Neill Herbst
Engineer I Process Engineering Ethylene Purification Unit 5 (EPU5) & Monomers Cold Side
Gauteng, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolNeill Herbst is a Chemical Engineer (MEng, Control Engineering) with 11 years of hands-on process engineering experience at Sasol, focused on ethylene purification, monomers cold-side systems and plant optimisation. He combines advanced process control, simulation and practical shutdown support to deliver measurable gains—examples include a ~20% increase in ethylene liquefaction capacity and improvements to C2 splitter yield worth R19 million per year. A pragmatic problem-solver and visible safety leader, he drives continuous improvement in energy intensity, emissions and OEE while managing change and governance. He also brings teaching and mentoring experience from an assistant lecturing role and coaching vacation students, reflecting strong communication and coaching skills uncommon in operational engineering roles.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Grade 12 - Matric, Matchematics, Maths III, Physical Science, Engineering Graphics & Design, Accounting, 12, Grade 12 - Matric, Matchematics, Maths III, Physical Science, Engineering Graphics & Design, Accounting, 12 at Helpmekaar KollegeUniversity of Pretoria
English, Afrikaans
Github Skills (36)
binance9
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cryptocurrency9
python8
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automated-trading8
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trading-bot7
camera7
energy7
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openipc6
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
evert-platform/evertbase
Jan 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:975 commits, 6 PRs, 287 pushes in 1 year 4 months
NeillHerbst/EvertBaseCode
Jan 2017 - Feb 2017
Contributions:16 pushes, 2 branches, 2 issues in 17 days
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