Braam Horn
Project Estimator at KCS Switchboards Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Afrikaans Full professional proficiency
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Experience
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KCS Switchboards Ltd
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New Zealand
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Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Estimator
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Jan 2023 - Present
Industrial Switchboard Manufacturing
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Electrical Estimator
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Jan 2023 - Present
Switchboard Manufacturing
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Senior Electrical Technician / General Manager
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Jun 2002 - Apr 2023
Managing the day to day duties and responsibilities of the organization from Quotes/ Tenders to material ordering and dealing with clients. Successful in creating effective communication between personnel, general contractors, and the management team. Efficient and effective in completing projects on time and within budget. Main Responsibilities included: • Design on AutoCAD • Ordering of material • Supervision and Managing • Process and Testing • Pastel Experience • Main roles and responsibilities include preventative maintenance, routine maintenance and fault-finding on the various machines incorporated on site. • Responsible for meeting with clients, invoicing and quoting. • Repair and maintain safe working conditions. • Assisting with plant optimisation. • Hands on with strapping, cladding and connecting electrical and communication cables. • Fault finding on electrical and instrumentation was also a part of my everyday routine. • Fault finding, domestic and industrial installations, repairs, cable reticulation, and maintenance, production and system design. • Schedule repairs and order parts for timely and cost-effective repairs. • Identified and gathered the tools needed before commencing a task to complete the job at hand. • Was entrusted to make sure all tools and supplies were put up correctly before leaving the job site so everything can be ready for use the next day Show less
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Moeller Electric
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Engineer
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Dec 1995 - Mar 2002
I have experience in managing engineer teams and projects run by myself. Successful in creating effective communication between personnel, general contractors, and the management team. Efficient and effective in completing projects on time and within budget. Main Responsibilities included: • Quotations • Making Lay-outs of Panels • New Orders to Workshop • Wiring and installation of starters. • General maintenance and construction in domestic applications • Maintenance of industrial machinery • Fault finding on electrical machines, houses and agricultural systems. • Conduct routine quality audits to ensure work is progressing per specifications. • Implement procedures to improve process efficiency and reduce project duration. • Handling C Customer Queries • Testing of Switchboards • Responsible for meeting with clients, invoicing, quoting, purchasing, quality control, testing, staff management and training. • Administration tasks include fault finding, domestic and industrial installations, repairs, cable reticulation, maintenance, production and system design. • Performed regular job site observations to provide direction for all personnel. • Generated regular progress reports. Show less
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Education
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Pretoria Technicon
National Diploma, Electrical Engineering