addmore vusa nkomo, Senior instrumentation  and control technician

addmore vusa nkomo

Senior instrumentation and control technician

Pro control Instrumentation

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Fujairah
Éducation
Diplôme supérieur, HND electronic engineering
Expérience
17 years, 10 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :17 years, 10 Mois

Senior instrumentation and control technician à Pro control Instrumentation
  • Afrique du Sud
  • Je travaille ici depuis janvier 2014

Instrumentation and Control Technician
• Installation, troubleshooting and diagnosis of various Instruments systems
• Fault finding, diagnosis and Bay servicing of instruments and electronic equipment
• First line, second line, minor and major servicing of instrument and electronic systems
• Carrying out Electrical and Mechanical Plant Isolations for safe working during maintenance activities and commissioning plant equipment into service after repairs or overhaul
• Control valves overhauling and repair
• Control valves, positioner, transmitter, switch, pneumatic controller and recorder( field calibration and bench calibration)
• Fire and gas detection system testing and repair (Routine checking and testing)
• Calibration of instrument equipment using: Decade box, Megger tester, Hand pump, hydraulic pressure pumps.
• Preventative maintenance of Separator, Air compressor, heaters and power packs (Gas Turbine Generator)
• Maintenance experience in metering instruments systems and hydraulic systems
• Highly familiar with various types of process analyzer maintenance and troubleshooting, heat and smoke detectors, UV/ IR detectors, alarming system and auto dialer.
• Installation of field instruments, calibration, tubing, cabling and cable tray work, instrument support, control panel installation.



Works
• Digital Multimeters, Gauges and thermometers, Linear length wire transducers, Linear Potentiometers
• Pressure transducers, Pressure Transmitters, Temperature controllers
• Thermocouples and Thermo wells, Ultra sonic level measurement
• Digital panel meter, Flow meters and Flow switches
• Float Switches, Level Point Detection

Aircraft maintanance techinician/Aircraft Quality Control Inspector à Airforce of Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe
  • juillet 2006 à juin 2019

Aircraft Maintenance Technician / Aircraft Quality Control Inspector
Maintenance and repair of instruments and ancillary equipment
Maintenance and repair of the uninterruptible power supply,
Wiring distribution boards, socket outlets, light control systems and carrying out maintenance work
Flight safety officer at squadron level
Record keeping and use of various record cards and log books during and after servicing of instruments and instrument systems
Removal and fitting of aircraft instrument components and panels
Instrument calibration, aircraft simulator monitoring and maintenance
Have worked on a variety of power plant systems such as; temperature measurement and control systems, fuel flow and quantity measurement, pneumatic and hydraulic pressure measurements, air data conversion systems (for airspeed and altitude systems)
Installations, calibration and maintenance of aircraft test equipment
Executing various plant performance improvement projects and proffering sound recommendations to challenges affecting various departments in the Base.
Writing sectional reports for work covered in each section of the plant

Works
First line servicing, second line, light maintenance, heavy maintenance of various types of aircraft that include Boeing 727, Boeing 737 CL, BAE Hawk, Siah Marchetti SF260 M, CASA 212, KARAKORUM K8, F7, FT7, and MIG 23.
Calibration of various flight, navigational and engine instruments
Restored the Air Data Computers of the Karakorum 8 back online that had burnt airspeed and temperature computation consoles
Did primary, primary star, minor, minor star, and major servicing on the aircraft on base
Managed to come up with a servicing schedule that saw the recovery of 5 SF260 AIRCRAFT that had been ground due to a smell of heating up looms behind the instrument panel
Did a modification on the Karakorum K8 GPS System
Compiling daily, weekly and monthly reports submitted to the Engineering Control and Base Head Quarters
Drafted and prepared a staggered servicing scheduled plan for use by the Squadron in saving airframe hours, engine hours and calendar hours for the aircraft in the Squadron

Electrical Supervisor à airforce of zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe
  • juillet 2016 à juillet 2017

Electrical Supervisor
Duties and Responsibilities
Install and maintain electrical work on base and aircraft electrical systems, equipment and apparatus to provide a continuous flow of power and lighting
Maintain functionality of electronic devices
Troubleshoot, repair and monitor existing electrical system
Install and maintain wiring, control, and lighting systems.
Inspect electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers
Identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices.
Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools and power tools
Install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems
Carrying out Electrical and Mechanical Plant Isolations for safe working during maintenance activities and commissioning plant equipment into service after repairs or overhaul.
Conducting Plant Performance Tests, Condition Monitoring of various equipment and compiling Daily Power Generation Statistics.
Planning and coordinating activities during outages of equipment for maintenance works.
Hands on experience in maintenance of various types of pumps, gearboxes, valves, conveyor belts and associated equipment.
Appreciation of Power Protection Schemes, Quality Management System ISO 9001:2008 and Aircraft Management
Executing various plant performance improvement projects and proffering sound recommendations to challenges affecting various departments in the Base.
Writing sectional reports for work covered in each section of the plant
Major Accomplishments
Planned a new layout and working detail of reinstallation of runway lights and wiring which saved the Airforce over $60 000
Integrated an extremely complex electricity system to work in accordance with newly installed

Gas Control technician à BOC Gases
  • Zimbabwe
  • janvier 2016 à juin 2016

Gas Control Technician
Worked in the Industrial gases plant
Oxygen, Nitrogen, Air, Acetylene, Hydrogen, Carbon Dioxide
Conducted purity checks of various gases i.e. Oxygen, Nitrogen
Conducted moisture content tests on Oxygen and Nitrogen
Classed as satisfactory to highest standards High Flying Oxygen (HFO) and Medical Oxygen

Calibration of Metering Gauges
Calibration of Contents gauges
Flow testing of systems
Pressure testing
Pipeline testing

Aircraft Maintenance technician/Mechanic à Air Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe
  • janvier 2010 à décembre 2013

Aircraft Maintenance Technician/Mechanic
Duties and Responsibilities
Maintaining, testing and inspecting aircraft systems and Avionics systems.
Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, certify and align test stations and equipment to standard.
Run automatic diagnostic software and updated software according to technical requirements.
Performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on complicated aircraft avionics and electrical systems, using hand tools and power tools.
Removal and installation of Instrument panels and components on, B737 aircraft
Assisting in carrying out C Check on Boeing B737 CL,
Carried out removal and installation of electrical, hydraulic and structural components.
Performing Functional and Operational Tests as laid out in the appropriate Maintenance documents on APU fire pushbutton function and Heater insulation resistance of Pitot probes
Brake system checking, greasing of moving parts and general cleaning of aircraft compartments and surfaces.
Replacement of Waste Level sensors for workshop maintenance and their installation.
Strict adherence to maintenance manuals in executing any maintenance tasks.
Reading and interpreting aircraft maintenance documents ATA 100, AMM, IPC, CMM, EO, and SB

Éducation

Diplôme supérieur, HND electronic engineering
  • à kwekwe polytechnical college
  • novembre 2011

Higher National Diploma in Instrumentation and Control Systems

Diplôme, Aircraft engineering
  • à School of Technical Training
  • décembre 2010

National diploma in Aircraft engineering- Avionics ( Instruments)

Diplôme, Apprentice Training-aircraft engineering
  • à School of Technical Training
  • décembre 2010

4 year apprenticeship training in aircraft engineering

Diplôme, Class 1 journey man_ Aircraft engineering
  • à School of Technical Training
  • décembre 2010

certified class 1 journey man, in avionics fitting

Diplôme, Aircraft engineering
  • à School of Technical Training
  • décembre 2008

National Certificate in Aircraft Engineering- all trades

Specialties & Skills

Engineering
Plant Design
Commissioning
Technical Specs
Project Work
aircraft marshalling
plc and scada programming
aircraft scheduled servicing
Instruments system Calibration and servicing
basic electrical systems understanding
technical records keeping
Instruments system fault diagnosis
Trouble shooting and snag solving
Aircraft maintenance
experience in fault finding and product maintenance
Apprentice Training in electrical and instrument system
electronics system troubleshooting
interpersonal communication
thorough knowledge of electronic systems
thorough knowledge of instrument systems
experience in electrical maintenance work
safety, quality and reliability
understanding capabilities
10 years aircraft maintenance experience both line and major maintenance
Electrical knowledge in installation, maintenance
experience working with heavy equipment
problem solving skills
ability to read technical drawings
job oriented mind
clear communication in English
thorough knowledge of electrical systems
ability to work as part of a team
Thorough demonstration of knowledge of applicable engineering principles and processes
control systems
control
technology
engineering management

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Chinois
Moyen

Adhésions

society of artisans
  • member
  • January 2010

Formation et Diplômes

PLC and SCADA (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Harare Institute of Training
Date de la formation:
August 2013
Durée:
40 heures

Loisirs

  • reading inspirational books, travelling,watching documentaries,research and development
    did a modification on the sf 260 aircraft instrument panel. member of the research and development board of gweru