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Carel Ras

Energizer · DISC type I
Senior Business Development Engineer at MECAD Systems - SOLIDWORKS & 3DEXPERIENCE South Africa
📍 City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Carel is a Senior Business Development Engineer specializing in CAD, PDM, and engineering automation. A graduate of the University of Pretoria with a Bachelor of Engineering, he excels at bridging technical solutions with business goals, driving new business acquisition, and providing pre-sales technical advising to support sales teams.

Outside of his direct role, Carel is passionate about continuous learning, innovation, and mentoring teams to help them achieve strategic goals. He focuses on helping organizations optimize workflows and improve overall efficiency through better engineering practices and technology implementation.

As Head Design Engineer at a previous company, he designed and developed the Cron Craft V2 and other custom CNC machines.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Senior Business Development Engineer
Job Level
Middle
Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Personality Overview

How Carel shows up

Believer
Enthusiastic
Relationship Oriented

They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Priorities

Topics Carel cares about

Engineering Automation
His expertise includes DriveWorks and SolidCAM, focusing on delivering solutions that automate design and manufacturing processes for clients.
CAD & PDM Solutions
Specializes in SolidWorks, PDM, and 3DEXPERIENCE implementations, leading projects from proof-of-concept to full integration for key clients.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Senior Business Development Engineer
MECAD Systems - SOLIDWORKS & 3DEXPERIENCE South Africa
2-2022 - 8-2025
Consultant
MECAD Technologies
3-2021 - 1-2022
Factory Engineer
Labaire
12-2018 - 3-2021
Mechanical Engineer
3D Printing Store
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Education
2015 - 2018
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
University of Pretoria
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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