Project Management Mechanical Engineering

CHRISTOPHER GOODZERA

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Date of Birth: 25th of March 1973. Citizenship: Zimbabwe

Marital Status: Married

Stand 129 Charlottes Brooke, Borrowdale Estates, Harare, Zimbabwe

Cell number +263-***-***-***

OBJECTIVES

Contribute to sustainable plant Operations, Project and Construction management maximizing resources

EDUCATION

1997 BSc Honours Mechanical Engineering

University of Zimbabwe

SKILLS AND TRAINING

MS Project Expert - Cost handling, tracking and Reporting

AutoCAD/ McLaren - team collaboration and reviews

SAP / SAGE/ MAXIMO ERP

ROOT CAUSE FAILURE ANALYSIS - GIBS

CHANGE MANAGEMENT-GIBS

STREAMLINED RELIABILITY EXPERT

MAINTENANCE BUDGETING AND COST CONTROL

Maintenance Development Program – GIBS

Financial Management for Engineers

MEMBERSHIP

Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers – Corporate Member

HOBBIES

Fishing

Golf

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Maintenance Consultant Feb 2024 – Current

Streamlined Reliability Training and Implementation for a Fast Moving Consumer Goods company.

Preparation of Operations and Maintenance Contract proposal

Khayah Cement Zimbabwe ( Formerly Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe)

Preventative Maintenance Manager

July 2023- Jan 2024

Joined Khayah Cement (formerly Lafarge Holcim Zimbabwe) on Fixed Term Contract in charge of Maintenance Planning and Management.

Review and benchmark prevailing plant performance versus Historical performance and pinpoint mallards and their solutions: Major issues being

oPoor plant reliability due to unimplemented integrity shutdown recommended by previous owners.

oHigh number of recurring breakdowns with attributable Maintenance cost above benchmarks

oHigh cost of Maintenance spares due to unavailability of adequate inventory and outdated sourcing practices

Maintenance Master Plan preparation and improvement of Planned Maintenance Routines. Scheduling and cost control.

Maintenance Budget preparation in view of Maintenance Master Plan and Planned Shutdown Plan.

Minimise Planned Maintenance Routines (Inspections and Scheduled down days) by applying Reliability Centered maintenance techniques.

Equipment Inspection routines optimisation and improvement by incorporation of SCADA system and plant control system reports

Setting Planned Maintenance Routines ( Inspection, Condition Monitoring) for key equipment based on Initial Conditions.

Improved inspection role to include resources planning for identified work

Planning function role in picking up work identified by Inspection and

oPredation of job plan to execute the works including Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)

oIdentifying materials ( spares, consumables) required for specific tasks and work

oIdentifying skills, equipment, tooling and contractors for work activities

oPreparation of Work Cost and budget

oReleasing work orders and job packages into Backlog for all Planned Work.

oManaging the Plant Scheduling Meeting to coordinate execution of Work.

oReporting and analysis of plant performance and costs

oPareto analysis of downtime and carrying out Root Cause analysis of

o Planning and coordination of kiln shutdowns

oDaily tracking and reporting of Kiln shutdowns to plant and plant management

Training and Development of junior engineers

Coaching and leadership of Maintenance groups

Coordination of plant wide planning meetings

Inspection of Vertical Cement Mill after catastrophic breakdown, preparation of restoration project plan.

Execution of the Mill repairs and restoration with Original Equipment manufacturers experts

Resolved Quarry Symons Crusher chronic oil loss problem, reduced operating cost and improvement Reliability and throughput

Management of Cement Milling Operations contractor key performance indicators

Mothballing plan and implementation on the Raw Meal Preparation and Clinker Production due to relatively lower priced imported clinker

Preparation of Insurance Claim documentation following Catastrophic failure on Vertical Cement Mill

Carrying out Root Cause Failure Analysis of the Vertical Cement Mill

Agipace Services, Harare

Operations Manager – February 2021 – July 2023

Labour contracting

Preparations of tender bids

EPCM Project Manager Zimbabwe Power Company Limestone Unloader equipment for Stage 3 desulfurization plant.

oSite layouts and detailing of the installation drawings

oMethod statements covering Risk Assessments, Lifting Plans, QA/QC plans, Project Plan

oSupervision Erection and Commissioning

oHandover to Client

Lafarge Holcim Zimbabwe

Maintenance Consultant – September 2020 to February 2021

I was engaged to assist the plant improve Quarry Plant Utilisation Factor

Audit of Quarry plant maintenance status through Pareto analysis of Downtime, Predictive Inspections and test reports

Action Plan and implementation Plan changing Organisation and Reliability and Capex plan

Carried out and Supervised Recurring Corrective Maintenance to improve Basic Plant Condition

J&C Engineering 273 Fleming Road, Meadowdale, Johannesburg, South Africa

Construction Manager Sept 2015 – July 2019

J&C Engineering is the leading player in dust extraction system installations for the power sector, cement industry, mining and paper industry in South Africa.

I had a dual role of Construction Manager and Zimbabwe Country Representative. I managed 3 major projects among other smaller Construction projects, procurement and supply and Maintenance Contract assignments:

Zambia - Mopani Copper Mines Electrostatic Precipitator Rebuild for the Copper Smelter – Feb 2016 to July 2016 - US$1.5million

Zimbabwe - Lafarge Cement Harare Electrostatic precipitator rebuild after explosion – June 2016 – November 2016 – US$5 million

Zimbabwe - Zimplats Electrostatic precipitator annual overhauls – US$100k

Zimbabwe - Lafarge Cement Harare Hot air ducts - US$900k

Zambia – Mopani Copper Mine rebuild after explosion – 15 MUSD

Roles and responsibilities

From the time a project is secured I am involved in preparations of the key project faucets of Safety, Materials, Manpower, Machinery, Schedule, Cost and Quality to ensure that all key projects performance indicators are adequately prepared. The preparations will ensure that the construction phase of the project is according to FIDIC - Conditions of Contract for Construction (For Building and Engineering Works)

oPreparation and Review of Project Method Statements and methodologies

oPreparation and review of Project Risk Assessment for all project activities with Safety practitioners

oPreparation and Review of critical Lifting Operations, Scaffolding erections, Working at Height operations

oPreparation and review of Project resources and organogram, visa programs, accommodation, shift rosters and duty matrices for key personnel.

oPreparation and review of contractor personnel requirements, sourcing program and setting rate contracts for labour

oPreparation and review of Project tools, equipment and accessories requirement

oPreparation of Rate or Fixed contracts for outsourced equipment and tools

oPreparation and review of materials requirements for the project, procurement, cross border logistics, staging areas, laydown areas according to erection sequences

oPreparation and review of project schedule, budgets, quality control plans

oPreparation and creation of Project zones and access control areas

oConduct project kick-off meetings with client where agreements are reached on meeting schedules, kick off date

oPreparation and review of a labour Safety induction plan for personnel and contractors

oEnsure that amenities are provided being First aid facilities, changing rooms, ablution blocks, smocking areas, eating areas, parking areas, clinic, ambulance, emergency response plans etc.

oSet a project reporting structure for man-hours reporting, time spent on activities, utilization of equipment and delays

oSet up a project reporting structure for safety statistics being: near misses, job observations, loss time injury, property damage, VFL by management etc.

oLegal appointments of personnel on site

After project kick off, roles adapt to cover the areas below

oEnsuring that all personnel on site are inducted according to the project site requirements

oCreation of teams and gangs according to daily tasks, weekly tasks

oTraining and inducting the teams on their relevant works methods and instructions for the specific tasks to workers and other professionals

oEnsure that workers participate in the morning toolbox talk

oEnsure that all Pre-task risk assessments are done before commencement of work

oEnsure that all personnel are appraised of the Inspection, Witness and Hold Points on their tasks through their supervisors

oReview of work progression and setting of daily task performance targets.

oPreparation of daily project status report and updates of project schedule and variance reports

oReport on project non-conformances, variances and action plans to rectify

oReview of punch lists and quality conformance reports

oInventory of all site records being safety registers, toolbox talks, daily diaries, timesheets, safety reports, etc.

oDirect supervision and inspection of work activities

oPreparation of project weekly and monthly reports for the Project Manager

NL Supervision Ibese, Nigeria and Cairo Egypt

Reliability Maintenance Manager March 2014 – April 2015

NL Supervision is a division of FL Smidth set up solely for operations and maintenance management of cement plant for clients. My role was in the planned takeover of the Dangote Cement Plant constructed by Sinoma as a Reliability Maintenance Manager

Duties

Setting up the plant Reliability Maintenance system

Converting the plant maintenance ERP system from SAP to Maximo

Consolidation of Plant Inventory system

Training of employees on the Reliability Maintenance system

Management of the plant Reliability system through inspectors, planners and supervisors

Freda Rebecca Gold Mine Bindura, Zimbabwe

Maintenance Manager March 2013 – February 2014

Freda Rebecca Gold Mine suffered a catastrophic failure of their cyanide laden tanks rendering the plant operable at 50% capacity. I managed the rebuilt the plant after the collapse back to full production.

Review of the key aspects of plant that required to be rebuilt and modified to bring plant back to full capacity

Rebuilt the two 14m diameter leach tanks and modified the arrangement of the wet cyclones

Constructed an additional 14m diameter leach tank

Replaced the girth gear on the Sag mill to restore the critical speed operation requirements of the mill.

Managed the repair of the cracked trunnion

Maintenance Management of the plant maintenance personnel and the underground maintenance personnel

J&C Engineering Johannesburg, South Africa

Contracts and Planning Engineer September 2011 – December 2012

J&C Engineering won a US$12 million tender to rebuild the two electrostatic precipitators at Hwange Power Station in Zimbabwe

Site safety risk assessment preparation with safety personnel

Daily task instruction preparations for teams and gangs

Carrying out quality inspections on the Hold, Witness Inspection plan

Appointments of contractors

Supervision of scaffolding erection for Working at Height activities

Preparation of projects reports for the client

Lafarge Cement Harare, Zimbabwe

Maintenance Manager May 2004 – September 2011

I started off as a Methods Engineer had various roles in Projects Engineer and then finally as the Maintenance Manager.

Maintenance management of the plant that entails kilns, ball mills, crushers, packing machines and various rotating equipment

Installation of electrostatic precipitator in Zambia after an explosion

Development and implementation of the preventive maintenance system

Training of preventive maintenance personnel

Implementation of a Root Cause analysis

Management of shutdowns, projects and personnel development programs.

Had various trainings and secondment to Zambia and the United States of America

Various Companies Harare, Zimbabwe

Various roles May 1998 – May 2024

1.Gold Star Sugars – Sugar Refining plant, Boiler Plant, - 5 Years

a.Arthur Garden Engineering (Division of Gold Star Sugars) – Fabrication, Welding and Installations

2.Zimboard Products – chipboard and Medium Density Fibre board manufacturing – 1 Year

3.Aluminium Metal Industries – Extrusion, Anodizing and Powder Coating - Attachment

Graduate Engineer roles

Plant Engineer Roles

Assistant Mechanical Engineer roles

Project Engineer roles

SKILLS

Ball mill girth gear installation and alignment

Streamlined Reliability Centred Maintenance

Predictive Testing and Inspection

Project Management

Projects Closure

ADAP Downtime Management System

Root Cause Analysis

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