Renewable Energy
Nicholas Mathenge
Electrical Engineer
Johannesburg,Gauteng
Summary
Analytical, technical-minded, teachable and self starter ECSA registered electrical engineering graduate looking for a junior Electrical Engineer position. Looking to leverage working knowledge of PSIM, LT-spice, MATLAB, Dip-trace PCB design software and experience in electronic troubleshooting activities to help with upcoming projects. Focused on applying sound engineering principles using both traditional and innovative methods while attending to tasks.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Electrical Engineer
Electric Surgeon Co. Ltd
Remote
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Prepared analyses of customer's current and projected electrical usage, demonstrating financial return on investment via new system introduction.
- Prepared or reviewed detailed design drawings, specifications or lists related to solar installations.
- Gathered information from prospective customers to identify solar energy needs.
- Discussed solar benefits with customers and drew comparisons with power company rates and drawbacks.
- Produced quotes, proposals and contracts as part of sales process.
- Developed standard operation procedures and quality or safety standards for solar installation work.
- Performed thermal, stress or cost reduction analyses for solar systems.
- Identified techniques to emphasize and optimize energy management in new and existing solar power system designs.
Field Engineer Intern
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited
Dar el Salam, Tanzania
12.2018 - 02.2019
- Actively participated in maintenance, inspection, and diagnosis of common equipment in power generation and supply networks.
- Successfully facilitated regular performance tests to keep both mechanical and technical faults under control.
- Performed installation and maintenance of transformers, circuit breakers and energy meters.
- Actively engaged in the planning and connection of new clients to the grid.
- Created standardized manuals for maintenance and operating procedures.
- Developed engineering documentation such as system requirements and diagnostic procedures.
- Validated small product and subsystem performance by performing analysis, simulation and laboratory testing.
- Performed in-depth electrical acceptance testing of completed hardware.
- Operated electrical test equipment.
- Inspected completed installations to observe operations and verify conformance to design and equipment specifications.
- Proposed electrical product and system modifications to improve quality and efficiency.
- Evaluated installed electrical equipment and systems to isolate faults and implement corrective actions.
Member
Enactus UP and UP Engineers, University of Pretoria
, South Africa
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Worked with Green Collar Africa on an advertisement campaign to raise awareness on the importance of green energy and recycling of waste.
- Actively engaged with youth from the nearby schools in Mamelodi on installation and reuse of mosquito nets as a preventive measure against malaria.
- Designed and together with support from Enactus UP built and delivered a solar fruit dehydrator to a local primary school to aid in the preservation of food.
Volunteer
Community Service
Pretoria, Kenya, South Africa, Kenya, South Africa
02.2014 - 12.2016
- Actively engaged in several community outreach programs in Nairobi such as the Nairobi blood drive aimed at donating blood to victims of accidents and terror attacks.
- Mobilized youth from children homes and my neighborhood in Gilgil to aid in the cleaning up of the town.
- Partnered with Community Based Project (University of Pretoria) to offer computer packages training to the Mamelodi community.
Relationship Officer
Equity Bank Limited
Nairobi, Kenya
03.2014 - 11.2014
- Directly dealt with the bank customers and ensured that customer relations were in pristine condition.
- Handled customer complaints, complements and suggestions and forwarded them to the management in case further action was required.
- Handled cash transactions as a bank teller in the operations division of the bank.
- Trained new Equity bank cashiers posted in the operations division.
- Filed customer receipts and packaged them into parcels that would be sent to the head office.
- Monitored, followed-up and escalated cases to meet customer response commitments.
- Monitored issues carefully and reached out to customers to provide immediate resolution and maintain satisfaction.
- Generated new business and referral clients in partnership with financial advisors and branch team.
- Liaised with clients by phone, email and text messaging to meet client needs and define expectations.
- Worked with clients to address and respond to client and partnership management issues.
- Maintained and built close relationships with customers through regular contact and visits.
- Educated clients on available technological tools, enabling development and implementation of solutions to achieve personal financial goals.
- Assisted customers with needs such as opening accounts, depositing or transferring funds, updating account details and signing up for new services.
- Networked with business leaders and executives to identify clientele within local community.
- Communicated regularly with clients to understand needs, evaluate current product use and cross-sell new products.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Honors - Engineering and Technology Management
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA. 01.2020 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA. 01.2015 - 11.2019
Skills
MS Office
Assembly Language
PSIM
Dip-trace PCB design software
HTML5, CSS5
System-level electrical design and integration
Circuit-modeling software expertise
Knowledge of analog electronics
Prototype fabrication
C and C mastery
Python and MATLAB proficiency
Expertise in problem solving
Project Management
Electrical component integration
Teamwork and Collaboration
GIT, Anaconda and VS code
Interests
Artificial Intelligence
Data Science
Block chain
Timeline
Electrical Engineer
Electric Surgeon Co. Ltd
07.2020 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Engineering Honors - Engineering and Technology Management
University of Pretoria
01.2020 - 11.2020
Field Engineer Intern
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited
12.2018 - 02.2019
Member
Enactus UP and UP Engineers, University of Pretoria
01.2016 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
University of Pretoria
01.2015 - 11.2019
Relationship Officer
Equity Bank Limited
03.2014 - 11.2014
Volunteer
Community Service
02.2014 - 12.2016