Curriculum Vitae
Kudzai Chigova

Kudzai Chigova
Mobile: +90 5525 422585
Email: [email protected]

Objective
My objective is to improve the conservation of our resources using the skills I have learned and practised over the years at different organisations.
Strengths
 Ability to negotiate with financial institutions to avail credit.
 Fair knowledge of chemical plants, advanced biological, and pest control methods.
 Posses vast understanding of the economics of agriculture and how it affects society.
 Proficient in Microsoft Office; I can use all the tools efficiently, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
 Amazing ability to plan effectively and work within budgets.
 Able to work well in small groups; I believe that synergising is the best method for getting results so I’ve always been able to work well in groups. I like hearing ideas from different perspectives and putting it all together to come up with a product or design that truly fits the needs of the many.
 I prioritise really well; I always know what needs to be done first and can multi task very well. I am known for getting things done on time no matter the situation.
 Expert in preparing data summaries, reports, and analyses that include results, charts, and graphs in order to document research; providing food and water to livestock and laboratory animals, and record details of their food consumption; planting seeds in specified areas, and count the resulting plants in order to determine the percentage of seeds that germinated
 Exhibited strong oral communication skills; through the experience of talking to many different company representatives.
 Comfortable working in an outdoor environment and performing physical labour.
 Self-motivated and self-starter
 Mechanical/electrical design and drafting abilities using CAD software.

Professional Experience
Kafue Sugar Consolidated, Zambia
Irrigation Engineer
January 2016- 2019 November
Key Responsibilities :
Calculated the soil and water levels required for the adequate design of irrigation systems.
Responsible for quality control on sugar cane harvest covering 20,000 acres; moving 6,00,000 tons of sugarcane with trucks and railroad in 90 days.
Saved $40,000 per outage by finding alternate vendor to inspect and repair pumps. Supervise installation of irrigation and drainage systems.
Coordinated the repair and improvement of all water utilities and related systems including: pumps and piping. Also maintained the waste water facility.
Provided scientific management (salinity management and irrigation scheduling) for over 4,000 acres of various sugarcane types.

DuPont Pioneer Seed Conditioning Plant, Zimbabwe
Maintenance Engineer Trainee
January 2014- February 2015
Key Responsibilities:
Followed and performed regular and preventative maintenance schedules on all of our equipment: motors, bearings, bucket elevators, hydraulics, pumps, compressors, drag and screw augers.
Provide emergency/unscheduled and scheduled repairs of production equipment. Comply with OSHA Safety and Health rules and supervise contractors used during special circumstances such as shutdowns.
Saved over $95,000 per outage by becoming motor rewinding expert. No longer required to always buy new electric motor.
Perform root-cause analysis with excellent written and oral communication skills to resolve technical problems in the plant. Install new electrical equipment such as motors, controls, instrumentation.
Determines the amount of contractors needed to work during down times in order not to exceed budget saving upto $75,000 annually in reduced maintenance costs.
New Allan Grange
Farm Attachment (Assistant Farm Manager):
June 2012-December 2012
Key Responsibilities :
Reviewed and monitored pest management and soil preparation.
Scheduling and overseeing hired labour in orchards and other farming centres.

Responsible for post harvest care of potatoes, soya bean, wheat and corn as well as liaising with potential customers.

Development of weekly reports of field crop production activities.
Greenhouse construction and maintenance. Maintained and managed agricultural equipment, machinery and implements in good condition and procurement of spare parts.
Prepared and analyzed laboratory samples as per established protocols. Perform chemical analyses of soil and plant material and culture micro-organisms and potential pathogens for study
Plan, establish, maintain, and harvest corn, potatoes, soy bean and spring wheat in a professional and timely manner.
Ministry Of Education Zimbabwe
September 2010 to December 2010
Position: Mathematics teacher
School: Siyahokwe Secondary School January 2011 to August 2011
Position: Physics
School: Hama High School

Academic Qualification
-BSc (Hons) Agricultural Engineering from Chinhoyi University Technology with 2.1 degree class in 2015
-Hama high School 2004-2009 With passes in Maths,Physics and Chemistry
Holder of valid driver’s license,first aid certificate
Courses
Thermodynamics and heat transfer: Strength of materials: Animal production technology
Crop production : AutoCAD: Electrical Machines: Soil mechanics: Materials Engineering: Fluid mechanics and hydrology engineering
Dynamics: Irrigation and drainage engineering
Engineering Mechanics: Agricultural machinery: Agricultural economics
Hobbies
I enjoy playing tennis in my free time.
I have always been a leader and enjoy working with people to learn new things.
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 31 January 1989
Languages known: English, Shona, Tonga, Nyanja
Address: 2039 Yesilkent Sk Apt#10/21 Istanbul Turkey

References
Dr Bangira (Faculty Chairman)
CUT, School of Engineering
Cell: +263 772424211
Email: [email protected]

Mr Jambwa (Chairman)
CUT, dept of Agricultural Engineering
Cell: +263 773 447 628
Email: [email protected]

Eng Manjengwa
Kafue Sugar
Cell: +260 979 991 794
Email :
[email protected] Eng. Chanetsa
DuPont Pioneer Seed Conditioning Plant
Cell: +263 773 635 983
Email: [email protected]