Contact Details Manager
Resume:
Curriculum Vitae
Of
Gcobani Dolophini
Curriculum Vitae
Address: SST 497 Timothy Patrick Street
Town Two
Khayelitsha
7784
Contact details: 076-***-****
E-mail address: **********@*******.***
Personal Details
Surname: Dolophini
First name: Gcobani
Nationality: South African
Gender: Male
Disability: None
Identity number: 920-***-**** 082
Home language: IsiXhosa
Other language: English, Zulu and Shona
Marital status: Single
Health Status: Excellent
Criminal Record: None
Drivers Licence: Code 8
Personal Attributes
•Knowledge of small and large stock production
•Good practical skills and a drive to improve
•Knowledge of research animals
•Knowledge of animal welfare and health
•Strong ability to set goals and delegate responsibilities
• Very good time management and prioritization skills
• Remarkable written and oral communications abilities
•Self-driven with ability to work with minimum or no supervision
•Excellent managerial skills
•Ability to work under pressure
•Hard working and able to cope with the new environment
•Quick minded, withgood analytical and diagnostic skills
•Versatile
Academic Background
Secondary Education
Secondary Institution: Harry Gwala Senior Secondary High School
Year obtained: 2009- 2011
Qualification: National Senior Certificate
Subjects Passed: IsiXhosa Home Language
English First Additional Language
Mathematics
Life Orientation
Geography
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Mathematics Paper 3: Probability and data handling
Professional and Tertiary Education
Institution: Stellenbosch University
Period: 2013 - 2018
Qualification: BSc Agric Animal Science
Field of Study: Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science
Institution: University of Stellenbosch Business School
Period: 22-26 October 2018
Qualification: Agricultural Professional Fellows Programme
Facilitator: Pieter Cronje and Lyzette Schwella
Employment Background
Company : Moving Chronicles
Period : 04 November 2020 – Currently
Job tittle : Team leader
Key responsibilities : Leading the team in terms of organizing the day and planning routes (time management).
Onsite communication with clients.
Company : Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Animal Production- Dairy
Period : November 2019 – October 2020
Job title : Graduate Intern
Key responsibilities: Taking care of animals in hospital by feeding, providing clean bedding and monitor general health.
Observing and noting animals on oestrus (heat). Involved in the placing of heat-detection aids (Kamars) on the animals.
Milking, includes gathering, preparing milking equipment and feeding of cows post-milking.
Involved in the treatment (and vaccination) of animals, for both internal and external parasites. Manage and monitor mastitis treatment response on cows, through observation of the udder, milk stripping and milk microbiology (sampling mastitic milk, plate on an agar in a petri dish and incubate to culture present microbes).
Assist the veterinarian when inseminating cows, palpating or scanning to diagnose pregnancy and during surgical operations.
General farm Maintenance – maintaining clean and functional water troughs, fencing and operating the electric fence (setting up and testing line voltage). Pasture management- manage grazing animals.
Company: Mdzananda Animal Clinic Khayelitsha
Period: 26 March – 16 April 2020 (First 21 days of the National lockdown), and beyond.
17 April 2020 – 30 August 2020
Job title: Theatre Assistant, Covid-19 Officer and a Driver (Staff transport).
Key Responsibilities: Prepare patient for surgical procedures, washing and sterilising medical instruments and maintaining an aseptic functional theatre.
Daily screening of staff members and strategic allocation of sanitizers. Planning of movement within the premises to minimize contamination and spread of Covid-19.
Managing transportation of staff members and maintenance of vehicles.
Company: Missy Poultry of Choice
Period: January 2020 – 31 March 2020
Job Title: Graduate intern
Key responsibilities: Broiler production advisor, broiler management (Nutrition, production and bird health), Involved in drafting marketing strategy of birds.
Company: Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Animal Production-Sheep section.
Period: 2018- October 2019 (1 year)
Job Title: Graduate Intern
Key responsibility: Animal and crop management- rotation grazing, treating animals- vaccinations and de-worming. Endo and Ecto-parasite control – chemically and planned grazing. Observe all aspects from pre-lambing, lambing (ewe-lamb care), post-lambing. Set-up programmes for shearers, breeds (Dormer, South African Mutton Merino and Merino).
Company: TAP THAT SA
Period: December 2017- February 2018
Job title: Keg Technician and Driver
Key responsibilities: Monitor levels of carbon dioxide in gas cylinders, Maintain beer tap units in clean and functional state. Manage cold storage. Prepare and deliver orders. Take stock, order and collect from suppliers. Barman at events. Maintain beer tap units and barrels.
Company: Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Animal Production- Kromme Rhee
Period: February 2013 – December 2017
Job title: Student Itern – Sheep, Beef cattle and Ostriches
Key responsibilities: Ration mixing, feeding trial animals, monitoring general health and wellbeing, general farm maintenance (monitor fence and fixing sprinklers and leaking water pipes), tagging and weighing neonates (lambs and calves), internal and external parasite control and weighing sheep, cattle and ostriches. All these tasks I performed with guidance and supervision of experienced people on the farm.
Administration work (filing documents).
Company: Mdzananda Animal Clinic Khayelitsha
Period: 2002-2020 [Still a volunteer and a resident]
Job title: Regular Volunteer and Resident
Key responsibilities: Veterinary Assistance [pre- and post- operative care of patients]
Nurse when short staff
Mobile clinics [running and identify strategic locations around Khayelitsha]
Sundays- treat [give medication, change bandages, feeding and cleaning kennels]
Driver [collect sick animals, sterilizations, sent animal to Animal Welfare Society for X-rays, collect donated goods].
References
Moving chronicles
Chief executive officer: Zandisile Mkhubeni
Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Animal Production- Dairy
Farm manager: Lauren Mnisi
Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Animal Production- Sheep Section
Farm manager: Annelin Kruger
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Farm Foreman: Abraham Jansen
Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Animal Production- Krommer Rhee
Farm manager: Chris Van de Walt
Farm Foreman: Thembi Mnisi
General Worker: Peter Jonathan
Tap That SA
Employer: Jonathan Halliday
Contact Details: 082-***-****
Colleague: Miceala
Contact Details: 074-***-****
Mdzananda Animal Clinic
Project Manager: Susan Wishart
Contact details: 083-***-****
Hospital Manager: Dr Gemma Drescol
Contact details: 073-***-****
Veterinarian: Dr Edson Man’ombe
Contact details: 078-***-****
Colleague: Pule Kiti
Contact Details: 066-***-****
Other interest and Hobbies
Sports: Cross country race (Motorcars and motorbikes)
Hobbies: Hiking
Travelling (have not travelled much though)
Camping
Other: Enjoy watching documentaries and reading for general knowledge
Career Objectives
I would like to further up my experience and face new challenges by working for a project/ company where my skills and abilities will be tapped, at same time expanded through my determination, passion, and drive to utilize the experience.
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