Frans Gerber

Over 40 years of hands-on experience in mining, manufacturing, and construction. Expertise in roofbolt manufacturing and installation, mining machinery maintenance, engineering design, and senior management. Proven track record of building businesses from startup to multi-million rand operations with major mining clients.

Mining Engineering Consulting / Construction - Self-employed

(2007)

Mining engineering consulting and construction projects.

• Built the Platinum Lifestyle Centre
• Currently busy with Platinum Village Schools building
• Building and maintaining mine change houses

CEO - FMG Industries

(1999-09 - 2005-08)

Mining and industrial company specializing in customer relation and servicing, after sale services, marketing, and manufacturing of mining roof support products and related products.

• All senior management functions
• Managed a staff of 33 employees
• Started business from new to a company with contracts to the value of R36 million per annum with BHP Billiton, Xtrata Coal, Grinaker, etc.
• ISO 9001:2000 design and implement quality management systems
• Design new products for mining production improvement
• Research and development new products at all management levels
• Research and development new production methods to increase productivity at all management levels
• Training of all personnel in various functions
• Marketing strategies researched and implemented
• Customer relation management at CEO level
• Sales, after sale service at management level
• Budgets
• Design and redesign production processes
• Logistics
• Parts
• Maintenance - workshop
• Labor relations

Owner - FRA-LIDA

(1994 - 1999)

Telkom SA manufacturing, marketing, service, after sale service, and manufacturing of steel products.

• Objective: To be the sole supplier of all line products
• After two years objective accomplished
• Same duties as previous employer

Manager - Health World - East Rand - East Rand

(1992 - 1994)

• Customer relations and service
• Started with 1 member and one year later ended with 3000 members all of the East Rand area

Foreman Fitter - BHP Billiton

(1985 - 1991)

Mining construction and maintenance.

• Maintenance, production machinery
• Conveyors, piping, plant production, process control
• General mining construction, budgets, planning

Apprentice - Mining Industry School of Mines - CTC

(1982 - 1985)

Matric - Technical High School, Witbank

National Technical Cert (NTS 4) - Qualified Fitter & Turner - Olifantsfontein

Fitter and Turner - Colliery Training College, Witbank