Artisan Electrician

TEMBISA, ** Isiziba, Mvelasi Street, ****

Mobile: 078-****-*** E-mail: **************@*****.***

Tittle: Electrician

Personal Profile

A confident, highly motivated, adaptable and responsible Electrical Artisan seeking a position in an electrical engineering field which utilizes the professional and technical skills developed through past experiential training in this field. With excellent interpersonal skills Aim able to communicate effectively at all levels and enjoys being part of a successful productive team.

Seeking a new and challenging role within an electrical engineering that will enable me to utilize my skills to the fullest potential, whilst allowing me to continue learning & developing in my chosen career.

Personal details

ID Number: 901***-****-***

Date of birth: 30 November 1990

Nationality: SA Citizen

Gender: Male

Language: English, isiZulu & isiXhosa

Driver’s license: Code C1

Educational Background

Grade 12 Senior Certificates Zibambeleni High School 2005 – 2009

Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science, Geography, English FAL, IsiZulu FL, Life Orientation.

N6 Electrical Engineering EThekwini TVET College 2010 – 2012

Relevant Subjects

oIndustrial Electronics, Electro – Technics, Power Machines, Mathematics.

Basic Fire Fighting Certificate Newcastle Fire Rescue Service 2015

Trade test: Electrician Amajuba TVET College Newcastle Training Centre 2015 – 2016

Electrician Certificate Amajuba TVET College Newcastle Training Centre 2015 – 2016

WELDING – oxy-fuel manual cutting, manual metal arc welding process, oxy-acetylene gas welding and brazing.

AC & DC MACHINES – construction, operation, fault finding, testing, polarization and connection of AC & DC motors.

HAND SKILLS – identification and use of hand skills.

RIGGING – recall and demonstrate overhead crane signals and use of lifting equipment as prescribed.

ELECTRICAL FAULT FINDING – fault finding on AC & DC motor circuits and on main and control electrical circuit.

ELECTRONICS – Measuring instruments, soldering, electronic components and elementary circuit building.

THREE PHASE MOTOR CONTROL – Motor control pertaining to: Limit proximity, pressure & level switches, electronic and pneumatic timers. Operation and working principles of relays and contactors and motor overloads. Design & wire sequential, DOL, forward/reverse and reduce voltage starters. (Star delta). Design and wire relay panels.

BASIC ELECTRICITY – Electrical laws, calculations, measuring instruments, component identification, current ratings, joining of cables and conductors. Distribution, installation, transformers and lighting systems.

PLC – Elementary programming, commissioning and fault finding on PLC operated systems.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION – Install electrical wire ways, design & install electrical wire ways, install luminaires, maintain electrical distribution boards, panels and enclosures.

SINGLE PHASE MOTOR CONTROL – Install and commission single phase AC machines & control gear, maintain & repair single phase AC machines and control gear, faults find on single phase on AC systems and repair and maintain electric power tools. Maintain lighting systems.

TRANSFORMERS – Maintain transformers, install low voltage transformers, maintain & repair HV electricity fence, install/replace substation ring main units or switches, install MV transformers.

DC DRIVE FAULT FINDING – Electronic fault finding on DC drive trainers, basic digital electronics, logic gates, binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra, code conversion and pulse shaping circuits and tools.

Certificate: Basic fire Fighting Training Newcastle fire Rescue Services

Work Experience

Internship 2013-2016 Electrical Department Newcastle Municipality

132 KVA transformer maintenance ‘’oil changes, checking of connections, cleaning transformers and insulations.

Maintenance of power mini sub-stations around Newcastle.

High voltage cable joint on (95-240) HT cable of 11 000 volt.

High voltage termination and connection of cables 11 000 volt.

LV cable joint (95-150) 440V.

Service cable joint and domestic connections 220V.

Meter kiosk installation and wiring of panels.

Installation of RMU T3 switch and maintenance.

Maintenance of sub-station (transformer oil, painting, cleaning & checking all connections are up to standards).

Installation of robots, street lights and high must light.

Breakdown connections (standby HV & LV cables and service cable between 5-300 meters) cable isolation and emergency switching.

Daily complains e.g. domestic calls & internal complains

Fault finding

Pressure testing of cable to ensure that cable can handle the load.

Insulation resistance test of cables to check if the insulation is not damaged or shorting.

Voltage & Current measurements.

Streetlight maintenance using cherry picker.

HV cable locating using a thumper tester.

Installation of single phase & 3phase KWH meters.

Installation of CT metering.

Installation of Amp and Volt meters into panels.

ELECTRICIAN 2017-2019 ZinGroup ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

Making new electrical installations to domestic households UNDER ESKOM that includes the following:-

Distribution Board with (60A earth leakage & two 20A C/B)

Connecting New Ardec cable(4mm Armored single Core)

Pole box with a new smart meter inside

Set a corded keypad used to load power to a smart meter

Installing 5m Eskom poles(pigtails, strengthening clamp & extension gland)

Installing 60A smart meters in residential sites

Removing old prepaid meters and replacing it with new prepaid meters

Running smart meter test

Attend to smart meter readings

24/7 ARTISAN ELLECTRICIAN 2019 – 2020 Self Employed

Attend to domestic faultfinding house calls.

Installation of new 60A smart meters.

Installation of distribution board.

Wiring of socket outlet, lite and light switches.

Installation of stoves

Installation of Geysers

ELECTRICIAN 2020 – to date QT ELECRICAL PTY.LTD CITY POWER MAIN – CONTRACTOR

JHB CITY POWER Alexandra DEPOT Maintenance team: -

Attends to client callouts

MV, LV, ABC & 3PHASE POWER LINES Cable fault finding

Cable joint on MV & LV

Transformer Maintenance (11– 33 KVA)

Replace burnt fuses & breakers to mini subs and substations

Computer skills

Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, E-mail, Outlook and Internet.

Skills

Good Communication, Analytical, Problem Solving, Observing and Decision Making skills.

Competencies

Engineering Safety Principles, Courage and Work life balance.

Behavioral Attributes

Safety & Time conscious, Commitment, Trustworthy, Perseverance, Quality awareness and Attentive to details.

Hobbies and Interests

I enjoy solving puzzles, socializing with friends and family.

Participate in outdoor activities.

References

Mr. Zakhe Dube Mr. Ndumiso Msimango Mr. Lindile Zincume

Newcastle Local Municipality QT ELECTRICAL PTY.LTD. ZinGroup

Meter Tester Supervisor Managing Director

Cell: 072-***-**** Cell: 082-***-**** Cell: 071-***-****

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