As previously mentioned, I can offer more than 11 years' experience in the transmission high voltage environment, managing high voltage power lines, successful emergency restorations, in-depth fault investigations, key involvement in capitol projects, execution of both mitigation and preventative maintenance tasks while keeping safety of both myself and my team as priority. I am confident my professional expertise, skills and knowledge will make me a great addition to any transmission team or department.
Electrical Trade Test
N5 electrical engineering
Senior Certificate
Heavy motor vehicle drivers license
HV Authorisation,
HV operating regulations,
Fall Arrest Systems - FAS -Working at heights and rescue,
Supervision and equipotential earthing,
First aid level 2 training,
Defensive driver training,
Extra high voltage certificates: identification, hardware & fault finding.
Emergency restoration system - Kema tower level 1
Chainsaw operator
Guidelines for risk assessment
Hazard identification and risk assessment training - HIRA
Fire Fighting training
Emergency preparedness training
Defensive driver training - 4X2 and 4X4
Sling and communicate during crane operation training
Occupational health and safety induction course
I am currently employed at Eskom the power utility in South Africa, within the transmission division and I am exposed to voltages ranging from 132KV, 275KV and 400KV. I can offer a potential employer more that 11 years' experience managing, operating and maintaining high voltage power lines and networks.
a brief description of my outputs and responsibilities are:
Maintenance of transmission HV lines ranging from 132 to 400KV
Typical examples of maintenance tasks performed are: -Insulator replacement, conductor stringing, replacement of line hardware & attachments, mid span compression joints during emergency restoration.
- Inspections, replacement and repairs on tower members/Steel lattice members
- Detailed inspection reports on HV lines
- Installation and maintenance of mitigation measures to ensure continuity of supply i.e. aviation spheres, anti - perch devices/ bird guards, tower labels and line crossing labels
- I perform operating ( switching, linking, safety testing and application of earths)
- Defect prioritizing, defect tracking and clearing of defects using SAP
- Work order management
- Customer liasing to continuously improve customer relations and satisfaction
- I am familiar with aerial inspections
- I am responsible for ensuring work sites are safe to work on
- Contractor management, this entails operating, safety testing, viewing contractor safety files to ensure compliance to company safety and work procedures, conducting risk assessments with contractors, issuing work permits and in some cases direct supervision.
- Mentoring and coaching
- I conduct in depth inspections before energizing newly built capitol projects associated with lines
- I am a member of two crucial response teams, GLMT - Grid Line Maintenance Team and ERS responsible for erecting emergency restoration systems known as Kema towers.
I have been awarded numerous awards and received recognition for various tasks such as:
- Customer satisfaction
- Excellence
- Best divisional project or initiative.
I enjoy spending time with family and friends, traveling with family on weekend trips. I am interested in learning the sport of fishing. I enjoy online gaming.
