Lentsu Mabudusha

Failure investigations Material characterization and evaluation Galvanizing and corrosion studies

Technician Metallurgist at ArcelorMittal SA (2006-07 – 2011-12)

• Failure investigations
• Material characterization and evaluation
• Galvanizing and corrosion studies
• Mechanical testing and Standards review
• Quality management: ISO 9001, ISO 17025
• ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001
• Clients’ interaction and handling complaints
• Steel Process Modelling (Numerical method): Steelmaking, Secondary Metallurgy, Continuous casting, Hot and cold rolling: production and technical investigation
• Writing technical reports and monthly production updates

Metallurgist at SGS Metlab (2012-01 – 2013-06)

• SANAS Certification, mechanical testing and consultation
• Metallurgical analysis and Corrosion testing
• Customer products inspections and liaison with clients
• Technical support: Process and products development
• Production: heat treatment, forging, machining and finishing
• Failure investigations and report writing
• Quality control and quality management
• Staff motivation to attain high levels of efficiency
• Material recommendations and liaison with clients

Technical Engineer: Sales and Technical at Scaw Metals Group: Haggie (2013-07 – 2020-08)

• Liaison with clients: Shaft mining steel wire ropes
• Establish new and maintain existing relations with clients
• Negotiating pricing and closing sales
• Technical support: Process and products development
• Failure investigations and report writing
• Quality control and quality management: ISO 9001, ISO 17025, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001
• Certification and compliance (SABS and DMR)
• Staff motivation to attain high levels of efficiency
• Material recommendations and liaison with clients
• Manage and train technical personnel on wire ropes
• Maintain sales records and co-ordinate sales projects
• Solving clients technical problems
• Helping in the design of custom-made products

Sales Manager at Hulamin Operations: Rolled Products (2020-09 – Present)

• Sales and marketing: strategic market development
• Strategy alignment: repositioning the business
• Customer relationship management (CRM)
• Manage service level agreements (SLA)
• Negotiating pricing, payment and closing sales
• Due diligence, valuation modelling and agreements
• Coordinating product trials and lead all external product qualification programs at customers (Local market, Australia and Middle East markets)
• Providing input into developing/optimizing processes and product specifications/practices to suit customer specific requirements
• Driving actions back into the marketing and manufacturing operations
• Providing input on the product quality assurance programmes
• Compiling and analysing customer product performance statistics
• Attending quarterly customers and supplier meetings
• Address customer dissatisfiers: technical and commercial

Grade 12 – SJ van der Merwe Technical High School (2002)

National Diploma in Physical Metallurgy – University of Johannesburg (2006-12)

B.Tech in Physical Metallurgy – University of Johannesburg (2008-12)

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration – University of the Witwatersrand (2024-01)

Master in Business Administration – University of the Witwatersrand (2025-01)