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Curriculum Vitae
Thato Kgaledi Tjale
Process Controller
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Current Address 5 Kenneth avenue Arconpark
Verreniging 1939
Date of Birth 13 September 1989
Contact Details +27 84 499 0232 (mobile)
+27 16 960 3545 (work)
+27 16 428 1815 (home)
Nationality South African
E-mail Address thatotjale@gmail.com Sex Male
Objective
 To get an employment placement & opportunities as a Process Controller, Plant
Operator or Equipment Operator in Petrochemicals Industry.
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
Other Education NQF 2: Chemical Operations
(Complete) – Feb 2011 to Jan.
2012
NQF 3: Chemical Operations
(Complete) – Feb 2012 to Jan.
2013
NQF 4: Chemical Operations
(Complete) – Feb 2013 to Jan.
2014
Sasol Global
Learning
Academy, South
Africa
Statistical Process Control,
Work Permits,
Instrumentation,
Wastewater Control,
Respond to Emergencies,
Applied Sampling & Theory,
Spreadsheets,
Plant Monitoring,
Physical Chemistry,
Liquid-liquid and Liquid-vapor
separation process
Secondary Education Senior Certificate – Grade12
(Matric) – Nov. 2007
Technical High
School
Sasolburg
Mathematics,
Physical Science,
Technical Drawing,
Fitting and turning
English,
Afrikaans,
WORK EXPERIENCE
From 2008 – 2010 I worked at Sasol Wax Solidification And Packaging plant as a
Process Controller

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From 2010 - 2013
I started as a Process Controller at the Sasol C2-Separation & Ethylene Purification
Plant within this time I achieved full competency on the Ethane cracker unit, Ethylene
Purification Plant, Liquefaction and Cooling water system & my duties involve the
following:
 Monitoring production process by taking samples, complete logsheets (record
readings on pressures, temperatures & flows etc.),
 Conducting visual inspections on process & equipment by inspecting pumps,
fans, compressors etc. for efficient & effective operation,
 Reporting process deviations & anything out of the ordinary.
 Working hand in hand with other departments like instrumentation, electrical &
mechanical etc. to make equipment safe for maintenance,
 Practising good housekeeping,
 Reporting unsafe conditions & unsafe acts like inspecting buildings, safety
equipment & safety emergency equipment & report any hazards in the
workplace,
 Compiling relevant reports at the end of the shift of what happened during the
shift so as the ‘’reliever’’ will know everything that happened during the shift,
 Complying with all legal requirements by attending all meetings, attending
safety meetings, attending prescribed courses & attending all plant awareness
as required,
April 2012 – September 2013
I was on the pre-commissioning and commissioning teams that commissioned the new
Ethylene Purification Unit Five (EPU 5) Plant which has the following units:
 Precooling and Drying Unit,
 C2-Separation Unit,
 Caustic Scrubbing
 Condensate Wash Unit,
 viz.
 Cooling Water,
 Fresh Caustic
 Propylene and Ethane Storage
 Cooling Water
 Fresh Caustic
 Condensate Units
 Regeneration System
 Utilities (Plant Air, Instrument Air, Methanol, Nitrogen and Steam) Systems.

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During commissioning I worked hand in hand with the commissioning engineers,
mechanical personnel, from instrumentation people to electrical people and
construction personnel as a Production Support Personnel.
My duties during the pre-commissioning and commissioning phases as a Production
Support include:
 Hydro-testing of storage tanks.
 Punching.
 System checking as per P&ID’s site modifications.
 Internal inspection of tank/equipment/vessel.
 Flushing, air blowing of pipelines including gasket blowing.
 Purging of system using Nitrogen.
 Leak test both for low pressure and high pressure systems.
 Calibration of instruments.
 Checking of the electrical equipment for proper earthing, continuity, insulation
resistance, and secondary inspection of relays after insulation resistance.
 Conducting operability test on individual equipment/system, charging of lubes
and other chemicals.
From 2014 – Currently
I have been working on a hot panel focusing on these systems (Ethane cracker panel,
liquefaction and cooling water systems ) . I’m also exposed to the Yokogawa Centum
VP & my duties include the following:
 Taking over shift & handing over shift by completing all the documentation
relating to the status of the plant, the log-book includes equipment failure,
current status of equipment & system & process (on-line/off–line or
maintenance), variation & plant stability, maintenance that took place on certain
equipment on my plant, current & future activities that are planned around my
plant.
 Monitoring process variables by checking & comparing process deviations
analysis to control limits & ensuring that the deviations are minimal at all times.
 Communicating clearly with the Field Operator to go & make necessary
adjustments on the plant if there are deviations in the process.
 Recording deviations in the logbook & reporting any deviations to the shift
manager before & after the remedial action is made on the deviation.
 Doing troubleshooting to any deviations on the plant by making necessary
adjustments in the DCS control room in order to remedy the deviations & bring
stability on the plant.
 Following the standard operating procedures when making corrective actions in
case there is a deviation.
 Working hand in hand with the analyser, instrumentation & electrical
departments in case there is analyser malfunctions or instruments faults or
electrician do switching work in the substation.

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 Making sure there is stability in the plant during the starting-up, shutting down or
preparation for maintenance of pumps, compressors or cooling towers by closely
monitoring any deviations & preparing for any remedial action.
 Communicating with Process co-ordination in case there is emergency around
SASOL site e.g. instabilities at the plants that may affect our plant directly or
indirectly.
 Analytical thinking,
 Team player-working with diverse work force,
 Computer literacy,
 Working within the systems (rules/procedures),
 Leadership skills (inspiring team),
 Problem solving and decision making,
 Optimizing the value chain (impact on the on the other business unit),
 Self-discipline (leads by example/assume owner ship).
Courses attended:
 (IMS) Integrated Management System,
 Top set incident/accident investigation,
 (IRCA) Investigating Route Cause Analysis
 Area Emergency Controller
 Sasol Values:1-6,
 Job Safety Analysis,
 Safety Training,
 Auxiliary Fire Fighting-Proto team,
 Work permit Training,
 OSH and NOSH Act,
 Fire/Anti-gas Refresher,
 Environmental Awareness,
 Cold and Hot Work permit, Class A and B Vessel Entry,
 OSH Act and COID Act,
 Certificate First Aid Level 1,
 Sasol Loss Control Level 1.
Competencies/Skills/Knowledge/Attributes
 Different types of pumps and compressors and how they operate, plant
optimization, time management, problem solving, team work, strategic and logic
thinking.
 Safety, exposure to laboratories, chemical analysis and reports, including
measurement and analysis of data, elementary and advanced material balance
on distillation columns, pumps, compressors etc.
 Development of team members, co-ordinate of team activities, co-ordinate in-
service training of intakes, drive continuous improvement, perform auditing
function to ensure system compliance, coaching/mentoring of subordinates,
living and demonstrating the Sasol values and behaviors

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SKILLS
 Languages – English (Fluent),
Sesotho (Fluent),
Zulu (Fluent),
Afrikaans ( Fluent)
 Computer - Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Visio
References:
Name: Mongezi Dlamini
Relationship: Line Manager
Contact: +2782 780 5782 (mobile)
+2716 960 3548 (work)
Declaration
I Thato Kgaledi Tjale (8909135309080) hereby declare that all the information
provided here is mine & correct. Any information misrepresented here will be concluded
as null & void.