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PROFILE OF JONES CHITATE
Surname Chitate
First Names Jones
Citizenship Zimbabwe Own transport
SA Identity No 640********** SA Permanent Resident Gender Male Passport Status Valid
Residing in Germiston Areas to consider Willing to Relocate Languages Spoken English, Shona, Zulu
Expectation Market related
Problem-solving
Analytic Thinking
Business Development
Cost Control
Operations Management
Facilities Management
Budget Control
Stress Management
Commissioning
Strategic Planning
Report Writing
Maintenance Planning
Fault finding
Project Costing
Tendering Processes
Electronic repairs to
component level
Root cause analysis.
Electrical Maintenance
Electrical Installations
PLC programming
MV Maintenance
Stakeholder Engagement
Contract Management
Change Management
Performance Management
Implementation
Management
Training
Crisis Management
Business Strategy
Staff Development
Communication Skills
Project Management
Computer Literate
Customer Service
Staff Management
Time Management
Negotiation
Troubleshooting
2020 Department of labour: Electrical Three Phase Installation Licence
2016 UNISA: National Diploma Electrical Engineering - Process Instrumentation
2006 Harare Polytechnic: Higher National Diploma – Electrical Power Engineering. (SAQA LEVEL 6)
1988 Bulawayo Polytechnic: City & Guilds Electrical Technician Certificate (Full Technological Certificate)
Current Employment Africa Polytechnic College
Availability/Notice Period One month
ACQUIRED SKILLS / ABILITIES
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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1988 BATA Shoe Company: Electrical Apprenticeship (Four Years) COMPUTER LITERACY
Ms Word
Ms Excel
Ms Projects
Ms Power Point
Internet
CAREER DETAILS
Name of Employer Africa Polytechnic College
Designation / Title Electrical Lecturer
Period of Employment September 2020 – Present
Reason for wanting to Leave Growth
Duties:
Facilitation of Electrical Engineering for Mechatronic Students.
Design of Practical lessons for students
Workshop supervision
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CAREER DETAILS
Name of Employer GPWG Engineering Pty Ltd
Designation / Title Project Engineer
Period of Employment December 2019 – April 2020
Reason for wanting to Leave Growth
Project: – Universal Coal Mine 11KV Power lines
Scope: Elevate power line on designated section and install poles for security cameras.
Excavation and planting of higher poles (14m)
Re-stringing of 11KV power line.
Planting of camera poles.
Duties:
Project Monitoring and reporting.
Quality Assurance
Health and Safety Assurance
Interfacing with Client.
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CAREER DETAILS
Name of Employer DBKM Consulting/Parsons Brinkerhoff Designation / Title Project Supervisor
Period of Employment June 2018 – December 2018
Reason for wanting to Leave End of contract
Project: – Marvel and Chertsey Substations – ZETDC Zimbabwe
Scope: Refurbishment of 330KV/88KV and 132KV/88KV Substations
Installation of 175MVA and 90MVA transformers
Installation of 132KV and 400KV Isolators, CTs, Surge Arrestors, Cable Sealing Ends and Pole Insulators
Installation of 11KV Load Switches and Auxiliary Transformers
Duties:
Project Monitoring and reporting on behalf of Consulting Engineers
Quality Assurance
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Health and Safety Assurance
Liaison between Contractor, Consulting Company, and Client.
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Name of Employer BeadMet Electrical & Instrumentation Designation / Title Site Supervisor
Period of Employment Feb 2018 – March 2018
Reason for Leaving End of contract
Project: – Matla Power Station – Eskom
Scope: Assessment of water treatment plant and recommendations for refurbishment
Duties:
Resourcing of team to assist in timeous delivery of reports, arrangement for access in plant, Tool box talks and task based risk analysis.
Inspection of Water Treatment Plant electrical equipment and assessing refurbishment needs.
Itemizing and costing of Electrical and Control and Instrumentation requirements for tender purposes, Name of Employer Superfecta Trading 209 CC
Designation / Title Business Development Manager
Period of Employment June 2015 – September 2016
Reason for Leaving Starting own business.
Business Development Manager – Tendering Processes and New Business as well as Customer Development.
Project Management, Project Planning, and Cost Estimation.
Quality Management.
Led the expansion into MV construction and maintenance. Established links with Chinese transformer manufacturers and controlled quality in terms of meeting South African standards. Won multi-million dollar tenders in Transformer and Generator supply.
Name of Employer Superfecta Trading 209
Designation / Title Operations Manager
Period of Employment November 2013 – May 2015
Reason for Leaving Lateral Transfer
Overall responsibility for all operations in Facilities Management and Engineering.
Successfully completed without penalties projects such as:
Supply and Installation of 20MVA Transformer for eMalahleni Municipality.
Supply and installation of 25 PMTs to Transnet
Facilities Maintenance at Golela and Overnwacht Border Posts,
Ekurhuleni Municipal Housing maintenance,
Mpumalanga and Gauteng Provinces Medium Voltage maintenance for the Department of Public Works,
Refurbishments of SARS OR Tambo Offices and Eskom Sunninghill Offices. Name of Employer Caxton Printers
Designation / Title Electrical Supervisor
Period of Employment May 2012 – November 2013
Reason for Leaving Career Advancement
Electrical Maintenance Supervision in newspaper printing. Achieved 95% availability.
Maintained Packaging, Shrink wrapping, Stacking Machines, and Inserters.
Installed and commissioned new machinery
Programmed PLCs and installed and configured VSDs
Carried out Electronic repairs to component level. Name of Employer Newspaper Printing Company Pvt Ltd. Designation / Title Printer’s Electrician
Period of Employment May 2006 – April 2012
Reason for Leaving Career Advancement
Maintenance of Newspaper Printing Machines, stackers, shrink-wrapping machines, conveyers, Bundle 4
Counters, and Inserters.
Fault finding and maintenance on PLC circuits.
PLC Programming
Installation and Commissioning of DC and AC Drives and Motors,
Component level repair on electronic boards, Drives, and Power Supplies. Name of Employer Ashnet Electrical
Designation / Title Electrical Technician
Period of Employment 2005 - 2006
Reason for Leaving Career Advancement
Domestic and Industrial installations, commissioning, and maintenance Name of Employer Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company Designation / Title Electrical Superintendent
Period of Employment May 1996 – Nov 2004
Reason for Leaving Career advancement
Electrical Maintenance and Projects on mineral processing plants.
Operation and maintenance of Alloy-From- Slag plant.
Induction Furnace, and Arc Furnace maintenance,
Overhead Cranes (30t), Crushers, Wagon Tipplers, Screening plants, Ore Blending system, Static and Dynamic weighing systems. Conveyor belts.
Achieved 5 Star NOSA for the plant two years in a row.
Automated two Arc Furnaces.
Maintained transformers, generators, and compressors Name of Employer Merlin Textiles
Designation / Title Electrical Technician
Period of Employment 1992 - 1996
Reason for Leaving Career Advancement
Maintenance on Weaving Looms, Dyeing machines, Yarn preparation, Bore holes, Boilers, Water pumps, and Electronic card repairs, in a Textile Factory. Electrical Design and construction. Name of Employer Bata Shoe Company
Designation / Title Electrical Technician
Period of Employment 1988 – 1992
Reason for Leaving Career Advancement
Electrical and electronic repairs
laboratory machine calibrations,
temperature control instruments repair,
induction and slip-ring motor services and installations,
DC motor services.
Boiler repairs,
Pump repairs,
Tannery machine repairs.
Name of Employer Bata Shoe Company
Designation / Title Electrical Apprentice
Period of Employment 1984 - 1988
Reason for Leaving Completed Electrical Technician Apprenticeship