Carel Ras

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Senior Business Development Engineer at MECAD Systems - SOLIDWORKS & 3DEXPERIENCE South Africa

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Technical Sales
His current role involves driving new business, strategic sales execution, and acting as a pre-sales technical advisor to support the sales team.

Media Appearances

Carel has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Senior Business Development Engineer at MECAD Systems - SOLIDWORKS & 3DEXPERIENCE South Africa
2-2022 - 8-2025
Consultant at MECAD Technologies
3-2021 - 1-2022
Factory Engineer at Labaire
12-2018 - 3-2021
Mechanical Engineer at 3D Printing Store

Education

2015 - 2018
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from University of Pretoria

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Insights For Selling To Carel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Carel is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Carel

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Carel move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Carel take some risk or not?

  • They can accept limited risks, ones that they think will not impact them personally.

You And Carel

Personality Compatibility


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