Matulwane (Eca) Mmakola

Project Manager (Engineering and Construction Projects)

Email: adnm69@r.postjobfree.com

Tel: +27-81-565-****/ +27-76-590-****

Date: July 2021

• PERSONAL DETAILS •

Matulwane Eca Dennelson Mmakola

ID Number: 821**********

Nationality: South African

Demographic Profile: African Male

Geographic Profile: Johannesburg

Languages: English, Afrikaans &

Northern Sotho

Driver’s License: Code C1

Notice Period: Immediately

Current Salary: R456 000.00 pa

• PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY •

Experienced Project Manager with a

demonstrated history of working in the

Engineering industry (Design, Construction

and Manufacturing). Skilled in AutoCAD,

Engineering, Electrical Construction, Microsoft

Office, and Active Directory. Strong education

professional with a N.Dip Electrical Power

Engineering - focused in Electrical Engineering

Systems and Technology from Tshwane

University of Technology, coupled with Tender

Admin and Contract Law, Project Management

Tools and Techniques training Cert. Registered

with professional bodies as Member @ SAIEE

and PMSA.

• FUNCTIONAL &TECHNICAL SKILLS •

MS Office Packages (all packages, advanced)

Microsoft Projects (advanced level)

SAP - Systems Applications and Products

Power factory – Dig Silent; MicroStation;

ArgMaps – GIS

PawaMaster&ReticMaster - NetworkDesign;

Caddie 9, 11&12

AutoCAD 2007/ 2010

Trax Maker - PCB Design and

Solid Works – Mechanical Design

• CAREER HISTORY •

June 2018 – February 2021

KHANYA ENGINEERED PROJECTS (PFC ENGINEERING)

Project Manager

Reference: Mr J van Eck (GM): 082-***-****

January 2017 – May 2018

BOITEBOGO ELECTRICAL & MAINTENANCE PTY LTD

Electrical Project Manager

Reference: Mr J Tlomatsana: 082-***-****

July 2011 – December 2016

CITY OF CAPE TOWN-INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

Project Manager (Principal Eng. Technician –Projects) Senior Engineering Technician

Reference: Mr I Jefferries: 083-***-****

January 2009 – June 2011

CITY OF CAPE TOWN - SERVICE CONNECTIONS

Engineering Technician

Reference: Mr I Jefferries: 083-***-****

• EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS •

Professional Body Registration

• South African Institute of Electrical Engineers

• Project Management South Africa

B-Tech Electrical Power Engineering, Currently Studying Unisa - University of South Africa

Corporate Business & Management Training, 2013 - 2014 BCA Training

Project Management Tools & Techniques, 2013

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

MS Projects (Managing Projects With MS Projects), 2013 CBM Training

N.Diploma Electrical Engineering (Power Engineering/HC), 2006 Tshwane University of Technology

Technology Access Programme, 2002

Technikon Pretoria

NGWANAMASHILE HIGH SCHOOL

Matric 2000

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• FULL ACADEMIC RECORD •

SECONDARY EDUCATION

NGWANAMASHILE HIGH SCHOOL

Matric

2000

TERTIARY EDUCATION

Name of Degree /

Diploma

Institution /

Dates

Major Subjects

Completed

B-Tech Electrical Power

Engineering

Current-Unisa

Previous - Cape Peninsula

University of Technology

• Industrial Project 4

• Power Systems 4

• Electrical Machines 4

• Electrical Protection 4

• Mathematics 4

no

Corporate Business &

Management Training

2013 – 2014

BCA Training

• Contract

• Procurement

• Tender Administration

• Project Planning & Scheduling

• Microsoft Projects

• JBCC Series 2000

• Basic Contract Management

& Administration

• Contract Law

Yes

Project Management Tools

& Techniques

2013

Cape Peninsula University of

Technology

Project Management Tools &

Techniques

Yes

Electrical Engineering

(Power Engineering/HC)

2002 - 2006

Tshwane University of

Technology

• Communication Skills I

• Mathematics I

• Introduction to Electrical

Engineering I

• Electrical Engineering I

• Mechanics I

• Digital Systems I

• Electronics I

• Mechanical Engineering

Drawing I

• Electrical Engineering II

• Mathematics II

• Electronics II

• Mechanical Technology II

• Electrical Machines II

• Electrical Protection III

• Mathematics III

• Electrical Engineering III

• Electrical Distribution III

• Power Electronics III

• Electrical Machines III

• Design Projects III

Yes

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• PERSONAL QUALITIES AND SKILLS •

• Convention of concepts into practice

• Flexible

• Self-Motivated

• Hard Worker

• Reliable

• Career-driven

• Analytical Skill

• Negotiation Skill

• Budget Control

• Financial management

• Site Supervision

• Contract Management

• Construction Management

• Project Management

• Innovation

• Planning & Scheduling

• Analytical

• CAREER CHRONOLOGY •

Period June 2018 - Present

Company PFC ENGINEERING (Khanya Engineered Projects) Nature of Business Engineering

Last Position Held: Electrical Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Reports into the Operations Director and Sales Director, with a team of 7 teams depending on the number of teams (excluding the external stakeholders and external contractors) Project Manager in manufacturing, construction and installations of automation systems for Water Treatment plants, Cooling Towers, Mining Plants, FMCG Industrial Plants, MV & LV Electrical Construction and Installations:

• Managing and control of electrical plant automation design and manufacturing of MCCs and LV Panels;

• Managing and control of construction and commissioning of Mining plants, FMCG Industrial plants, Water Treatment plants, Electrical LV Control Panels, Electrical LV & MV Installations;

• Project Planning, scheduling resources to meet project timelines;

• Liaising with clients, project staff, subcontractors and other stakeholders to properly identify and process scope changes, address issues, communicate regarding project deliverables.

• Managing project related correspondence and documentation through designated document management systems;

• Managing project related contractual matters (Disputes, EOT Claims, VOs etc) through contract agreements

(GCC, JBCC, FIDIC) and Specifications;

• Managing budgets, financial forecast, profit margins of business aspects of multiple concurrent projects and ensuring financial targets are met while maintaining established quality standards;

• Managing subcontractors in multiple manufacturing, construction and installations projects;

• Assisting with the development of new engineering standards and maintain and improve existing standards and guidelines;

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• Acting as a subject matter expert regarding some engineering activities ensuring that project needs and objectives are met;

• Coordinating project construction with Operations, Workshop, Site managers to resolve critical and time- sensitive electrical construction-related issues;

• Preparing electrical-related scope documents, exhibits and budgets; align scope with orders and variation orders;

• Assist tendering department with tender compilations and submissions through lesson learned and project implementation reports (PIR);

• Supervising and mentoring technicians, wireman’s and project administrators on the project team to achieve deliverables and financial targets;

• Actively maintaining customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and quality of service by liaising;

• Managing all activities associated with materials, budgeting, and production for assigned project(s);

• Ensure quality and progress during site installations by project implementation teams; enforce health and safety standards;

• Site inspections, Commissioning, handover and documentation of data packs for final project deliverables;

• Ensuring adherence to design’s standards of quality, safety, and best practices. Key Projects:

Major Completed Projects:

1. 12 x Underground Water Evaporators - South 32 Mine, Vandyksdrift, Mpumalanga Design and manufacture of fully PLC equipped Containerized 3 x MCCs to automate 4 x 55kW submersible pumps pumping into 2xReservoirs, 4 x 220kW Booster pumps, 12 x 75kW evaporators. The provision of lightning protection to the system has been optimized hence the area in Mpumalanga has high risk of lightning strikes in the high lands.

2. Revamp of Johannesburg Water waste plant-JHB Water, Goudkoppies Soweto Renewal of JH water includes 7 x MCCs in different plant operations including 4 x Linked PLC panels which are interconnected through a fiber line. The installation has to be planned strategically in order to have minimal interruptions to the basic services water supply to the JHB community. 3. 3 x Underground Water Evaporators and Generator Supply - Mbuyelo Mine, Ogies Design and manufacture of fully equipped Containerized MCC to automate 3 x 55kW pumps, 3 x 55kW evaporators permanently powered by a 600kVA Generator. 4. Replacement of 300KW Lime Mill – Idwala Minerals, Benoni Detail design for a suitable existing mill by replacing a 300kW Motor with a 315kW Motor. The new MCC to automate the new 315kW Motor driving the existing. The mill gearbox should lineup with the new motor without major modifications to the plinth, pinion and gearbox. 5. 4 x Water Evaporators – Ghaamsberg Mine, Northern Cape Design and manufacture of fully PLC equipped Containerized MCC to automate 4 x 45kW pumps, 4 x 45kW evaporators permanently powered by a 600kVA Generator. The setup is fully mobile with direction of seasonal wind to match the Northern Cape environment. Notable Achievements in this role

Process Improvement:

1. Grundfos Panel delivery improvement lead times – The panel order intake improvement due to customer satisfaction on order intake from R30 000.00 to R700 000.00 monthly. 2. Design and implementation of manufacturing documentation and workflow to improve quality management system within the company. This assisted in quality management, systematic workflow, tracking of installed MCCs and Control Panels onsite. Reason for Leaving Contract base appointment

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Period January 2017 – May 2018

Company BOITEBOGO ELECTRICAL & MAINTENANCE PTY LTD Last Position Held Construction Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manages medium to large or multiple small customer facing electrical construction and installations projects;

• Creation of a project schedule and plan with financial, resource and material requirements;

• Participates in the preparation of proposals and agreements;

• Oversee and direct construction projects from conception to completion including the resolution of project issued (Construction, Factory acceptance testing, Site installation, Commissioning and Handover);

• Review the project in-depth to schedule deliverables and estimate costs;

• Oversee all onsite and offsite constructions to monitor compliance with safety regulations;

• Coordinate and direct construction workers and subcontractors;

• Select tools, materials and equipment and track inventory;

• Meet contractual conditions of performance;

• Review the work progress on daily basis;

• Prepare internal and external reports pertaining to job status;

• Accountable for the project Budget;

• Presents service business value to customer for new or existing projects;

• Manage internal projects/programs within;

• Manage ongoing optimization service to deployed customer network. Reason for Leaving Commission only

Period July 2011 – December 2016

Company CITY OF CAPE TOWN-INFRASTRUCTURE

MANAGEMENT

Responsibilities:

June 2013 – December 2016

Project Manager (Principal Engineering Technician – Infrastructure Capital Projects) Design and implementation of Electrical Distribution Systems Capex projects (Project Management and Contract Management)

• Planning and designing the short to medium term development of the Medium (MV), Low voltage (LV) distribution system,

• Managing construction of new and renovation of substations buildings, substation extension and decommissioning of redundant substations;

• Project Management of electrical cabling construction and installation, substations panels installation and switchgear retrofit,

• Commissioning, handover and implementation reports for projects,

• Planning the connection of developments to the Utility's distribution network;

• Providing financial control on Capex projects;

• Scheduling work and allocating resources;

• Performing contract administration;

• Preparing cost estimates for Capex projects;

• Proposing medium and low voltage projects for inclusion in the capital programme in priority order;

• Evaluating distribution network performance;

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• Identifying and investigating proposals to reinforce or extend the medium and low voltage network, or increase the transforming capacity of the network where required;

• Ensuring that project designs meet load requirements in a cost-effective manner without exceeding feeder performance or voltage regulation limits;

• Determines conditions to be applied regarding site development plans and applications for subdivisions, rezoning and departures;

• Scrutinizing development proposals and submitting comments to the town planning service on electricity reticulation requirements and the suitability of development proposals in this regard. July 2011 – May 2013

Senior Engineering Technician

• Planning and designing the short to medium term development of the low (LV) and medium voltage (MV) distribution system to ensure that the distribution network is developed apace with system growth and quality of supply requirements;

• Planning and designing network extensions in response to power supply applications (residential, commercial and industrial applications) by investigating sites, preparing quotations and applicable conditions, providing information regarding different supply options and tariffs, leasing with other service providers;

• Technical investigations by installing loggers, engaging with customers, electricity maintenance depot, control etc.;

• Performing power system analysis studies using assistive electrical network modeling software;

• Performing project co-ordination and contract management functions on low and medium voltage capital projects;

• Project management and implementation of capital projects – Budget allocation to capital projects, project materials management and resources, creating purchase orders, verification of contractor’s invoice;

• Coordinating the implementation of service connection projects by allocating resources, monitoring the supervision of contractors, sharing site meetings;

• Facilitating the establishment of private residential and commercial developments to ensure that appropriate system infrastructure is provided in new developments;

• Auditing township electricity reticulation designs submitted by developers;

• Technical investigations by installing loggers, engaging with customers and the electricity maintenance depot and performing power system analysis studies;

• Determining conditions with regard to applications for land subdivisions, rezoning and departures, inspections with regard to clearance;

• Facilitating applications concerning wayleaves and land matters;

• Training new technicians, leaner technicians and in-service students. Reason for Leaving Family responsibility relocation Period January 2009 – June 2011

Company CITY OF CAPE TOWN-SERVICE CONNECTIONS

Last Position Held Engineering Technician

Responsibilities:

• Planning and designing network extensions in response to power supply applications from customers;

• Planning and designing the short-term development of the low and medium voltage distribution system networks;

• Co-ordinating the implementation of service connection projects by allocating resources, monitoring the supervision of contractors, sharing site meetings,

• Facilitating the establishment of private residential and commercial developments to ensure that appropriate system infrastructure is provided in new developments,

• Auditing township electricity reticulation designs submitted by developers,

• Technical investigations by installing loggers, engaging with customers and the electricity maintenance depot and performing power system analysis studies,

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• Coordinating the implementation of service connection projects;

• Determining conditions with regard to applications for land subdivisions, rezoning and departures;

• Facilitating the establishment of residential developments;

• Facilitating relocation of electrical services;

• Auditing township electricity reticulation designs submitted by developers;

• Facilitating applications concerning wayleaves and land matters. Reason for Leaving Internal transfer

Period February 2007 – January 2009

Company Motla Engineering PTY LTD

Last Position Held Engineering Consulting Technician Responsibilities:

• Reticulation: MV and LV design for shopping complex, hospitals, clinics, schools, community halls,

• Building services: Building reticulation including small power, standby power (UPS and Generator), distribution boards,

• Building services: Detail interior lighting design including functional lighting, lighting automation, emergency lighting, exterior lighting,

• Building services: Fire detection design - including fire sensors, fire panels, fire detection reticulation design,

• Cost Estimates, detail specifications, bill of quantities for electrical building services.

• Tender Evaluations,

• Site supervision, coordinating with the professional team and management of electrical contractors on building construction site,

• Detail designs for rural Electrification projects,

• Presentations, Project Management,

• Management to Junior Personnel.

Reason for Leaving Career advancement

• SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS PERIOD •

TECHNOLOGY STATION IN ELECTRONICS (TUT)

July 2006 – December 2006

Electronic Manufacturing Lab Technician

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOUTH AFRICA

January 2006 – June 2006

Experiential Training

INNOVATRON - FSATIE (FRENCH SOUTH AFRICAN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN ELECTRONICS - TUT) June 2005 – December 2005

Experiential Training

• REFERENCES •

INITIALS AND SURNAMES RELATIONSHIP CONTACT

1.Mr Isaac Mphela Managing Director

Khanya Eng. Projects

C/ 083-***-****

2.Mr W Strever Friend C/084-***-****

3.Mr YM Martin Supervisor

(SPO - City of Cape Town)

W/ 021-***-****

C/ 083-***-****

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