Engineer in Training – Maintenance and Operations
Eskom Holdings SOC ltd
Total years of experience :5 years, 11 Months
1. Perform pre-feasibility designs by considering the client’s user, requirement specification as well as the technology trends.
2. Participate in site investigations to assess existing conditions, identifying 15+ potential constructability issues, and develop innovative solutions to reduce project timeline by at least 20%.
3. Determine the change impact and risks associated with applying industry codes, standards, and developing mitigation measures.
4. Perform technical studies to validate proposed solutions or that could lead to new or improved solutions, practices, and processes for use in the business.
5. Assist with the preparation of detailed designs and drawings, specifications, data, calculations and reports.
6. Evaluate, test and plan small projects.
7. Consulting to clients internal and external to Eskom on discipline related engineering issues.
Created and implemented a grading system that focused on students' ability to perform without the stress of upcoming exams, resulting in a 40% increase in grades, therefore led to a remarkable student progress of 100% on an exit educational level (NQF level 4 - Vocational) in 2021 and 2022.
1. Lectured Electronic control and digital electronics (NQF 2 - NQF 4), and Electrical Principles and Practice (NQF 3).
2. Provided technical support as required in workshops and/or laboratories within the faculty, providing specialist support in areas of expertise. This included preparing workshops and/or laboratories for practical classes, undertaking the operation, training on and demonstration of equipment and machinery as required and participating in research and consultancy activities as required.
3. Provided skilled assistance, technical guidance, and training to students with soldering, preparing components, preparing wires, and adding components to pc board.
4. Contributed to the design, development and modification of equipment and instrumentation as required for teaching, research, and consultancy activities.
5. Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
6. Established and implemented an applied behavioral program that enriched the student learning experience and improved their ability to initiate school projects independently, thereby reducing the instructional time by 20%.
Utilized my knowledge of power, circuits, calculations, and instrumentation to successfully design, simulate and implement a 10KW three-phase inverter with 95% efficiency at a lower cost while meeting IEEE standards and power quality parameters.
1. Performed design calculations for accurate selection of components.
2. Designed the topology using MATLAB/Simulink, and Proteus to run and test the PWM Arduino code.
Introduced a user-friendly electronic filing system, which reduced file retrieval time by 30%, and provided exceptional support to managers and co-workers, increasing the overall efficiency of the office by at least 35%.
1. Managed budgets and ensured financial systems were controlled.
2. Developed a website that helped with recruitment, marketing, and registration which saved costs for our clients as well as on the business by at least 45% on clients and 35% on the business.
3. Demonstrated excellent customer service skills by assisting the marketing department in promotional activities and campaigns.
Course is Power Engineering including Generation, Electrical Machines, Control Systems, Power Electronics and Programming. Research was conducted to design, simulate, and implement a 10KVA Three-phase Impedance source inverter which met all power quality parameters (voltage, flicker, frequency, and harmonics) in accordance with IEC 61727 for utility-interconnected systems. Detailed design of a ZSI system was simulated using MATLAB and/or SIMULINK and the C++ source code was evaluated using Arduino on Proteus to test the algorithm. The PCB was designed using Proteus simulating software.