Asst Maintenance Manager

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Information

Name : Altaf Abdulkader Dada

Date of birth : 17 th April 1976

Nationality : Kenyan

Marital Status : Married

Passport No : A 063907 (Issued) 26-sep-2008 (Expiry) 25-sep-2018

Faith : Muslim

Ethnicity : Indian (3 rd generation born in Kenya)

Languages : English, Kiswahili, Hindi, Arabic. (R, W & S) French (Fair)

Health : Good

Interests : Reading, travelling and swimming.

Address : Box 428**-***** Mombasa, Kenya. (E.Africa)

Contact no’s : +243-***-***-*** / +243-***-***-*** (DRC)

+254-***-***-*** / +254-***-***-*** (KENYA)

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

Education

1994 – 1998 : The Kenya Polytechnic

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

1990 – 1994 : Allidina Visram High School

Attained certificate in K.C.S.E (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education)

1982 – 1990 : Allibhai Panju Primary School

Attained certificate in K.C.P.E (Kenya Certificate of Primary Education)

Professional Education

1999 – 2000 : Vision Institute

Computer Application (Auto CAD. Microsoft office applications)

Career Objective

A qualified Engineer with hands on technical expertise who plans to utilize his accrued practical and theoretical skills in managing large maintenance infrastructure systems for diverse industrial setups, seeking a techno managerial position with a dynamic organization to apply accrued skills in contributing towards the achievement of tangible and intangible organizational objectives.

Profile

I am a Versatile, self motivated, responsible and well organized person with high integrity, good interpersonal & communication skills. A person who takes keen attention to detail, willingness to learn and receive training so as to be able to achieve objectives and progress as far as possible in the Engineering field.

Designation Chronology

GROUPE BAZANO S.P.R.L (D.R. of CONGO)

2008 – 2010 : Asst Maintenance Manager (Technical & Maintenance Department)

2007 – 2008 : Maintenance Engineer (Kolwezi Projects & Sites)

CHEMICALS OF AFRICA S.P.R.L (D. R of CONGO)

2006 – 2007 : Maintenance Engineer (Kolwezi Projects & Sites)

2005 – 2006 : Technician / Engineer (Field Service Engineer)

PAN AFRICAN PAPER MILLS LTD (E. ARFICA)

2004 – 2005 : Maintenance Engineer (Field Service Engineer)

M & N TRANSPORT SERVICES (S.AFRICA)

2002 – 2004 : Transport & Logistics Manager (Maintenance & Logistics network)

PETROCON & ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS (E.AFRICA)

1999 – 2002 : Workshop Foreman (Technical & Engineering)

Skills Skill level Years of experience

Maintenance, Engineering, Management (C.M.M.S) Good more than 5 years

Projects, logistics & utilities. Good more than 5 years

Supervising, leadership, team building & training. Good more than 5 years

Electromechanical (CTS) devices & equipments. Good more than 5 years

Communication, interpersonal skills. Good more than 5 years

Troubleshooting, analytical & problem solving skills. Good more than 5 years

Professional Experience

GROUPE BAZANO S.P.R.L (D.R of CONGO) 2007 – 2010

Asst Maintenance Manager (Technical & Maintenance Department)

Some of my duties include but are not limited to:

Responsible for the workshop and maintaining availability for a fleet of mining plants and equipments (mobile and fixed)

Auditing usage of spare parts & inventory control, accordingly placing orders to ensure minimal turnaround time for critical repair works or shutdowns using C.M.M.S, ERP/MRP software applications.

Directing, monitoring and coordinating sectional processes, evaluations and plans to guaranty standard running conditions and optimum process productivity in accordance to targeted schedules.

Outsourcing specific jobs, identifying vendors and evaluating the same and liaising with them to ensure adherence to all deliverables.

Accurate and update the plant and equipment Database.

Conducting daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual and/or annual basis preventative maintenance checks on automated heavy duty equipments & plants to prevent unscheduled stoppages

Responsibility for MARC project contractual obligations.

Maintain and enhance customer liaising/relations

Impart appropriate training on standard operating procedures of OEM and maintenance strategies.

Enforcing obedience to safety regulations.

Facilitate meetings.

Determining shop capacity with work assignments to achieve capacity utilization.

Ensure profitability of operations and supervise all aspects of service management including maintenance planning, performance monitoring, trouble shooting and problem solving.

Provide procedures to plan, execute, monitor & control maintenance resources.

Involvement in Warranty administration issues with various manufacturers of mining equipments.

Inspection & Remnant life estimation of plants and equipments.

Ensure inspections are done as per OEM specifications & legislative requirements

Training and monitoring a large national workforce.

CHEMICALS OF AFRICA S.P.R.L (D.R of CONGO) 2005 – 2007

Maintenance Engineer Projects (Technical & Maintenance Department)

Some of my duties included but were not limited to:

Responsible for the workshop and maintaining availability of a fleet of mining plants and equipments (mobile and fixed)

Involvement in various phases of industrial development i.e. operations, site engineering, installation & commissioning.

Supply chain management and coordination of project sites.

Outsourcing specific jobs, identifying vendors and evaluating the same and liaising with them to ensure adherence to all deliverables.

Conducting daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual and/or annual basis preventative maintenance inspections on automated heavy duty equipments & plants to prevent unscheduled stoppages.

Responsibility for MARC project contractual obligations.

Successfully implement standard operating procedures of OEM in the workforce.

Assist in the training and development of national workforce through succession planning.

Handling operational functions like shift management.

Implement, monitor and oversee a predictive preventative maintenance plan.

Provide technical assistance in the project sites for all technical operations.

General overseeing and supervising.

PAN AFRICAN PAPER MILLS LTD (E.AFRICA) 2004 – 2005

Maintenance Engineer (Field service Engineer)

Some of my duties included:

Responsible for the workshop and maintaining availability of a fleet of forestry/mining equipments (mobile)

Organize and facilitate meetings.

Inspecting of various plants/equipments on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual and/or annual basis depending on the nature of the checks.

Retrieval of spares, lubes and G.E.T from the firm’s main warehouse and/or local purchase.

Spares, lubes and G.E.T inventory control

Assist planners and schedulers to create work orders.

Facilitate the training and development of national workforce.

Record keeping and backlog tracking.

General overseeing and supervising

M & N TRANSPORT (S.AFRICA) 2002 – 2004

Transport manager.

Some of my duties included:

Determining tonnage of the individual parcels and mapping out delivery routes.

Mileage tracking for the purpose of maintenance planning and fleet inspections depending on the nature of the checks.

Organize and facilitate meetings.

Plan and schedule fleet vehicles and trucks for follow up repairs and maintenance program.

Record keeping and backlog tracking.

General overseeing and supervision of maintenance and repairs.

PETROCON & ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS (E.AFRICA) 1999 – 2002

Work shop Foreman.

Active involvement in the establishing and day to day running of the workshop.

Ensure the right job is assigned to the right technician.

Organize and facilitate meetings to ensure smooth flawless operations.

Determining shop capacity with work assignment to achieve capacity utilization and assign right job to right technician.

Responsible for the workshop and maintaining availability of various Engineering equipments and machinery i.e. lathe machines, shaping machines, milling machines, boring machines, facing machines, crankshaft grinding machines and polish grinders.

Supervising workforce and general overseeing.

Notable highlights.

10 plus years post apprenticeship experience in mechanical / technical disciplines.

Fluency in different languages English, Swahili, Hindi & Arabic (fluent). French (fair)

Ability to direct technical & management personnel to achieve positive results.

Experience on working and application of custom Database software applications (C.M.M.S /ERP/MRP)

Good exposure and knowledge on modern technology equipments and plants that use & apply state of the art technology to reap the most from plants and equipments.

Involvement and liaising in all aspects of engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning projects.

Excellent analytical, trouble shooting and problem solving skills using laptop diagnostics, VIMS, E.T e.t.c.

Administration and reporting skills.

Implement and oversee established logistics and maintenance networks.

Onsite maintenance planning and coordination experience.

Provide field engineering, construction coordination & scheduling support.

Supply chain management and coordination experience.

Experience in various phases of industrial development i.e. operations, site engineering, installation and commissioning.

Ability and experience in training, coaching and mentoring subordinate personnel to ensure consistent levels of services are achieved as well as promoting a harmonious environment.

Involvement in major capital projects and facility installations/upgrades including administrative office and security office constructions.

Responsibility for the workshop and maintaining availability of plants & equipments of various manufacturers integrated in mining operations i.e. Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr, Hitachi, Volvo, Bell.

Commissioned (3) CAT 992 G, (3) D 9 R, (5) D 6 R, (5)140 H, (3)350 L.M.E and primarily responsible for the D.M.S. plant in the entire (EPCM) projects for (Project Kolwezi) in Chemicals of Africa S.P.R.L.

Commissioned (15) Volvo A 40 D,(15) Volvo A 40 E,(3) 14 H,(3) 140 G, (2) 16 M,(2) Volvo G 990, (3) CAT 980 G,(3) CAT 966 G, (2)LITRONIC 954, (2) LITRONIC 964, (1) LITRONIC 974,(2) KOMATSU D 65,(2) KOMATSU D 85,(1) KOMATSU D 155,(2)CAT D 9 R,(1) CAT D 8 N,(2) CAT D 6 R in mining operations in and around Kolwezi for Groupe Bazano S.P.R.L.

Faithfully establishing a continuous improvement culture.

Referees Available upon request.

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