Senior mechanical engineer with 40+ years of hands-on industrial experience. Linux infrastructure, precision fabrication, drone repairs, and off-grid systems — remote and on-site across South Africa. USA server consulting available.
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Meet Pieter Fourie
I’m a qualified mechanical engineer based in Heidelberg, Western Cape, South Africa, with a career spanning an Antarctic supply vessel, steel mills, fruit packhouses, boiler installations, and four decades of industrial maintenance. Today I work independently as a technical consultant and Linux infrastructure specialist, self-managing a Proxmox + ISPConfig server stack and a network of niche websites serving rural clients, small businesses, and farms across South Africa and the USA.
My workshop runs a CNC , a Creality Falcon Pro diode laser , a 3D printer , and an vinyl cutter — giving me direct fabrication capability alongside my consulting and server work. If you need practical engineering advice, a custom fabricated part, a server managed properly, or a WordPress site that actually runs reliably, I can help without agency overhead or generalist guesswork.
What I Do
Linux Server Administration Debian Linux, NGINX, ISPConfig, Proxmox, mail stack hardening, fail2ban, Cloudflare DNS, site migrations, and ongoing server management. Remote-first, retainer-available for USA clients through IronPanel.
WordPress Hosting & Reliability Production WordPress hosting on self-managed Linux infrastructure — around 33 domains under one Proxmox/ISPConfig stack. Performance auditing, uptime monitoring, plugin conflict resolution, custom plugin development, and reliability maintenance. USA small business packages available through Web-Reliability.US.
Precision Fabrication CNC routing, laser cutting, and 3D printing for custom parts, signage, prototypes, and small-batch production — including RC aircraft short-kit laser cutting for agricultural, industrial, and hobbyist clients.
Drone & RC Repairs Consumer and commercial drone repairs, RC aircraft short kits, and agricultural UAV development (build-to-order spray drones and mapping platforms) through Eden Drone Repairs.
Agricultural & Rural Technical Support Farm machinery trading via AgriTrader SA, off-grid system planning, electric fencing (NEMTEK-trained), and rural infrastructure consulting through Hessequa Tech.
Regional Consulting — Hessequa & Garden Route On-site and remote technical assessments for properties, plant, and infrastructure within the Hessequa municipal area and along the Garden Route.
My Network of Sites
A network of niche sites covering infrastructure, fabrication, agriculture, logistics, and community topics across South Africa — plus two USA-facing service brands.
USA: IronPanel · Web-Reliability.US
SA Infrastructure & Hosting: SiteSavvy SA · Uptime ZA
SA Fabrication & Drones: PrecisionFab SA · Eden Drone Repairs
SA Agriculture & Regional: AgriTrader SA · Hessequa Tech
SA Local Directories: Heidelberg-WC · Wegbreek
SA Tools & Utilities: Courier Booking SA · Prepaid Data Compare · Who Calls Me
SA Community: SkillServe · Bird Trades SA · SA Puppy Watch
Need Technical Help?
Whether you need a server managed, a fabrication quote, a drone repaired, or a rural infrastructure problem solved — I offer direct one-on-one consulting with no agency overhead and no junior staff escalation.
Four decades of hands-on engineering experience, self-managed infrastructure, and a straightforward working approach.