Albert Mentz
About
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES Electrical, Instrumentation and Mechanical (Hands-on): - Assembling and installation of cable racking and mechanical equipment. - Installation of any electrical and instrumentation cables. - Solar plant construction. - Assembling, installation and commissioning of any electrical and instrumentation equipment. - Gland and termination of any electrical and instrumentation cables (LV/MV/HT) - General electrical and instrumentation maintenance work. - Installation, termination and commissioning of motors. - Design, wiring and Re-wiring of electrical and instrumentation panels. - Installation of HT, MV and LV switchgear and MCC’S. - Motor starter design and implementation. - Installation of any small power and outlets. - Installation and commissioning of any safety interlock device. - Fault finding. - Installation and testing on earth matts and equipment earthing. - Functional checks. - Inspection checks. - Commissioning – Hot and cold. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: - Managing a team consisting of admin office, safety officers, supervisors, artisans, semi- skilled artisans and assistants of 50 personnel. - Feasibility studies. - Assisting in proposals. - Project planning. - Site establishment. - Procurement. - Expediting. - Buying (Cost and sell BOQ’s). - Cost reports. - Quality control on installations (Compiling and implementing data packs) - Punch listing. - Reporting on project status and planned progress. - Daily Diaries. - Project change notifications. - Early warnings. - Site instructions. - Invoices. - AFC and redlining drawings. - Managing safety requirements pertaining to company and client standards (Toolbox talks, DSTI’S, HIRA’S, PTO’S, VFL, Permits, Training matrix, Legal compliance's etc.). - HR management. - Controlling and managing minimum and maximum stock levels. - Controlling Petty Cash. - Meetings with clients etc. - Project sign offs.
Work Experience
Maintenance Manager / Technical Advisor
Planned and controlled maintenance work on WEBA transfer chutes at Anglo Mogalakwena North Concentrator. Responsible for site safety standards and maintenance team management.
CEO / Contracts and Operations Manager
Co-founded company specializing in mechanical, electrical and instrumentation maintenance and installations for industrial, commercial and domestic operations.
Education
National Certificate for Multi-Disciplinary Drawing Office Practice (Draughtsman)
Completed subjects including AutoCAD, Mechanical Drawing, Building Drawing, Civil Engineering Drawing, Electrical Drawing, and Computer Aided Drawing.
Apprentice Artisan (Construction Electrician)
Qualified as Construction Electrician (Section 26D). Completed modules covering wire installation, cables, premises wiring, transformers, motor circuits, and testing.
Fundamentals of Project Management
Program covering project integration, scope management, time management, cost management, risk management, quality management, and human resource management.