This curriculum vitae provides biographical information about Robin Orchard, including contact details, education history, employment history, volunteer experience, awards received, references, and academic results. Robin has a National Senior Certificate and is currently studying to become an Artisan Millwright. He has worked in various millwright and electrical roles for companies in Pretoria since 2012. His hobbies include model building, photography, and paintball.

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CURRICULUM
VITAE
OF
Robin M. Orchard

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Home address: 15 Rosehill
Heuwelsig Estate
Tilodi Street
Centurion
Gauteng
Telephone: (Cell) +2781 765 6497
E-mail: orchard.robin@yahoo.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name: Robin Malcolm
Surname: Orchard
Date of Birth: 1987-04-02
ID Number: 870402 5055 087
Citizenship: RSA
Marital Status: Single
Criminal Record: None
Health: Excellent
Home Language: Afrikaans
Proficiency in Other Languages: English
Hobbies / Sport: Building & flying RC Aircraft,
building scaled model aircraft &
military vehicles, swimming,
fishing, body boarding, keeping of
marine and tropical fish,
nature photography,
active paintball player, camping.

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EDUCATIONAL HISTORY:
2001/01 to 2002/12 Hoërskool Richardsbaai
(Grade 8 & 9)
2003/01 to 2003/12 Hoërskool Centurion
(Grade 10)
2004/01 to 2006/12 Tshwane South FET College
(N2 – N3)
(Hospitality and Business Studies)
Obtained National Senior Certificate
2010 to Present Technicol SA College – N2 (Current)
Artisan (Millwright), Theoretical Knowledge
Sol-Tech College – Practical Training
(Section 13 Millwright – Red Seal)
See Sol-Tech Results Under Annexure A
Other Courses:
2010: First Aid (Level 1)
Fire Prevention (Level 1)
2006: Microsoft Office 2007

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Date: September 2014 – Current
Company: Builders Boutique / Living Space Today
Job Title: Logistics Manager
City: Pretoria
Duties: Planning and scheduling deliveries nationwide, placing orders and receiving of stock.
Plan, develop, organize, direct, manage and evaluate the operations and budget of a logistics services
company, identify and manage risk within the logistics activities, maintain and develop positive business
relationships with a customer's key personnel involved in or directly relevant to logistics activities.
Date: December 2013 – August 2014
Company: Mega Magic
Job Title: Service Technician
City: Pretoria
Duties: Instalment of vending machines, procurement of stock, money collecting of the machines, servicing
vending machines and repairs.
Reason for leaving: Retrenchment.
Date: June 2013 – December2013
Company: Arne Automation
Job Title: S/S Millwright
City: Springs
Duties: Did various electrical installations from low voltage and high voltage, did various welding tasks,
installed water pumps and servicing water pumps.
Reason for leaving: Contract ended.
Date: October 2012 – June 2013
Company: Shalom Electrical
Job Title: S/S Millwright
City: Pretoria
Duties: Did various electrical installations from low voltage and high voltage, installed neon signs,
disabled all electrics for the whole Galaxy World in Menlyn Mall to make it safe for Edgars shop fitters,
did household maintenance and electrical installations on construction projects, disabled a former
iron smelter factory and cable tracing to rewire the site to turn it into a furniture factory, wired a new
Mosque to electrical standards and passed all inspections.
Reason for leaving: Company didn’t get more contracts.
Date: August 2012 – September 2012
Company: DD Sectronics
Job Title: S/S Millwright
City: Pretoria
Duties: Did various CCTV and security installations at SAB Miller Rosslyn, did household electrical
maintenance and installations, installed electric fencing, disabled, removed and refurbished the fire proof
control boxes for the JET-A1 fuel pumps at Waterkloof Air Force Base and to take out the fuel pumps for
servicing, helped to install automatic sensors for lights and air conditioning for the Pretoria North
Magistrates Office, rewired SANRAL highway surveillance cameras due to cable theft.
Reason for leaving: Retrenchment.

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Date: June 2012 – August 2012
Company: Sol-Tech
Job Title: S/S Millwright
City: Pretoria
Duties: Made water containers for pump systems for the new Millwright and Fitter & Turner students
to practice on, made new frames for single and three phase wiring for the Millwright and Electrical
students to practice on, did various cutting, welding and metal fabrication tasks, did electrical fault finding
on several lathe machines.
Reason for leaving: Better opportunity to gain more relevant experience at DD Sectronics.
Date: March 2011 – April 2011
Company: Bateman Engineering / Wise Design
Job Title: S/S Electrician (Team Leader)
City: Toamasina (Near Antananarivo), Madagascar
Duties: Assisted with the construction of the Ambatovy Mining Project in Madagascar. I did various
instrumentation installations, helped with the installation of substations for the PLC’s for conveyer’s and
the ball-mill to the main power feed, made cable trays and supervised a team of 50 local workers to do
cable pulling and installations according to specifications.
Reason for leaving: Contract ended (Had to attend class)
Experience Prior To Training:
Date: October 2008 – February 2009
Company: Trade Station
Job Title: Store Manager
City: Pretoria
Duties: I had full responsibility for the management of the store. This included stock management and
procurement, customer complaints and services, administration and day to day operation of the store.
Reason for leaving: Company closed down.
Date: December 2006 – February 2008
Company: Car Plates & Signs
Job Title: Service Provider
City: Pretoria
Duties: Did licensing and registration of vehicles for motor companies as well as delivery of motor vehicle
licenses, registrations and number plates.
Reason for leaving: Retrenchment due to financial instability in the company.

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
KZN Land Service Movement:
I became a member of the KZN Land Service in 1998 while still living in Richards Bay, I enjoyed it a lot
during the time I was a member, met a lot of interesting people and did a lot of things you normally
wouldn’t do or get a chance to do, but unfortunately I had to leave the Land Service to concentrate more
on my studies.
University of Pretoria Community Based Project:
Participated in the Community Based Project during 2010 for the Faculty Engineering, Built Environment
and Information Technology of the University of Pretoria, I built a rat proof monkey feeder for the
Marmoset monkeys.
AWARDS RECEIVED:
KZN Land Service Movement:
Certificate of Merit for Dedicated Service.
VALUES:
1. Honesty
2. Hard Working
3. Integrity
4. Co-operative
5. Willing to learn

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REFERENCES:
1. Stephen Schutz
Owner – Builders Boutique
083 654 6526
2. Pieter De Jongh
Owner – Living Space Today
072 465 7556
3. Tinus Nel
Organization Management Coach
076 730 8220
4. Johnny Oosthuizen
Owner - Mega Magic
072 401 1805
5. Frans Swanepoel
Owner – Arne Automation
083 277 1166
6. Werner van Rooyen
Owner – Shalom Electrical
082 440 9662
7. Antonie Diederics
Co-owner – DD Sectronics
082 498 4823
8. Leon van Wyk
Dept. Head - Sol-Tech
082 332 0281
9. André Scheepers
Owner – Trade Station (Centurion Branch)
082 314 2185
10. Colette van Jaarsveld
Manager – Car Plates & Signs
084 577 2719

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ANNEXURE A: ACADEMIC RESULTS
Have own tools
Millwright:
SUBJECTS PASSED:
Communication 71%
Technical Drawing 62%
Hand Skills 71%
Electrical Theory 92%
Slings & Loads 91%
Hand Tools 100%
ID Materials 84%
Indirect Drives 84%
Keys & Locking Devices 63%
Bearings 86%
Mechanical Theory 65%
Marking Off 69%
Mathematics 64%
Measuring Equipment 100%
First Aid & Fire Prevention 88%
Power Tools 100%
Science 68%
Arc Welding 88%
Gas Welding 88%
Couplings & All 94%
Gearboxes 92%
Lubrication 84%
Installations 100%
Brakes & Clutches 92%
Pneumatics 84%
Hydraulics 87%
Pump Systems 90%
Single Phase Mains 96%
Pipe Bending 98%
Simple Circuits E1-13CIRD 92%
Cable Joining 95%
Cable Glands 100%
House Plans 96%
Switchgear 100%
DB Drawings 92%
DB Maths 100%
DB Wiring 100%
Mains DB Drawings 92%
Mains DB Maths 100%
Mains Db Wiring 100%
Simple Circuits E1-27CDTH 95%
Testing of Premises 70%

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Single Phase Electrical 91%
Testing of Motors & Transformers 68%
Contactors 68%
Control Circuits 70%
Direct On Line Starter 88%
Reverse Starters 88%
Sequence Starters 90%
Star/Delta Starters 85%
Auto Transformer Starter 88%
Auto Resistance Starter 90%
Hand Resistance Starter 90%
Two Speed Motor Starter 85%
Star/Delta Fault Finding 85%
Star/Delta Reverse Starter 80%
DC Machines 100%
Electrical Fault Finding 89%
Transformers, Relays, Power Factor 90%
Variable Speed Control 95%
Fault Finding Automatic Systems 90%
Electronics 70%
PLC Programming, Wiring & Fault Finding 80%
Single Phase Motor Test 96%
Single Phase Test Theory 80%
Design & Wire 3 Phase Star/Delta Starters (Volt &Amp) 85%
Design & Wire A Direct On Line Starter 88%
Design & Wire A Forward & Reverse Star/Delta Starter 80%
Design & Wire 3 Phase Sequence Starters 90%
Design & Wire A Phase Forward & Reverse Starter 88%
Draw, Design & Test Control Circuits 70%
Fault Find On Automation Systems 90%
Fault Find: Auto/F, Star/Delta, Transformer & Relay Circuits 89%
Fault Find On A Single Phase Motor 99.99%
Identify Component Values 92%
Parts & Working Of A Contactor 68%
Stove Switch Practical 95%
Stove Switch Theory 80%
Test A Stove Resistance Box 80%
Test DC Seri, Shunt, Compound Motors & Generators 99.99%
Test Motors, Transformers & Contactors 68%
Theory On Single Phase Mains 96%
Theory On Single Phase Earth Leakage Relays 91%
Theory On 3 Phase Earth Mains Distribution 98%
Theory On Various Light Fittings 96%
Trace & Locate Faults On A Star/Delta Starter 85%
Transformer Calc, Conn, Relay, Circuit, Energy Eff Theory 90%
Understand & Wire Instrument Transformers 98%
Wire & Connect A Single Phase Motor 96%
Wire & Connect A Full Automatic Resistance Starter 90%

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Wire & Connect Lights 94%
Wire & Connect A Dual Speed Motor 85%
Wire & Connect A Manual Resistance Starter 90%
Wire & Connect AC & DC Variable Speed Drives 95%
Wire & Connect An Auto Transformer Starter 88%