DIRECTOR: TECHNICAL
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After completing his National Higher Diploma in Engineering (Electrical) in 1986 and spending almost 23 years in industry, Prof Walker joined Vaal Triangle Technikon – now known as Vaal University of Technology (VUT) as a lecturer in the Dept. of Power Engineering in 1993. In 1996 he completed his BTech degree and in 1997 started with post graduate studies, specialising in diagnostic testing of XLPE-insulated cables. In 2004 Prof Walker completed his DTech degree at VUT. Title of his Doctoral thesis: “Diagnostic Evaluation of Water Tree Aged XLPE-Insulated Cables”. In 2005 he was appointed as Associate Professor at VUT and then as Head, Institute for High Voltage Studies. He retired from VUT in 2006.
Presently Prof. Walker is:
- Director of WALMET TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD, WALMET CONSULTANCY (PTY) LTD and XAMAX ELRCTRICAL SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) Ltd
- Visiting Professor at VUT managing Research and supervising Post Graduate students in Power Engineering.
Corresponding member of CIGRE WG B1.72 on current rating verification of cables


