tar Plant

• Managing production teams under leadership of Production Forman.

• Running day to day production unit activity’s.

• Safety management of the unit’s. Non conformance management, Behavioural Based Safety, Safety, health and environment,(SHE), Integrated Management System, (IMS), Audits, internal and external, Risk assessment,

• Support plant Maintenance and integrity.

• Senior Production Standby Synthol (7 Years) / Refining (3 years) / Gasification (1 year), Tar Plant ( 2007 to date)

5. Production Project Section Leader (2008 to date)

• Business owner

• Business track leader

• Commissioning manager

• Production manager.

Commissioning / Project experience

• Synthol SAS Reactor project (Senior Technician production. Punching, Pre Startup, Startup and plant monitoring)

• Synthol Tailgas transfer line. (Section Leader. Assisted in design, Punching, Pre Startup, Training manuals, Training, Startup and operating philosophy, Commissioning manager)

• Refining Unit 90 C5 Skeletal unit. (Section Leader. Training manuals, Training, Startup, Startup modifications and operating philosophy)

• Turbo project 78 DM 111 system. (Section Leader. Assisted in design, Punching, Pre Startup, Training manuals, Training, Commissioning manager, Startup and operating philosophy).

• U78 ES 113, U 30 EA 120, DMDS and CL dosing system. (Section Leader. Assisted in design, Punching, Pre Startup, Training manuals, Training, Commissioning manager, Startup and operating philosophy)

• Tar Plant project baskets that includes

o VOC abatement project (R 1.9 bill), (Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer’s)

o CTF East new plant (R 1.7 bill), (Solids and water removal plant out of tar)

o Tank Replacement project (2 bill), (Replacing 36 process Tanks on line)

o Dusty and tarry replacement project (R 3 Bill), (Replace under designed Air cooler system with Shell and Tube heat exchanger system for optimum energy efficiency and plant Safety)

o Instrumentation upgrade project (R 0.4 Bill), (Installing Rack room and DCS system)

Production management. Assisted in design, Punching, Pre Start-up, Training manuals, Training, Commissioning manager, Start-up and operating philosophy

References

Pretorius, Wynand (WJ)

Divisional Manager Prod: TPS

+27 17 610 2773

Elri Volsteeds

Sasol Oil Technical Services

+27 11 889 7699

Andreas Breytenbach

Specialist Project Technologist (Portfolio Manager project management)

+27 17 619 2224

Henk Joubert

Operations Manager (Sasol-Quatar)

joubert@oryxgtl.com.qa

+974 4407 7364