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Marital status Engaged
Dependants 3
Nationality Zimbabwean – Zimbabwe Passport expiry 2018 – can apply for UK Ancestry Visa
Date of birth 19 January 1961
Education
Dudley Hall Primary School, Norton, Zimbabwe
1970-1974
Plumtree High School, Plumtree, Zimbabwe
1975-1977
Jameson High School, Kadoma, Zimbabwe
1978-1979
5 GCSE 'O' Levels
National Service
Army
1980-1981
Professional Qualifications
Heavy Earthmoving Equipment Mechanic
1981-1983
Qualified on Caterpillar Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
Advance Course Certificates
1983-1986
Basic Electrics/Basic Fuel Systems
Advanced Engines
Advanced Hydraulics
Advanced Transmissions
Advanced Inspections
Agriculture
Artificial insemination on cattle
Certificates in all aspects of tobacco growing, seedbeds, field, reaping & curing
Computer Knowledge
Microsoft XP/Microsoft Word
Cash flows
Spreadsheets
ICDL
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2008 –
KW Blasting and Drilling Specialist, 56 Martin Drive, Msasa, Harare, Zimbabwe
Workshop Manager –
September 2007 – February 2008
Nicks Motors, 668 Leyland Road, New Ardbennie, Harare
Workshop Manager – fleet of Freightliner tankers and flatbeds, cross border SADC region
Managed stores and maintained stocks for the fleet
Drew up service schedules
Allocated job cards to mechanics
Duty roster
R & M schedules
June 2006 – August 2007
Larkcon Transport, Waterfalls, Harare
Workshop manager – fleet of 40 ERF/Renault trucks, mainly cross border SA/Zambia.
Plan loads and routes
Maintenance schedules
Order parts
Maintained stores
Fuel records and consumptions
Download and record all ECM data
2004 – May 2006
D.C. Coetzee & Sons, Louville Estates, Box 161, Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe
Farm Manager of Louville Estates
Cropping section 700ha – under centre pivot & overhead irrigation crops included – maize, barley, paprika & rye grass.
Maintenance/repairs of tractors, cat excavator, combines, p/up trucks, 8t & 30t trucks, centre pivots & water pumps
Calibrate all machinery for fertilization and chemicals
Procurement of inputs - fertilizers, chemicals & stock feed for dairy of 900 head cattle
2003 – 2004
Running four farms for Nyabadaz family.
Kokstad, Nyazura. Rockingstone, Rusape. Marlborough and Luckybean, Headlands. Zimbabwe
Farm Manager
Running of above four farms, crop rotations and planning
Marketing of crops
Control of all staff
Repairs, maintenance and complete overhauls of 19 tractors and various agricultural equipment
Crops grown: Tobacco, seed maize, commercial maize, groundnuts, seed groundnuts, sugar beans, millet, potatoes, stoned fruits, vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower and leeks) and citrus.
Running of citrus pack house for export of oranges, Clementine's and lemons.
Cattle on a pen-feeding programme.
1997 – 2003
Cranswick Farm Management Services.
Director of own business
Commercial Agricultural set-up growing tobacco, maize, Rhodes grass seed, paprika, chillies and citrus.
Employment of staff ranging from 120 to approx 250 at seasonal peaks
Equipment owned and maintained in own workshops included tractors, graders, various agricultural equipment and personal vehicles
Carried out repairs and maintenance to all equipment and complete tractor overhauls.
This venture was forced to close down due to the Government Land Acquisition Act
1987 – 1997
Summerhill Farm – Doma, Zimbabwe Mr. J.W. Hall
Farm Manager and workshop mechanic
Commercial farming growing tobacco, both irrigated and dry land, maize, seed maize, coffee, groundnuts, soya beans, cotton and paprika as well as cattle
Employment of 160 staff up to 300 staff at seasonal peaks
Equipment worked on during this period 16 MF tractors, DAF trucks, CAT dozer and various pickups and cars
Also supervised the building of two dams +-1600 million gallons and +-64- million gallons. This included pegging the dam walls and basins, spillway sites, excavating core trenches, selection of suitable clays for core trenches, building of dam walls and masonry work on spillways
1986 – 1987
Reliance Security, Victoria Plaza, Victoria, London SW1 United Kingdom
Site Supervisor
Contracted as security team to Solomon Bros, Victoria Plaza, London SW1
Running of all security aspects in the company, CCTV control room etc.
Supervising shift change over
Guard rosters
Patrol planning
1982 – 1986
Barlows Eastern Transvaal Equipment Company (B.E.T.E.C), Middleburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Apprentice and Artisan
Continued with apprenticeship and qualified as artisan in 1984, completed advanced certificates as above, joined field service in 1985
Overhauls and repairs on site of Caterpillar machinery
Service and maintenance
Analytical inspections of Caterpillar machinery
1981 – 1982
Barlows Harare (now ZEMCO), Zimbabwe
Apprentice
Started apprenticeship as diesel mechanic. Left due to law being brought out to bond apprentices to the state for ten years.
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