1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Andrew Currie Email : currieandrew@hotmail.com
Carrer ‘L Havana 5A Phone : + (243) 844176224
Port de Alcudia Marital Status : Single
Mallorca Driving Status : Clean license
07400 Spain Language : Native English, fluent Spanish
beginner French & Afrikaans
Date of Birth : 6th February 1972
PROFILE:
I have a vast experience in the electrical trade used in mining, commercial and industrial with regards
to maintenance, construction and fault finding. My duties have been and continue to manage and
supervise construction, maintenance and installation works, ensuring works comply with clients and
statuary requirements, ensure safety is maintained and monitored at all times. Further duties are as
follows;
> Site Preparations
> Oversee civil preparations and completion according to drawings
> Construction of electrical switchyard (steelwork erection) and sub-station
> Installation of electrical LV/MV/HV switchgear & equipment
> Installations and connections of MV/HV cabling
> Testing & commissioning of LV/MV/HV switchgear and equipment
> Red line drawings
> Wiring of panels, PLC, Scada and fault finding
> Generators and Transformers
> High voltage switching procedures under maintenance
> Project management
WORK EXPERIENCE:
AUGUST 2015- DECEMBER 2015: MEGATRON FEDERAL (LUBUMBASHI-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
CONGO)
PROJECT MANAGER
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT IN LUBUMBASHI/ LIKASI/ KOLWEZI
Procure, deliver and install Energy Efficiency Lamps (EEL) to residential households within the
Lubumbashi, Likasi and Kolwezi areas, to create an Energy Saving. In doing so, my team and myself
replaced the Incandescent Lamps (ICL) with the EEL by sending installers to the households and
physically replacing the lamps within each house. Once the installers had replaced the ICL with the EEL
it was our duty to ensure that the ICL’s did not circulate back into the market.
2. AUGUST 2014 – AUGUST 2015: MEGATRON FEDERAL (KIPOI– DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO)
ELECTRICAL/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
30 MVA SUBSTATION & CONNECTION TO 11KV SWITCHBOARD- PROJECT IN KIPOI
120KV switchyard upgrade with the instalment of two 30MVA transformers and the construction of PFC
yard. Further duties were:
Installing and commissioning of switchgear (Schneider).
Testing, primary and secondary injection/ pressure testing.
Terminating cable ends.
Wiring of panels and switchyard equipment.
Switchyard steel erection and PFC
SEPTEMBER 2013 – AUGUST 2014: MEGATRON FEDERAL ( MUTANDA MINE-MUMI (KOLWEZI) &
FUNGURUMI– DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO)
ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR
S.V.C project at Mutanda Mine (Mumi)
Installing of S.V.C (reactors, circuit breaker, bus bars and current transformers).
Installing and commissioning of switchgear
Testing
Terminating of cable ends
Wiring of panels and circuit breakers.
150MVA Transformer project at Fungurumi
Transformer mounting
Installing of switchyard equipment ABB (circuit breakers, c.t’s, vt’s, surge arrestors)
Mounting of steel structures and stringing
Testing of equipment
Wiring of panels
3. SEPTEMBER 2011- SEPTEMBER 2013 : CAYO LARGO HOLDING( MUTANDA MINE (MUMI) & KCC
(KOLWEZI) - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO)
SUB-STATION ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN/ ELECTRICIAN
Preformed electrical-related wiring and installation for industrial construction projects at Kamoto
copper company (KCC) and Mutanda mine (Mumi I & II), including new construction, retrofits, remodels
and plant expansions.
Installing and commissioning of switchgear and sub-station equipment( current transformers,
voltage transformers, isolator/earth switch, bus bars, transformers and surge arrestors.
Testing primary and secondary injection & pressure injection
Terminating cable ends
Wiring panels and all electrical circuits
Fault finding
Gained extensive experience in analysing and following manuals, schematic diagrams, blueprints and
other specifications.
MARCH 2003 –AUGUST 2011: ANDY SIGNS (PORT DE ALCUDIA- SPAIN)
MANAGER/OWNER OF SIGN BUSINESS
MARCH 2002 – FEBRUARY 2003: JOHN PARKER YACHT MAINTENANCE (PORT DE ALCUDIA- SPAIN)
ELECTRICIAN ON BOATS
AUGUST 1998 – MARCH 2001: SERIN SRL & ESLABON ( NEUQUEN- ARGENTINA)
ESLABON: MANAGER/OWNER OF CLEANING BUSINESS
SERIN SRL: SUPERVISOR
AUGUST 1998 - DECEMBER 2000: MP IDIOMA (NEUQUEN – ARGENTINA)
ENGLISH TEACHER
4. MARCH 1996 –JUNE 1998: CRAIG MILLER TECHNICAL SERVICES- CMTS (JOHANNESBURG -SOUTH
AFRICA)
ELECTRICIAN
OCTOBER 1995 – FEBRUARY 1996:FIRHILL ELECTRICAL (SOUTH AFRICA- BOTWANA)
ELECTRICIAN
JULY 1991 - OCTOBER 1995: HIGH TENSION ELECTRICAL (KRUGERSDORP, SOUTH AFRICA)
ELECTRICAL APPENTICE
JULY 1990-JUNE 1991: SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE FORCE
EDUCATION
SCHOOL: WEST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
STD 8 (GRADE 10) ENGLISH, MATHS, SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY, ACCOUNTANCY
COLLEGE: ROODEPOORT TECHNICAL COLLEGE
N1, N2, N3, N4, N5
N5 MATHEMATICS, ELECTROTECHNICS, ENGINEERING SCIENCE, INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
ABOUT ME
5. Father of two boys. rediscovering my thirst for life. A multi-skilled people person, who works well
within a team, but equally able to work under my own initiative. Competitive, loyal and responsible. I
enjoy travel, new horizons and challenges.
REFERENCES
Jean-Pierre Ford – Megatron Federal
Sue Heyneke- Megatron Federal
Alistair Brown- Cayo Largo Holdings
John Miller- CMTS