John W Strydom

***** ***** ****

Dade City, FL **525

Cell: 813-***-****

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

(Academic equivalent in the United States from an accredited institution of higher

education) .

My Forty four years of professional training and work experience in Mechanical

Engineering and related areas, with my strong managerial, interpersonal, professional and

organizational skills will make me an asset to your facility.

Accomplishments:

2009 – ABS and diagnostic training on trucks and trailers.

2004 B Line frame straightening on trucks and trailers.

2003 – B Line front end alignment of trucks and trailers.

2/23/1999 – First Aid Certificate

5/24/1999 – Blasting Certificate for Opencast Mines

4/01/1999 – Certificate in training in front end loaders, 988, 966, 950 Caterpillar.

4/5/1999 – Certificate in training on Dump Trucks – 50 & 100 Ton Averling Barford, Bell

Dumpers and Bell 20 & 25 Tons.

2/15/1989 – Certificate of Business Management.

3/12/1986 – Certificate of training in Air Brake maintenance and overhaul procedures.

2/3/1986 – Certificate of training in ZF, Nissan and Fuller Gearbox Overhaul procedures.

5/12/1985 – Certificate of training in ADE Model 407 Overhaul procedures.

5/28/1985 – Certificate of training in maintenance aspects of Nissan CM truck range.

8/10/1982 – Received Honorary Citizenship of the city of Eufaula.

5/9/1980 – Certificate of training in theory, operation maintenance and trouble shooting on

Cummins Diesel Engines.

2/28/1970 – Apprenticeship as Diesel and Petroleum Mechanic.

Employment:

8/2002 – Present.

TAMPA SPRINGS COMPANY (USA)

Operation Manager

Duties include overseeing 4 workshops with 50 staff. Tampa Springs is a truck repair

facility.

They perform spring frame work, front end suspensions, alignment of trucks and trailers.

Parts of my duties include stock control and ordering, budget, staff, sales, customer

liaison.

1996 – 2002

ALPHA STONE AND READYMIX QUARRY (SOUTH AFRICA)

Production / Maintenance Manager

80 staff reported to me. Workshop Diesel Mechanic – Mercedes, Man Truck, Dump Truck,

Cat loaders and Averling Barford Dumpers.

Production – Loading and hauling out of quarry to primary crusher. In charge of making of

hole, setting drill rig to drill and blasting. Clearing over burden and forming benches and

roadways.

Open cast mine

Stock control, working to budget, electric welding and spray painting of the fleet. Turning

of steel busher and pins.

1993 1996

NTE DIVISION OF MONDI LIMITED (SOUTH AFRICA)

Workshop – Production Manager

Managed workshop and building department. Worked to budget, staff control of 30, stock

control and customer liaison.

Employment…..

1990 1993

BLOUNTS TRANSPORT (SOUTH AFRICA)

Workshop Foreman

Worked as a Diesel Mechanic on Mercedes trucks, Front end Loaders and Bell Tractors.

Including doing both electric and gas welding.

1987 – 1990

RENO MOTORS (SOUTH AFRICA)

Owner

Started my own business, worked on cars and trucks.

Sold Business.

1985 1987

INTERCITY NISSAN (SOUTH AFRICA)

Workshop Manager

Worked as Diesel and petrol mechanic.

In charge of daily running of workshop, stock control, budgets, customer liaison.

1975 1985

FOX & BOOKLESS TRANSPORT (ZIMBABWE)

Diesel Mechanic / Workshop Manager.

Worked as a Diesel mechanic on Foden, Leyland Forklifts, Cranes, Nissan and Cat

loaders.

Promoted to workshop Foreman worked in this capacity for one year then promoted to

workshop Manager.

1970 1975

MORETON QUARRY (ZIMBABWE)

Diesel Mechanic

Worked on earth moving equipment and machinery. Looked after quarry, blasting and

production in all aspects.

1965 1970

SAGER MOTORS (ZIMBABWE)

Apprenticeship as Diesel and Petrol Mechanic.

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