Marlon Williams
Maintenance And Projects
George
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Skilled in risk identification, and implementing effective mitigation strategies to optimize objectives or project outcomes. Seeking to join an organization to add value and contribute to the successful implementation of projects.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Refinery Power Electronics Technician
Petrosa
Mossel Bay, South Africa
10.2018 - Current
- Maintain compliance with regulatory standards and safety requirements.
- Maintenance and support of Petrochemical electronic and communication systems
- Increased customer satisfaction with prompt and knowledgeable support for various technical issues.
- Organize work to meet demanding production goals.
- Maintain quality assurance and customer satisfaction objectives.
- Enhance equipment performance by conducting regular maintenance throughout equipment lifecycle and beyond where necessary.
- Schedule maintenance and repair tasks in alignment with production deadlines to reduce bottlenecks.
- Liaise with internal departments to optimize equipment productivity and efficiency.
- Maintain a safe work environment by strictly adhering to established safety protocols and guidelines
Senior Technician (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Marine Data Solutions
Africa, Africa
11.2013 - 08.2018
- Manage Service level Agreements of local and international customers relating to maintenance and support, service delivery and compliance of installed systems at various facilities
- Compile technical information and specifications for tenders and customer requests.
- Manage multi-disciplinary contractors at various facilities during new - and / or maintenance projects
- Technical support and physical repair of internationally and locally installed systems.
- Reduced downtime for critical systems through effective troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and considering all lessons learnt.
- Trained and Mentored new and existing staff, providing guidance on best practices to enhance their skills and knowledge base by developing a training program.
- Provided exceptional customer support, resolving issues quickly and efficiently.
- Performed evaluations of equipment performance and lifecycle to optimize productivity.
- Served as a key point of contact between internal teams, customers, suppliers for technical inquiries or issue resolution needs.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully complete high-priority projects on time and within budget.
- Wrote and revised maintenance procedures.
- Researched and implemented new technologies and equipment.
Systems Technician
Marine Data Solutions
Africa, Africa
04.2006 - 11.2013
- Installation, commissioning and maintenance of maritime electronic systems including land-based navigation systems, on board systems, AIS, radar, Radio systems, Telemetry, coastal surveillance networks, VOIP radio systems as well as all system software fault finding and restoration.
- Develop and implement Remote Diagnostic procedures for remote fault-finding.
- Project Lead for the implementation and commissioning of new Radar Technology for all Ports in South Africa.
- Vessel Traffic Services systems (VTS) installation, maintenance and support in all major Ports of South Africa (Transnet National Ports Authority), Namibia and Mozambique.
- Maintaining ISO 9001 processes to ensure certification after audits, and excellent Client experience.
Engineering Technician - Transmission
Transnet (Transtel)
Cape Town, South Africa
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Ensuring the restoration of all transmission systems in Cape Metro pole.
- Installing new and old transmission equipment on new sites
- Maintaining existing infrastructure to optimize performance
- Testing, installation and fault finding of telecommunication transmission systems
- Fault localization and maintenance of fibre and copper networks using specialized equipment
- Perform duties in telecommunication data centre.
- Installation of SCADA systems on all sites for remote monitoring purposes and to optimize system performance.
Engineering Technician - Radio
Transnet (Transtel)
Cape Town, South Africa
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Transnet Train order radio network implementation, maintenance and support.
- High site radio frequency repeater testing using specialized equipment and software.
- Radio frequency equipment installation, programming and repair such as, two way radios and high site equipment.
- Calibration and programming of various radio equipment as per supplier specifications.
- Compiling reports on signal strength of UHF and VHF networks along Western Cape rail system for Quality-of-service purposes.
- Maintenance and repair of Telemetry systems used on carriages.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Project Management
07.2023 - 06.2024
National Diploma - Electrical Engineering
01.1997 - 01.2002
Skills
Maintenance management
Asset management
Customer and employee training
Project management
Service level agreements
Quality Control
Preventive Maintenance
Written/Verbal Communication
Multitasking and Organization
Team Training
Project Management
Customer rapport
Timeline
Mancosa - Post Graduate Diploma , Project Management
07.2023 - 06.2024
Refinery Power Electronics Technician - Petrosa
10.2018 - Current
Senior Technician (Sub-Saharan Africa) - Marine Data Solutions
11.2013 - 08.2018
Systems Technician - Marine Data Solutions
04.2006 - 11.2013
Engineering Technician - Transmission - Transnet (Transtel)
01.2003 - 01.2006
Engineering Technician - Radio - Transnet (Transtel)
01.2001 - 01.2003
Cape Town University of Technology - National Diploma, Electrical Engineering
01.1997 - 01.2002
Special Achievements
- Received the Golden Excellence Award at Transtel Training (TRANSNET).
- Implemented a Docking aid system in the Port Of Saldanha, the first for Africa.
- Project leader for the implementation of new world class Radar Technology for all major Transnet Ports in South Africa.
- Implemented the first VTS tracking system (AIS only) in the Ports Of Maputo and Beira (Mozambique)