Senior Material Technician (Expatriate) - GLOBAL LABORATORIES AND RISK SOLUTIONS - Mali, West Africa
(2022-07)
- Overall responsibility for laboratory operations, personnel, and quality management.
- Ensure effective implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 systems and company procedures.
- Develop and implement strategic laboratory plans in line with project objectives.
- Schedule and oversee testing, sampling, and reporting to meet project timelines.
- Identify and implement corrective, preventive, and improvement actions.
- Validate and verify test methods, including uncertainty of measurement.
- Manage risks, impartiality, confidentiality, and health & safety compliance.
- Approve and review test results, non-conformances, and laboratory documents.
- Train and assess laboratory staff competence; maintain performance records.
- Liaise with clients, management, and technical staff for operational efficiency.
- Ensure equipment, consumables, and services are verified before use.
- Compile and analyze management and proficiency testing reports.
Laboratory Manager - EARTHINV LABORATORY - Kroonstad, South Africa
(2018-01 - 2022-06)
- Technical Signatory.
- Managed central laboratory operations, quality control, and staff supervision.
- Ensured test results adhered to SANS and ISO 17025 requirements.
- Conducted internal audits, managed data systems, and ensured timely report submissions.
- Mentored junior technicians and coordinated regional project testing support.
Materials Technician - LETABA LABORATORY (Pty) Ltd
(2016-01 - 2017-12)
- Conducted routine and specialized laboratory testing according to SANS standards.
- Geotechnical investigations and laboratory data compilation for design teams.
Site Laboratory Manager / Materials Technician - MS MABUYA CIVIL LABORATORY (Pty) Ltd
(2012-08 - 2015-12)
- Managed full site laboratory operations and personnel.
- Oversaw compaction control, concrete mix verification, and materials testing.
- Prepared technical reports, QA/QC documentation, and "as-built" submissions.
Trainee Technician (Assistant Site Lab Manager) - LETABA LABORATORY (Pty) Ltd
(2011-02 - 2012-07)
- Performed compaction (MOD, CBR, UCS, ITS) and indicator tests.
- Carried out field testing (nuclear and sand replacement densities, DCP, DPL, percolation).
- Conducted concrete testing and mix designs; managed documentation and data entry.
