Engineer Mechanical

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname Kapepula

First names Patrick Kasangana

Date of birth August 07th 1976

Gender Male

Driver’s licence Code 10

Contact details +1-404-***-****

acr34a@r.postjobfree.com (e-mail address)

Current address 4201 Lantern Hill Drive

Dacula, Georgia 30019

KEY SKILLS

Management skills

Computer skills

Communication skills

People management skills

Technical skills

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Current employment

Company Exxaro Resources

Nature of Business Iron ore mining

Position Senior Mechanical Engineer

Period 01 June 2013 to 30 August 2015

Reason for leaving Project on maintenance and care, looking for new opportunities

Role and Duties

Mayoko project site day to day activities

Responsible for all mobile equipment and other on site

Contractor management

Safety management

Cost management

Labour training, recruiting and management

Equipment maintenance and inspection

Infrastructure maintenance and up keep

Previous employment

Company Read Swartman and Voight (PTY)

Nature of Business Consulting Engineering and Project management (EPCM)

Position Mechanical Engineer/ Project Engineer

Period 01 July 2010 to 31 May 2013

Reason for leaving Better career prospect

Role and Duties

Project planning

Design review

Project review

Month end reporting

Site inspection

Site construction

Contractors management

Projects and packages completed

IMPALA MINE 16 shaft sinking packages

Design and construction of surface conveyor steel structure

Refurbishment of VK 50 compressors

Design and construction of headgear steel work (Phase 2)

Surface architectural, civil, structural and building works

Procurement and installation of underground pump chambers overhead cranes

Procurement and installation of offices airconditioners

Procurement and installation of surface fire protection piping and pumps

Procurement and installation of headgear skip and cage removal cranes

Procurement and installation of conveyance arresting devices

Design and construction of underground skip loading level ore pass steelwork.

Removal of kibble and stage winder after sinking

Dismantling of temporary winder building

Other Projects

Bathopele mine Phase 3 & 4

BRPM Phase 2 & 3

Company Optimum Collieries

Nature of Business Coal Mining

Position Maintenance Engineer

Period 01 April 2009 to 30 June 2010

Reason for leaving more senior opportunity presented

Role and Duties

• Responsibility for Eskom washing plant and in pit overland conveyor belts systems. (Ensuring operation and compliance to COP’s).

• People management (Training, appointment, testing of personnel capability).

• Inspections, planned maintenance and checks to ensure that machinery is kept up to standard set out.

• Record keeping of machinery and personnel.

• Responsibility with workshops day-to-day operations and maintenance systems (Logbooks, checklists and record books) are kept up to date on the maintenance system.

• Ensure compliance with Mine environmental system (ISO 14001)

• Participation in safety audits and inspections.

• Responsibility for infrastructure and equipment (Crushers, screens, conveyor belts systems, drums, tips…etc).

• Liaising with process department and production department on planned maintenance, shut downs.

Company Lonmin Platinum Mines

Nature of Business Metal Mining

Position Section Engineer

Period 08 January 2001 to 31 March 2009

Reason for leaving Better career prospect

Duties

• EIT (Engineer in training)

• Relieving Foreman at all level

• Relieving Engineer at all level

• Certificated Engineer

• Section Engineer

Role and Duties as a Foreman

• Establishment and maintenance of standards and procedures for equipment and machinery.

• Planning for budgets and projects, as well as assisting the engineering management with budget preparation, working cost and capital.

• Planning and acquisition of resources

• Providing maintenance decision support on equipment and machinery.

• Day to day operation of the maintenance system and ensure all Logbooks, checklists and record books are kept up to date on the maintenance system.

• Preparation and distribution of maintenance schedules, requests, orders/job cards, malfunction reports etc.

• Follow up on outstanding and inaccurate feedback where necessary.

• Motivate subordinates and taking a leadership role.

Role and Duties as a Certificated Engineer

• Responsibility for mining equipment (Ensuring compliance to the COP for trackless mobile machinery).

• People management (Training, appointment, testing of personnel capability).

• Inspections and checks to ensure that machinery is kept up to standard set out.

• Record keeping of machinery and personnel.

• Responsibility with workshops day-to-day operations and maintenance systems (Logbooks, checklists and record books) are kept up to date on the maintenance system.

• Ensure compliance with mine environmental system (ISO 14001)

• Participation in safety audits on pits and workshops.

• Responsibility for infrastructure (Power lines, water lines, telephone lines, compressed air lines, etc.) in the vicinity of the pit being mined and taking care of re-routing or relocating it.

• Liaising with pit manager and business unit manager about progress on work requested and other feedback regarding machinery.

• Management of diesel for mining operations (Procurement).

Role and Duties as a Section Engineer

• Establishment and maintenance of standards and procedures for equipment and machinery.

• Planning for budgets and projects, as well as assisting the engineering management with budget preparation, working cost and capital.

• Planning and acquisition of resources.

• Providing maintenance decision support on mining equipment and machinery.

• Day to day operation of the maintenance system and ensure all Logbooks, checklists and record books are kept up to date on the maintenance system.

• Follow up on outstanding and inaccurate feedback where necessary.

• Motivate subordinates and taking a leadership role.

• Legal responsibilities and duties of Engineer as per MHSA requirements.

• Six sigma methodology and tools application in various projects.

• Breakthrough project execution and implementation.

• Landmark methodology execution and implementation.

• Capital project: Execution and implementation.

EDUCATION

School attended Salama Technical High School

Grade achieved Senior certificate

Year completed 1996

Tertiary Education

Institution 1 Technikon Witwatersrand

Type of qualification National Diploma: Mechanical Engineering

Year Completed 2003

Institution 2 Tshwane University of Technology

Type of qualification B-tech degree: Mechanical Engineering

Year completed 2006

QUALIFICATIONS AND TAINING

Onsetter/ Banksman’s certificate

Assertiveness certificate of competency

Practical health safety

Critical task analysis

Government certificate Of competency as Mechanical Engineer for mines and works

Operation management

Certificate in fundamentals of project management

Global Minerals Industry Risk Management

ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERSHIP

Professional Certificated Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

Member of South African Institute of Mechanical Engineers (SAIMECHE)

Association of Mine Resident Engineers (AMRE)

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