Bright Kamawu

Section Electrical Engineer at NFC Africa Mining Plc - Zambia
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia, ZM
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Chinese Elementary proficiency

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Santosh Kuriakose

It was a pleasure working with Bright in DRI plant. He is hard working, enthusiastic and a quick learner. He is a good Electrical Engineer and a Chinese translator as well.

Donald N.

BRIGHT is a dynamic, highly professional and detailed-oriented Electrical Engineer with extensive experience, excellent electrical skills combined with competencies, capabilities and education, hard working abilities that always benefited and helped to meet the objectives towards the growth of the company by producing practical solutions to challenging problems and to have more exposure for professional growth while being resourceful and innovative.

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Credentials

  • Learn S7-300 PLC Simatic Manager Step7 & WinCCHMI
    Udemy
    Jul, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • From Wire to PLC, A Bootcamp In Industrial Automation
    Udemy
    Jul, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Reading Finacial Statements
    Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
    May, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • Renewable Energy Course Certificate
    Solar Energy International (SEI)
    Sep, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Professional Engineer Membership Certificate
    the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)
  • Registered Engineer Practicing License
    The Engineering Registration Board (ERB)

Experience

    • Mining
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Section Electrical Engineer
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Chambishi Copper Mine Chambishi Copper Mine

    • Electrical Engineer Shift In-Charge
      • Dec 2020 - Nov 2022

      Kafue Steel Plant Duties and Responsibilities: • In-charge of DRI (Directly Reduced Iron) Electrical Department; Leading a team of Electrical and Instrumentation technicians, allocating labor, planning and executing electrical projects. • Assisting Electrical department manager in energy management, cost control, spares’ purchasing and reviewing of quotations from suppliers of equipment and machinery. • Carrying out Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and fault investigation using RCA (Root Cause Analysis) methods to ensure equipment availability and optimized maintenance. • Writing and presenting DRI Electrical Department reports to the Electrical Manager and Head of Department. • Maintenance of Profibus network and Profibus connectors for communication between S7300 PLC, Interface Modules, Remote I/Os, VFDs and Field Devices. • Maintenance (RCM) and troubleshooting on various electrical machinery including Diesel Generators, Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP), Switchgears, Hydraulic & Pneumatic systems, Conveyor belts, Overhead Cranes & Grabber magnets etc. • Siemens Micromaster Series VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives) and ABB VFD commissioning, maintenance, HMI operating, setting motor parameters as well as clearing & investigation of faults. • Ensuring Power system and equipment protection: Using Siemens Multifunction Digital relays, Master trip Relays & LBB (Local Breaker Backup) initiation and inter-lock circuits, HT 33KV VCB Breakers, LT 400V ACB Breakers, motor thermal overloads etc. • Siemens S7-200, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming and designing of various motor automation controls using ladder logic and FBD PLC languages. • Installation, wiring and maintenance of relays, Inductive and capacitive proximity sensors. • Installation of thermocouples, pressure transmitters, flowmeters and other analog input/output Instrumentation devices. • Installation of Conveyor Belts control, safety and protection devices. Show less

    • Mining
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Electrical Engineering Intern
      • Dec 2018 - Aug 2019

      • Underwent 8 Months of intensive training that included Maintenance, Electrical Machinery & Equipment, Power Distribution Systems, Control Circuits, Switchgear & Protection as well as Mining Safety Regulations. • Training Departments: Tailings Leaching Plant (TLP), Tank House and Electrical Power Distribution (EPD). • Underwent 8 Months of intensive training that included Maintenance, Electrical Machinery & Equipment, Power Distribution Systems, Control Circuits, Switchgear & Protection as well as Mining Safety Regulations. • Training Departments: Tailings Leaching Plant (TLP), Tank House and Electrical Power Distribution (EPD).

    • China
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Engineering Intern
      • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

      • Carrying out experiments and proving studied Electrical Theories, Concepts and Principals of Operation of Various AC/DC machines. • Extensive researching on Photovoltaic Cells and Solar Energy Technology to aid in the design of a mini PV Solar Power plant focusing mainly on increasing the Energy Conversion Efficiency in PV Solar Power Plants as party of my graduation thesis. • Learning to practically use and operate various Electrical Instruments and tools. • Attending Electrical Power Plant and Industrial orientations. Show less

Education

  • Copperbelt University
    Master of Business Administration - MBA General
    2021 - 2023
  • Beihua University
    Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering And Automation
    2014 - 2018
  • Northeast Normal University
    Cerftificate, Chinese Mandarin HSK4 Proficiency(普通话)
    2013 - 2014
  • Hillcrest National Technical High school
    Examination Council of Zambia High School Certificate
    2010 - 2012

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