This is a summary of my employment history. I joined the South African Air Force in May 1979 as an apprentice Rubber and Plastics fitter. During my training I specialized in composite part development and manufacture. In did a trade test in October 1982 and qualified as an artisan. I left the Air Force in May 1983 to further my studies in mechanical engineering with the Nuclear Development Corporation of South Africa (PTY) LTD, where did a three-year course in instrument making. Ucor and Nucor then merged and they could not offer us permanent positions. I left Nucor in February 1987. In March 1987 I joined a firm Total Metbond in Rosslyn north of Pretoria where I worked as a Technical Draughtsman designing rubber injection, transfer and compression molds. I also did tool jig and fixture design. This work mainly involved the motor industry. In June1988 I joined Pretoria Metal Pressings as a design draftsman doing press tool and jig design and development. In April 1991 I was transferred to the Technical Computer Support department as a cad – cam annalist, the work involved computer technical and software support plus training on cad – cam systems. In June1994 I left Pretoria Metal Pressings and joined Advanced Technologies and Engineering in Midrand as a Design Draftsman doing development on the new Unmanned Arial Observation Vehicle using my extensive composite and mold design experience. Later in the flight test phase I did some Quality control and flight test support at the test range. My role extended to air vehicle fleet manager and I also did Quality control on the aircraft composite manufacture and integration as well as prototype design and manufacture.I also did Industrialization work solving production related problems and processes. In March 2012 I joined M-Tek in Hennopspark as a Design Draftsman. My main functions are Mechanical Design and Drafting, Quotations, Ordering and progress follow up.