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Hatfield

Pretoria

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To whom it may concern

Application for Technical Writer

I refer to the opportunity offered and wish to apply for it. I have a post-graduate degree from the University of Pretoria and I studied towards a specialisation in Carbon, Fluorine and Polymer Materials Science. I have attached my CV for your consideration. As you might know everything changes with time. It is one of the absolute truths on earth. Humans, animals, plants, wine, and the sun; all these change with time. Some improve and others deteriorate. This truth illustrates that everything is a process. Digestion in living creatures, rain, germination of plants, and even the greenhouse effect are processes and the earth as well as human life is run through processes. The concept of change is what led me to pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering. Through this concept, I believe that we can change the fate of any material and model processes and materials for industrial purposes in order to ease and enhance human life. This is the role of a chemical engineer. From November 2013 up to date, I work part-time for Sparrow Consulting as a Technical Writer and Editor. Sparrow Consulting is a full-service educational company that develops and implements specialised technical training materials. At Sparrow Consulting, I write, edit and quality assure training manuals and O&M (Operation and Maintenance) manuals for companies, such as, Sasol (Synfuels), Nampak (Divfood), Further Education Training (FET) colleges and Takraf Tenova (Kusile Power Plant). The training manuals and O&M manuals consist of teaching employees of our clients a wide variety of skills including how to manage a company’s finances, install free WiFi towers, maintain and operate earth moving equipment, supervise a team, improve productivity and operate the most complex chemical plants in the country. For more than a year, I have been working for the Tenova project at 2

Kusile Power Plant. This work has exposed me to the processes involved at the Kusile Power Plant through site visits, writing and redaction of training manuals and O&M manuals and interactions with Tenova and Kusile Power Plant’s personnel.

Throughout my academic study, I have been exposed to the science of materials which demands a proclivity for reading to expand your knowledge base and understand it. With my keenness in learning, I developed an affinity for research, analysis and problem solving which, I believe, are important tools for any engineer or consultant.

Knowing my strengths, once I am given an opportunity, I saw it through in order to better myself and accomplish what is required of me. I believe that, with this opportunity, I can strive for excellence and put to work the knowledge that I have acquired so far. Thanks for the time taken to process my application and I await forth your answer. Kind regards

Clem Kadima

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CLEM KADIMA

Date of birth: 23 July 1991

Languages: English, French and Swahili

(Basics)

ac4wi3@r.postjobfree.com

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/clem-kadima/

OBJECTIVE

As you might know everything changes

with time. The concept of change is what

led me to pursue a degree in Chemical

Engineering. Through this concept, I believe

that we can change the fate of any material

and model processes and materials for any

purpose in order to ease and enhance

human life. This is the role of a chemical

engineer.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Sparrow Consulting: Technical writer and editor

November 2013 to present

Role: Write and edit training and didactic manuals for clients, such as Sasol, Eskom (Kusile Power Plant), Nampak, Further Education Training (FET) colleges.

Reference: Stefan Els, +278********, ac4wi3@r.postjobfree.com Amway: Network Marketer

November 2017 to present

Role: Growing consumer base to offer affordable, low risk opportunity to create assets and profit share with brands such as Mweb, Auto & General, Aon South Africa, eSpring, iCook, Vodacom, etc

Reference: Dane de Reuck, +278********, ac4wi3@r.postjobfree.com Self-employed: French Tutor

November 2016 to present

Role: Tutoring French to students or interested persons. Reference: Stefan Els, +278********, ac4wi3@r.postjobfree.com; Namatai Ruswa, +277********, ac4wi3@r.postjobfree.com Lafarge South Africa: Vacation work student

December 2012 to January 2013

Role: Plant optimisation by reducing power consumption. Reference: Gobakwe Maema, +277********, ac4wi3@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

MEng in Metallurgical Engineering

University of Pretoria

2017–2018

Majors: The influence of laser shock peening on corrosion-induced hydrogen embrittlement and fatigue in aluminium alloy systems (2XXX and 7XXX). GPA: TBA

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SKILLS

Throughout my academic study, I have

been exposed to the science of materials

which demands a proclivity for reading to

expand your knowledge base and

understand it. With my keenness in

learning, I developed an affinity for

research, analysis and problem solving

which, I believe, are important tools for

any engineer or consultant.

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel,

PowerPoint.

Programming: Python (Basics), Aspen

Plus (basics), VBA Macros (basics).

HONOURS AND AWARDS

ECSA: Candidate Engineer (201650734)

SAIChE IChemE: Member (007628)

Matric 2010: Outstanding Achievement in

French

(96%), South District of Johannesburg

Golden Key International: Award for

academic achievement (2012)

Dean’s Merit List: Appearance in 2012

BEng (Honours) in Chemical Engineering

University of Pretoria

2016

Majors: Product Design, Polymer Processing, Additive Technology, and Literature Review

GPA: 64%

BEng in Chemical Engineering

University of Pretoria

2011–2015

Majors: Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Chemical Engineering practice, Research Project, etc

GPA: 69.6%

EDUCATION

MATRIC

Leeds High School

2010

Majors: English Home Language, French Second Additional Language, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Computer Application Technology, and Life Orientation.

GPA: 78%

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA OPEN DAY

2014

Role: Help prospective students to understand the ENGAGE programme. Reference: Aletta Nkuna, +27-012*******, ac4wi3@r.postjobfree.com UNION HOSPITAL

2010

Role: At Union Hospital, I was allocated to the ICU in order to help the nurses with their daily tasks.

Reference: Leah Heyns, +27-011*******, ac4wi3@r.postjobfree.com PS: I have attached below my permanent residence permit for your consideration. 5

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