Jaco Cronje
Senior Reliability Engineer at Sasol
Secunda, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Top SchoolJaco Cronje is a Senior Reliability Engineer with 14 years of hands-on experience optimizing maintenance and asset management across heavy industry, packaging, and refining environments. He combines a B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Eng in Engineering Management with deep expertise in root cause analysis, rotating equipment, risk-based inspection, and maintenance strategy optimisation. Jaco has led cross-functional teams, managed SAP-based asset care operations, and delivered reliability consulting and lifecycle costing for clients through both in-house and consultancy roles. Known for turning failure data into measurable MTBF and downtime improvements, he also brings commercial acumen in spares optimisation and financial justification for asset decisions. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic leader who balances operational discipline with continuous improvement and a knack for translating complex engineering problems into actionable, auditable plans. Based in Secunda, South Africa, he quietly combines technical depth with mentorship and governance, often stepping into acting management roles during transitions.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Matric Certificate, Matric Certificate at Ladysmith High SchoolMasters degree in Engineering Management (MEM) Engineering/Industrial Management, Masters degree in Engineering Management (MEM) Engineering/Industrial Management at University of Pretoria
English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (12)
caffe10
deep-learning8
machine-learning8
gpu8
transformation5
branches5
computer-vision4
image-processing4
deep-neural-networks4
collaboration3
data-structures1
python1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
JacoCronje/cgm-remote-monitor
Jan 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:3 pushes in 2 years 7 months
nightscoutmonitornightscout-web-monitorweb-monitor
JacoCronje/darknet
Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:41 pushes in 5 months
deep-learningconvolutionalneural-networksneural-networktensorflow
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