BRIAN SHERENI
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
CONTACT
Zimbabwe
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Mechanical Engineering
Maintenance Management
Project Management
Reliability Analysis
Steam Turbines
Pumping Systems
Heat Exchangers
Root Cause Analysis
SHEQ Management Systems
Installation & Commissioning
SAP
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Good Communicator
Good Interpersonal Skills
Analytical & Problem Solver
Self-driven
Team Player
ABOUT ME
A passionate Industrial Engineer with 4 years’ experience in engineering project management, maintenance engineering, engineering design, engineering procurement, and installation & commissioning of power generation equipment.
WORK EXPERIENCE
ZIMBABWE POWER COMPANY, Hwange Power Station
The largest thermal power station in Zimbabwe with an installed capacity of 920 MW.
Mechanical Engineer Turbines (A) February 2021 - Current Providing specialist engineering advice and assistance; equipment performance and reliability analysis; plant optimization; developing systems to maximize plant availability; managing engineering projects; designing and implementing plant modifications; ensuring work is carried out to documented SHEQ systems and procedures.
Selected Accomplishment(s):
Improved Hwange Power Station’s Unit 5 and 6 availability by successfully installing and commissioning new stage 2 Turbine Cooling Water system
Oversaw unit 3 turbine dynamic tests and commissioning after major overhaul
Operations Engineer Turbines Jul 2019 – January 2021 Providing specialist engineering advice and assistance; equipment performance and reliability analysis; plant optimization; developed systems to maximize plant availability; managed engineering projects; designed and implemented plant modifications; ensured work is carried out to documented SHEQ systems and procedures.
Selected Accomplishments:
Improved unit 1-4 onload availability by critical analysis of turbine and boiler trips coming up with solutions
Stage 1 and Stage 2 Electrostatic Precipitator modification design, installation and commissioning
Commissioning of unit 2 after major overhaul
Trainee Engineer July 2017 – Jun 2019
Engaged in daily maintenance activities on the mechanical plant; involved in arising projects within the plant as a Trainee Engineer; oversaw quality control and assurance of mechanical maintenance works during plant outages; understudied the Senior Engineer whilst carrying out his daily duties.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Soccer
Chess
Music
REFERENCES
Farai J Mahachi
Section Engineer: Turbines
ZPC Hwange Power Station
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Matthias Pilime
Section Head: Operations Support
ZPC Hwange Power Station
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EDUCATION
Zimbabwe Open Master of Business Administration (MBA) University
Pending
N.U.S.T Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Degree
Zimbabwe Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
November 2015
CERTIFICATES
WAPCOS in Association Advanced Plant Optimisation
Central Power Research
Institute, India
Jun 2018
T3000 Turbine Control System
March 2018