5 nsombo street, twibukishe township, Kitwe,

Zambia.

PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Name: Elias Malama
Nationality: Zambian
Birth date: 12th August 1979
Gender: Male
Marital Status: married
Religion: Christian
Email address: elias.malama@yahoo.com
Cell phone numbers: +26 0955/0967/0975-773549
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
To become a reliable, confident service and commissioning engineer in a traditional manual and semi-automated industry.
Have proven capabilities in effecting standard:-
• Design of electrical circuits and drawing interpretation.
• Electrical construction works both indoor and outdoor.
• Planned maintenance on various electrical machines such as standby generators, pump motors, conveyor belts
, power transformers, oil circuit breakers, Air circuit breakers, CF6 circuit breakers, Vacuum circuit breakers.
• Electrical protection such as, over currents, standby earth fault currents, Earth fault current.
• Safety, isolation and locking up procedure and tag.
The above tasks achieved with respect to safety as per required regulation, standard and policy.

Professional qualifications:
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Copper belt University 2006 to 2009.
• Advanced Certificate in Mechanical Engineering from the Copper belt University 1997 to1999.

Short courses:
• attended a training in Basic supervisory course in 2006
• attended a training in sepam electronic protection relays in 2007
• Underwent a year’s long development program as senior assistant engineer, electrical.
• Attended training in variable speed drives (WEG).
• Attended the training for authorization at 11kv

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Date: March 2018 to 30th November 2021.

Position; GENERAL FOREMAN MAINTENACE

TIMES PRINTPAK ZAMBIA LIMITED

Responsibilities:-

• In charge of maintenance of various printing machines

• Organizing spares and supervising of all electrical and mechanical
works on the plant. Installation, testing/commissioning, maintenance,
fault finding and repairs of mechanical and electrical equipment and
circuits.
 5 nsombo street, twibukishe township, Kitwe,
Zambia.

DATE;- February 2016 to December 2017

POSITION; - ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

KAPIRI GLASSS MANUFACTURING LIMITED

Under rehabilitation

Responsibilities:-
• Installations, testing/commissioning and maintenance of various electrical
equipments such as;- Fans ,conveyors , Variable Speed Drives, Transformers and
various Glass making machines such as stalkers, annealing rears etc.
 Organizing spares and supervising of all electrical projects on the plant.

DATE; - January, 2010 to December 2015

MOPANI COPPER MINES

Kitwe, Zambia.
POSITION; - SERNIOR ASSISTANCE ENGINEER
Area of work: - NKANA MINE CONCENTRATOR.

Responsibilities:-

• Installations, testing/commissioning, maintenance, isolation, fault finding and Repairs

of electrical equipment.
• Organizing spares, supervising, Doing isolations and conducting everyday safety
talks.
• Supervising projects within the department.
• Raising capital projects as well as working cost.
• Preparations of technical specification for each project.
• Monthly maintenance on oil circuit breakers and air circuit breakers for 11kv.
• Weekly maintenance, lines inspection using thermographic camera to detect the hot
spots on joints.
Achievements:-
1. Under went one year’s development/orientation program as senior assistant
engineer at Nkana mine.

2. Managed to run the section as senior assistant engineer without any problems.

3. Awarded a Diploma in electrical engineering at copper belt university.

4. Acting as section electrical engineer

5. Member of EIZ

January, 2000 to
September, 2001 Zambia Consolidated Copper Mine Limited:
 5 nsombo street, twibukishe township, Kitwe,
Zambia.

Area of work- Machine Shop

Worked as a fitter and did general repairs and overhaul of machine tools and
plant equipment of various designs.

September, 2001 to
January, 2010 Mopani copper mine PLC
Kitwe, Zambia.
Artisan mechanical fitter/safety representative

Area of work- Concentrator

Responsibilities:-
• Installation, testing/commissioning, maintenance, fault finding and repairs of
mechanical equipment and circuits.
• Representing the section in the issues of safety.

Achievements

• Acting foreman
• Able to work in acidic and high temperature environment with no incident or accident.
• Attending to emergency breakdowns to facilitate continuity in production.
• Design circuit modification to meet production demand
• Carry out mechanical repair works involving the diagnosis, dismantling and
rectification. later assembling of equipment such as pumps, grinding mills, conveyor
belts.
• Maintenance and Repair Of: Grinding Mills, Pumps, Gearbox Installation and
Alignment.
• Conveyor Belts maintenance
• Valves: Installation And Repair
• Drum Fitters: Repairs and Preventive Maintenance.
• Thickeners: Repairs and Preventive Maintenance.
• Repairs and maintenance of agitators.
• Maintenance and repair of crusher.

CAPABILITIES

• Circuit drawings, designing and interpretations.

• Familiar with Scada system
• Computer knowledge with strength in Microsoft office.
• Self motivated and self starter able to work with or without minimal supervision.
• Team player and team promoter for a good cause.
 5 nsombo street, twibukishe township, Kitwe,
Zambia.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Acting foreman
• Safety Representatives.

Education: - MUNGWI SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Mungwi, Zambia.
Wrote grade twelve exams in 1994and obtained a school certificate

References:-
Mr. Lackson Daka
Section Engineer – Mechanical
Concentrator Department
+260966-141499
+260955-141499
+260212 – 441907

Mr. Chimuka Michelo

Engineering Superintendent-
Concentrator Department
+260212247040
+260955-861535
+260961-861535

Marvin Mwansa
Superintendent Electrical
Mopani Copper Mines Plc.
Tel: +260 212 247173
Cell: +260 961 832953
Email:Marvin.Mwansa@mopani.com.zm

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