Electrical Engineer/Technologist

Maintenance,commisioniong,testing on electrical equipment. Synchronous generator,power electronics equipments,MV and LV switchgear,motors,power transformer

Group leader Electrical Technicians
Asset Management Drive
Development and management of electrical equipment maintenance strategy
Facilitate failure root cause analysis
Maintenance on power electronics equipment i.e. VSD, battery chargers, excitation system, UPS
Design review and maintenance on MV and LV switchgear, ABB, Siemens, M&GCommissioning and testing of generator protection, transformer and motor protection system
Siemens Simatic S7-300 PLC Programming
Electrostatic Precipitator with Gecomatic and Castlet controller
Maintenance and testing of generator excitation control system
Commissioning of Generator protection system
Electrical protection relay testing
Compile pre-commissioning, final settings generator excitation document
Generator tests to prove compliance with South African Grid Code requirements
Plant modification
Failure Root Cause Analysis
Fault Investigation and recommendation
Refurbishment Projects of Excitation Control System (AVR)
Factory Acceptance Test i.e. ABB Unitrol AVRs,Siemens AVR,Alstom AVR and Allen Bradley
Installation and commissioning of Generator Excitation Control SystemCoaching and training of new employees
Design review
Acting Section Manager
Maintenance and testing of Power Electronics Equipments (i.e. Variable Drives, UPS, Battery Chargers)
Simatic S5 PLC program
Simatic S7 PLC
Allen Bradley PLC
Profibus
Commissioning of Siemens LV switchgear (Simocode)
Testing of 60MW Generator and 75 MVA Transformer Electrical Protection and Siemens Siprotech Protection Relays
MV Motor Protection Testing and the ABB REF,REM Protection Relays
Fault Investigation on all electrical equipment
Distribution switching up to 11KV
Testing of ABB Unitrol F AVR for the generator excitation system
Commissioning of ABB Low Voltage Switchgear with the INSUM for Motor Control Centre
LV AND MV switchgear renewal Projects
Coaching and training of Junior Electrical Personnel and Trainees

STANDARD PASSED : 10
SUBJECTS : English
: Zulu
: Afrikaans : Biology
: Physical Science
: Mathematics






















TERTIARY EDUCATION

NAME OF INSTITUTION : Tshwane University of Technology
COURSE : B-Tech Electrical Engineering Power
YEAR OBTAINED : April 2010

SUBJECTS PASSED : Power Electronics IV
: Electrical Machines IV
: Engineering Management IV
: High Voltage Engineering IV
: Power System IV
: Engineering Mathematics IV
: Industrial Project IV
: Electrical Protection IV

NAME OF INSTITUTION : Vaal Triangle University of Technology
COURSE : National Diploma Electrical Engineering Power
YEAR OBTAINED : March 2003

Standard 10
National Diploma Electrical Engineering
B-Tech Electrical Engineering