DONNY CHANSA
NDOLA,Zambia
Summary
I am a dynamic and result oriented Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in fixed plant and mining industry specializing in project execution, maintenance and mechanical system management. Am skilled in mechanical system operations, budget management, and improvement initiative and committed to safe and efficient work environment. I am currently working for Dangote Cement Zambia as a Mechanical Section Engineer under Raw mills and Crushers.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of post-secondary education
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Mechanical Section Engineer
Dangote Cement Zambia
04.2023 - Current
- Collaborating with the Mechanical Manager to oversee and manage maintenance projects and ensuring adherence to legal requirements, consent conditions, and company policies.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to junior mechanical engineers, enhancing team capabilities and supporting professional growth.
- Led the implementation of continuous improvement projects, identifying opportunities to enhance operational efficiency and safety standards.
- Ensure the development and maintenance of controlled document management systems for electronic drawings, manuals, and project documentation.
- Manage the project budget, ensuring effective cost control while achieving project objectives.
- Establish and promoted safe work procedures, contributing to a culture of health and safety awareness across the team.
- Ensure compliance with statutory regulations and consent conditions, preventing incidents and ensuring legal compliance.
- Oversee technical staff in the performance of their duties and ensure correct installations of various mechanical components as per OEM.
- Manage team, define their mission, carryout their performance reviews, motivate and promote quality of work.
- Ensure adequate spares are ordered and make them available for types of crushing equipment's.
- Brief DOR's has and encourage JSA assessment prior to starting work.
- Update the latest technical improvements to team and train whenever required.
Mechanical Engineer Inspections
Dangote Cement Zambia
11.2022 - 03.2023
- Developing and monitoring systems for machinery and equipment Use advanced diagnostic tools such as vibration analysis, oil analysis, thermal imaging, and ultrasonic testing.
- Analyzing and interpreting data to identify potential equipment failures, Monitoring trends to predict and prevent machinery breakdowns.
- Implementing preventive maintenance programs. Providing technical support and guidance on condition monitoring and maintenance strategies.
- Maintaining detailed records of machinery conditions and maintenance activities.
- Monitoring of equipment's conditions and running parameters Coordinate with production and get feedback for equipment operating conditions, availability for maintenance.
- Carryout walk by inspections of all the equipment is in the plant and generate daily inspections reports.
- Carryout first level routine inspections and specific inspections of all plant equipment's (stoppage and running).
- Monitoring of equipment's conditions and running parameters.
- Updating completed tasks pertaining to inspections points.
- Analyze record, troubleshoot and offer recommendations to execution section heads.
- Responsible for maintenance records and files essential to analysis and reporting of maintenance related matters.
- Raise maintenance notifications in MM SAP.
- Take wear measurements of VRM and impact crusher blow bars wear measurements.
- Thermal inspections of rotary kiln shell temperature and support roller bearings.
Graduate Mechanical Engineer Trainee
Dangote Cement Zambia
02.2022 - 10.2022
- I underwent an Engineer's development program with attachment to the following sections and assigned duties; 30MW Power Plant- Impact Crushers, Coal Fired Boilers, Coal Handling Plant, Screw Type Compressors, Multi-Stage Pumps and other centrifugal pumps, Positive Displacement Pumps and Steam Turbine.
- Water Treatment Plant- Centrifugal Pumps, blowers, HDPE pipes Maintenance and cooling tower.
- Coal Handling Plant- Coal Impact Crushers, Stacker and Reclaimer, Dust Extraction systems.
- Cement Mill- bucket elevators, belt conveyors, Dust extraction system.
- Assisted senior engineers in installing new mechanical systems and replacing faulty or redundant systems in adherence to safety and quality standards.
- Learned and assisted in performing hardware interlocking and safety parameter setting for mechanical equipment.
Mechanical Engineer Intern
EMK Power & Construction
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Underwent an Engineer's attachment program at EMK with attachment to the following systems; Diesel Power generator maintenance, Power Transformer connections and maintenance, Engine maintenance and overhaul, Sales techniques.
Electromechanical Engineer Intern
Mopani Copper Mines PLC
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Underwent an Engineer's attachment program at Mopani with attachment to the following systems; Transformer maintenance, OCB, Protection section, Relay testing and circuit breakers, Understanding of power transmission and distribution.
Education
Bachelor's Degree (Honors) - Electromechanical Engineering
The Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia 08.2016 - 11.2021
High School certificate -
Kamulanga High School
Lusaka , Zambia 02.2012 - 11.2014
Skills
- RCM
- FMEA
- RCFA
- Defect Elimination
- Safety audit
- Risk assessment
- Hazard mitigation
- Safe work procedures
- KPI Reporting
- Excel
- CMMS SAP
- Vertical Roller Mills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
- Mechanical expertise
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Organizational skills
Certification
- Engineering Institute of Zambia, EIZ No.366512203020531
- General First Aid Certificate, MCM-MUF-GE 4070/2024
- Materials Handling, Maintenance and Management
- Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions
Accomplishments
- Replacement of 6300 filter bags for cement mill main bag house.
- Led team in the complete overhaul of Crusher Apron feeder of capacity 700TPH.
- Led team in the Installation of new overland belt conveyor, 3.2 km, and capacity 700tph.
- Roller Crown replacement for LOESCHE Vertical Roller MILL 53.3+3 C/S.
- Blow bars replacement, balancing of blow bars and gap adjustment to control material size for HAZEMEG AP-PM 1822 impact crusher.
- Replacement of Bucket Elevator belt and take up bearings.
- Replacement of Limestone crusher grinding path frame for AP-PM 1822 Impact Crusher.
Timeline
Mechanical Section Engineer
Dangote Cement Zambia
04.2023 - Current
Mechanical Engineer Inspections
Dangote Cement Zambia
11.2022 - 03.2023
Graduate Mechanical Engineer Trainee
Dangote Cement Zambia
02.2022 - 10.2022
Mechanical Engineer Intern
EMK Power & Construction
10.2021 - 02.2022
Electromechanical Engineer Intern
Mopani Copper Mines PLC
02.2021 - 05.2021
Bachelor's Degree (Honors) - Electromechanical Engineering
The Copperbelt University
08.2016 - 11.2021
High School certificate -
Kamulanga High School
02.2012 - 11.2014