Lufunofuno Tshidada

Experience

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  BP Kruin motors

  Dec 2014 - Jan 2015

  Petrol Attendent( part time)

  • Tirelessly provide quality customer service inline with company values•Push company products to clients to improve product sales• Assist clients improve their vehicles's roadworthy condition

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  Belta Services CC

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  Assistant fitter

  •Short internship at a construction company.• I was responsible for preparing and cleaning steel stock for manufacturing. • Drilled holes on metal stock as per technical drawing specifications using vertical milling machine• Went on site visits with fitters to prepare for installations by taking measurements and estimating sizes and positions.• Feedback sessions with my supervisor.• I also did general labor tasks.

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  University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

  Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

  Student Design Engineer

  • Vacation work as a design engineer on a solar tracker construction project•Was responsible for design a rail track(wheel guide) to support tracker during operation•Manufactured steel struts to add stability on the structure•Participated in finally assembly and painting of the finished design•Successfully completed project on timeworked on a project to construct a Solar Tracker at the University of Pretoria. as part of the team responsible for designing a rail to support the tracker. On this project I got an opportunity to apply the design skills gained, work in engineering project team, manufacture components in a workshop, as well as participate in assembling final product . We managed to successfully completed the project on time. Show less

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  Pragma Global

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  Student Asset Care Engineer(Internship)

  •As junior asset care Engineer, I co-developed a user interface for a local database to help client keep track of fleet• Participated in company training on maintenance principals and strategies• attended company interpersonal skills development workshops•I successfully completed the student program

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  University of Pretoria

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  •Assist student understand 2D & 3D technical drawings•Answer drawing related questions during tutorials•Assist students with general module content • Supported students on SolidWorks during tutorials and Exams• Tutored students on module content during consultation hours• Attended weekly preparation meeting with lecture

  • Tutor (Graphic communication-MGC110)

    Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  • Tutor (Manufacturing and Design - SolidWorks- MOW217)

    Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
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  STARS MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME UP

  Feb 2018 - Oct 2018

  Mentor

  • Helped first year students adjust to university life by acting is their assigned friend/big brother on campus and • Attended weekly meetings with the students to see how they need be assisted • Connected students relevant people on campus as well as access to study material

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  CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

  Oct 2018 - Nov 2018

  Membership Assistant
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  ProductONE

  Jun 2019 - now

  • First Line Support to clients: CAD and PLM (Windchill, Creo Parametric, 3rd Party Integrated CAD package, SaaS CAD)• Installation Upgrades, Configuration, and Maintenance of Windchill systems• Troubleshoot technical Issues to ensure High system availability• Technical Documentation of Incidents, problem reports, solutions and product configurations to maintain support Standards• Product Back Up and Restore practices• SQL/Oracle database installation and maintenance.• LDAP Installations, migrations and Maintenance• Change Management Implementation and support.• Design and build virtual machines for windchill installations and Migrations (MS HyperV, VMware)• CAD and PLM Administration• Production Customisation • Advise clients on best practice methodologies• Consulting services: Engineering design, structural analysis(FEM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) Show less

  • Technical Support Specialist

    Jun 2020 - now

  • Intern Application Engineer

    Jun 2019 - Jun 2020