Jason Roberts

Civil Technologist at Rocla jason.roberts@murrob.com

Summary
Where It All Started Be it Meccano, Lego's, Scalextrics or even a deck of cards, as long as you could build something with it, I was happy. As a kid my imagination would run wild fabricating the most haphazard designs you could think of. After I got bored of those, I started dismantling everything in attempt to rebuild it. Lets just say I learned the hard way from my dad. Becoming a Civil Tech Ninja After realising that becoming a Fighter Pilot was a pipe dream, my thoughts drifted to Architecture maybe even Photography wouldn't be bad, but my superiors had other plans. After a exam at Stellenbosch I was told that Civil Engineering would be perfect for me. Not knowing what this was at the time, I slowly started enjoying it, only to realise it was exactly what I was looking for. Future Tony Stark 5 Years later I received my bachelors of technology in Civil Engineering, specialising in Structures. Everyone needs a role model, and although a fictional character, Iron Man was mine. A superhero as full-time job, ingenious engineer, with a creative mind and a peoples person. My Career So Far I've worked for the contractor WBHO Construction for a year, in which I learned the in's and out's of working on a construction site. During my last year of my studies I focused more on the sensitivity that Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) shows towards Repeatability in a precast environment. This lead to Rocla in South Africa to start using SCC.

Experience
Civil Technologist at Rocla January 2013 - Present (8 months) Involved with Concrete Technology, which includes Self-Compacting Concrete, Mix Designs for Pipes, Culverts, Poles, and Special Products. I am a Civil Technologist for Rocla, a manufacturer of precast concrete infrastructural products for the civils,

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building and mining industries. We consist of 11 factories and depots around Southern Africa with a track record of over 95 years in SA We supply the following in the Southern African region: - Pipes (Interlocking joint, Spigot & Socket, Sewer, Pressure & Jacking); - Rectangular Portals / Culverts and Slabs (SANS 986 and SATS SAR); - Manholes, Chambers, Shaft Sections and Slabs; - Spun Concrete Poles for reticulation, transmission and distribution; - I-Section Cast Concrete Poles; - Wingwall Units; - Road Barrier System; - Oil and Grease Separators (including tanks and filters); - Rainwater Harvesting Systems (including tanks and filters); - Retaining Walls; - High Security Walling Units (alfablocs); - Sanitation Panel Toilet Units; - Roadside Furniture; Bus Shelters; - Secure Signal Houses; Penstock Rings, - Wash Troughs and Stock Troughs; Our vision is to be the number one precast infrastructural product specialist in Southern Africa. All our products are manufactured by modern processes, supervised in accordance with SABS Quality Management System, in factories that are ISO 9001:2008 accredited. Along with our standard product offering, we are always investigating new products and markets to which we can add value, from individual once-off projects to mass produced units. Civil Engineering Trainee at Rocla February 2012 - January 2013 (1 year) Involved with Concrete Technology as a BTech student in which I focused on the sensitivity that Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) shows towards Repeatability in Rocla's Precast environment, of which became the research topic for my final year dissertation. Student Civil Engineer at Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon January 2009 - December 2009 (1 year) Worked as a student engineer during my In-Service Training. My duties involved setting out work, checking levels, establishing datums, assisting the site engineer and been given the position of a student foreman, making sure sections of work was completed orderly and punctual.

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Projects
Self-Compacting Concrete January 2012 to September 2012 Members:Jason Roberts, Warren Mckenzie Self-compacting concrete (SCC) has been around for more than three decades, and has only recently been used in South Africa. SCC has the ability to flow through dense reinforcement and fill voids under its own weight without the need of vibration. The benefits of using SCC are significant, in terms of cost, time saving, and an improved work environment. However, the use of SCC in South Africa has only been considered on a small number of projects due to the lack of available information, and experience with regards to this product.

Education
Cape Peninsula University of Technology / Cape Technikon Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Structural Engineering, 2011 - 2012 Cape Peninsula University of Technology / Cape Technikon National Diploma, Civil Engineering, 2008 - 2010 Fairbairn College Merit, Matric, 2003 - 2007

Skills & Expertise

Basic Web Design Basic Photoshop Basic Prokon Windows 7 Windows XP Basic Graphic Design Microsoft Office Civil Engineering AllyCAD Microsoft Excel Programming with Excel Computer Hardware Computer Repair Reinforced Concrete Concrete Testing Concrete Materials Concrete Technology Precast

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Honors and Awards

- Received a Distinction in a SCT 30 Concrete Technology course held by the CNCI - Completed the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) training course by IRCA - Steel Fixing course by TJEKA training matters (Pty) Ltd - Attended and completed the Peri Wiehahn basic formwork seminar - Attended the WACO africa TIFA-LITE course - Attended the WBHO Scaffolding Appreciation, Quality Assurance, and Safety Seminars - UCT Mathematics Competition 2004 - Merit Award

Interests
Fishing, Camping, Hiking, Geocaching, Rock climbing, Traveling, Mountain Biking, Music and Photography.

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Jason Roberts
Civil Technologist at Rocla jason.roberts@murrob.com

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