The people of Chimera
Chimera Fire Protection Pty (Ltd) is a company comprising a team of independent fire safety engineering consultants. Through our network of associates, we are able to engage projects of any size and scope.
Dan, the pivotal member of Chimera, is distinguished by his depth of experience and qualifications in this field, and draws on other consultants who offer specialized inputs to projects.
Dan van der Merwe |
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Position in Company | Director |
| Date of Birth | 3 August 1957 | |
| Nationality | RSA | |
| Academic Qualifications | • NCT (Mech) Pta. Technicon • Advanced Fire Prevention Course. • Inergen Design and Installation Course • Various courses in the Fire Protection industry • ASIB design course for sprinkler systems • HSSD Detection courses both Vesda and Ziton • Detection courses FDIA, Ziton, Aritech etc. |
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| Professional Registration | Pr Tech Eng. 200070014 | |
| Professional Career | (1976-1980) (1981-1985) (1986-1995) (1995-2002) (2002 to date) |
AEC Pelindaba
DLV Incorporated Director at CPJ Smit and Partners. Director at DLV Engineers. Director at Chimera Fire Protection Consultants |
Francois Taljaard |
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Position in Company | Mechanical Engineer |
| Date of Birth | 9 June 1972 | |
| Nationality | RSA | |
| Academic Qualifications | B Eng (Mech) University of Pretoria • M Eng (Mech) University of Pretoria • Inert Gas Design and Installation Course • Various Detection Courses • ASIB Sprinkler Design Courses |
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| Professional Registration | In process Pr Eng (Mech) | |
| Professional Career | (2001-Aug 2002) (Sept 2002 - June 2005) (July 2005 to date) |
TEMMI
( Transfer of Energy, Mass and Momentum Int)
DLV Engineers (Pty) Ltd Consultant (Chimera Fire Protection Consultants) |
Bruce Renwick |
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Position in Company | Mechanical Engineering |
| Date of Birth | 20 January 1984 | |
| Nationality | RSA | |
| Academic Qualifications | BSc Mechanical Engineering. Wits • FDIA detection courses. • Inergen Gas installers course • ASIB sprinkler design course |
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| Professional Registration | Engineer in Training | |
| Languages Spoken | English & Afrikaans | |
| Professional Career | (2006 to date) | Chimera Fire Protection Consultants |
Johan Joubert |
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Position in Company | Mechanical Engineer |
| Date of Birth | 4 March 1982 | |
| Nationality | RSA | |
| Academic Qualifications | • B.Eng Mechanical Engineering (Northwest University)) • FDIA Detection courses • ASIB sprinkler design course |
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| Professional Registration | Engineer in training | |
| Professional Career | (2008 to date) | Chimera Fire Protection Consultants |
Leon Durand |
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Position in Company | Fire Consultant |
| Date of Birth | 7 September 1968 | |
| Nationality | RSA | |
| Academic Qualifications |
M.Tech (Elect. Eng) 2008 - Vaal University of Technology (VUT), Vanderbijlpark • B.Tech (Fire Tech) 2004 Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Pretoria • N.Dip (Fire Tech) 1994 Technikon of Pretoria (now TUT) • Inert Gas Design and Installation Course (ANSUL) • Various Detection Courses, i.e.: SANS 10139 Fixed Point Detection and Aspirating (HSSD) Systems (Xtralis - VESDA) • ANSUL R102 & Piranha Restaurant Fire Suppression Systems • AutoCAD 2008 Advanced |
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| Professional Registration | Pr Tech Eng. 200970162 | |
| Professional Career | (Feb 1987 - Jan 1997) | Pretoria Fire and Rescue Services - Fireman to Senior Officer |
| (Feb 1997 - July 2000) | Fire Design Principles cc Fire Consultant (Independent) |
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| (Aug 2000 - Dec 2000) | CCHIS (formerly Infracom) Contracts Manager - Central Region |
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| (Jan 2001 - Nov 2008) | Total Facilities Management Company Technology Engineer Fire Protection and Detection Strategic Buss. Unit (Maint) Fire Technologist Design Solutions - Mechanical Division |
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| (Dec 2008 to date) | Chimera Fire Protection Consultants | |
