Johan Olivier has been named Local Remploy Manager (LRM) for Remploy Electronics' Holloway production site. A keen scuba diver, he has spent the past two years as Production Controller.
Remploy Electronics, the specialist electronics division of Remploy, the UK's leading employer of people with disabilities, has introduced an advanced PCB testing service that is claimed to be among the most sophisticated in the UK. It represents a significantly higher level of testing capability than was previously available to small/medium sized customers of the contract manufacturer. The new test facility - opened as a response to increased customer demand - is underpinned by Remploy's investment in equipment that includes a Flying Scorpion FLS 450 in-circuit tester from Scorpion Technologies.
Remploy's facility enables PCB assemblies to be tested automatically and simultaneously on both sides for production in-circuit test and component faults. Simple and cost-effective to set up, it tests active and passive components and is particularly suitable for boards featuring fine pitch and flip chip technologies.
Olivier studied for three years at Wits Technikon in his native South Africa, achieving a National Diploma in Production Management. He followed this with a management development programme at the University of South Africa in Pretoria.
Roles followed with educational toy manufacturer, Smile Education, and Portuguese wood panelling production specialist, Sonae Industria.
Coming to the UK, Olivier took advantage of the cooler waters of a London reservoir (Wraysbury) to train for his scuba diving qualification.
