Kamane Shandavu`
(B.Min.Sc), (MSc.PM), PEIZ, REng, SAIMM)
Email:
Phone: +260 977 697953 / +260 966 122121
Skype IM: kamane13
Address Home:Ndola Main Post Office, Box 71982, Ndola, Zambia
Address work: Zambia Metrology Agency, Airport Road, P.O Box 72049, Ndola, Zambia
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 10th December, 1984
Nationality: Zambian
Professional: Mining Engineer
Marital Status Married
Professional Career Objective
- Continue providing an outstanding engineering service, through proper planning, implementation and execution.
- Continuous improvement on cost reduction measuresin both planning and operations.
- Continue advocating good safety practice as a core factor in the work place.
Core Competencies
- Comprehensive knowledge of mining engineering principles and practices.
- Extensive knowledge of Open pit Drill and blast, Mine planning and reportingsystems.
- Comprehensive knowledge of applicable Mining and Safety Acts, Regulations and Codes
- Comprehensive knowledge of applicable Weights and Measures Act Regulation
- Proficient in mine design, scheduling and blasting Software
- Effective planning, communication and organizational skills
- Robust Analytic skills
- Management of Government institutional Grant
Work Experience
Dates: February 2017 to Date
Establishment:Zambia Metrology Agency (formalZambia Weights and Measures Agency)
Position: Regional Manager
Nature of Responsibility:
·Ensuring that all the operating Mines in the country are in compliant with the Weights and Measures Act Chapter 403 of the Laws of Zambia. This includes timely planning and monitoring that the verifications of test weights, weighbridges and other weighing instruments in the mines are done within time
·Coordinating a highly skilled work force comprising of Chemical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Metallurgists, Mining Engineers and Physicist.
·Conducting Needs Assessment projects for SMEs with a focus of promoting value addition to their products and reducing Technical barriers to trade.
·Monitoring and Evaluating of project from the Ministry of Commence , Trades and Industry that relate to the mandate of the institution as guided by Weights and Measures Act CAP 403 of the Laws of Zambia
·Coordinating and ensuring that there is timely verification of trade instruments in the Northern Region of Zambia .(i.e verification of fuel dispensers, storage tanks, weighbridges, test weights and instrument calibration)
·Coordinating the Type Approval of all trade instruments in order to achieve conformity to national regulations and suitability for use in trade.
·Coordinating the Training, testing and issuing of licenses and permits to all technicians involved in maintenance and calibration of all regulated measuring instruments used in trade.
·Preparations of Regional Budgets in order to facilitate attainment of departmental objectives.
·Reporting of Agency performance against budget on a weekly bases.
·Managing the available resource resources for operation usages effectively.
Achievements:
·Participated in the developed of the newly established Zambia Metrology Agency strategic plan for 2018 to 2021 frame work.
·Successfully developed a Metrology work tracking database system
·Successfully developed a fleet Management Reporting System for monitoring the effective usage of Agency vehicles.
·Worked with the IT department in developing a client and instrument database
·Through team building programs and initiatives, successfully managed to inculcate a sense of ownership within the team on the usage of Agency resources. i.e usage of Agency vehicles, expensing on travel etc
·Monitoring and evaluationof performance assessment of staff in all the regions.
Dates: April 2014 to January 2017
Establishment:Barrick Gold, Africa Copper Unit (Lumwana Mine)
Current Position: Mining Engineer _ Drill and Blast
Nature of Responsibility:
·Coordinating 4 drill and Blast engineers
·Delivering the drill and blast tactical plan to operations with a focus on cost reduction while maintaining good results on fragmentation and Drill rigs utilization.
·Design of drill and blast plans, blast masters and wall control Master
·Strategic planning and optimization of drill and blast operations activities
·Monitoring and tracking of drilling and blasting operational costs against budget
·Resolving of drill and blast technical problems and formulating safety and cost effective measures.
·Design of blast tie-ups to achieve optimum fragmentation
·Preparation and presentation of monthly drill and blast report and reconciliation
·Management of African Explosive Limited (AEL) contract on behalf of the mine
·Providing technical support to Load and haul operation via liaising with operational Coordinate and Superintendents in developing and implementation of safe mining procedures
·Post blast Analysis using JKSimBlast and split desktop fragmentation softwares
·Continuous development and reviewing of Standard Operating Procedures for drill and blast section (SOPs)
·Mentoring mining engineering students and graduate mining engineers
Achievements:
· Implementation of a drill and blast data base for the mine.
·Spearheading drill and blast projects aimed at cost reduction while maintaining quality. Projects successful completed include the reduction of the drill capacity from a 2 drills per shovel to a 1 drill per shovel kine operation.
·Assessment of drill and blast quality control and recommendations for blast improvement in mine operations.
·Achieved in reducing drill and blast cost from $0.41 per tonnage in 2014 to $0.381 per tonnage in 2015 and now projecting a further cost reduction of $0.315 per tonnage for 2016
Dates: January 2012 to March 2014
Establishment:Barrick Gold, Africa Copper Unit (Lumwana Mine)
Position Held: Mining Engineer-Short term planning and Projects Engineer
Nature of Responsibility:
·Open pit designs
·Fortnight production mine planning for operations
·Primary equipment performance tracking using modular mining system
·Review of mining sequence and schedules based on updated grade control data
·Short and medium term dump scheduling and sequencing
·Management of contactor mining light fleet which involved:
- Ensuring that daily, weekly and monthly production targets are met
- Approving of contractor payment invoices and ensuring that there are prepared based on monthly performance and material movement against budget.
Achievements:
-Spear headed the dump rehabilitation program for Malundwe Open Pit Lumwana Mine
-Wet weather planningand management
-Development of a geotechnical wall sign off and monitoring procedure.
-Completed a project on Equipment selection based on loading unit performance-Research paper for Masters in Project Management thesis with Atlantic International University. 2013)
Dates: September 2010 to December 2011
Establishment: Equinox Minerals Limited (Lumwana Mine)
Position Held: Graduate Mining Engineer
Nature of Responsibility: Successful completion of theLumwana Mine Graduate Development Program (GDP)
Dates: January 2014 to June 2014
·Position: Part-time lecturer
·Establishment:Institute of Commercial Management (ICM), ICM House, Castleman Way, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 3BA, England
·Nature of Responsibility: Part time lecturing of students pursuing an advanced diploma in project
·management with ICM, Solwezi, Lumwana centre.
Dates: March 2009 to June 2010
Establishment:Konkola Copper Mine in Chililabombwe
Position Held: Trainee Mining Engineer
Nature of Responsibility:
-Worked with the underground support crew under supervision
-Worked with the development ends production crew on haulage level advance.
-Successfully completed a project titled: Designing and development of the main underground haulages below the 950 meter level at 1 shaft konkola copper mine(B.Min.Sc Thesis Paper)
Software Skills
-Good skills in Microsoft Office™ tools, especially Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Project Management
-Good skills in fleet tracking softwares like:-Ctrack, Modular Mining System (MMS), Mine Ops and Jigsaw
-Design Software: AutoCAD, Surpac and Vulcan 3D planning software
-Scheduling skills using Chronos and MineSched
-Blasting softwares: Shotplus, AEL tie-up, JK SimBlast and Split desktop fragmentation Analysis Software
Professional Affiliation
-Professional Engineer-Engineering Institute Of Zambia (EIZ)
-Member- The Southern AfricanInstitute of Mining and Metallurgy(SAIMM)
-Registered and practicing Engineer-Engineering Registration Board Of Zambia (ERB)
-Holder of a valid Zambian Open pit Blastinglicense and First Aid Certificate
Education
The Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (2016-Date)
-ACCA Zambia (September 2016_to date) Foundation Level
Atlantic International University- United States Of America(Sept. 2011 to April 2013)
-Masters degree in Project Management
Northern Technical College (20 September 2012 to 24 September 2012)
-Advanced Excel training
Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Professional Independent Courses
-Certificate of completion in Environmental Hazards (19 May 2012)
University of Zambia (2005-2009)
-Bachelor of Mineral Sciences Degree with specialization in Mining Engineering
David Kaunda Technical high School(2001 to 2003)
-Grade 12 ECZ and GCE certificate
Profile
Description
-Hardworking, dedicated,persistence, fast learner, disciplined and self motivated
-Open minded, responsible, highly analytical, time conscious and a team player
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