CURRICULUM VITAE
SECRET MAHASO
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
An experienced Electrical and Instrumentation engineering professional with more than 10 years hands on experience in electrical,instrumentation, automation,projects leadership, continuous improvement,maintenance planning and plant maintenance . My passion is to maintain the integrity of the plant by providing specialised electrical power, instrumentation and automation engineering technical expertise to the operation and managing modifications and project tasks in accordance with relevant processes, standards and performance targets for SHEQ and cost
CONTACT
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Bulawayo,Zimbabwe
EDUCATION
Graduate Diploma in Project Management
Project Management Zimbabwe
Year Obtained 2019
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering: Process Instrumentation
University of South Africa
Year Obtained 2017
National Diploma in Instrumentation & Control Systems
Harare Polytechnic College
Year Obtained 2008
National Certificate in Instrumentation
Bulawayo Polytechnic College
Year Obtained : 2007
Trade Tested:Instruments Technician
Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education
WORK EXPERIENCE
Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer
Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
01 January 2016- Up to date
Key Responsibilities
Manage overall maintenance and repairs of plant electrical, automation and instrumentation
Manage team performance, set objectives and goals
Provide electrical, instrumentation and automation engineering expertise and consultative support for the plant operation
Develop and maintain asset care management plans for electrical, instrumentation and automation equipment across the entire plant.
Ensuring that the maintenance contracts are implemented in line with the SLA agreements
Verify engineering contractors adhere to work standards and understand the purpose and functionality of critical controls relevant to their work
Develop maintenance strategies required for electrical, instrumentation and automation systems hardware and software
Provide technical guidance to technicians in the maintenance of automation, electrical and instrumentation hardware and software
Ensure continuous improvement and optimization by identifying problems through root cause analysis
Manage and control departmental budget
Ensure content of technical documentation for the electrical, instrumentation and automation discipline are up to date
Managing project resources and monitoring baseline
Ensure compliance to relevant processes and standards, statutory legislation, risk controls and Industry standard
Promote discipline in engineering work, ensure quality of completed tasks and enhance technical knowledge of team members
Ensuring that all maintenances and software backups are carried out as per the set schedules
Train and supports technicians to ensure meeting of production/project requirements
Technically lead and support projects and modifications required across plants
PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Siemens Simatic PLC S7
Programming Part 1 and 2
Siemens PCS 7 systems
Siemens PLC Troubleshooting
WINCC SCADA Programming
Siemens Simatic PLC S5
Programming Part 1 and 2
Wonderware InTouch SCADA
Proramming Part 1& Part 2
33KV Switching
Solar PV Design and Installation.
Krones Packaging Machines
SKILLS
Plant installation & commissioning
Industrial electrical & instrumentation
Project management
Asset care management
Industrial automation
•Team building & leadership
•Analytical and problem solving
•Ability to teach & mentor others
•Decisiveness
•Energy Management Systems
Solar PV design and installation
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Effective communication skills
Safety consciousness
Team player and analytical
Assertive and resilience
Coping with pressure and setbacks
Self-motivated and team builder
Ability to work in diverse team
Integrity and commitment
Proactive and initiative
COMPUTERS
SAP
MS Package
MS Project
E-Plan P8
AutoCad
ZENON
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
ISO14001, 45001,19001& 50001
NOSA
HAZOP
HACCP
WORK EXPERIENCE
Packaging Team Leader
Delta Beverages,Bulawayo,Zimbabwe
01 January 2011 – 31 December 2015
Key Responsibilities
Supervise and mentoring packaging team members
Coordinate and perform scheduled maintenance
Monitor and manage production process and Key Performance Indicators
Ensuring that the packaging line runs optimally to achieve the set targets.
Drive the deployment of the Asset Management Strategy in the plant
Support the team to improve process quality and production
Ensure application of administration systems and procedures
Analyse plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement
Provide technical specialist support and service in respect of all process equipment
Carry out regular plant audit to identify areas requiring improvement
Complete shift document and facilitate team dynamics
Identify problems or potential problems and solve them
Facilitate problem solving and decision making
Initiate and lead improvement projects to resolve bottle necks
Ensure that continuous improvement is built into Packaging team
Ensure application of safety and housekeeping standards in packaging
Instrumentation and Control Technician
Delta Beverages,Bulawayo,Zimbabwe
01 April 2009 – 31 December 2010
Key Responsibilities
Performs instrumentation maintenance activities associated with plant process
Monitors downtime and institute corrective action plans
Calibrates, repairs and maintains control instrumentation and associated equipment to ensure operation within set standards
Perform root cause analysis to address asset performance problems
Maintains PLCs and SCADA systems and networks (hardware and software) and perform changes/modification as required
Ensure proper back up of all PLC programs and maintain records of upgrades.
Ensure the safe operations of process control systems.
Audit of instrumentation control systems equipment.
Resolve plant instrumentation and Software issues
Complete required testing and safety checks on all instrumentation equipment.
Conducts all scheduled maintenance within required timeframes
Perform machine PLC programming,fault finding and programs backup
Optimisation of all control systems
Conduct root cause and failure analysis in case of machine failure and deviations
Solve machine breakdowns and perform plant maintenance
VSD wiring and programing
Electrical panel wiring and testing
Install and commission new equipment and upgrade old installations
Continuously improve plant process systems
Ensure adherence to safety and housekeeping standards
Perform planned and unplaneed maitenance
Update manuals and SOPs documents
Apprenticeship Training
01 November 2004 - 31 March 2009
Delta Technical Institute,Harare,Zimbabwe
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
South Africa Institute of Electrical Engineers
Society of Automation, Instrumentation Measurement and Control
International Association of Engineers
Project management of Zimbabwe
PROJECTS COMPLETED
Siemens PLC S5 to S7 migration for bottle conveyor system, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2009
Krones packaging plant installation, Delta Beverages, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2009
Krones packaging plants Installation, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2010
Haffmans carbon dioxide recovery plant installation, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe,2011
Installation of Wonderware InTouch SCADA system, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2011
Krones beer candle filter installation, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2012
KHS PET plant installation, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe,2012
Design and installation of CIP plant, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2013
Brewing plant Siemens S7 1500 installation, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2014
Installation of Centec De-aeration plant, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 2015
Krones PET plant installation, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe,2015
Boiler automation upgrading, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe,2016
Millstar automation upgrading, Delta Beverages, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe,2016
REFERENCE: Available on request