Instrumentation Supervisor/Technologist

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Details

Name: Frobisher Mudenda

DOB: 14 march,1964

Sex: Male

E-Mail; *****************@*****.**.**

Alternate E-Mail:frobisher.mudenda@lafarge- zm.lafarge.com

Contact Phone: +260*********

Nationality: Zambian

Presentation.

•Computer literate.

•Wide experience in Electrical and Power Electronics.

•Good at installation and maintenance of Field and substation Instruments and control devices like pressure,level,temperature transmitters, and automatic control valves, motors and associated variable speed Drives.

•Good at installation and maintenance of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and can design and program PLCs in Ladder Logic, Block diagrams and statement lists. I am particularly experienced in handling siemens microprocessors but have also worked with Omron, Allen Bradley and Honey well Microprocessors.

•Can fine tune PID controllers and other control settings in order to achieve optimum controller action.

•Can maintain SCADA and DCS communication networks like profibus, fieldbus, and Ethernet e.t.c.

•Able to manage PCS7 SCADA control systems

•Can Install and maintain electrical equipment rated up 6.6 KV and certified to handle such voltages in the Republic of Zambia. Equipment includes Medium and low voltage switch gear, step up and step down transformers, liquid starters, soft starters and all motor control centre (MCC) equipment in general.

•Can troubleshoot on electronic equipment up to component level.

•Very experienced Electrical & Instrumentation Technologist.

•Hard working Electrical & Control Technologist and able to execute tasks hands on apart from supervising and mentoring subordinates.

•Can handle large scale Electrical /Instrumentation projects with a multi skilled work force exceeding 20 men.

•Very experienced Instrumentation Trainer with over 20 years of teaching theoretical and practical instrumentation subjects.

•Can plan, budget and control costs for a large scale Electrical/Instrumentation Department using any available CMMS system like the Lotus Notes Works order system and Maximo materials and services management systems.

PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

•Grade 12 School Certificate.

•Certificate in Instrumentation issued by the Zambia Examinations Council in 1986 and obtained at the Zambian Instrumentation Training School.

•Parts 1 to 3 Technicians Certificates in Industrial Measurement and Control obtained from the City and Guilds of London Institute in 1996.

•Qualified for the award of the Full Technological Certificate (FTC) in Industrial Measurement & Control from the City & Guilds of London Institute.

•Senior Member of the South African Institute of Measurement and Control.

•Trained in Explosion Proof Ratings of Electronic And Electrical Equipment at the East African Industries In Nairobi-Kenya.

•Certificate in Supervisory Skills.

•Experienced in the Management of PCS 7 SCADA systems.

•Trained in Siemens PLC installation, servicing and programming at Africa Training Center in Lichtenburg South Africa.

•Trained in Power distribution, transformers, cables and electrical protection and certified to handle voltages up to 6.6KV in Zambia.

EXPERIENCE

•From 1986 to 1987–worked as Instrumentation/Electronics Technician at the Cobalt And acid plants of the Chambishi Zambia Consolidated Copper mines. Main products were Copper, cobalt and sulphuric acid. Accountabilities Included the following;

Installation and maintenance of all electronic systems on the plant including CCTV systems, metal detectors, Kent Radio communications systems, and all electronic equipment used in security systems by Mine Police at Chambishi mine.

Installation and maintenance of measurement systems for level,temperature,flow,density,PH ,Redox potentials and other systems used in the measurement of process variables and signal conditioning in the copper, cobalt and acid production processes. The common models on the plant were Foxboro, Yokogawa, Honeywell and Endress & Hauser Instruments.

Installation and maintenance of Final control elements like automatic valves, current to pressure converters, and motors with associated variable speed drives. Common models on the plant were Fisher Valves & Kent power cylinders.

Installation and maintenance of PLCs used in the production processes like the copper starting sheet preparation machine at the copper Tank house.

Maintenance of all electronic equipment on the plant including the rectifiers used for supplying DC Voltage to the cells in the Copper Tank House.

Lead Instrumentation Technician in the expansion of the Chambishi Copper tank house expansion project.

•From 1987 to 1996- Promoted to the position of senior Instructor-Instrumentation /Electronics and seconded to the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Instrumentation Training School. Accountabilities included the following;

Teaching the following components of Process Instrumentation to Trainee Instrumentation Technicians: Measurement Technology, Electricity, Electronics, Automatic Control, Chemical Composition, computer Control Systems and Final Control Elements.

Supervision of Junior Instrumentation Instructors in the School.

Acted as Instrumentation Head of Section for the school for 2 years up to the time of retrenchment in 1996.

•In 1996, I was retrenched from the Instrumentation training School. I joined Unilever East and Central Africa as Team Leader - Automation. Main products were personal and Home care products like edible oils,detergents,soaps,e.t.c Accountabilities included the following

Installation and maintenance of PLCs for the automated production equipment used in the production of home care and personal care products. The PLCs used were Omron, Honey well and Siemens.

Maintenance of all electronic equipment in the factory including VSDs ,clocking machines, power supplies e.t.c

Training and Supervision of instrumentation technicians in the factory.

Planning and budgeting for the Automation Section.

•In 2001, Unilever relocated to Zimbabwe and I became self-employed working for various food and beverage manufacturing companies as a part time Engineer and consultant.

•From 2003 to 2007, Chambishi Metals Limited an AVMIN Subsidiary employed me as Supervisor- Instrumentation at the High Pressure Leach Plant. Main Products were Copper, Cobalt and sulphuric Acid. Accountabilities included the following:

Involved hands on in the installation and maintenance of field instruments like transmitters and flow Control valves. Common models for measurement systems were Yokogawa and Endress & Hauser .The most commonly used valves were Mitech.

Installation and maintenance work on Allen Bradley and Honey well PLCs

Supervision of Instrumentation technicians on the plant running maintenance and repair programs on instrumentation systems, and standing by 24 hours a day for breakdowns beyond the scope of Instrumentation Technicians on shift.

•From July 2007 to date, working for Lafarge – Zambia as Instrumentation Team Leader. Main products are Clinker and Cement. Accountabilities include the following :

Lafarge Site Electrical/Instrumentation Team Leader in charge of all Electrical/Instrumentation works at Lafarge Cement Zambia during two years of construction.

Involved hands on in the installation and maintenance of both Electrical and Instrumentation systems. Equipment handled include the following: Medium Voltage switch gear, Step down and step up transformers, all types of motor starters including liquid starters, measurement systems for pressure,temperature,level e.tc,automatic control valves, variable speed drives and associated motors.

Involved hands on in the designing and modification of Siemens PLC programmes in ladder Logic, Block diagrams and statement Lists.

Custodian of all automated production equipment on the plant like automatic samplers, material stackers and reclaimers.

Supervision of all Electrical/Instrumentation installation and maintenance work and preparing elaborate job plans for Instrumentation/Electrical tasks performed on the plant.

Overall team Leader for the whole of the Instrumentation Department involved in budgeting, procurement, stocking of critical spares, and Training of new hires in the instrumentation Department.

Managing usage and availability of spares using the Maximo and Lotus Notes CMMS systems.

-Other Details

Ready to take up new appointment with in 2 months.

Can relocate to any place in the world but currently located in Zambia.

-Reasons for job search

Contract coming to an end

- Hobbies

Short Story Writing.

Inspirational story writing.

REFEREES

Levy Mukolo

IT Manager

Chambishi Metals PLC

BOX 211551

Kitwe

Wisdom Mwewa,Instrumentation Engineer,

Chambishi Metals PLC

BOX 211551

Kitwe

Zambia.

Phone No 0274455

Mr. Wreany Mweemba,

Safety Manager,

Lafarge Cement Zambia

P O BOX 32639,

Lusaka ,

Zambia.

Phone NO : 260-*********

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