Maintenance Quality Assurance

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname : Kachikho

First name : Kennedy, Limbikani

Nationality : Malawian

Sex : Male

Marital status: Married

09th September, 1976

Date of Birth :

Contacts: P O BOX 40066

Lilongwe 4

Malawi

Cell: +265*********

Email: ***************@*****.***

2 PROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

(a) Diploma in Fabrication and Welding Engineering

Institution: The polytechnic (University of Malawi)

Sponsor : Lafarge Cement Company

Period October, 2001 to November, 2005

Courses covered:

Quality assurance

Welding technology

Materials science

Fabrication technology

Mechanical science

Manufacturing technology

Electrical technology

Machining

Workshop practice

Mathematics

AUTOCAD

Engineering drawing

Business communication

Industrial studies

Enterprise management

Computer application (MS Excel, MS Word, MS power point )

Project

(3) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

(i) General Certificate of Education (G.C.E. A Level)

Subjects : Sociology

Year obtained: 2000

(ii) Malawi school Certificate of education (M.S.C.E)

Year Obtained : 1998

(4) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

(i)Employer: Paladin Africa Limited (Kayelekera Uranium Mine)

Post: Piping and Welding Supervisor

From 5th January, 2009 to date

Duration:

Duties:

Supervision of Boilermakers, welders and plasticians and making sure all jobs

are performed to approved standards

Preparing daily, weekly, monthly and annual work plan

Writing reports on project under my responsibility

Monitoring and controlling all fabrication, welding, installation, modification,

and maintenance of different industrial machinery, steel structures and pipes

and HDPE pipes

Root cause failure analysis

Carrying out plant inspection to identify faults and defects

Attending to planned and preventive maintenance work and breakdowns

Carrying out risk assessment before doing any job and ensure excellent safety

standards are adhered to all the time

(ii) Previous Employer: Malawi Industrial Research and Technology Development

Centre

Post: Workshop Supervisor

From 1st March, 2007 to December, 2008

Duration:

Duties

Conducting tests and inspections on all fabricated products to evaluate and

ensure quality of welds and performance

Supervision of all fabrication, modification, welding, commissioning and

maintenance of different industrial machinery

Providing specialist advice to research engineers

Planning and scheduling of all workshop tasks

Preparing daily work plan

Supervision of workshop personnel i.e. boilermakers, welders and general

fitters

Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and

what kind of maintenance is needed

Solving engineering design problems

(iii)Previous Employer: Lafarge Cement Company

Post: Fabrication and Welding Technician Trainee

Period: October, 2001 to February, 2007

Duties:

Welding of mild steels, stainless steels, cast iron, Aluminium, steam pipes

Fabrication, welding, installation and maintenance of different industrial

machinery (i.e. ID fans, Vibrating screens, belt conveyors, screw conveyors,

Liners, bucket elevators, chutes, factory plat forms, step and vertical ladders,

water tanks etc

Assist in Planning and scheduling of preventive maintenance work

Carrying out plant safety checks and ensure that safety and health procedures

are followed all the time

Attending to breakdown and planned and preventive maintenance

Drawing of different industrial machinery using AutoCAD

General maintenance of machines such as pumps, dust collectors, ball mills,

kilns, compressors and pneumatically controlled equipment

(4)OTHER SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

(a) High level analytical, organizational, communication and planning and controlling skills

(b)Leadership skills, ability to manage and motivate people

(c)I am highly motivated and have keen desire to update my knowledge and skill

(d)I hold a Malawian drivers license class B

(5) HOBBIES

Following current affairs

Gym

Watching TV

Playing volleyball

Listening to music

(6) REFEREES

(a) Mr Annwell Mhango (b)Robert Kagwa

Paladin Africa Limited Paladin Africa Limited

P. O Box 47 P O Box 47

Karonga Karonga

Malawi Malawi

Cell: +265********* Cell: +265*********

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