Chester Chisvo

Electrical Technician

Address: 1212 Al Rhoda Al Nahda

Sharjah

Cell: +971563143614

E-mail: [email protected]

Name                                                       Chester

Surname                                                  Chisvo

Passport number                                   DN 286973

Nationality                                             Zimbabwean

Professional summary

·         Dedicated electrical technician competent in fault finding analysis and subsequent problem solving.

·          Competent on all types of circuit breakers such as air, oil and vacuum circuit breakers

·         Competent in Transformer installation ,testing ,maintenance and fault finding

·         Substation equipment and switchgear operations and maintenance

·         Wastewater and freshwater treatment plants

·         Hydro power stations and wind power stations

·         Solar plant design, installation and maintenance

·         Ability to perform under pressure without supervision

·         Strict adherence to Health and Safety standards at all times

·         Impartation of knowledge to my juniors and students on attachment

·         Always seeking to improve on existing power systems where possible

·         Teaching new and old students to learn more about the field of electrical engineering

·         Sound knowledge of electrical machines and their control systems

·         Ability to change and  service motor bearings

·         Ability to operate switchgear and power distribution systems from 0.4kv,11kv,3.3kv up to 33kv

·         Good comprehension of different electric motor starting methods such as direct on line , star-delta , auto-transformer and drives

·         Installation ,repair and maintenance of all electrical systems

·         Compressor and pneumatic systems installation and maintenance

·         Electronic control system configuration and commissioning

Work Experience

Electrical Technician  with the City of Harare Department of Water (Aug 2010 – Present)

·         Power Substation and switch-gear room maintenance

·         Solar installation and maintenance

·         Basic maintenance of HVAC systems

·         Basic mechanical duties such as coupling Electric motors and mechanical pumps

·         Installation and maintenance of pneumatic system on raw water filters

·         Transformer Installation and maintenance

·         Switch-gear servicing and maintenance

·         Switching of Low and High voltage equipment

·         Cable jointing and termination of overhead and underground cables

·         Replacing worn out bearings from 1hp motors to 1190kw motors

·         Maintenance of AC and DC Drives

·         Fault diagnosis on all circuitry

·         Mentoring students on attachment and support staff

Independent Electrical Contractor (May 2004 – July 2010)

·         Domestic ,commercial and industrial installations for different clients

·         Worked on different irrigation systems including performing some mechanical maintenance work on the pumps

·         Provided solar installations and maintenance

·         Installed UPS systems (uninterrupted power supply)

·         Power Substation and switch-gear room maintenance

·         Transformer Installation and maintenance

·         Switch-gear servicing and maintenance

·         Switching of Low and High voltage equipment

·         Cable jointing and termination

Electrician with the Zimbabwe National Army (Dec 2000 – April 2004)

·         Performed New electrical installations on Army projects

·         Undertook Maintenance on LV,MV and HV electrical installations and equipment

·         Did Repairs and maintenance of Radio and Communication equipment

·         Power Substation and switch-gear room maintenance

·         Transformer Installation and maintenance

·         Switch-gear servicing and maintenance

·         Switching of Low and High voltage equipment

·         Cable jointing and termination

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

·         Skilled Worker Class One Certificate                                                    (2003)

·         National Certificate in Electrical Engineering                                     (HEXCO 2007)

·         National Diploma in Electrical Engineering                                         (HEXCO 2013)

·         33Kv High Voltage Switching Certificate                                              (ZESA 2015

·         Bachelor of Technology Degree in Electrical Power Engineering    (NUST 2018)

SKILLS

·         Outstanding knowledge of electrical power systems specifically Generation, Transmission and Distribution

·         Sound knowledge of Domestic, Commercial and Industrial power systems

·         Excellent communication skills

·         Excellent at set target achievement

·         Fault analysis and problem solving

Hobbies

·         Playing soccer and tennis

·         Watching films

·         Reading magazines and books