CURRICULUM VITAE

MICHAEL SAKALA.

METAL BOILER MAKER/WELDER.

HOUSE No: 7 MASEKA CLOSE, MUFULIRA, ZAMBIA.

SEX: MALE, N.R.C: 343172/66/1, CELL +260*********. +260********* D.O.B: 5 T

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MAY, 1996. E-mail:weluzanimike@gmail. com.

PERSONAL SUMMARY

• A Qualified Boiler Maker/Welder able to maintain, install and rehabilite mechanical and Fabrication works.

• Ability to interpret Mechanical drawings and Farbrication drawings.

• Possessing a proven ability to produce work that minimizes scrap, re-work and also meets the requirements of the specification that can be fabricated without any redone.

=> Fully proficient in Microsoft word softwares.

PROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Craft Certificate Boiler Maker/Welder.

Mopani Central Training Centre (2014 to 2016).

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.

General Certificate in Mining First Aid.

Konkola Copper Mines Plc.

Practical Certificate in Mining First Aid.

Mopani Central Training Centre.

Certificate in Occupational Health and Hygiene.

Mopani Central Training Centre.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

E.C.Z (Grade 12 School Certificate).

Ipusukilo Secondary School, Mufulira (2011 to 2013). E.C.Z (Grade 9 School Certificate).

Mufulira Basic School, Mufulira (2009 to 2010).

WORK EXPERIENCE

GLOBAL INDUSTRIES LTD COMPANY NDOLA,ZAMBIA.

UNDER:Themax and tadix Zambia Ltd company.

Mechanical Fitter/Boiler Maker And Welder.

DEPARTMENT: BOILER SECTION. (NDOLA).

Period ( FEBRUARY 2019 to DATE)

Key responsibilities

-Installations and Maintaince.

-Fabrication and Welding.

-Boilers inspection(putting gaskets,changing fluse able plugs,putting m obily switches,installing couplings with motors,maintaining pumps,valves inst allation and welding jobs).

MANSA SUGAR LIMITED, CHEMBE,LUAPULA, ZAMBIA.

Boiler Maker/Welder and Mill Fitter.

DEPARTMENT: MILLING SECTION. (CHEMBE).

Period ( MAY 2018 to FEBRUARY 2019)

Key responsibilities.

• Interpreting drawings (Piping drawings and Fabrication drawings).

• Installations and Maintaince.

• Fabrication and Welding.

Repairing Maintaining and Installing and working on the following.

• Pipes with flanges, copper pipes with couplings and high pressure pipes.

• VALVES-(Gate valves,Plug valves, none rising/ Rising spindle valves, Non- return valves).

• Couplings alignment,Bearings installations,Glands and Plumber block .

• Installation of conveyor belts,chain conveyors,service tanks,roller Crushers,ducts of air.

• Water lines,Water tanks (Pipes) and Conducted Periodical Maintenance every Friday.

• Welding pipes in all positions and fabricating pipe stands,rehabiliting chutes duting maintetenances.

DEPARTMENT: FABRICATION WORK SHOP. (CHEMBE).

Working on the following tasks.

i) Fabricating Pipe lines such as (Y piece pipe joints,unequal pipes,pipe reducers,lobster bac k bends,off set pipes,T-piece pipes and Sweep Tee pipes . ii)Developing and Fabricating transformers such as (Squre to round,Round to round,off set Squre to squre).

iii)Fabricated water tanks for cooling systems.

iv)Fabricated and welded plat forms and walk ways. v)Fabricating Coupling guards and Machine guards.

vi)Welding the following (roof trusses,high pressure pipes,back bends,reducers,cones,chute, and steel structures).

vii)Gas cutting using Oxy-acetylene equipments.

KONKOLA COPPER MINE PLC, CHINGOLA, ZAMBIA

Boiler Maker/Welder trainee.

DEPARTMENT: MAIN BOILER SHOP. (NCHANGA)

Worked on the following tasks. Period ( 15 th January 2017 to 20 th April,201 8)

i)Fabricating and welding pipe joints.

ii)Gas welding and Gas cutting.

iii)Arc welding steel plats and joints.

iv)Marking and making pipe flanges.

v)Fabricating and rehabilitating skips.

DEPARTMENT: TAILINGS AND LEACH PLANT. (TLP NCHANGA) Worked on the following tasks.

i)Fabricating and fitting pipe joints.

ii)Fabricating,drill flanges and fitting.

iii)Fabricating of ( tapped pipe bends 20'',31-21Y piece pipe,air receiver condenser D 20'' pi pes,lobster back bend 24'' pipe 3 segments).

iv)Water lines pipe maitaince and rehabilitating.

MOPANI COPPER MINE PLC, MUFULIRA, ZAMBIA.

Boiler Maker/Welder trainee.

DEPARTMENT: MAIN BOILER SHOP. (MOPANI)

Worked on following tasks. Periode (2016 June to August 2016) i) Fabricating and welding trapped angle back bends. ii)Fabricating pipe stands.

iii)Gas welding of motor pipes.

iv)Fabricating high pressure pipe works.

v)Welding cold cast irons and stainless steel.

vi)Fabricating and developing unequal pipe joints. vii)Fabricating and develop a tapering Y-piece pipe joint. viii)Maintaining and rehabilitating pipe water lines. DEPARTMENT: MAIN BOILER SHOP. (MOPANI)

Worked on the following tasks. Period (2015 October to December 2015) i)Fabricating gates.

ii)Fabricating and welding Man cages.

iii)Fabricating and rehabilitating skips.

iv)Fabricating and rehabilitating electric casings. v)Fabricating and welding of flanges.

vi) Fabricating and welding of billboards.

vii) Fabricating and welding of water tanks.

viii) Fabricating and welding of support column bases. ix) Fabricating and welding of pipe reducers.

x) Fabricating and welding of back bends.

xi) Fabricating and welding of cones and transformers. xii) Fabricating and welding of machine skip lines. DEPARTMENT: CONCENTRATOR (MOPANI)

Worked on the following tasks. Period ( 2014 December to March 2015) i) eveloping and Fabricating Chutes.

ii)Fabricating Pipe Claps.

iii)Worked on Ball Mills (changing liners).

iv)Fabricating Pipelines.

v)Fabricating Coupling guards.

vi)Fabricating Machine guards.

LIFE TIME ARCHIEMENTS

• Fabricated a Man cage at 500 meter level underground Mopani Copper mines Mufulira site.

• Fabricated air ducts at Refinery Mopani Copper mines Mufulira site.

• Fabricated a tapped bend at Refinery Mopani Copper mines Mufulira site .

• Modifyed a y-piece water pipe at Kafue pump station for Nchinga site Konkola Copper Mine.

• Fabricated a water cooling system pipe line for milling section at Mansa Sugar Limited company.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Capable of working within demanding time flame and under minimum supervision.

• Ability to interpret structural drawing.

• Ability to weld using arc welding, tig welding and mig welding.

• Capable of using tig machine and mig machine.

• Capable of using Oxy-acetylene equipment’s.

• Capable of using Angel grinder, Baby grinder and Pencil grinder.

• Ability to weld different weldding positions.

• Capable of use a press bending Machine.

• Capable of using a drilling Machine.

• Capable of using a profile cutter.

H0BBIES AND LIKES

• Dancing.

• Playing Football.

• Church involvement Youth Groups.

• Reading.

REFFERENCES

Mopani Central Training Centre.

Mr Godfrey Chongo

Mechanical Supervisor,

MCTC,

Cell No. +260*********.

Mufulira,

Zambia.

Mopani Central Training Centre.

Mr E. Mulenga,

Lecturer Boiler Making.

MCTC

Cell No. +260*********,

Mufulira,

Zambia.

Mopani Copper Mine plc.

Mr David Chupa,

Forman Plumbing,

Cell No. +260*********,

Mufulira,

Zambia.

Konkola Copper Mines plc.

Mr B Manda,

Forman Nchinga Main boiler Shop,

Cell No.+260*********

Chingola,

Zambia.

Mansa Sugar Limited.

Mr Suleshi,

Engineer Milling Section,

Cell No. +260*********.

Chembe, Zambia.

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