1. Curriculum Vitae
For
Ndodana Sixolo
Personal Details
First Name(s) : Ndodana
Surname : Sixolo
Date of Birth : 15 April 1972
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Zimbabwean
Contact Address : 7 Shelter Court, Avenues Harare, Zimbabwe
Contact Numbers : 263774177535
Email Address : sixolon@yahoo.co / n.sixolo@delta.co.zw
Driver’s License : Clean Zimbabwean Class 4 (19357JC)
Passport : Valid Zimbabwean passport
Qualifications
Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering (N6 Equivalent)
National Certificate in Machine shop Craft Practice (N4 Equivalent)
Certificate in Basic Hydraulics and Pneumatics
GCE O’ Level 9 subjects passed (Matric Equivalent)
Current employment
Employed as a Maintenance Planner for Brewing department with responsibilities as listed:
Planning and scheduling of all preventative maintenance activities

2. Determining and arranging all maintenance related resources ( manpower, equipment and
materials)
Tracking am management of budgets and costs for the maintenance department
Supervision of maintenance execution activities and analysis of work carried out
Ensuring safety hazards are incorporated into the job plan
Identification of work and production of work orders for all preventative maintenance activities
Root cause analysis for all problems and a participatory approach to Reliability Centered
maintenance
Employment profile
1991-1995 Trained as an Apprentice Fitter Machinist on Shabanie Mine during which time I was
attached to Gaths Mine and F Issels & Co. Completed Apprenticeship on 20 May 1995
After completing Apprenticeship I worked in the following places
 Goths Mine (Mashava) 1995-2001 As a Hydraulic Fitter
 Trojan Nickel Mine (Bindura) 2001-2004 As an Underground Fitter
 Shangani Nickel Mine (Shangani) 2005-2008 Underground Charge Hand
 Platinum Engineering (Harare) 2008-09 As a Workshop Manager
 Delta Beverages (Harare) 2009-Date As a Maintenance Planner
Trade Experience
Machining: Worked on most machine shop machinery including Lathe, Milling machine,
Shaper, Boring, etc.
Hydraulics & Pneumatics: Worked on most hydraulically/pneumatically operated machines
which include Pressure packers, Winders, Scoop trams(LHDs) etc.
Winders: Worked on both the Double Drum and the Koepe winders including Winches
Crushers: Worked on both Jaw and Cone Crushers as well as Ball and Stamp mills

3. Conveyors: Worked on both Belt and Chain conveyors such as the Apron Feeders and Ore
conveyors
Pumps: Worked on a variety of pumps which include Mono pump, vane, centrifugal, gear,
piston, multi-staged pumps such as Curo and Sulzer etc.
Gearboxes: Have experience in most types of gearbox ranges such as Fenner, Radicon, TD
range etc.
Compressors: Worked on compressors such as Ingersoll rand, Centac compressors with
different compression methods such as piston type, vane type, etc.
Boilers: worked on both Fire tube and Water tube with different capacities Engines: Had an
opportunity to work with Bell, GHH, and Deutz and Caterpillar engines on LHDs
Personal Attributes
 Computer literate: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, One Note
 Have worked with sound Planned Maintenance (CMMS) systems
 Have structured problem solving skills
 Have done rigorous Asset Care Management training and practice
 Conversant with the requirements of ISOs 9000, 9002, 14001, NOSA, HACCP etc.
 Conversant with Coswin7i, MIMMS and Eclipse Computerized Maintenance Systems
CMMS
 Have worked in responsible positions such as Charge Hand, Maintenance Foreman,
Workshop Manager, Maintenance Planner
Achievements
 Breakdowns reduced by approximately 20%
 Machine efficiencies increased to an all-time high of above 90%
 Introduced a structured problem solving (RCA) system to prevent recurrence

4.  Introduced ( Coswin ) a CMMS and is fully functional
 Championed the introduction of an effective Asset management system
 Machine Reliability and Machine availability increased by an averages of approx. 20%
Social Activities
Zvishavane 42 LEOs club President 1993-1994
Mashaba Round Table 50 President 1998-1999
Hobbies
Playing and watching the following sports
Soccer, Rugby, Cricket, Golf, Bowling, Tennis,
References
Mr. L. Masina (Mechanical Foreman) Goldfields +27 729 163 810
Mr. T Kamema (Brewing Engineer) Delta Beverages + 263 773 755 450
Mr. P. Mapanda (Stores Manager) HAMC (Mozambique) +258 842 091 614