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Sthembiso Ngubane

Senior Electrical Technician
Sasolburg,FS

Summary

I am a results driven electrical technician with more 9 years of experience in different types of Power Generation, i.e Fossils,Pump Storage Schemes and Hydroelectric Power Station. During these years I have gained an extensive experience in Electrical Maintenance and Commissioning. I have been involved in major project such as Generator Protection upgrades and Refurbishments, Generator Stator Rewinds, AVR Replacements, Control Systems upgrades, MV Switchgear Replacements.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Electrical Technician

Sasol
Sasolburg, Free State
08.2019 - Current

-Basic Electrical Projects/Refurbishments management and execution.

-Electrical Designs Review (Logics and Schematics)

-Factory Acceptance Testing of Electrical Equipments

-MV/LV Substation Commissioning

-Power Transformer Commissioning

-Generator Commissioning

-Underground Cable Fault Identification

-Primary Plant Testing (Cables,Bus bars, Live Primary phasing, Generators, Transformers, Circuit Breakers, CT's, VT's, Restricted EF protection schemes, Differential protection schemes.

-Secondary Plant Testing (Arc protection schemes, Auto transfer schemes, End-to-End Differential protection schemes using GPS, Generator protection schemes, Motor Protection schemes, Transformers protection schemes, Feeder protection schemes, Power Meters, Transducers)

-Motor Start-up and Incomer load recordings using Yokogawa DL750 Recorder

Senior Technician

Eskom Peaking Drakensberg/Ingula Pump Storage Scheme
Bergville, KwaZulu Natal
09.2012 - 07.2019

-Assist Engineering department with plant modifications

-Develop new work instructions and revise current ones

-Compile commissioning procedures

-Perform Electrical protection maintenance and compile technical reports

-Compile protection operation report for any protection operations

-Analyze protection operations by using disturbance recording tool

-Investigate plant malfunction by analyzing process data using historian client software

-Primary plant testing (Generators, Motors, Bus bars, Bus Zone stability, REF Scheme stability, Differential scheme stability)

-Secondary plant testing (protection relays,synchronizing relays, transducers)

-Conduct Factory and Site acceptance tests

-Verify and or update schematics diagrams to reflect true status of the plant

-Verify and or implement settings on protection relays as per approved setting documentation

-Perform full functional testing on protection and control schemes

-On job training junior technicians

-Perform standby duties

-SAP notification and work order processing

Senior Electrical Technician

Eskom Gariep Hydroelectric station
Gariep Dam, Free State
04.2011 - 09.2012

-Perform full functional testing of protection and control schemes

-Testing of primary plant equipment

-Perform primary plant injections

-Perform secondary plant injections

-Compile protection operation report for any protection trips

-Assist Engineering department with plant modifications

-Management of protection refurbishmnets

-Perform standby duties

-Update schematics diagrams

Electrical Technician

Eskom Tutuka Power Station
Standerton, Mpumalanga
07.2007 - 04.2011

MAINTENANCE OF THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS

LV/MV Switchgear (Siemens and GEC), LV/MV Motors, Transformers, Motorized valves, dampers and actuators, Milling plant (coal crushing), Sootblower system, cranes and hoists,Electrostatic precipitators, Draught group (ID,PA & FD fans), DC Systems (Batteries, Chargers,DC Boards), Industrial lighting systems (mercury vapor,sodium vapor, fluorescent)

-Adhere to SHEQ management system

-Responsible for plant permits as per plant safety regulations (Application and clearance of permit to work)

-Perform scheduled plant inspections and report any deviations by raising defects notifications and report to relevant plant system Engineer

-Review and update safe work procedures

-Verify schematics diagrams as per plant

-Develop and implement faultfinding techniques to solve complex technical issues

-Overhaul, inspect, clean and assembly electrical motors, valves and dampers

-Valve stroking

-Do quality checks of procured spares

-Perform supervisory role when required

-Perform standby duties

-Provide On job training to newly appointed technicians

Education

National Diploma in Electrical Engineering H C - Electrical Engineering

Mangosuthu University of Technology
Durban, UMlazi
06.2007 - 07.2007

High School Diploma -

Somashi High School
UMsinga

Skills

    Communication

Commissioning

Computer-literate

Project Management

Fault finding

Timeline

Senior Electrical Technician

Sasol
08.2019 - Current

Senior Technician

Eskom Peaking Drakensberg/Ingula Pump Storage Scheme
09.2012 - 07.2019

Senior Electrical Technician

Eskom Gariep Hydroelectric station
04.2011 - 09.2012

Electrical Technician

Eskom Tutuka Power Station
07.2007 - 04.2011

National Diploma in Electrical Engineering H C - Electrical Engineering

Mangosuthu University of Technology
06.2007 - 07.2007

High School Diploma -

Somashi High School
Sthembiso NgubaneSenior Electrical Technician