Nicki Lombardo

Multiple Roles (Stores, Production, Engineering) at KAB Instruments / K-Tek Instruments (1994-02 – Present)

KAB Instruments since February 1994 and KAB was taken over by K-Tek instruments in the USA in 2007. KAB and LaserM then Joined in 2007 Under K Tek Instruments South Africa

• Stores department: Ensure that stock levels are maintained according to monthly orders and run in a professional manner. Ensure the correct items are ordered according to the production plan while ensuring it is cost effective to the company and quality is up to company standards.
• Production (Electronics): All production is run according to ISO standard. Ensure that all testing of PC Boards are tested with correctly calibrated test equipment according to work instructions that ensures that all units leave the company in perfect working condition.
• Production (Transducers): Ensure that all transducers are manufactured according to work instructions that will ensure that all units leave the company in perfect working condition.
• Production: Delegate all daily duties to all production staff. Work to strict ISO standards. Do all repairs to Instruments down to component level SMD and through hole. Ensure that safety levels are maintained when working on dangerous equipment.
• Engineering: Help engineers with development of new and old instrument so that we can continuously improve the standard of our units. Test all software developed by the engineers for our products. Develop test routines for the products as if they were in the field working environment. CAD design and layout of PC boards. Excellent knowledge of smd and through hole components. Worked closely with engineers.
• Engineering: I have designed all the test jigs with a National Instruments software (Labview) and hardware that will help with speeding up our testing process which will then make production department more productive. I have designed Ultrasonic transducers and improved the designs and manufacturing processes of the production lines.
• Main products Ultrasonic level measurement

Applied electronics in Electronics – NEKSA College of electronics

Action management program in Business Management – SEIFSA

Supervisors in action in Staff Management – SIEFSA

AutoCAD Training in CAD Design – SIEFSA

Microsoft office Training in Office Software – SIEFSA

Matric in Secondary Education – School (1991)