Ronnie De Swardt, Director Robon Electrical

Ronnie De Swardt has Twenty five years Post-Qualification experience as Electrician / Supervisor / Business owner working on Electro-Mechanical contracts involving installations and maintenance of systems rating from 12Volt up to 33 000 Volts. Successful in identifying problem areas and recommending workable systems and solutions.

Ronnie effectively combines technical skills and expertise with commercial acumen in generating value and containing costs without compromising productivity, safety standards and efficiency levels. Ronnie enjoys a reputation among Electrical Consulting Engineers, Project Managers and their major corporate clients as the preferred contractor.  Focused, disciplined and goal orientated, Ronnie works well under pressure in deadline situations, within time and budget parameters. He effectively handles several projects simultaneously in different geographic areas.

Summary of Electrical Skills and Experience

All professional skills including proposals, designs, design reviews, specifications documentation, tenders, contract administration, project management, staff management, training & mentoring of staff and company marketing.

  • High voltage systems 12V to 33kV
  • High voltage terminations & cable jointing
  • High voltage overhead lines
  • High voltage control systems & fault finding
  • High voltage capacitor banks
  • General House wiring
  • Lockers vibrators systems
  • Invicta vibrator systems
  • Liquid starters – 11kv
  • Manufacture & installation of cable racks
  • Multi-core installations
  • Level control systems
  • Level switch control systems
  • General lighting
  • Star Delta & sequence starting
  • Submersible pumps & control systems
  • Wolf Crane control systems
  • Frequency control systems
  • Driers & operation control
  • Scale & weigh bridges
  • Chrome furnace operational systems
  • Hoist & overhead cranes
  • Control panels
  • Pressure switch devices
  • Air discharge systems
  • Level flow switch systems
  • General fault finding & planning
  • Crusher & screen drive systems
  • Electrical diagram design
  • Festoon & trailing cable systems
  • Winch & locomotives
  • Resistant bank motor starting
  • Crane limit devices
  • Current collector systems
  • General slurry & water pump system
  • Borehole starters
  • Phase angle controllers
  • Slip ring motor starting
  • Conveyor speed switch starting & protection system
  • Start-up sirens
  • Limit switch device
  • Refrigeration
  • Conveyor  spreaders & loading devices
  • Budget & supervision planning and ensurance of safety protection
  • General marine electrical & equipment
  • Structure design & manufacture
  • Screening plants & control systems
  • Crusher plants & control systems