City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
I am a holder of a B.Sc Electrical Engineering degree with majors in High Voltage Engineering, Machines, and Power Systems, with my final year project focus on Renewable Energy Sources, and Precision Measurement Systems in Power Electronics Systems. I have experience in IT in the passenger vehicle production environment, specializing in projects management, data management, communications and automation systems. I also have also worked Oil and Gas (Petrochemical), specializing in Projects management, Capital Application on strategic projects, Fire and Gas Systems, Factory Automation, Electrical installation and maintenance of machines, control panels, switchgear, MCC, synchronous and induction motors, compressors and pumps in Hazardous Areas. I have also worked in the Facilities and Manufacturing Engineering environment as a Maintenance Engineer manufacturing the latest PRASA fleet of trains. The current business I am working with is rolling stock, in process engineering and manufacturing asset maintenance management. My interests are in Engineering Design, Maintenance Engineering, Reliability, Power Systems Protection, Automation and Control, Manufacturing Engineering, as well as Project Management.
Engineering Maintenance Section (Electrical and Mechanical) Manager for Passenger Car Radial (PCR) Making Managing Maintenance Operational Expenditure for the PCR Making Section Managing technical teams for maintenance engineering, shift work and engineering technical support coordination for manufacturing, production, quality and product development Training needs coordination, skill development and new product management Development and Management of PCR Making CAPEX and Project Management Appointed in terms of GMR 2(7)(a) as an Assistant to the Plant Supervisor of Machinery in compliance with OHS Act Plant engineering KPI management (MTBF, MTTR, Spare parts, Energy Management, Budgets and Legal compliance)
Managing Plant Engineering KPIs (Planned Maintenance, Delivery and Cost), Manufacturing Processes, Tooling, Plant Reliability, Material Handling Equipment, Lifting Equipment Maintenance and Compliance Developing and Managing CAPEX and Operations budget, Projects and Facility Maintenance Management, Managing SLA performances with service providers, Procurement and Sourcing Electrical and Air tools Lifecycle management, Calibration, Servicing, and Torque Tightening specification alignment with Plant Manufacturing Process and Relationship Management with OEM Competency and Development Management of Maintenance Engineering staff Engineering Work Order management, Root Cause Analysis, Safety and compliance management for onsite contractors
Managing and implementing Machine KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, OEE), Availability, Reliability, Critical Spare Parts, Asset Management Life Cycle, General Machines Safety and Maintenance Strategies and Plans Developing and Managing CAPEX for Plant De-bottlenecking projects and Strategy Projects Technical Lead in CAPEX projects (Electrical, Automation, Mechanical, Civil), managing and supervising EPCs, Energy Management Systems Leading Investigations, RCA, Deviation Management, Compliance to Legal Requirements for the site’s engineering, production, and facilities as a custodian of Environment, Health and Safety Overhead cranes, semi-portal, jib cranes, manipulators Lifting jacks, Lifting tables, Torque Tightening, Loom and Equipment Test Benches, Site Electrical Power System Management Development of Lifting Equipment Process documents and aligning compliance with legislation for Driven and Lifting Machinery
Development and implementation of maintenance strategies for electrical and electronic systems. CAPEX applications, procurement processes, project risk analysis and tier classification. Project management, FAT, SAT, Advanced Technical Support, Design Reviews and Quality Control. Development of the 64-bit SCADA system for site’s Fire and Gas monitoring and control system in partnership with ADROIT Technologies to enable expansion and reliability of the system. Root Cause Analysis, Potential Deviation Analysis, Task Risk Assessment, and EPC Management.
Electrical equipment inspection and maintenance with applicable strategies Hazardous Area Management, selection of classified equipment, installation and commissioning as covered in SANS-10108 WEG VSD (CFW09) programming, fault finding, and commissioning Shutdown scoping activities, technical support, planning, execution and process startups