TAURAI CHITSAMA

ELECTRICAL ARTISAN

Phone: +263779272128, E-mail: [email protected]

DOB: 05 Nov 1983, GENDER: Male, Passport Number: FN017144,

EWRB No. EW151250

PROFILE

Highly motivated, skilled and seasoned artisan, with a good knowledge and experience of working in generating, Transmission and Distribution environments. Physically fit for demanding work. An in-depth knowledge of safety procedures on working on high voltage plant and equipment.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Zimbabwe Power Company (Hwange, Mat North/ Zimbabwe) 01 Jan 2016 – Current

SENIOR ARTISAN – electrical maintenance

·         Perform daily breakdown maintenance on switchgear and electrical equipment.

·         Power Transformer installation, commissioning and maintenance.

·         Carry out running inspections on electric motors and transformers.

·         Conduct On-load and offload brush gear maintenance and insulation checks on generators.

·         Maintenance of DC systems to ensure they are producing standard voltages.

·         Commissioning of new and old plant equipment after outages or breakdowns.

·         Carry out acceptance tests on new equipment or that is coming from repairs.

·         Wiring of circuits, troubleshooting faults on electrical systems via PLCs and SCADA.

·         Station lighting both AC and DC.

·         VFD and soft starters, installation, maintenance and operation.

·         Ensure that equipment is safe as per quality standards, procedures and specifications.

·         Electrical plant optimization and condition monitoring.

·         Training and supervising apprentices.

Technosphere Energy Services (Hwange, Mat North/ Zimbabwe) 01 Jan 2014 – Dec 2015

Electrician – electrical maintenance

·         Installation and commissioning of switch boards ABB (380V, 3.3KV and 11KV).

·         Maintenance of induction motor starters(star-Delta, DOL and rotor resistance)

·         Assemble, install, test and maintain electrical equipment and appliances using hand tools.

·         Maintenance of single phase and three phase motors (upto11KV, 3600KW air cooled).

·         Switch gear maintenance of up to 11KV (SF6 CB, Air CB, Vacuum CB, and Oil CB).

·         Transformer maintenance OFAF, ONAN, Dry type up to 220MVA).

·         Industrial and domestic electrical installations and wiring to specifications.

·         Battery maintenance (50V, 110V, 220V).

·         Prepare logbook reports that record tests carried out on electrical equipment for analysis by engineers, as well as record purposes.

Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Hwange and Harare/ Zimbabwe) 01 Jan 2011 – Dec 2011

Electrician – Trainee

·         Primary and secondary substation construction and maintenance up to 330KV.

·         Installation and commissioning of Power and instrument Transformers and circuit breakers.

·         Low tension fault finding, line patrol and repair up to 11KV.

·         Commissioning and testing of power transformers on transmission & distribution networks.

·         Carry out protection tests on relays.

·         Performing various primary injection tests on equipment using computer driven test sets (CMC 356; Megger SMRT 30).

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

·         Electrical installation, motors, transformers and switchgear maintenance.

·         Familiarized with high voltage switching up to 33KV.

·         Good problem-solving skills for diagnosing electrical faults.

·         Ability to read and interpret control, power wiring schematics, fault diagnosis and wiring.

·         Cable laying, terminations and connecting.

·         Occupational safety and health awareness.

·         Able to communicate effectively at all levels and willing to learn new skills.

·         Flexible approach to work and willing to work 12hr shifts and weekends.

·         Microsoft Office packages, E-mail and Internet

·         Basic first Aid.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

·         Registered with EWRB of New Zealand as an Electrician.

·         Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education National Certificate.

·         Completed an Apprenticeship Contract with Ministry of Manpower Planning and Development.

·         Certificate of Skilled Worker Class ONE

·         33KV Switching Certificate.

·         Information Technology Certificate.

·         Driver’s license.

INTERESTS

Playing chess

LANGUAGES

English

REFERENCES

Alfred Sithole (Senior Electrical systems Engineer)           Leonard Dlakama (Training Officer)

Hwange Power Station                                                               Hwange Power Station

Old Victoria Falls Road                                                              Old Victoria Falls Road

P. O. Box 257                                                                                P .O. Box 257

Telephone: +263-281-23201/5                                                 Hwange

Cell: +263773334954 or +263715833994                              Telephone: +263-281-23205/5

E-mail: [email protected]

The Regional Registrar                                                                    Munyaradzi Chisuvi (Site Engineer)

Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education                                   Hwange

Industrial Training & Trade Testing Department                     P .O. Box 236

P .O. Box 1103                                                                                  Hwange

Bulawayo                                                                                           Phone: +263 772 188 186

Telephone: +263(09) 880855                                                       E-mail: [email protected]