Project Management Strategic Planning
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Emmanuel. M. Nyandoro
Date of birth: ** January *989
Address: PO Box 226, Mulanje
Malawi
Cell: +265-***-***-***
Email: ********.******.********@*****.***
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English, Shona & Chewa
Zimbabwean
DN784421
53176DM
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Profile
A very exceptional professional engineer and manager with an outstanding reputation of 6+ years of excellence in end-to-end operations management. Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels with exceptional leadership proficiency. A Canon innovator, with formidable problem solving, critical and analytical thinking skills. Demonstrable aptitude for strategic planning, transformation, and continuous improvement. Agile, quick-learning, and adaptive to rapidly evolving industry realities. Respected leader, with high emotional and social intelligence, able to mentor and motivate cross-functional, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural teams. Thought contributor, committed to life-long learning and incessant on professional development.
Educational Qualifications
Master of Science in Renewable Energy: University of Zimbabwe
2017 - 2019
B.Eng. (Hons) in Fuels and Energy Engineering: Chinhoyi University of Technology
2010 - 2014
Professional Courses
Strategic Planning
Unicaf University
Project Management
Unicaf University
Performance Management
Unicaf University
Plant Optimisation
Central Research Institute of India
Substation and Transformer Maintenance
ZESA NTC
33KV Switching
ZESA NTC
Skills Experience & Personal Attributes
Communication Skills - Owing to the varying nature of positions I have assumed; I can say I am a self- confident and assertive correspondent in both oral and written forms of communication. In which I can exhibit the skills traverse in an organization
Computer Skills - I am proficient in all Microsoft packages and AutoCAD. I also possess Programming skills in MATLAB, C programming; have working knowledge of Homer, PV systems, and SAP.
Project Management Skills – I have been leading whole Projects for the past 5 years and I have learnt Project Planning, Project Budgeting, Project Quality Assurance and Project Control from the experience.
Business Acumen – In my current role I do monthly department performance reports, I draft departmental budgets and do CBA and ROI on projects. These reports and analysis feed into the Power Station Strategy.
Employment History
COMPANY NAME
POSITION HELD
PERIOD TIME
Mulosa Hydro Limited - Malawi
Generation Manager
2022 - To date
Zimbabwe Power Company - Harare Power Station
Senior Operations Engineer
2017 - 2021
Zimbabwe Power Company – Kariba South Power Station
Maintenance Engineering Trainee
2013 - 2013
Mulosa Hydro Power Plant
Mulosa Hydro Power Plant is a member of the PGI group of Companies dedicated to the development, operation, and maintenance of hydroelectric plants in Malawi and the SADC region.
Responsibilities
Ensuring all Site equipment and switchgear are operated and maintained according to
manufacturer’s guidelines for safe operation thereof.
Ensuring the plant is run safely, efficiently, and effectively maximising energy output under any
given condition whilst not compromising the integrity of any component or piece of
equipment.
Maintaining direct channel of communication with ESCOM, liaising closely to maximise plant,
availability, and reporting and resolving faults.
Responding promptly to faults, and safely minimize power station down time; where required,
operate HV equipment and perform switching operations on the 33kV lines.
Operating the Power Station in accordance with the terms detailed in the Power Purchase
Agreement, Transmission Connection Agreement, Operating Procedure, and Malawi Grid
Code.
Conducting managerial, electrical, and mechanical work of a high standard with the necessary
diligence to not endanger plant or personnel.
Maintaining regular communication with the Managing Director, Technical Director, and Head of
Finance with regards to the operations of the plant and any issues that need escalating.
Ensuring that accurate data is kept on generation and that information is reported in a timely
Manner. Ensuring that loads are reported in a timely manner at the required intervals to ESCOM and the National Control Centre.
Managing and overseeing the Power Station activities; Conducting and managing all maintenance aspects of the civil, mechanical and electrical components of the Power Station to ensure safe and efficient operation, including but not limited to: Turbine & Actuators, Generator, Main Inlet Valve, Lube Oil Module, Hydraulic Control Module, Gantry Crane, Control Panels, Switchgear, HV equipment, Main and Auxiliary transformers, Metering unit, Intake Weir, trash rack, scour valve, butterfly valve, surge chamber, Penstock, thrust blocks, air valves, scour valves, Access roads.
Monitoring the equipment both within the Powerhouse as well as the switchyard to ensure all is
in good working order and functioning properly.
Ensuring the adequate security of assets on site, good housekeeping, and that the powerhouse
and surrounding area are always in a neat and tidy state.
Ensuring daily inspections are taking place of the Weir, Canal, Head Pond, Penstock,
Powerhouse and Switchyard to ensure no theft, damage, erosion etc.
Engaging directly with stakeholders, particularly ESCOM and the National Control Centre, but
also, MERA and PML among others, to ensure all requirements are satisfied.
Compiling a register of critical spares with the assistance of the OEM. Order sufficient critical.
spares, liaising directly with the suppliers thereof to ensure correct component specification,
and manage the inventory thereof.
Zimbabwe Power Company (Harare Power Station)
ZPC is a subsidiary of the National Electricity Utility Company ZESA. Harare Power Station Is a base-load small thermal power station with installed capacity of 120MW; consisting of (3 20) MW Boilers and (2 30) MW Turbines refurbishment; the other 60MW plant is undergoing CFBC Boiler Repowering project.
Responsibilities
•Managing the operations and maintenance of all operations vehicles and earth moving equipment, dump trucks, front end loaders, bulldozers, excavators, tractors, Hilux’s, etc.
•Managing and monitoring all statutory works by regulatory authorities for (3 20) W Boilers’ Statutory Maintenance and (2 30) MW Turbines.
•Preforming plant isolations followed by the issue of Electrical and Mechanical permit to work and sanction for test safety documents.
•Designing, detailing, analysing, negotiating, and executing an array of contracts for various transactions.
•Coordinating activities of the operations department, allocating responsibilities, and providing technical advice to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the power station.
•Determining departmental priorities on technical and manpower plans in the long-, medium, and short-term basis.
•Formulating strategies for emergency and short term planned outages to ensure minimum downtime and maximum availability of generating plant with minimum costs to the utility.
•Performing periodic inspections of the plant and liaising with the relevant departments on the re-engineering and refurbishment to attain increased plant availability, reliability, and performance.
•Responsible for implementing company formal development framework with guidance from operations manager and providing training to others in area of expertise.
•Preparing annual production plan through forecasts and generation capability plans to ensure the optimal use of generation assets and available resources.
•Building and maintaining relationships with vendors, clients, and other business connections; maintaining contract related documents and correspondence; presenting contract information to relevant parties such as stakeholders; troubleshooting contract related problems, such as breach of contract; and keeping track of contracts, renew or close them.
•Defining project activities; develop schedules, contingency plans, exception controls, risk management, reporting requirements, contract management, quality management, procurement and legal compliance and environmental compliance.
•Oversee related processes to ensure optimum efficiencies, manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
•Carrying out investigations on all accidents and incidences associated with the operation of any plant, performing route cause analysis and implementation of remedial action and improvements to prevent or minimise future occurrences.
•Capturing and coordinating Risk Management activities including Risk identification, Assessment, Mitigation planning, actions, and follow-up as per integrated management system (ISO 45001:2018, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001: 2015).
•Generating Station Risk Register and Mitigation Plan to enable the ZPC Management Team & Board to manage progress on the execution of Risk Control Activities.
•Managing and monitoring all statutory works by regulatory authorities: Factory Inspection, Air Emissions Licensing, Pressure Vessels Inspections (Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), X-rays and Thickness tests on Boilers as well as for all heat recovery equipment of all boilers), Plant Integrity Tests and Over speed trip tests on all turbines before plant start-up.
•Technical evaluation of steam turbine blading components, assessing the existing designs and condition of equipment to develop technical recommendations for cost effective solutions.
•Develop and implement the design of new power plant equipment or system upgrades to meet customer requirements for functionality, schedule, and cost.
•Provide technical field assistance for all forms of field service, start-up, and commissioning of steam path equipment.
•Carrying out high voltage switching operations followed by issuing Electrical and Mechanical permit to work.
•Drafting Departmental Budgets (CAPEX and OPEX) and managing budgets.
•Documented Information management and control on SharePoint for the department (Cloud).
Projects and Achievements
•Headed the successful implementation of Integrated Management Systems in the operations department (ISO 9001 –Quality, ISO 14001-Environment and ISO 45001-Occupational Safety and Health)
•Improved 30MW turbo alternator power output by 23% through condenser optimization, thereby increasing company revenue by a sum of USD4 800 000 per annum.
Zimbabwe Power Company – Kariba South Power Station.
Kariba South Power Station is a 1050MW base station located to the Southern side of Lake Kariba, it consists of (6 125) MW and (2 150) MW Francis turbine generator sets which feed into the 330KV national grid.
Responsibilities
•Annual Maintenance of the generating asserts including, Turbines, Transformers, Pumps, motors, Chillers etc.
•Developing a plant maintenance system, programming of plant maintenance, scheduling weekend maintenance, annual overhaul, and equipment performance monitoring.
•Planning and monitoring Capital projects and Energy Management projects.
•Developing and carrying out plant condition monitoring system and implementing corrective action and ensuring plant equipment availability.
•Producing daily equipment performance reports and weekly maintenance compliance reports.
•Monitoring the use of inventory of spare parts, maintenance supplies and equipment; and introducing re-ordering when necessary
Professional Memberships
Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers: Corporate Member (Membership Number ZIE198358)
Engineering Council of Zimbabwe: Professional Engineer (Membership Number 150548)
Hobbies
•Playing Golf, travelling to new places, watching Cricket, Rugby and socializing with people
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