Celeste Baleni
Specialist Trainer
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Specialist Trainer
Transnet
- Research, conduct training needs analysis and advise on content for course development on new systems and equipment that is aligned to field of expertise
- Represent School of Rail as a Subject Matter Expert in various platforms
- Facilitate theoretical and practical training in their field of expertise at all levels
- Liaise with Clients to establish training needs and assist Training manager with alignment to the Technical Training Budget
- Compile technical reports with regards to training audits, research, incident investigations conducted
- Align training and update training manuals to legislation, instructions and directives (incl
- SAQA compliance)
- Form part of the Curriculum Committee and advise Curriculum specialist in designing and development of learning programs by playing a role of an SME and pilot the designed and developed learning programs
- Form part of the Curriculum Committee and advise Curriculum Specialist in design, and develop of Assessment tools by playing a role of an SME in the content and portray a role of an Assessors in piloting Assessments
- Supervision of Senior Training Officers (STO’s)
- Do quality assurance on training conducted by STO’s
- Ensure administration processes with technical training delivery are complied with
- Management of assets within area of responsibility
- Design and manage training schedules
- Form part of the moderation panel for learning programs and assessments conducted
Experiential Trainee - Engineering Technician
Grandwest Casino
03.2013
Engineering Technician - Signals
Transnet Freight Rail
08.2021 - 04.2023
- Effectively identified and repaired functional failures (i.e., breakdowns) of signalling and CAS systems
- Effectively identified and repaired potential failure (i.e., CPM’s) of signalling and CAS systems
- Preventative maintenance activities on signalling and CAS systems to ensure system integrity
- Safety tests on signalling and CAS systems to ensure system integrity
- Maintained equipment/systems/plant
- Maintained plans, manuals and documentation
- Performed minor projects and replacement of signalling and CAS systems
- Technical reports
- Effective supervision of sub-ordinates
- Resource utilization documents (e.g., time allocation sheets, logbooks, etc.)
Site Supervisor - Signals
Transnet Freight Rail
11.2020 - 03.2021
- Provided engineering and project support to the signals department in all aspects relating to rehabilitation, renewal, design of new lines, systems or subsystems
Secondment - Trainee Railway Signalling Designer
Thales
03.2019 - 02.2020
- L905 Interlocking system
- Switchmatic rail points machines
- Axle counters
- Signals
- AutoCAD operation
Engineering Technician-Signals (Projects office)
PRASA-Metrorail
06.2016 - 02.2020
- Designed layouts/diagrams as per department’s requirements
- Approving, correcting, and updating plans
- Effective maintenance of Drawing office database
- Approved plans
- Informed subordinate
- Completed documents and admin
- Check wayleave applications
- Archiving documents
Trainee Engineering Technician-Signals
PRASA-Metrorail
08.2014 - 05.2016
- Introduction to railway signaling, cable jointing, signaling cable meggering
- Points machine (disassembly and assembly), Electrical points set (Building, adjustments), Electrical points (adjustable rods) and electrical points circuits (theory and practical)
- Signalling symbols, track circuit, track circuits AC and Jeumont (theory and fault finding)
- Electrical signals, flashlights signals (theory and fault finding), apparatus case construction and wiring, trackside equipment plans and cable plans
- Spoorplan MK1 interlocking and fault finding
- Remote control S2 and fault finding, signal power supplies
- High voltage certificate competence
- Metrorail maintenance management, train working rules
Experiential Trainee - Engineering Technician
Powertech Transformers
04.2013 - 04.2014
Education
National diploma - Electrical Engineering
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
01.2009 - 07.2014
Matric - undefined
Inkwenkwezi Secondary School
Timeline
Engineering Technician - Signals
Transnet Freight Rail
08.2021 - 04.2023
Site Supervisor - Signals
Transnet Freight Rail
11.2020 - 03.2021
Secondment - Trainee Railway Signalling Designer
Thales
03.2019 - 02.2020
Engineering Technician-Signals (Projects office)
PRASA-Metrorail
06.2016 - 02.2020
Trainee Engineering Technician-Signals
PRASA-Metrorail
08.2014 - 05.2016
Experiential Trainee - Engineering Technician
Powertech Transformers
04.2013 - 04.2014
Experiential Trainee - Engineering Technician
Grandwest Casino
03.2013
National diploma - Electrical Engineering
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
01.2009 - 07.2014
Specialist Trainer
Transnet
Matric - undefined
Inkwenkwezi Secondary School
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