Gordon Barnard

Experience

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  South African Airforce

  Jan 1980 - Dec 1981

  Lieutenant

  ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN. Radio & Telecommunication Technician for the South African Air Force whom were allied with the Atlas Aircraft Corporation. Repairs to Two-way radio systems in ground vehicles, radio control towers and satellite stations throughout Southern Africa.

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  Process Automation (PTY) Ltd

  Jan 1982 - Dec 1992

  Senior Field Service Technician

  INDUSTRIAL FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN. Work duties included the Installation, commissioning, servicing and maintenance of electromechanical & nuclear measurement equipment throughout Republic of South Africa & Botswana.

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  Appliance Pro fit

  Feb 1993 - Dec 1998

  Company Director / Business owner

  DOMESTIC APPLIANCE INSTALLER. Supply, installation and commissioning of general household appliances and split type domestic air conditioning units throughout the Johannesburg CBD. Managed a staff compliment of 4 skilled technicians & 6 unskilled workers. Managed all incoming & outgoing scheduled work, attended quotations & invoicing to clients. Controlled and ordered required stock, allocated installation & commissioning materials. Performed necessary after sales service & signed up maintenance contracts Show less

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  Apliance City

  Jan 1999 - Aug 2000

  Senior Project Manager

  PROJECT MANAGER for the Appliance City Group. Managed the construction of two tier commercial buildings for the Appliance City Group. One new building erected in Meadow Dale and the other in Randburg, Johannesburg South Africa.

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  First Call Maintenance

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

  Company Director / Business owner

  RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE. Attended all general & specific household maintenance & repairs; managed a staff complement of 4 skilled and 6 unskilled technicians. Specialized in the Installation, Commission and Maintenance of self-contained Biological Sewage Treatments Plants and automated pump stations.

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  Fish Eagle Estates

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2010

  Company Director / Business owner

  SALE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE. Meet & greet clients, manage clients buying criteria, source best suited residence for clients, prepare & execute contracts, prepare & update database & sales records. Train new sales candidates, streamlining of all office functions for smooth professional operation.

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  EMCO ELECTRICAL

  Jan 2004 - Aug 2015

  Assistant Electrician

  Carried out part time work assisting with domestic electrical installations. Work included the installation of complete wiring of newly constructed homes, fitting of wall plug points, light switches, isolators, timers, switch gear and the population & wiring of distribution boards. Installation of single and three phase centrifugal and borehole pumps plus coupling of control gear. Testing of live circuits done under the supervision of a qualified electrician.

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  Self Employed, Real Estate Developer

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2015

  Project Leader

  REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, Source, market & sell property with development potential. Manage & Initiate Project development. Current projects are the Nkwazi Ridge Security Estate and the Hyde Park Farms adjacent to the renowned Princes Grant Golfing Estate on the Kwa Zulu Natal north coast, South Africa.REAL ESTATE SALES, Source, list, market & sell residential Real Estate ranging from vacant property through to high end exclusive homes in the Village of Zinkwazi Beach Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa.MOST RECENT "TECHNICAL" PROJECTS -- Managed and facilitated the entire construction of a 7500 m2 Warehouse / Storage facility & farming operation in New Gelderland, KZN, South Africa. The project included:- * the design, implementation, installation & commissioning of a 500m of high tech bi-polar solar powered electrified security fencing, comprising:- - the surveying of land & positioning of fence line, - securing of fence poles, installation of high voltage insulators, tensioners & wiring, - correct positioning of solar panels in relation to seasonal sun travel, - sizing, installation & coupling of deep cycle batteries, solar charges & fence HT power packs, - completing and testing of all interconnecting wiring and control signal, - powering up and load testing of systems, - preventative maintenance. * the design, implementation, installation & commissioning of a solar powered automated access control system, * the design & installation of structural frame and support work for 1200m2 IBR sheeted warehouse, * the design and implementation of a 50 000 litre fully automated fresh water storage & treatment plant, * the design and installation of a 6m3 waste sewage processing system. * the design & manufacture plus installation of Agri-Grow Tunnels. * the design & implementation of an automated first & second stage irrigation system, incl. mist spraying circuits. Show less

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  Self Employed

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  Principal Owner

  Designed, manufactured and erected a complete facility for the breeding and production of 3000 FREE RANGE indigenous chickens. The facility caters for the rearing of on site produced chicks through to mature egg laying hens.

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  Gordon Barnard Maintenance Services

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2016

  Resdential Maintenance

  Providing a full range of maintenance on residential properties

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  Global Systems Group (G.S.G)

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

  Field Service Engineer

  Investigated the possibility of operating an agency for GSG to sell and maintain Leggett & Platt sewing machinery throughout Australia & New Zealand.

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  ELan Property Group

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Professional Practitioner in Real Estate

  Specializing in property sales in the newly re-launched Blythedale Coastal Resort, the renowned Princes Grant Golfing Estate and Zinkwazi Beach - exciting times.

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  CORPTRADE PTY Ltd

  Apr 2016 - now

  SELF EMPLOYED / Specialized Hybrid Power Back-up Systems & General Home Maintenance

  DESIGN, SUPPLY & INSTALLATION OF HYBRID SOLAR POWERED BACK-UP SYSTEMS and ATTENDING TO ALL RESIDENTIAL HOME MAINTENANCE NEEDS - INCLUDING WATER FILTRATION, STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION.