Eid Mubarak from Safal Steel

Safal Steel (Pty) Ltd hosts Dr. Tony O'Donnell

Safal Steel (Pty) Ltd was honoured to host Dr Tony O’Donnell Friday 29 July 2011.

Tony, qualified as a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom (C.Eng.UK), has several post graduate degrees in metallurgical engineering and material science from both UK and South African universities, including a Ph.D. (metallurgy) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa (SA). Prior to joining the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in January 1983, he worked for large UK / USA multinational engineering companies, Babcock and Wilcox, UK (steam generation for conventional and nuclear power stations), Aircraft-Marine, UK, also USA, SCM Inc. USA, responsible (Head) for both metallurgical and mechanical testing laboratories, also relevant shop floor mechanical and metallurgical process control. In this senior role/capacity, he also frequently travelled internationally to source raw materials and engineering products to required company specifications.

At the SABS during his period of employment from January 1983 till early retirement taken in April 2003 he held various posts, namely, Subject Specialist (metallurgical engineering), Chief Standards Expert, CE Marking Consultant / Specialist (via SABS Tektrans - technology transfer) for export of engineering products as per applicable EEC directives from SA to the European market. Tony represented the SABS as appointed subject specialist on various engineering related ISO (International Standards Organization) technical committees, attending such meetings internationally. He was in addition a Senior Auditor (metallurgical and mechanical engineering) ISO 9001, Quality Management Systems, registered for such via SACCQA (SA Committee for the Certification of Quality System Auditors), and audited in this capacity major SA engineering companies, also extensively internationally.

Dr O’Donnell retired early from the SABS in April 2003 to form GCS, but still maintains a close relationship with the SABS via the numerous SABS / ISO technical committees representing GCS, and is happy to assist the SABS further utilizing GCS’s much combined top expertise/experience of both MegChem and its UP association, if required in any way.

Safal Steel (Pty) Ltd wishes to thank Dr O’Donnell in assisting our Mill in getting the aluminium zinc coating specification written in the new amendment to SANS 10 400.