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Sex Male
Marital Status Married
Date of Birth 09 October 1973
Nationality Zimbabwean (Holder of SA Quota Work Permit valid to 2012)

Languages English and Shona

Objective
A Metallurgical Engineer seeking a challenging position in metallurgical process control, process improvements, evaluation, business analysis, re-engineering environment or related jobs where over nine years in-depth working experience adds value to operations.

Summary of Experience
I am a Metallurgical Engineer with over ten years in-depth working experience in the mining / metals extraction industry. Has been exposed to metallurgical research, process control, process modelling, mineral processing plants, smelting environment and production planning. Currently I am a Process Improvements Metallurgist with Zimasco (Pvt) Ltd Ferrochrome Operations, a concern that comprises six Electrical Arc Furnaces, one Induction furnace and a Metal Recovery Plant with an annual production of over 200,000 tonnes of ferrochrome and a labour complement of 3000 employees. My present role involves management of process projects, the inception of new projects and optimising of plant operations through research, plant trials and running of process models.

Personal Attributes
I possess good analytical and process trouble shooting skills, with a passion for research and readiness to explore new ideas. My ambition is to play a leading role in minerals processes and optimisation through focused research. I was groomed to do my tasks systematically, in a holistic approach to their logical conclusion. I am a good team player who interacts well with different classes of people and I have learnt to appreciate other people's viewpoints. I possess excellent communication skills, am mature, inspirational and am able to work under pressure without compromising output quality. My computer skills are excellent, and my turn around time in terms of tasks completion is very good.

Professional Skills and Knowledge
* Process Improvements – Capable of setting into practice process improvements initiatives by encouraging questioning of established work practices, facilitation of objective thinking, focused and productive research aimed at meeting organisational goals and targets.
* Project Management – Have sound understanding of projects management principles and tools that include project planning, implementation, evaluation, feasibility studies and plant commissioning.
* Process Modelling – I have worked extensively with process models that include Linear Optimisation Programme (LOP) and Pyro-Sim in decision making, optimising and simulating process operations as well as benchmarking the process.
* Change Management – I have working experience on how to take production / shop floor personnel through change by changing organisational traditional practices to the benefit of both employees and company productivity.
* Financial Systems – I have a good appreciation of financial accounting principles and setting up of financial models used in cost benefit analysis and options analysis.
* Systems Implementation – I have experience in implementation of systems on production plants including ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System and NOSA (National Occupational Safety Association) SHE integrated system.

Work Experience

Current Job Process Improvements Metallurgist
Employer: Zimasco (Pvt.) Ltd Ferro-chrome Division
Duration 01 April 2007 to present

Responsibilities
* The management of process projects, the inception of new projects. Responsible for maintaining Metallurgical Engineering Practise in a plant that comprises six Electrical Arc Furnaces, 1 Induction furnace and a Metal Recovery Plant with an annual production of over 200,000 tonnes of ferrochrome and a labour complement of 3000 employees.
* Enhancing the organisation's viability by reducing systems variability and optimising on chromium units recovery through continuous process improvements initiatives and focused research.
* Focusing and managing strategically on the external environment, keeping track of the economic, technological and environmental factors, thereby ensuring the organisation's long term viability and growth.
* Running and interpretation of process operational models (including LOP Simulations and Pyro-sim) aimed at improving operational efficiencies and benchmarking the process.
* Management of manpower and allocated material resources as well as annual operational budgets for the department.
* Ensuring the organisation's continued compliance to safety standards (NOSA), quality standards (ISO 9001: 2000) as well as statutory regulations.

Achievements
* Establishment of the top-size fraction at which the best chrome liberation and optimum chrome recovery occurs, designing of a conceptual flow sheet and recommendations towards modification of the existing metal recovery plant for the re-processing of the tailings dump. The facility recovers about 600 tonnes of ferrochrome alloy per month from the tailings dump thus increasing company annual revenue by over US$4.2 million.

Ongoing Projects/Initiatives
* Test work and design of a conceptual flow sheet for the upgrading of elluvial chromite ore fines. Work being done includes ore characterisation, determination of particle size distribution, chromite distribution and level of free iron. The project seeks to recommend an effective mineral processing flow sheet as well as the best equipment for optimum chromite recovery. The project also seeks to establish the process route to use to extract Nickel and Cobalt from the elluvials.

Previous positions
1)Process Metallurgist (Mineral Processing) - Zimasco
01 February 2006 to 30 March 2007

Responsibilities
* Monitoring and controlling performance of production units so as to ensure timely intervention when the quality/quantity of outputs do not match inputs. The production units included crushing and screening circuits, heavy media separation, gravity separation using batac, delkor and velco jigs and also diamond pans.
* Checking operations practice with standard metallurgical practise and metallurgical trouble-shooting.
* Developing, implementing and monitoring procedures as well as practises of production units
* Initiating and execution of process improvement projects
* Sales and logistics within Zimbabwe. Ensuring the timely movement of alloy wagons up to the Zimbabwean Border.

2)Steelmaking Manager – Ziscosteel (Pvt) Ltd
01 February 2005 to 31 January 2006

Responsibilities
* Managing daily activities of the department comprising eight sections
* Developing strategies, set annual objectives to achieve departmental business targets
* Formulating the budget and monitoring its implementation, controlling costs
* Ensuring production targets are met through the management of a multi-disciplinary team including maintenance engineers maximising on plant availability and utilization

3) Steelmaking Process Engineer – Ziscosteel (Pvt) Ltd
01 November 2001 to 31 January 2005
* Managing daily activities at the Ladle Furnace
* Ensuring production targets are met through the management of a multi-disciplinary team including maintenance engineers maximising on plant availability and production personnel on utilisation
* Metallurgical trouble shooting
* Mantaining steelplant metallurgical database –Data analysis
* Implementing process improvement projects in the steelmaking and casting processes
* Generation of daily, weekly and monthly production and technical reports

4) Graduate Trainee – Ziscosteel (Pvt) Ltd
01 November 1999 to 31 0ctober 2001

First year
Intensive familiarisation with processes under different mentors;
* Metallurgical services
Non-destructive testing, mechanical testing, metallography, heat treatment
Investigation of plant and engineering failures
* Iron Plant
Burden preparation, sintering, coke making and handling of coke by-products
Blast furnace processes-burden calculation, slag chemistry, volume control
Blast furnaces and coke oven refractories
* Rolling Mills
Rolling processes, Roll pass and roll design
* Steel plant
BOF parameters and process control
Refractories: mixers, LDs, tundish, ladle

Second year
Specialisation in Steelmaking including understudying expatriate consultant in casting operations
Examples of projects carried out in Steelmaking
Developed slag conditioning practise at the Ladle Furnace. Project resulted in 10% increase in Ladle life
Used magnisite to improve slag viscosity and improve BOF life.
Successfully changed the casting start-up from sand-sealing method to disk-sealing resulting in 20% rise in successful start-up.
Modified charge model calculation for the BOF operation to improve accuracy of turndown and reduce reblow rate. 10% reduction in reblow rate achieved.

5) Metallurgist– Chase Minerals
Duration 01 June 1998 to 31 October 1999
Chase Minerals was an Australian owned mine producing up to 90kgs of gold per month. It was an open pit operation employing about 100 people. It was using a revolutionary method of resin in pulp. I was employed as a metallurgist and was responsible for:
* Crushing and screening circuit control
* Management of leach pads, adsorption and elution using resin
* Electro-winning and smelting
* Waste control using sulphiding
* Metallurgical accounting
* Initiating and execution of process improvement projects

Attachment during university studies
How Mine (December 1995- March 1996)
Roasting Plant Corporation (December 1996-March 1997)

Academic Profile
BSc Honours Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, University of Zimbabwe (1997)
Degree Class: Upper second class (2.1)

Executive MBA with National University of Science and Technology 2006- Studies are still on-going on a part-time basis

Computer Literacy
* Comfortable with Microsoft Windows operating system including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access and Projects.
* Have worked with process optimisation models that include Pyro-Simulation and Linear Optimisation Model (L.O.P).

Hobbies
* Playing Social Soccer, volleyball, reading novels and fishing.

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