Resume: Francois Richard Impey
PHONE: Available upon request - just email me please.
EMAIL: frimpey@ukonline.co.uk
Summary of Skills
- Management of personnel.
- Management of a section (Budget control, maintenance planning,
project coordination).
- Advanced fault finding and repair of Industrial Electronics, Field
Instrumentation and PLC's.
- Computer Literacy to a high level.
- PLC programming and maintenance (Allen Bradley, Modicon,
Telemecanique).
- Installation, calibration and maintenance of all Control
Instrumentation.
Work Experience
- St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
- May 2002 - Current
- Science Technician.
- Responsibilities includes:
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- Maintenance and repair of all Physics equipments.
- Preparation of experiments for practical lessons and assisting
teachers where required.
- Manufacture of new equipment and modification of existing
equipment for new curriculum.
- Maintaining the Science inventory.
- Advising teachers on any health and safety matters with regard to
experimentss.
- Douglas Colliery Services Ltd
- March 1995 - June 2001
- Instrumentation Superintendent (Head of Automation and Control)
reporting to the Engineering Manager.
- Responsibilities included:
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- Management of the Instrumentation Section (Responsible for all
Automation matters)
- Project planning and Coordination.
- Advanced fault finding on all PLC, SCADA and electronics systems.
- Programming of PLC's (Modicon and Allen Bradley).
- Planning, coordination and implementation of Instrumentation
upgrades and new installations.
Middelburg Mining Services Ltd (North and South)- July 1993 - March 1995
- Instrumentation Technician reporting to the Engineer
- Responsibilities included:
- Calibration and Maintenance of all existing Instrumentation in a
section (Field and PLC)
- Installation of new Field Instrumentation.
- Programming and fault finding on PLC's (Modicon and
Telemecanique) .
- Middelburg Mining Services Ltd (North)
- May 1992 - July 1993
- Assistant Instrumentation Technician reporting to the Instrumentation
Superintendent
- Responsibilities included:
- Calibration and Maintenance of all existing Instrumentation in a
section (Field and PLC)
- Installation of new Field Instrumentation.
- Fault finding on all Field Instrumentation.
- Requisitioning spares.
- Middelburg Mining Services Ltd (North)
- January 1989 - May 1992
- Instrumentation Apprentice reporting to the Training Officer
- Tasks included:
- 6 Months Technicon studies per year.
- 6 Months hands on training in accordance with a recognized
trainng program.
Education
- Vaal Triangle Technicon (South Africa 1989-1993)
- Btech Diploma, NHD Electrical Engineering: Light Current
- Witbank Technical High School (South Africa 1983-1988 )
- Seven A-Levels passed - all on higher grade.
Awards
- Academic Colours 1987
- Awarded for academic achievement.
- Best Academic Apprentice 1989
- Awarded for best Academic achievement by a learner in the group.
Activities and Interests
- Internet Marketing
- Archery
- Cycling
- Computers
- Web Design
References
- DJR Erasmus
Manager Engineering - Process Plants Douglas Colliery
- (Contact details available upon request)
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