Rob Williamson

While in Johannesburg recently Essa Australia's Engineering Manager Rob Williamson was invited to meet Engineering Council of South Africa CEO Paul Roux and leading Office Bearer Terry Stidworthy.
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Rob Williamson is actively involved with the Institution of Engineers Australia and is a member of the National Council of Associate Engineers, Western Australian Division Committee and Board of Education.

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is a statutory body established in terms of the Engineering Profession Act.The main focus of the Act is the promotion of public safety, health and interests in relation to actions of persons registered with ECSA.

The group discussed issues facing engineering in both countries and initiatives including Engineering for Schools programmes.Rob Williamson spoke of his work with robotics and of running robotics classes in schools.He hopes to be able to undertake similar projects in South Africa while he is there in the future.

Rob Williamson Engineering Manager EMAIL: rwilliamson@essa.com.au

Rob joined Essa Australia in July 2004 and has a strong background in automation and robotics.
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Rob is also currently assisting Rio Tinto to commission the Dampier Port Upgrade robot systems.
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Rob is a Chartered Engineer and Associate Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia.He is heavily involved in engineering in Australia and is involved with a number of industry related Boards and Committees.Rob's passion is robotics and his pursuits in this field have earned him the WA Engineering Hero Award 2001 and the National Engineering Associate of the Year Award 2002.Also for his efforts in engineering and for promulgating the profession of engineering to the Australian people, Rob was awarded the prestigious IEAust National Presidents Prize in 2003.Rob is also involved with launching the Engineering for Schools program 'Engquest' in WA and nationally.