Experience

PSA Africa

• South Africa
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Instrumentation Technician and Technical Sales Representative at PSA Africa

  • Jun 2016 - Present



MSA - The Safety Company

• United States
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Technician

  • Apr 2004 - Present

  Provide a wide variety of skilled tasks including installation,repairs,troubleshooting,planning,modification,design,calibration of instrumentation.Electronic systems for mining and private sectors.Train staff in the operation and maintenance of electronic instrumentation equipment including programmable logic controllers,remote terminal units,and software controlled units,Permanent and Portable instruments and equipment.Prioritize,plan projects and workload;coordinate with internal and external customers regarding project requirements.Assess and plan for future needs.Verify the work accuracy,proper work methods,techniques and compliance with applicable standards to ensure adherence to established guidelines,rules and regulations.Provide supervision on proper safety procedures related to all work performed.Provide safety and training sessions and seminars.Train assigned staff.Oversee the use,care,and operation of process control instrumentation,and related equipment;research,recommend and implement new and revised procedures,systems and equipment.Oversee and participate in the repair of instrumentation systems,equipment and components,both in the field and in the shop.Oversee and participate in installing and maintaining instrumentation systems including electronics,programmable controllers,Permanent and Portable instrumentation,transmitters, and a variety of other systems.Inspect installed systems to ensure proper operation.Provide technical advice and support to everyone.Work closely with engineering teams.Modify,design and change control circuits.Modify and implement computer software programs for data logging and control.Maintain efficient records on operations and activities;coordinate and prepare a variety of reports.Estimate time,materials, and equipment required for projects;coordinate purchase of required materials.Respond to emergency call-outs on nights,weekends and holidays.Work with management in establishing and overseeing goals and objectives



Telkom

• South Africa
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Specialist

  • Jan 1997 - Mar 2004

  Supervised +- 20 field technicians.Part of elite team that went into problem areas where all Telkom’s communication was down. This included Installations, Repairs, Cable Jointing and Fibre Optics splicing, programming of Telkom exchanges Conducted site surveys and meets with other department contacts to plan and coordinate new and upgraded cabling and telecommunications equipment for large and complex systems.Installed, maintained, and repaired distribution racks, interconnecting and distribution cables, terminals, intrusion alarms, alerting devices, grounding, and wiring on a variety of signalling and communications systems.Maintained current telephone line terminations records and prepares written work reports.Installed, tested, maintained, and repaired electronic private automatic branch exchange equipment.Responded to emergency calls in the event of a system failure.Used a various programs to make software changes in digital switches.Made precision adjustments on switches, relays, and other electrical control devices for maximum operating efficiency.Confers with representatives of County departments, telephone utility companies, County Communications personnel, and telephone service vendors regarding service, repair, adjustments, costs, corrections in service or billing, and the installation and removal of equipment. The Technicians were responsible for the implementation of the provision of services after the Specialist has evaluated the requirement.Diagnosed and located breakdowns within the telephone system and repaired to restore normal operation using a variety of complex testing methods and equipment.May provide technical training and/or lead worker oversight of the work of less experienced technicians involved in telephone equipment installation and maintenance.Wrote technical specifications and makes recommendations for telephone, network, associated equipment, or test equipment to be purchased