Felicia Mudaly
Instrument Technician
Durban
Summary
Qualified Instrument Technician with 17 years of experience, skilled in maintaining, testing, diagnosing and repairing control instruments. Translates and understands wiring diagrams for instruments and operational testing. Well-organized record keeper with excellent skills in writing and recording maintenance documentation and reports.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Instrument Technician (Contract)
East Coast Instruments
06.2022 - 12.2024
- Assisted in rewiring Instrumentation Marshalling cabinets after 2022 floods.
- Resolved post-startup faults with DCS/PLC equipment, enhancing reliability
- Executed thorough testing of all Instrument loops prior to startup
- Performed detailed fault finding using advanced test equipment and DCS post-startup
- Executed standby duties with high proficiency
- Calibrated analyzers and instrumentation for optimal accuracy
- Systematically updated and organized calibration history cards
- Liaised effectively with suppliers to ensure seamless operations
- Faultfinding and setting up Bently Nevada vibration probes and proximitors
- Modified minor logic and graphics on Siemens Simatic Step 7, Wincc, and Schneider Wonderware systems
- Performed scheduled and planned installation and maintenance duties.
- Conducted preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of instruments.
- Interpreted and utilized wiring diagrams and technical specific instructions to configure instrumentation devices
- Provided technical support to team members during complex troubleshooting efforts, sharing expertise when necessary to resolve issues quickly and efficiently.
- Enhanced process automation by configuring and tuning control systems for optimal performance.
Instrument Technician (Contract)
SAPREF
05.2016 - 12.2021
- Surveyed the storage of instrumentation at Sapref stores and suggested better ways of preservation for a longer shelf life
- Disconnecting and preserving instrumentation
- Overhauling and calibrating control valves and respective positioners
- Assisted with scoping of valves and their accessories for purchase
- Liaised with suppliers ensuring correct specification of valve was being purchased
- Setting of Pepperl and Fuchs proximitor switches
- Fault finding with the use of the logic ESD systems and Honeywell DCS
- Removal and overhaul of ignitors and flame eyes of furnaces
- Performed scheduled and planned installation and maintenance duties.
Instrument Mechanician
SAPREF
01.2007 - 12.2015
- Scope development and Scope challenge
- Maintain all control instrumentation in order to ensure optimum plant availability
- Maintain Trip/ESD and alarm instrumentation in order to ensure optimum performance and plant availability
- Periodic testing of ESD systems
- Testing/calibration control valves, flame eyes, ignitors, transmitters, level trols, proximtor sensors, vibration sensors as per quality standards
- Establishing conditions for maintaining, overhauling and fault finding of these instruments and all their components
- Establish normal conditions after completion of any task
- Reading and translating Engineering / P&ID drawings
- Adhering to OHS Act and relevant site regulations
- Assisted in the installation of new instruments, ensuring proper functionality and compliance with industry standards.
- Working in accordance with ISO standards, and participating in audits relating to maintaining ISO accreditation
- Liaising with suppliers, company representatives and service providers on a regular basis
- Improved overall operational efficiency with timely preventative maintenance on instruments.
- Reduced equipment downtime by troubleshooting and resolving technical issues swiftly.
- Conducted root cause analysis on recurring instrument failures, implementing corrective actions that significantly reduced future breakdowns occurrences.
- Ensured accurate documentation of all activities related to instrument servicing and calibration, allowing easy access to historical data when needed for troubleshooting or audits purposes.
- Calibrated combustion controls to meet appropriate safety standards.
- Operated multimeters, and other electronic testing devices to accurately diagnose equipment issues.
- Interpreted equipment manuals and schematics to determine corrective actions for repairs, calibrations, and installations.
Education
Instrumentation
Tekmation
01-2019
Learnership NQF 2 -4 - Instrumentation Learnership
Sapref
Durban 02.2004 - 07.2007
Instrumentation
Umbilo Technikon
Instrumentation
Durban Technikon And Umbilo Technikon
04.2001 -
Skills
Installation and maintenance
Instrumentation troubleshooting
Vibration monitoring equipment
Gas detection systems
Pneumatic systems
Analytical instruments handling
Teamwork
Safety procedures
Instrument Calibration
Corrective maintenance
Inspection and repair
Level measurement devices
Valve positioners adjustment
Flow measurement
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 11/13/81
- Nationality: South African
Drivinglicense - Category
Code B
Timeline
Instrument Technician (Contract)
East Coast Instruments
06.2022 - 12.2024
Instrument Technician (Contract)
SAPREF
05.2016 - 12.2021
Instrument Mechanician
SAPREF
01.2007 - 12.2015
Learnership NQF 2 -4 - Instrumentation Learnership
Sapref
02.2004 - 07.2007
Instrumentation
Durban Technikon And Umbilo Technikon
04.2001 -
Instrumentation
Tekmation
Instrumentation
Umbilo Technikon