The applicant is applying for a management or senior engineering position. He has 12 years of experience including positions as a training officer in the military, manager of a training center, and most recently as a senior service engineer and customer support specialist. He is seeking a new opportunity with growth potential and mentions skills in training, budgeting, customer service, and engineering.

1. APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
Mr Christiaan R.J. Thirion
APPLICATION DETAILS:
Position Wanted: Management/Senior engineer
Years’ Experience: 12
Career Level: Senior
Current Monthly Salary: R20000
Expected Monthly Salary: R25000
Preferred Areas: Pretoria / Johannesburg / Centurion
Transport: Own
Notice Period: 1 Months’ Notice
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO POSITION APPLYING FOR:
- 60 squadron radio/radar section.
Training officer:
- Responsible for training of apprentices, creation of training program and practical as well as
theoretical evaluations.
- Compiled monthly reports on students and also handled all disciplinary action against
students.
- Responsible for training of artisans and ensuring compliance with safety requirements to
perform work.
- 68 air school.
CBT training centre manager:
- Responsible for creating training schedule for three semesters.
- Responsible for maintenance schedules on system, upgrades and repairs.
- Compiled training reports on students while in CBT centre and also handled all disciplinary
action against students while at CBT centre.
Budget manager:
- Responsible for creating and presenting the section budget to unit financial council.
- After approval and funds being made available, I was responsible to ensure that all required
stock was purchased as soon as possible.
SCW training academy manager:
- Responsible for drafting of training material in accordance with SAQA unit standards.
- Responsible for creation of training program on monthly basis as well as financial reports that
was presented to md on monthly basis.
- Responsible for customer contact before and after courses.
- Beckman coulter SA.
Senior service engineer:
- Team leader of north region chemistry engineers.
- Ensured that we share break downs and that all preventative maintenance's are scheduled.
Advanced Customer support Specialist & Pro-Service Project Leader/Specialist
- Responsible for first line contact with customer.
- Provide telephonic support to customers and assist with advanced troubleshooting.
- Install and monitor system with our remote access system to advance pro-active reaction on
customer systems.
CAREER OBJECTIVES:
I see myself as deadline driven, analytical thinker, goal orientated individual, motivated to equip
myself with the knowledge, experience and power to succeed in the future. I will be an asset to any
employer willing to give me a chance.

2. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES / ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Hard working
- Highly motivated
- Quick learner
- Positive attitude
- Analytical thinker
- Trustworthy and respectful
- Always striving to do better
- I'm an individual that works well without supervision and once set to a task I ensure that it is
completed with the utmost precision. Work well in a team format. I love a challenge.
EDUCATION, TRAINING & COMPUTER LITERACY:
Secondary Qualification: Matric
School: H/S Langenhoven
City/Town: Pretoria
Year: 1997
Tertiary Qualification1: Diploma Electronic Engineering
Institution: Centurion College
City/Town: Centurion
Year: 2001
Tertiary Qualification2: Aircraft Radar Electromechanition
Institution: SAAF
City/Town: Pretoria
Year: 2001
Tertiary Qualification3: NQF L4 Facilitation
Institution: SANDF College
City/Town: Pretoria
Year: 2006
Tertiary Qualification4: NQF L5 Assessor
Institution: Assessment College
City/Town: Pretoria
Year: 2006
Tertiary Qualification5: NQF L6 Moderation
Institution: Assessment College
City/Town: Pretoria
Year: 2006
Tertiary Qualification6: EB2000 (Electronic fault finding)
Institution: SAAF (68 Air School)
City/Town: Pretoria
Year: 1999
Tertiary Qualification6: Course in Customer Support for Southern Africa
Institution: UNISA
City/Town: Pretoria
Year: 2014

3. Computer Literacy:
- MS Word (using 2013)
- MS Excel (using 2013)
- MS Outlook (using 2013)
- MS Power Point (using 2013)
- Windows 7/8
Courses attended:
- EB2000 Advanced Electronic fault finding Course
- N6 Electronic Engineering
- Aircraft Radar technician
- Microtik Router OS
- Civil Aviation Technical Standards
- Civil Aviation Regulations
- Centurion Gate Motors
- CCTV (Introduction to Advanced Courses)
- Course in Customer Service Management
- Basic Fire fighting
- Various courses in molecular diagnostics
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Employer 1: Beckman Coulter
City/Town: Midrand
Date: March 2009 to Current
Position: Advanced Customer Support Specialist
Monthly Salary: R30000
Duties:
As Senior Field Service Engineer
- Responsible for repairs and maintenance on molecular diagnostic analyser's.
- Ensuring that four monthly and bi-annual maintenance servicing's are planned and executed.
- Responsible for ensuring that chemistry team in region works well together and for mentoring
of junior engineers.
As Advanced Customer Support Specialist (Call centre)
- Providing first line customer support and telephone support on applications and hardware
related issues.
- Install and run Pro-service project.
- Provide support via remote monitoring systems (Pro-service).
- Going out into the field and providing assistance at application level to customers and also
mentoring of junior engineers.
- Providing customer training on technical aspects of analysers.
Reason for leaving: No further opportunity for growth in company.
Employer 2: Security & Communication Warehouse
City/Town: Pretoria
Date: August 2007 to March 2009
Position: Training Manager/Officer
Monthly Salary: R16000
Duties:
- Drafting of training material in accordance with SAQA unit standards.
- Presenting training courses and doing evaluations of students.
- Preparing of marketing material for sales.

4. - Preparing financial month-end and year-end reports as well as business plan for each year.
Reason for leaving: Better employment opportunity
Employer 3: SANDF (SAAF)
City/Town: Pretoria
Date: January 1998 to September 2007
Position: Junior Management
Monthly Salary: R9000
Duties:
- Maintenance on B707-300C aircraft.
- Maintenance on Impala MK1 and MK2 aircraft.
- Training of apprentices in basic and advanced electronic troubleshooting skills.
- Training of artisans and apprentices on aircraft systems and ensuring that they comply with
aviation standards.
- Section budget manager
- Course leader. Responsible for writing of training/course reports for each apprentice until
they left the unit or qualified.
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Reason for leaving: No further opportunities for personal growth.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Christian Names: Christiaan Rudolph Jacobus
Surname: Thirion
Birth Date: 20-April-1979
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Nationality: South African
Employment equity: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Number of Dependants: 1
Health: Excellent
Smoking: No
Disabled: No
Residential City/Town: Pretoria
Email Address: langstes@gmail.com
Cell Phone: 082 854 9809
Languages: Afrikaans
English

5. CONTACTABLE REFERENCES:
Name: Frans Marais
Company: SAAF
Position: Warrant Officer
Tel: 082 339 3301
Name: Hannes Willemse
Company: Security & Communication Warehouse
Position: R&D Manager
Tel: 083 273 4619
Name: Keith Doolabh
Company: Beckman Coulter SA
Position: Immuno-Chem Specialist
Tel: 083 380 5855
Name: Freddie Coetzer
Company: Beckman Coulter SA
Position: North Region Supervisor
Tel: 083 284 4722