Francois Welman

My responsibilities at SISU changed frequently depending on where my expertise was most needed

These include, but are not limited to the following topics.

• Mechanical Design
• Alpha designs
• Cost improvement design
• Motorized wheel concept design
• Engineering and Manufacturing documentation
• Engineering drawings
• Engineering change orders
• Work Instructions
• Quality control documentation
• Troubleshooting guide
• Prototyping and alpha builds
• Research and Testing
• Thermal and Cycle testing of systems
• Crash-, Flip- and slide testing
• Manufacturing support and process development
• Troubleshooting systems

Weekend and holiday work on my Uncle's game farm

There was always an ongoing project on the farm that I would help with when I was on the farm

These project were extremely varied and gave me a lot of experience in varied areas.

• Tool usage
• Electric hand tools
• Arc welding
• Drill presses, lathes, bench saws etc.
• Construction using brick and cement
• Electrical work
• House wiring
• Installation of a solar system
• Plumbing
• Vehicle maintenance (Tractors and ATV's)
• Managing workers in my Father's/Uncle's stead

I was part of an Engineering internship at RMAA

I mainly worked below the lead mechanical engineer and shadowed some of the work he did

I was also tasked with coming up with a solution to the paint used by RMAA clogging up and hardening when it got cold

I also worked on a prototype the company was developing at the time

My internship ended before either of these projects ended.