Vusumuzi
Ncube
Tsholotsho, ZW
*********@*****.***
Vusumuzi Ncube
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A self-confident, passionate, and competitive team player who has a zeal to excel. Skills
• Early management & Problem solving.
• Project & People management.
• Preventive maintenance & continuous
improvement.
• SAP & CAD
• Knowledge transfer (G.R.O.W model)
• Asset Maintenance & Management.
• Electrical and control circuit designing
• Project Engineering.
• M & I Budgeting.
• Corporate Communication
• PLC & PIC programming.
Experience
JAN 2017 – DATE
Electronic Engineer / Freelance Consultant, Zimbabwe (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
Reason for leaving: N/A
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Electrical and electronic circuit designing.
• Inspecting, commissioning, and Quality Checking of structural and electrical installations.
• Project labour management.
• Project scoping and estimating of BOM.
• Problem solving (DMAIC projects)
• Technical training (PLC trainings under CA Engineering) PROJECTS
• Tsholotsho clean power project: installation of solar power systems in homes.
• Bulawayo Polytechnic PLC training project
FEB 2018 – DEC 2019
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technician NUST, Bulawayo (Education & training industry)
Reason for leaving: End of contract.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Procurement of control lab equipment.
• Maintenance of control lab equipment and instruments.
• Preparing and training students and stuff on process control rigs.
• Improvement projects scoping and costing.
2
MARCH 2012 – DEC 2016
Instrumentation and Control Systems Technician / Hwange Colliery, Hwange
(Mining Industry)
Reason for leaving: End of contract
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Responsible for Factory Automation systems and Factory Floor IT. Automation system maintenance and upgrades (WinCC Flex, Factory Talk ME, WW application server). Maintenance of industrial network infrastructure i.e., HP ProLiant DL380p Gen 8 server, cisco switches and routers. Maintaining IT and Automation infrastructure (running updates, backing up programs and making any necessary modification on the FAS infrastructure)
• Automation and maintenance of mining machines (Continuous miner, drag line, conveyor systems), Coal fired boilers, Coal processing plant, HVAC, Air compressors.
• Creating & managing the instruments calibration plan and performing factory instruments calibrations and internal calibration audits of measuring instruments for Flow, Level, Pressure, Temperature, mass, and analytical instruments.
• Supervise the Electrical and instrumentation team ensuring safety and legal standards are adhered to. Closing of E&A audit gaps and managing improvement projects in electrical and automation.
• Training work groups on TPM methodologies.
• Installing, configuring, and maintaining AC drives (Danfoss, Allen Bradley and Schneider)
• Making modifications on plant to optimize plant operations and to close C & I audit gapes.
• C & I designing for plant modifications and new plant installations. Updating of plant P&ID drawings.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Improved coke oven plant MTBF by 100hrs through 80% OTIF on all problem-solving actions. JAN 2007 – MARCH 2012
Trainee Instrumentation & Control systems Technician / Hwange Colliery, Zimbabwe (Mining Industry)
Reason for leaving: End of training contract
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintenance, repairs, and servicing of mining machinery (CM, dragline, coke ovens) and hospital equipment (Autoclave, X-ray machines, ICU, scales).
• Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting AC Drives (Danfos, Allan Bradley etc.) and motor control units.
• Routine backing up of software and machine parameters
• Performing tasks as per work schedules and completing job cards.
• Ensuring Systems compliance (Manufacturing Way, ISO, Autonomous Maintenance etc.)
• Maintaining and troubleshooting industrial networks (Profinet, Ethernet, ASI and Profibus DP) 3
Education
NOV 2014
BTECH: Electronic Engineering/ Harare Institute of Technology, ZW NOV 2011
National Diploma in Instrumentation & Control systems / Harare Polytechnic, Zimbabwe
NOV 2008
NC Instrumentation & control systems / Bulawayo Polytechnic, Zimbabwe Other certifications
• Basic Hydraulics
• Basic Electro- Pneumatics
• Siemens ST-7PRO1 & 2
• LEGO Mindstorms Education for Robotics
• FactoryTalk view ME & PanelView Plus Prog
Reference
Mr P. B Musiiwa
Electronics Lecturer HIT
*********@*****.***
+263-***-***-***/+918-***-***-***
Dr B. Mthunzi
HOD Electronic Eng Dept NUST
******.*******@****.**.**
Farai Nhunge
Technical Director CA Engineering
*******@*****.***.**.**
Mr T. Zhou
Section Engineer Hwange Colliery
**************@*****.***