EDUCATION : Harare Technical College, 1982 to 1985

CITY & GUILDS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 803; 1,2,& 3

FORTVICTORIA HIGH SCHOOL.

1969-COLLEGE OF PERCEPTORS

1970-G.C.E. 'O' LEVEL

1971-G.C.E. 'M' LEVEL

WORKING EXPRIENCNCE : 37 Years.

2006 - DATE CARER ( Interim position)

2006 - 2006 BRITISH DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

DEPUTY BRANCH MANAGER

2005 - 2006 G.E.S. (UK)

EXECUTIVE CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR

2000 - 2005 JUST RIGHT ESTATES

GENERAL MANAGER

1998 - 2000 G.E.C. (ALSTOM) ZIMBABWE PVY LTD

SALES ENGINEER

1994 - 1998 ENFIELD HOLDINGS ZIMBABWE

BRANCH MANAGER; SALES ENGINEER

1987 - 1994 COYNE ET BELLIER ZIMBABWE

CHIEF DESIGN DRAUGHTSMAN

1982 - 1987 CENTRAL AFRICA POWER CORPORATION

DRAUGHTSMAN

1976 - 1982 ZIMBABWE ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICIAN

1972 - 1976 UNION CARBIDE, SHURUGWI

APPRENTICESHIP SERVED IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

EXPERIENCE

BRITISH DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

Position and Duties: Deputy Branch Manager

Assisting the Branch Manager with the general management of the branch.

Staff and personnel management. Health and safety. Stock control and management. Banking. Warehouse management. Quotations. Business to business. Customer care. Account management. Customer deliveries. Sales and service

GLOBAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Position and Duties: Executive Contracts Administrator reporting directly to the Projects Manager.

To co-ordinate and supervise the site for the feasibility and Environmental Impact Studies.

On projects in various countries throughout the world.

Supervise the smooth operation of the site. To procure all materials both locally and imported.

Preparation of all gant charts, day-works, completed works and monthly reports.

Submitting these to the relevant Governmental Ministry of the country.

To assist with the final completion of inspection and hand over reports on completion of the contract.

JUST RIGHT ESTATES

POSITION & DUTIES: General Manager. Reporting to the owner.

Personnel Management:

Livestock management and husbandry.

General maintenance.

Financial: Accounts.

Procurement.

Reason for leaving : Emigrated to England

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G.E.C. (ALSTOM) ZIMBABWE

POSITION & DUTIES : Senior Sales Engineer. Reporting directly to the Electrical Consulting Sales Manager

Preparation of tenders, quotations and estimations for contracts, calculated from bills of quantities and specifications, issued by consulting engineers. Direct liaison with consulting engineers.

Feasibility and Environmental Impact studies. Reports being submitted to the consulting engineers.

Site Supervision and Management.

Liaison between contractors and consultant engineers. Preparation of day-works, monthly and final reports. Preparation of gant charts, clearance and completed works certificates.

Ensuring the smooth and functional operation on the site.

Delivery of equipment and materials to O E M.s

New Business:

Locating and identifying new clients and customers.

Servicing current client requirements in all sectors of the industry.

Maintaining key accounts.

Customised enclosures design. Electrical switch gear, power factor correction equipment. Overhead and underground reticulation design for H.T. & L.T. Motor control gear and starters.

General consulting to contractors end users

Alternative power supplies and sources: generators and solar.

Organising and the management of Sales Exhibitions and product promotions.

Reason for leaving: My wife's parents' farm manager emigrated to New Zealand, and were desperate for some one to manage their farm.

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ENFIELD HOLDINGS ZIMBABWE

POSITION AND DUTIES: Sales Engineer, later promoted to Branch Manager.

Reporting directly to the Group Chairman.

Sales Engineer. I was recruited to promote and market a new brand of electrical switch gear and accessories. This included acquiring national standards approval. Promoting the product range to consulting engineers.

Organising product promotions and seminars & Sales Exhibitions.

To identify domestic and international markets in all sectors of the electrical industry.

Direct liaison with consulting engineers. Tenders, individual bills of quantities on private and Government contracts.

Preparation and participation on feasibility reports and studies. Direct liaison with the consulting engineers.

ENFIELDHOLDINGS ZIMBABWE, Continued

Major Contracts Won (Zimbabwe)Approximate Value U. K.£

Scientific Research Development Centre 250 000.00

Eastgate Business & Shopping Complex 230 000.00

Westgate Business & Shopping Complex 300 000.00

Zimbabwe Mining ( Chrome Mine) refurbishment 150 000.00

The Royal Dutch Embassy 85 000.00

Major Contracts Won (Mozambique)

Coca Cola Factory Chimoio 55 000.00

Chibuku Brewery Chimoio 90 000.00

Hospital Chimoio 110 000.00

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Branch Manager:

General administration related to the running of a branch.

Personnel management of staff of 34 staff. Preparation and paying of weekly and monthly staff. Sales monitoring, stock ordering and customs clearing. Age analysis of stock. Credit control and debt collection.

Reason for leaving: I was offered a similar position but with better remuneration.

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COYNE ET BELLIER ZIMBABWE

POSITION AND DUTIES:

Chief Design Draughtsman. Reporting directly to the Managing Director.

Preparation and completion of feasibility reports and Environmental Impact Studies.

Working with Geology and civil staff from Paris, France.

Preliminary site visits. Surveying, reducing and plotting of data.

Site supervision and management.

32 small, medium and medium/large commercial and N.G.O. dams.

Day-works certificates, monthly and works completed reports.

The general administration, organisation and management of the drawing office.

Training of new personnel in all aspects and disciplines in the drawing office.

Design of large, medium and small scale dams. Electrical, mechanical, irrigation and civil engineering design from bills of quantities issued by the consulting engineers.

Reason for leaving: I wanted to enter the field of sales and marketing.

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CENTRAL AFRICA POWER CORPORATION

POSITION AND DUTIES: Draughtsman, reporting to the Chief Draughtsman/Consulting Engineers.

Trained in general drawing office practice. Having completed my training I was promoted to Draughtsman. My duties included upgrading and revising existing drawings. Working with the Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Hydrological Engineers. Being involved with the compilation and production of drawings pertinent to Kariba Dam Hydro-Electric plant and equipment. These drawings were used by The Zambian Electricity Authority and the Zimbabwe Electricity Authority.

Reason for leaving: I was offered a position with Coyne et Bellier, the Civil Engineering Consultants who are responsible for the ongoing monitoring of Kariba Dam

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ZIMBABWE ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

POSITION AND DUTIES: Distribution Electrician reporting to the Depot Foreman.

Construction and maintenance of high-tension sub-stations. Construction and maintenance of high tension reticulation, and general electrical duties.

Reason for leaving: I was forced to seek a more sedentary position due to injury caused by a land mine explosion.

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UNION CARBIDE CHROME MINES, SHURUGWE

POSITION AND DUTIES: Apprenticeship served in electrical engineering. General on the job training in all departments:- Mechanical, Carpentry, Metal Fabrication, Building Construction and principals of mining.

Reason for leaving: It was the custom of Union Carbide to force the apprentices to leave their employment for a minimum of 12 months.