Power Systems Energy Management

Jabulani Ndlovu

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Personal Profile Engineering Professional with 15 years analysing, designing and discharge of duties with integrity. A strong Engineering professional with experience in coal mining and processing, gold processing and project management. Qualified to Honours degree level in Electronic Engineering and Modern Maintenance management, Project Management. Excellent time management skills. Self-motivated and able to work under pressure. Strong analytical and Troubleshooting skills; a fast learner. Prepared to accept responsibility for issues in a highly professional manner. Good presentation and report writing skills. Excellent interpersonal skills; A team Player.

Technical Skills • Crushing and screening plants (Cone Crushers, Jaw Crushers, Double rolls Crushers)

Ball Mills

Pump stations design

Underground flame proof and intrinsically safe switchgear and control circuits.

Ward Leonard Method of speed control.

Electronic control circuits for DC and AC machines.

Protection of Power systems and motors

Boilers-dual fuel fired: fired on gas or diesel.

Transformer testing and commissioning (up to 10MVA transformer).

Variable Speed Drives

Knowledge of PLCs.

Capital budget preparation.

Project management skills.

Energy Management skills.

Microprocessor controlled electrostatic precipitators

Employment June 2021-Current: Sectional Engineer Electrical, RioZim (Cam & Motor mine, Dalny mine)

My main duties include but not limited to:

Capital budgets preparation

Installation, maintenance and repairs of crushing, milling, floatation and Bio-oxidation instruments, control systems and electrical equipment.

Ensuring all installations, maintenance and repairs of all equipment comply with Mining (Management and Safety) Regulations, SAZ, IEEE.

Ensuring all engineering activities are performed in safe manner as per SHE policy and statutory requirements.

Maintenance of instrumentation and control for the plants

Preparing engineering ad-hoc, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports

Liaising with purchasing department for spares and field services

Management of contractors and liaising with OEMs

Ensuring compliance to best-practices.

Ensuring 77% availability of plant and machines.

Identifying and implementation of energy saving initiatives

April 2018-May 2021: Sectional Engineer, Hwange Colliery Company (3 Main Underground mine)

Main duties include:

Capital budgets preparation.

Installation, maintenance and repairs of flameproof and intrinsically safe instruments, control systems and electrical equipment for underground mine

Ensuring all installations, maintenance and repairs of all underground equipment comply with Mining (management and Safety) Regulations, SAZ, IEEE, ISA, Group 1 Zone 0 fiery mine environment standards

Ensuring on engineering activities are performed in safe manner as per SHE policy and statutory requirements.

Preparing engineering ad-hoc, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports

Periodic Inspection of flameproof enclosures and intrinsically safe circuits for underground coal mine equipment

Preventive maintenance and calibration of underground gas, air velocity & temperature testing and measuring equipment, Methanometers (GDI Sentinel) (Methane Gas Testers), Belt weigher (Ramsey), wind velocity meters (PCE), laser beam lights, humidity meters (PCE)

Setting of the Continuous Miner parameters using JNAII software – JOY GLOBAL

Installation and maintenance of underground conveyor interlock (SCADA System) & communication system Electrotron, SA

Machines and equipment covered: (JOY- Continuous Miner & Shuttle Cars, Fermel & SANDVIK - LHDs, RHAM- Roof Bolters, Stone-duster, Hansen& Genwest - Section Transformers, Conveyor System, Ventilation Fans, Pumps and Underground power reticulation)

Liaising with purchasing department for spares and field services

Management of contractors and liaising with OEMs

Ensure adherence to ISO 9001:2015 QMS policy

Identifying and implementation of energy saving initiatives

April 2012-March 2018: Sectional Engineer, Hwange Colliery Company (Processing Plants)

Main duties include:

Coal crushing and screening plant maintenance

Jig and Floatation plant maintenance

Maintenance of instrumentation and control for the plants

Maintenance of Earthmoving equipment

Identifying and implementation of energy saving initiatives

Capital budgets preparation

Coke plant maintenance

Steam turbines and Boilers maintenance

Gas plant maintenance

Crushing and screening plants maintenance

Ensuring compliance to best-practices.

Ensuring 77% availability of plant and machines

2010-March 2012: Sectional Engineer, Hwange Colliery Company (Electrical Services)

Main duties include:

Maintenance of the pump stations.

Ensuring at least 95% power availability to all production areas.

Making recommendations for power system protection and substation upgrades as well as coming up with technical specifications for new equipment.

Ensuring that switching procedures are adhered to.

Sizing, installation and commissioning of transformers with sizes up to 10MVA.

Supervising installation and maintenance of the protection system for power systems.

Designing, construction and maintenance of substations and motor control centres (33KV, 11Kv, 6,6KV and 380V)

Leading energy management committee

Analysing and monitoring energy consumption for the organisation.

Identifying and implementation of energy conservation measures.

2008-2010: Projects Engineer, Hwange Colliery Company

Main duties include:

Capital budgets preparation

Projects management.

Liaising with various engineering disciplines during project conceptualisation to finalisation

Planning and implementation of the projects.

Ensuring that projects are completed within the stipulated times.

Ensuring that projects costs are within the budgeted amounts.

Drafting of contracts.

Procurement of capital equipment (Drafting application for expenditure, justification and adjudications)

Professional 2018-2019 Project Management Institute of Zimbabwe

Education Diploma in Project Management

2001-2006 National University of Science and Technology

B. Eng (Hons) Electronic Engineering (Degree Class 2.1)

Dissertation: Design and Implementation of an Electronic Portable Distance meter

Relevant Skills Communication

Effective communicator; able to clearly and concisely convey information verbally and in writing.

Superb presentation skills.

Enthusiasm

Willing to learn and adapt to changing environments.

Enthusiastic with the ability to motivate self and others in a pressurised environment.

Customer Service

Service oriented attitude and great customer facing skills.

Experience in recognition of customer needs and how to deliver an effective customer experience.

Attention to detail

Focus on accuracy and attention to detail, planning, organization, and daily delivery requirements

Initiatives

Able to work with minimum supervision.

Committed to personal and professional development via self-study in own time

Additional

Education • Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) – 33KV Switching Certificate

National University of Science and Technology (NUST) – Certificate in Morden Maintenance Management.

Delta Technical Institute – Certificate in Simatic S5 PLC

Memberships

Registered with Engineering Council of South Africa.

Registered with Engineering Council of Zimbabwe

Registered with Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers

Registered with Project Management Institute of Zimbabwe

Interest

Reading up on new technologies with a view to implementing them as the need arises.

Listening to music and jogging.

References Available on request

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