
Sihle Nyakaza
Education / Training
About Sihle Nyakaza:
Polymer Technologist with an experience in materials processing, Process evaluation, research & development and product development currently serving as Material Technologist and running daily operations within the CRST (Centre for rubber science and technology) which includes technical training for polymer processing equipment, material testing equipment, data interpretation and method development. Additional responsibilities include management and supervising of projects. However, majority of the expertise and responsibility lie in Industrial relations, where I conduct off-site and onsite consultation for the Polymer Manufacturing, and Automotive Industry.
Experience
Material Technologist:2021-Current
Centre for Rubber Science & Technology (NMU)
Material Technologist Candidate/Intern:2019-2021
Centre for Rubber Science and Technology(NMU)
Manage and organize testing experiments
Develop and review testing configurations and methods
Organize calibration instrumentation check-up
Preparation and drafting of client test reports
Interaction with clients for Testing and Compounding
Oversee processing: Mixing, Injection Moulding and Compression moulding
Manage and organize compounding raw materials
Assist in specification review and development
Process Technician: 2018-2019
Dunlop Industrial Products
Production In-process monitoring for quality control
Assist in continuous improvement for compound development
Test data analysis for batch release
Compounding Development Assistant
2018-2018 (3 months Contract)
Kaolin group Polymer Compounders
Compounding optimization
Process optimization
Compound cost review and optimization
Research Assistant (In-service Trainee) :2017-2018
Centre for Rubber Science and Technology
Assist in Sample preparation
Assist in compounding and mixing
Conduct testing experiments
Data collection and report drafting
Assist in academic
Education
Highest qualification : National Diploma in Polymer Technology.
Institution : Nelson Mandela University
Year completed : 2018
On-going : Advanced Diploma in Quality management
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