PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Names : Sudhir Kamal Singh
I.D Number : 710***-****-***
Nationality : Indian
Languages : English and Afrikaans
QUALIFICATIONS
Grade 12 (1988 – Southlands secondary School, Durban)
NTC 1 (1989 – Sastri Technical College)
NTC 2 (1991 – Sastri Technical College)
Qualified Red Seal Diesel Electrical Fitter (1993- Olifansfontein /Transnet Training Board)
LEAN Yellow Belt (2011 – Training, Leadership Consulting)
Technical Training Assessor (2012)
COURSES AND TRAINING
Electro-Motive course on the GT 26CU-3 locomotives
SAP Basic Navigation
SAP Reservations and Requisitions
Managing People for Leaders
Timesheets for Supervisors
Occupational Hygiene and Awareness
General Safety
Rio Tinto Compliance
Gas monitoring
Fire Fighting
First Aid
Quality Awareness
COMPUTER LITERACY
MS Office
MS Projects
MS Word
MS Excel
Outlook
Power point
SAP
COUNTRIES I HAVE WORKED IN FOR TRANSNET ENGINEERING(SA RAILWAYS)
Tanzania (WFP - World Food Programme and TRC - Tanzania Railway Corporation)
Cameroon (Camrail – Cameroon Railways)
Sudan (Sudan Railways)
Congo (Congo Railways)
Brazil (Brazil Railways)
Zimbabwe (NRZ – Zimbabwe Railways)
Botswana (Botswana Railways)
Zambia (Zambia Railways)
Swaziland (Swaziland Railways)
South Africa (Transnet Engineering / SA Railways)
MINES I HAVE WORKED IN, MAINTAINING TRANSNET LOCOMOTIVES
Rustenburg Mine
Randfontein Mine
Bank Collieries Mine
Tweefontein Mine
Witbank Mine
Tavistock Mine
Amandabuild Mine
Hotazel Mine
POSITIONS I HELD AT TRANSNET ENGINEERING AND MY DUTIES
Apprentice Diesel Electrical Fitter (South African Transport Services 1989 -1993)
Study the entire locomotives operating system, functions and maintenance procedures in preparation to be trade tested as a Diesel Electrical Fitter.
Diesel Electrical Fitter (Spoornet 1993 – 1995)
Scheduled Preventative Maintenance and Unscheduled Maintenance
Electrical Fault Finding
Mechanical Fault Finding
Brake system Fault Finding
Fit on and Fit off of Components
Overhauling and qualifying of Electrical, Mechanical and Brake System components
Master Diesel Electrical fitter (Spoornet 1995 – 1997)
Scheduled Preventative Maintenance and Unscheduled Maintenance
Electrical Fault Finding
Mechanical Fault Finding
Brake system Fault Finding
Fit on and Fit off of Components
Overhauling and qualifying of Electrical, Mechanical and Brake System components
Shift Fitter
Call Outs / Stan-by work
Breakdowns
Fuely Inspections and locomotive testings
International Rolling Stock Coordinator (Spoornet 1997 – 2006)
Scheduled Preventative Maintenance and Unscheduled Maintenance
Electrical Fault Finding
Mechanical Fault Finding
Brake system Fault Finding
Fit on and Fit off of Components
Overhauling and qualifying of Electrical, Mechanical and Brake System components
Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on locomotives on the mines and in the different countries
Call outs / stand-by duties on locomotives
Arrange spares and transport for them to the different countries and mines
Arrange the customs paperwork and clearance of spares at the borders
Senior Technical Training Officer (Transnet Engineering 2010 – 2012)
Train and develop students(Artisans and Managers) on the Electrical, Mechanical, Diesel and Brake system of the locomotive
Train students on High Voltage
Train Students on Crane operation
Train students on Forklift operation
Train students on the new locomotives introduced into Transnet
Write training manuals for students to study the locomotives
Develop a training plan for the diesel depot
Soc Rolling Stock Coordinator (Transnet Engineering 2012 – 2013)
Repair failed locomotives over the phone
Coordinate call out fitters
Coordinate movement of failed locomotives
Coordinate breakdowns
Data capturing of locomotives
Technical Manager – Iron Ore Line (Transnet Freight Rail (2013 – 2015)
Manage the electrical locomotive depot
Manage the Diesel Electrical Locomotive Depot
Manage the Wagon Depot
Manage the assets for the resource department
Manage budget / costs
Manage the development and training
Manage availability and reliability of locomotives and wagons on the Iron Ore Line
Prepare for audits
Profit Centre Manager – Iron Ore Line (Transnet Engineering 2015 – 2017)
Manage the availability and reliability of locomotives
Manage the back-shop, wheel shop and diesel electrical depot
Manage locomotive rebuild projects
Manage the breakdown
Manage the assets in the department
Manage budget / costs
Manage the development and training
Manage customer services
POSITION HELD AT RICHARDS BAY MINERALS and my duties
Assessor (2006 – 2009)
Assess all heavy mobile equipment at the mine
Schedule the maintenance
Arrange the spare for the maintenance
Arrange replacement equipment
Make out project plan for major maintenance
POSITIONS ACTED IN AT TRANSNET
Technical Supervisor(Transnet 1996)
Scheduled Preventative Maintenance and Unscheduled Maintenance
Electrical Fault Finding
Mechanical Fault Finding
Brake system Fault Finding
Fit on and Fit off of Components
Overhauling and qualifying of Electrical, Mechanical and Brake System components
Schedule Preventative Maintenance and unscheduled duties to allocated staff
Inspect and quality check workmanship of duties /Sign off work
Assist staff with duties where necessary
Time keeping
Support the company’s targets by efficiently utilising the staff for the required Maintenance
Technical Manager (International Joint Ventures 2006)
Manage the availability of Locomotives
Manage the Reliability of locomotives
Manage Budget / Costs
Manage staffs Training and development
Manage Supervisors
MY REFERENCES
Gene Baley – Transnet Engineering(IJV) - 083-***-**** or 011-***-****
Jan Louis Spoelstra – Transnet Engineering(IJV) - 083-***-**** +011-***-****
Cynthia Ndaba – Transnet Engineering(IJV) - 083-******* or 012-***-****
Keith Govender – Transnet Engineering – 021-******* or 083*******
Darren Dohkan – Transnet Engineering (Iron Ore Line) – 060*******
Eric Louw - Transnet Engineering (IJV) - 022*******