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Edwill Jose Van Der Westhuizen

Automotive Electrician

Summary

Dynamic Technical Support Technician with extensive experience at Hexagon Mining, excelling in system diagnostics and software installation. Proven ability to resolve complex issues and enhance customer satisfaction through effective problem resolution. Skilled in hardware configuration and technical troubleshooting, ensuring seamless operation of advanced mining technologies.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Support Technician

Hexagon Mining
09.2023 - Current

On Kolomela, Sishen iron ore mine and United manganese of Kalahari (UMK) mine. This role included working with the collision prevention system (CPS), vehicle intervention system (VIS) level 7-9, vision hubs and display 9.


VIS hardware Installations

Installation of VIS Hub harness

Short CAN cable

CAN T- Branch

VIS CAN Bridge

VIS OEM Cable for CAT

Scope screen installations

GPS Antenna installation

Tracking radar installation

CAN terminator installation

Cable routing

CAN Y cable splitter

CAN extension cable installation


Software Installations

CAS VIS Firmware: specific firmware which integrates CAS with VIS functionality

OEM firmware for interface

VIS parameters and configuration


System validation

VIS installation check: Check system integration and communication with OEM


Vision hub computer and display 9 configuration

Executing scripts and typing commands using Lynux

Uploading json files through winscp



Technician

The Connexion
12.2021 - 08.2023

On kolomela mine, this role included working on the following machinery: Liebherr 996, Liebherr 9150, Liebherr 984, CAT 777/770D/SKL Drills, Komatsu Track Dozers, Komatsu Wheel Dozers, Komatsu haul trucks 730/785, kolomela LDV'S

Battery installation

Strobe light installation

FM Radio installation

camera installation

Battery isolator installation

Red zone Lazer lights installation

Collision avoidance system installations

Semi-skilled Electrician

Record Engineering
06.2021 - 11.2021

On Sishen iron ore mine, this role included working on Areas; DMS, washing and screening, primary and secondary crushers

Distribution box installation

Junction box installation

Multicore installation

Vibration sensor installation

Cable rack fabrication and installation

Power cable installation

Semi-skilled Electrician

Juwi Renewable Energies: Fence Force
01.2021 - 05.2021

On waterloo PV plant this role included cording, commissioning and installations.

CORDING

Binary cording

Power cycling on DCB Boxes

COMMISSIONING

Inverter cold commissioning

Tracker Block (Feeder) cold commissioning

Inverter hot commissioning

Feeder and DCB hot commissioning

INSTALLATIONS

DC cable installations

Stringer cable installation

Auxiliary cable installation

Fibre optic installations

Coms cable installations

Scortch Cast joint installation

Electro Thermal welding

PV module installation

Leap frogging

DB Panel installation

Electrical Quality Controller

Juwi Renewable Energies
10.2019 - 11.2020

On waterloo PV plant this role included software programming and further electrical duties.

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

Weid Muller programs

Command Prompt

Pia scada program

Drive composer

Inaccess Portal

Excel spread Sheet

Further Duties (Experiences)

Fibre Optic Prep works

Weather station patching

Inverter patching

DC cable heat shrinking

String cable heat shrinking

Earth cable installation

Earth mat installation

Junction Box installation

Parano Meter installation

Irradiance sensor installation

Temperature sensor installation

Electrical Test, cold commissioning

Short Circuit test (black box)

Polarity test

IV curve test

Earth resistivity test

Multi meter test

VOC voltage test

Point to point

Table test

Ammeter test

Insulation resistance test

High voltage meter test

Three phase testing

Visual fault locator test

Optic time domain reflector meter (OTDR)

Education

Artisan Trade - Automotive Electrician

Qualitas Training Centre
Johannesburg, South Africa
04.2001 -

N2 Diploma - Electrical Engineering

Northern Cape TVET College
Kimberley
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Vryburg High School
Vryburg, South Africa
04.2001 -

Skills

    Problem resolution

    Customer support

    Application support

    Wireless networking

    System diagnostics

    Software installation

    Hardware configuration

    Technical support

    Technical troubleshooting

    Service support

    Product troubleshooting

    Hardware upgrades

References

Refilwe Itumeleng

Colleague at The Connexion

Cell no.: 076 124 1272


Thobekile Ndabeni

Technician at Juwi renewable engineering

Cell no.: 060 876 4372


Ruweida Obaray

Safety officer at Record engineering

Cell no.: 078 124 4491


Anton Botes

Line manager at Hexagon mining

Cell no.: 083 270 4562


Collin Bason

Colleague at Hexagon mining

Cell no.: 060 906 1424

Timeline

Technical Support Technician

Hexagon Mining
09.2023 - Current

Technician

The Connexion
12.2021 - 08.2023

Semi-skilled Electrician

Record Engineering
06.2021 - 11.2021

Semi-skilled Electrician

Juwi Renewable Energies: Fence Force
01.2021 - 05.2021

Electrical Quality Controller

Juwi Renewable Energies
10.2019 - 11.2020

Artisan Trade - Automotive Electrician

Qualitas Training Centre
04.2001 -

N2 Diploma - Electrical Engineering

Northern Cape TVET College
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Vryburg High School
04.2001 -
Edwill Jose Van Der WesthuizenAutomotive Electrician