Tinashe B. Sithole

Civil Engineer

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Waterfalls

Harare, Zimbabwe

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Full Names Tinashe Blessing Sithole

Date of Birth 2 May 1991

Languages English, Shona

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree: BEng Civil Engineering

Stellenbosch University (South Africa)

2012 – 2016

Major Subjects

• Structural Design (Steel & Concrete)

• Transportation Engineering: road geometrics & pavement design

• Hydraulic Engineering : design of hydraulic structures

• Hydrology: design for dam water volumes using existing data from a region

• Geotechniques: geotechnical design

• Informatics : modelling of structural elements using Java programming language SKILLS

Concrete & Steel Design

Key strengths

• Comprehensive design of all concrete and steel structural elements including beams, columns, foundations, slab.

• Moment and force analysis in structural elements

• Design of connections

• Calculation and analysis of forces in steel and concrete structures using Abaqus and Prokon

• Producing sound structural drawings using AutoCAD

• Ability to model structural in software environment computer programming language using Java (Object modeling)

Project Management

• Concept development – research and design

• Strategy implementation – contractual work

• Team supervision – leadership

• Project monitoring – Analysis, report writing & skills training Other notable skills

• Metal fabrication – arc welding, grinding, precision drilling

• Timber works – basically operation of machinery that enables to transform raw timber into wood products, such as trusses etc.

COMPUTER LITERACY

• Up to date with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Project)

• Up to date with iOS document editing programs (Pages, Numbers)

• Literate in programming languages Java (Object modelling) WORK EXPERIENCE

GIBB (Capetown) Nov-Dec 2014/ June-July 2015

Student Engineer (Intern)

• Compiling tender documents

• Checking structural drawings

• Waste water design: estimating nutrient absorption rates for aquatic plants Dept of Roads June- July 2014

Student Engineer (Intern)

• Supervision of onsite roadworks (Design Build model), surveying works

• Testing road samples in the lab for optimum moisture content, strength tests (ITS) Stellenbosch University 2014-2016

Applied Mathematics Tutor

Brightworks Steel Engineering (Mutare)

Junior Engineer July 2017 – Jan 2019

• Steel & concrete design of heavy load bearing structures for light industry

• Site supervision of running projects

CIVAGRIEC (Mutare)

Civil Engineer Jan 2019 - July 2021

Supervising hand-powered baler manufacturing

Writing reports

Drawing up business plans (project formulation)

Greenhouse design and construction supervision

Procurement and costing of materials for projects ACHIEVEMENTS

Most Innovative Business

Awarded the Most Innovative Business on behalf of CIVAGRIEC at the 2019 GreenEnterPrize Innovation Challenge run by the International Labour Organisation in Zimbabwe. The award recognised CIVAGRIEC’S efforts for introducing the first commercial hand-powered baler in Zimbabwe.

Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Innovation Award CIVAGRIEC was awarded the environmental award by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) for developing the baler and putting it to use to clean up city spaces were grass had been cut and lay idle.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Reading and writing

Amateur photography

Travelling

REFERENCES

Prof Celeste Viljoen Mr Shingirai Mushonga

Director: Institute for Structural Engineering General Manager Stellenbosch University CIVAGRIEC (Mutare)

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Mr Tafadzwa Chirinda Mr Neverson Mukutyu

Country Officer Engineering Director

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ILO (Harare Office) Brightworks Steel Engineering

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