Shelly Thandiwe Mona

Shelly Mona is currently the Deputy Director at Product Development Technology Station (PDTS): Central University of Technology, Free State, and a PhD candidate at the University of Johannesburg. She is registered as a Professional Engineering Technologist with the Engineering Council of South Africa. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology from the University of Johannesburg. She later specialized in Industrial Engineering and Management and obtained a master’s degree in engineering management from Tshwane University of Technology. She holds a certificate in project management from the University of Johannesburg and a certificate in Production and Operations Management from the University of South Africa. Her professional experience is as diverse as it is extensive, encompassing roles as a Product Development Engineer, Quality Engineer, and Maintenance Engineering. Her dedication to the academic realm extends to tutoring automatic control at the University of South Africa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and reviewing conference papers. She presented and published conference papers on various international platforms, including the Proceedings of the International Conferences on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management in South Africa, USA, and Nigeria. She also presented and published a conference paper on the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Engineering Management held in South Africa, and her research interests are multidisciplinary and include additive manufacturing technologies, quality management in manufacturing, and the application of System Dynamics modeling and simulation in the manufacturing sector.

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