Quintin Thoboza
Technical Manager
About
Focused & goal-driven professional with strong work ethics, continuously striving for improvement coupled with a commitment to offering quality results. Abilities in handling multiple priorities with a genuine interest in personal & professional development. Quick learner & highly energetic with a keen aptitude for learning and applying new knowledge resourcefully.
Experience
Technical Manager - Bidvest Facilities Management| Standard Bank Rosebank
(2024-05)
ROLE PURPOSE: To carry out timeous and quality planned, preventative and emergency maintenance on all specified equipment to give effect to the business maintenance strategy and client service standards.
- Provide technical assistance & resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered.
- Ensuring the availability of resources (material, tools, adequate staffing, and equipment).
- Install & maintain electrical control systems & solid-state equipment.
- Collaborate with the HVAC Artisan, Electrician & Handyman to identify, define & solve developmental problems.
- Conduct inspections for quality control & assurance programs, reporting findings & recommendations.
- Plan, schedule & monitor work of the maintenance team in assisting the Facilities Manager.
- Identify maintenance risks on Client’s property by timeous execution of planned, preventative, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
- Ensure quality, cost effective and timely execution of work as per SLA.
- Manage operations within allocated budget.
- Provide constant feedback to Facilities Manager & Client on restoration of operations.Responsible for training, coaching, mentoring & development of Electricians, HVAC Technicians, and infrastructure Handyman.
Technical Manager - Bidvest Facilities Management| Standard Bank GLC
(2019-02 - 2024-05)
ROLE PURPOSE: To carry out timeous and quality planned, preventative and emergency maintenance on all specified equipment to give effect to the business maintenance strategy and client service standards.
- Provide technical assistance & resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered.
- Ensuring the availability of resources (material, tools, adequate staffing, and equipment).
- Install & maintain electrical control systems & solid-state equipment.
- Collaborate with the HVAC Artisan, Electrician & Handyman to identify, define & solve developmental problems.
- Conduct inspections for quality control & assurance programs, reporting findings & recommendations.
- Plan, schedule & monitor work of the maintenance team in assisting the Facilities Manager.
- Identify maintenance risks on Client’s property by timeous execution of planned, preventative, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
- Ensure quality, cost effective and timely execution of work as per SLA.
- Manage operations within allocated budget.
- Provide constant feedback to Facilities Manager & Client on restoration of operations.
- Responsible for training, coaching, mentoring & development of Electricians, HVAC Technicians, and infrastructure Handyman.
Technical Services Manager - Sodexo SA| Microsoft Bryanston
(2018-07 - 2019-01)
- Provide technical assistance & resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered.
- Ensuring the availability of resources (material, tools, adequate staffing, and equipment).
- Install & maintain electrical control systems & solid-state equipment.
- Collaborate with the HVAC Artisan, Electrician & Handyman to identify, define & solve developmental problems.
- Conduct inspections for quality control & assurance programs, reporting findings & recommendations.
- Plan, schedule & monitor work of the maintenance team in assisting the Facilities Manager.
- Identify maintenance risks on Client’s property by timeous execution of planned, preventative, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
- Ensure quality, cost effective and timely execution of work as per SLA.
- Manage operations within allocated budget.
- Provide constant feedback to Facilities Manager & Client on restoration of operations.
- Responsible for training, coaching, mentoring & development of Electricians, HVAC Technicians, and infrastructure Handyman.
Technical Services Manager - CBRE – Microsoft Bryanston
(2017-11 - 2018-06)
- Provide technical assistance & resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered.
- Ensuring the availability of resources (material, tools, adequate staffing, and equipment).
- Install & maintain electrical control systems & solid-state equipment.
- Collaborate with the HVAC Artisan, Electrician & Handyman to identify, define & solve developmental problems.
- Conduct inspections for quality control & assurance programs, reporting findings & recommendations.
- Plan, schedule & monitor work of the maintenance team in assisting the Facilities Manager.
- Identify maintenance risks on Client’s property by timeous execution of planned, preventative, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
- Ensure quality, cost effective and timely execution of work as per SLA.
- Manage operations within allocated budget.
- Provide constant feedback to Facilities Manager & Client on restoration of operations.
- Responsible for training, coaching, mentoring & development of Electricians, HVAC Technicians, and infrastructure Handyman.
Data Centre Technician - TSEBO Facilities Solutions – ABSA 270 Republic
(2017-08 - 2017-10)
ROLE PURPOSE: To carry out timeous and quality planned, preventative and emergency maintenance on all specified equipment to give effect to the business maintenance strategy and client service standards.
- Ensure all equipment is serviced in accordance with schedule, preventative or emergency fault rectification complies with legislation, SLA and job plans.
- Effective investigations, evaluation and resolution of problem identified inclusive of hazards.
- Constant feedback to client on restoration of operations.
- Offer timeous completion of quotations.
- Report all irregular occurrences to the client.
Technician - ROAL CONSTRUCTION SPECIAL OPS - Vodacom, Cell C, Neotel
(2017-04 - 2017-07)
- Provide technical resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered.
- Install & maintain electrical control systems & solid-state equipment.
- Conduct inspections for quality control & assurance programs, reporting findings & recommendations.
- Plan, schedule & monitor work of the maintenance team in assisting the Facilities Manager.
- Identify maintenance risks on Client’s property by timeous execution of planned, preventative, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
- Ensure quality, cost effective and timely execution of work as per SLA.
Branch Artisan - South African Reserve Bank
(2015-09 - 2017-03)
- Provide technical assistance & resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encounter.
- Install & maintain electrical control systems & solid-state equipment.
- Ensure quality, cost effective and timely execution of work as per SLA.
- Provide constant feedback to Facilities Manager & Client on restoration of operations.
- Performing stand-by duties and working overtime.
Artisan Standby Power - Bidvest Facilities Management - Telkom
(2014-02 - 2015-09)
- Install & maintain electrical control systems & maintain standby generators.
- Conduct inspections for quality control & assurance programs, reporting findings & recommendations.
- Plan, schedule & monitor work of the maintenance team in assisting the Facilities Manager.
- Identify maintenance risks on Client’s property by timeous execution of planned, preventative, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
- Ensure quality, cost effective and timely execution of work as per SLA.
Education
Facilities Manager Certificate - A4FM
Supervisory N4 - Goldfields FET (2013)
Wireman’s License - ECA (2014)
Electrical Trade Test Certificate - Olifantsfontein Trade Test Centre (2006)
Engineering Studies N3 - Welkom Technical College (2002)
Senior Certificate - Brentpark Secondary School (1998)
