1. Curriculum Vitae
Of
Given Rikhotso
Contact Cell: 0766733709 / 0828131484
Contact Email: givenrikhotso@gmail.com
PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Name Given Rikhotso
Gender Male
Date of Birth 01-10-1982
Languages Zulu, Tsonga,Venda, Tswana, Xhosa,and
English
Nationality South African
Drivers Licence Code 10 C1 (Own Transport)
Nationality RSA Citizen
Marital Status: Married
ID No: 8210015720086
Residential Address: 165 Kloppenheim Flats
Onverwacht
Lephalale
0557
Postal Address: Village4 Unit 62
Ridge View Estate
Reyno Ridge
Witbank
1035
Province: Mpumalanga
Country: South Africa
Home Phone: +27 (0) 76 673 3709
Work Phone: +27 (0) 14 762 2474
Cell Phone: +27 (0) 82 813 1484
E-mail: givenrikhotso@gmail.com
Alternative Number: +27 (0) 72 979 9303
CURRENT STUDIES

2. Government Certificate of Competency November 2016
QUALIFICATIONS
Highest qualification B-Tech Mechanical Eng.
Year 2012
Institution UNISA
B-Tech Subjects Maintenance Management
Environmental Management
Engineering Design Management
Turbo Machines
Fluids Mechanics
Strength of Material
Stress Analysis
Qualification National Diploma Mechanical Engineering
Institution Vaal University of Technology
Year 2006
Institution Centurion Academy
Qualification Advanced Project Management
Year 2013
Competencies/Skills/Knowledge/Attributes:
Computer literate(MS Word,MS Excel, Windows,MS Project,SAP system)
Able to read and interpret Mechanical drawings
Completed Fundamental Management Skills training
Completed ConflictManagement and leadership Skillstraining
Good communication with other departments
HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION
High School Giyani High School
Highest Standard / Grade Std.10/Grade 12
Year 2000
EMPLOYMENT
Company Medupi Power Station
Position Mechanical MaintenanceManager
Products / Services Power/Energy

3. Year 2016-Current
Responsibilities:
Manage technical support services
 Providingmanpower resources to implement plantmodifications.
 Analysingmaintenancetechnical performanceand providingrecommendations to address poor
performance.
 Initiatingplantmodificationswhererequired.
 Investigatingrootcauses for plantfailures and implementingpreventative measures for the following
plants:
 Turbine plant
 Boiler plant
 Coal conveyingplant
 Vertical spindleMillingplant
 Water Treatment plant
 Sewage treatment plant
 Auxiliary coolingwater plant
 Providingtechnical advicein resolvingcomplex technical problems.
 Manage the welding team requirement accordingto ASME
Manage quality control services
 Developing, modifying and authorizing quality control documentation and verifying that the
requirements for quality control inspections areenforced and met.
 Approving and modifying quality control methods and documentation methods according to
continual changes to requirements.
 Approving new and changed quality procedures,standards and checklists.
 Analyzingand confirmingthat maintenance activities conformto requirements.
 Identifyingconcerns,recommending possiblechanges to standards or maintenancepractices.
 Approving stop work order if quality and safety standards arecompromised.
 Managingthe quality deficiencies closeout.
 Reviewing and approvingidentified quality deficiencies.
 Approving initiatives,proposals,and correctiveactions for improvements.
the human resources
 Conduct disciplinary hearings
 Ensuring disciplineand Motivation of staff
 Interviewing of potential applicant
 Develop Key Performance Indicators
 Develop and track Individual Development Plan
 Coach and Mentoring
 Provideleadership to the team and accountability
 Manage employees leaves
 Ensure that equity is maintained
Manage Maintenance Contracts
 Negotiating contracts and specificationsin linewith the stations policies and commercial procedures.
 Development of ContractSpecifications
 Identify station required Maintenance Contracts,Initiate,define and manage contracts

4.  Evaluating tender specifications, technical competencies of contractors/suppliers and previous
performance.
 Recommending suitablesuppliers/ contractors.
 Monitoring the execution of all work management contracts, identifying deficiencies and initiate
correctiveactions.
 Managingassociated contractrisks.

Manage compliance to all SHERQ requirements
Manage section finances
 Forecastfinancial year budget
 Ensure cash flowis managed
 Track and manage monthly expenses.
 Budget motivation
Company Medupi Power Station
Position Maintenance Senior Advisor
Products / Services Power/Energy
Year 2014-2016
Acted as Mechanical Maintenancemanager
Technical SupportManager
Responsibilities:
 Do maintenance on rotating equipment as per API610, 611,612 and API618.
 Do FMEA, RCA, etc. on rotatingequipment.
 Attend PDR meetings.
 Create equipment QCP`s, BOM`s for new equipment.
 Do plantMOC`s.
 Initiateand implement rotatingequipment project from needs analysisto productsupport.
 Inspection and commissioningof equipment.
 Do plantreport writing.
 Compile contractscopeof work.
 Give technical support to operations department (optimizing and improving reliability of rotating
equipment).
 Do plantstandby duties.
 Be partof rotatingequipment RCMs for maintenance strategies.
 Come up with turnaround strategy to increaserotatingequipment MTBF
 Conduct the Pareto analysis(80:20 rule)
 Implementation of quality management system (ISO 18000)
 Identify critical plantareas
 Conduct peer review or audits
 Attend department notification or work prioritisation and occurrencemanagement meetings
Predictive Maintenance
 None Destructive Testing
 Oil analysis,
 Thermograph
 Vibration analysis
 Acoustic Testing
Company Ferrometals (Samancor Chrome)

5. Position Maintenance specialist
Products / Services Chrome
Period: 2013/07-2014-07
Position acted Chrome Recovery Plantand Logistics
Superintendent
Responsibilities:
 Root CauseFailureAnalysisusingcondition monitoringtools.
 SAP: planned maintenance.
 Daily maintenanceplanning(SAP) & Manage work back log.
 Ensure adherence to all safety rules and regulations (OHS – Act).
 Ensure that vibrations readingaretaken daily as per recommended schedules.
 Analysevibration monitoringreadings.
 Do maintenance on rotating equipment as per API610, 611,612 and API618.
 Do FMEA, RCA, etc. on rotatingequipment.
 Attend PDR meetings.
 Create equipment QCP`s, BOM`s for new equipment.
 Do plantMOC`s.
 Initiateand implement rotatingequipment project from needs analysisto productsupport.
 Inspection and commissioningof equipment.
 Do plantreport writing.
 Compile contractscopeof work.
 Give technical support to operations department (optimizing and improving reliability of rotating
equipment).
 Do plantstandby duties.
 Be partof rotatingequipment RCMs for maintenance strategies.
 Come up with turnaround strategy to increaserotatingequipment MTBF
 Conduct the Pareto analysis(80:20 rule)
 Implementation of quality management system (ISO 18000)
 Identify critical plantareas
 Conduct peer review or audits
 Attend department notification or work prioritisation and occurrencemanagement meetings
 Compile maintenance and spares strategies
 Manage shutdowns or outages
 Review weekly KPI (On-linemaintenance Index)
 Capital Application and calculatepayback time
 Compile critical observation,layered safety observation procedures
 Manage QMS (Quality Management System)
 Ensure that the SAP PM system is utilised effectively.
 Technical drawings application and approval
 Investigatingrootcauses for plantfailures and implementingpreventative measures for the following
plants:
 Conveyor Belts
 Crushers
 Vibrators
 Jigs
 Cranes
 Railway
 Weigh bridges
 Tipplers
 Tube Mills
 Pumps

6. Predictive Maintenance
 None Destructive Testing
 Oil analysis,
 Thermograph
 Vibration analysis
Company Vanchem VanadiumProduct (former Highveld
Steel and Vanadium)
Products / Services VanadiumPentoxide, Vanadiumoxides,
VanadiumChemicals
Position Maintenance and Projects Unit Engineer
Period 2009/07-2013/07
Position acted Section Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Root CauseFailureAnalysisusingcondition monitoringtools.
 SAP: planned maintenance.
 Daily maintenanceplanning(SAP) & Manage work back log.
 Ensure adherence to all safety rules and regulations (OHS – Act).
 Ensure that vibrations readingaretaken daily as per recommended schedules.
 Analysevibration monitoringreadings.
 Do maintenance on rotating equipment as per API610, 611,612 and API618.
 Do FMEA, RCA, etc. on rotatingequipment.
 Attend PDR meetings.
 Create equipment QCP`s, BOM`s for new equipment.
 Do plantMOC`s.
 Initiateand implement rotatingequipment project from needs analysisto productsupport.
 Inspection and commissioningof equipment.
 Do plantreport writing.
 Compile contractscopeof work.
 Give technical support to operations department (optimizing and improving reliability of rotating
equipment).
 Do plantstandby duties.
 Be partof rotatingequipment RCMs for maintenance strategies.
 Come up with turnaround strategy to increaserotatingequipment MTBF
 Conduct the Pareto analysis(80:20 rule)
 Implementation of quality management system (ISO 18000)
 Identify critical plantareas
 Conduct peer review or audits
 Compile maintenance and spares strategies
 Manage shutdowns or outages
 Review weekly KPI (On-linemaintenance Index)
 Capital Application and calculatepayback time
 Compile critical observation,layered safety observation procedures
 Manage QMS (Quality Management System)
 Technical drawings application and approval

7.  Investigatingrootcauses for plantfailures and implementingpreventative measures for the following
plants:
 Rotary Kilns
 Conveyor belts
 Coolingor Chain conveyors
 Cranes
 Slimes dams
 Feed tables
 FiringFans
 Tube Mills
 Pump Station
Implementation of projects
 Continuous Improvement Projects,
 Conducting sitemeetings
 Lead the technical evaluation teamduringcontractor evaluations
 Estimatingproject costs and applicationsfor capital as well as payback,
 Manage the project from Initiation stageuntil the handover stage,
 Lead in the development of Risk identification systemincludingthemitigation to reduce the risk
Manage compliance to all SHERQ requirements
Manage section finances
 Forecastfinancial year budget
 Ensure cash flowis managed
 Track and manage monthly expenses.
 Budget motivation
Company Vanchem VanadiumProduct (former Highveld
Steel and Vanadium)
Products / Services VanadiumPentoxide, Vanadiumoxides,
VanadiumChemicals
Position Maintenance and Projects Technician
Period 2008/04-2013/07
Position acted Section Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Do maintenance on rotating equipment (recip compressors,extruders, centrifugal compressors,
pumps and turbines) as per API610, 611, 612 and API618.
 Conduct FMEA, RCA, etc. on rotatingequipment.
 Attend PDR meetings.
 Create equipment QCP`s, BOM`s for new equipment.
 Do plantMOC`s.
 Initiateand implement rotatingequipment project from needs analysisto productsupport.
 Inspection and commissioningof equipment.
 Do plantreport writing.
 Compile contractscopeof work.

8.  Compile equipment RFQ`s.
 Optimizingand improvingreliability of rotatingequipment
 Do plantstandby duties.
 Be partof rotating equipment RCMs for maintenance strategies.
 Come up with turnaround strategy to increaserotatingequipment MTBF
Implementation of projects
 Continuous Improvement Projects,
 Conducting sitemeetings
 Lead the technical evaluation teamduringcontractor evaluations
 Estimatingproject costs and applicationsfor capital as well as payback,
 Manage the project from Initiation stageuntil the handover stage,
 Lead in the development of Risk identification systemincludingthemitigation to reduce the risk
Manage compliance to all SHERQ requirements
Company Vanchem VanadiumProduct (former Highveld
Steel and Vanadium)
Products / Services VanadiumPentoxide, Vanadiumoxides,
VanadiumChemicals
Position Statutory Technician
Period 2007/01-2008/04
Responsibilities:
 Manage statutory compliancethroughout the plant
 Ensure that the liftingrequirements are adhered to in accordanceto OSHAS.
 Ensure that the pressureequipment regulation areadhered to in accordance to OSHAS and SANS
 Schedule, witness and supervisethe pressureequipment and liftingequipment repairs
 Conduct liftingand pressureequipment audit
 Forecastand manage cash flow
 Manage SHEQ compliance
 Manage the plantlogbook
 Manage statutory PM cards.
 Capital application
 Ensure that the weldingprocedure is adhered to in accordanceto ASME
 Develop Boiler and Liftingequipment maintenance strategy
LEARNERSHIP TRAINING
Type of industry Mining
Products / Services Platinum
Position Experiential learnership
Period 2006/01-2006/12

9. REFFERENCES
Reference 1: Reference 2:
Name: Jeremiah Sebula Name: Richard Phasha
Company: Sasol Company: Vanchem VanadiumProducts
Position:Manager Position:Section Engineer
Contact Number: 082 832 3356 Contact Number: 0727799077
Reference 3: Reference 4:
Name: Andrew Tshabalala Name: Puleng Manyaka
Company: Ferrometals Company: Eskom Medupi Power Station
Position:Chrome Recovery PlantSuperintendent Position:Mechanical MaintenanceManager
Contact Number: 082 873 3778 Contact No: 079 070 0189
General:
Workingindependently and as part of a team, Good interpersonal skills, Effective communication, Negotiating
skills,Motivated,Analytical thinker,Computer literate,Honesty & Dependable