Hi,
My name is Lunga Mashinini, would you kindly view my curriculum vitae and consider me for Chemical Engineering job or internship. I have completed my BEng Chemical Engineering in 2017 at the University of Pretoria. Kindly look at my qualifications and skills and consider me to join your company.
ABOUT MYSELF:
I am passionate about chemical engineering. I enjoy solving chemical engineering problems and am eager to use this knowledge to advance human development. I also have some entrepreneurship skills, which distinguishes me from my peers. I am very inquisitive and will persevere until a problem is solved.
I have been fascinated by the notion of being able to convert low value materials into valuable materials by understanding and manipulating physical and chemical properties of materials. I want to embark on a career that will contribute to the advancement of society.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
I am a recent chemical engineering graduate. I have knowledge in process design and control, experimental planning and execution, rubber and plastic pyrolysis, and dry dense medium fluidised bed.
In my final year research project I made a zein film and modelled the essential oil diffusion through a zein film. In my final year design project I designed a plant producing gasoline from dimethyl ether. I also researched coal cleaning at CSIR using dry dense medium fluidised bed.
SKILLS:
Good at critical thinking and problem solving
Good communication skills
Good interpersonal skills
Laboratory research and analysis skills
Able to work effectively both individualy and in a team
Can perform mass and energy balances
Business Model Innovation
Python Programming
Aspen Tech Software
Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Microsoft Visio
LANGUAGES:
Speaking
Reading
Writing
English
Fluent
Fluent
Fluent
Zulu
Fluent
Fluent
Fluent
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION/S
Name of institute
Qualification
Year
ST Oswalds Secondary School
Matric
2009
University of Pretoria
Bachelor’s degree: Chemical Engineering
2017
MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Volunteered to tutor matric students in 2011
Organised sporting and board game activities for high school pupils in 2013 and 2014 during June/December recess
SAICHE Member
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Employer: CSIR
Location: Pretoria, Gauteng
Position held: Vacation work student
Monthly Stipend: R8000.00
Duties:
I had to make the small scale fluidised bed operational
Determined best medium between sand/magnetite and sand/ilmenite mix
Design experimental plan
Perform experiments to separate coal from stones by density
Present results using PowerPoint and write report
Duration: 15 December 2014 to 30 January 2015
Reason for leaving: Contract Ended
Ref Name: Brian North
Contact No.: 012-***-****
Email: ******@****.**.**