Simphiwe Nkosi

A highly self-motivated and extremely hardworking individual with excellent leadership and good analytical skills seeking employment in Electrical Engineering. Currently working as Proposal Engineer and Draughtsman with 10 years' experience responsible for costing of insulation systems for motors, generators and transformers, and technical drawings.

Proposal Engineer and Draughtsman (Estimation & Design) - Wilec (Actom Group)

(2015-05)

Developed technical and commercial proposals in the energy and engineering sectors. Coordinated with supply chain and engineering teams to align customer requirements with delivery timelines. Utilized market and customer data to inform pricing and bid strategies.

Designed insulation parts on transformers and mechanical parts on SolidWorks. Worked on Gen-rotor rewind and fabrication of rotor insulation kits for Eskom and Sasol generators contracted by Marthinusen & Coutts and L H Marthinusen. Added value and quality to projects by consistently meeting deadlines and communicating with clients regarding insulation products for specific equipment.

• Developed technical and commercial proposals in the energy and engineering sectors, increasing proposal acceptance rates by 95%
• Coordinated with supply chain and engineering teams to align customer requirements with delivery timelines, improving project turnaround by 96%
• Utilized market and customer data to inform pricing and bid strategies, contributing to a 40% increase in sales
• Design insulation parts on transformers
• Estimate project costs, from material to labour
• Cost on Syspro administration side
• Design Mechanical parts on SolidWorks
• Working on Gen-rotor rewind on fabrication of rotor Insulation kits for Eskom and Sasol generators contracted by Marthinusen & Coutts and L H Marthinusen, doing cost estimation of the entire project for the new insulation that will be used on the rewind
• Adding value and quality to projects by consistently meeting deadlines, contributing input at projects progress meeting and communicating with clients regarding insulation products for specific equipment's
• Design and drafts electrical insulation for transformers, rotors and motors using Solid works software which met client's requirement and electrical codes
• Create job cards
• Issue work and technical support

Learner Technician - Transwire

(2014-04 - 2015-04)

• Attend break down on machinery to do fault finding and repairs on electrical machinery
• Do schedule maintenance on electrical machines and substations, maintaining power transformers, circuit breaker, current transformers and electromechanical relays
• Do installation on electrical panels
• Do small projects & commission them with the project manager
• Assist the Engineering Coordinator on maintenance & schedule planning
• Introduced to the control systems and PLC

BTECH - Electrical Engineering - Tshwane University of Technology (2018)

National Diploma - Electrical Engineering - Vaal University of Technology (2007 - 2016)

N3 - Electrical Engineering - Nkangala FET College (2006 - 2006)

Grade 12 - James Nxumalo Agric high School (2005 - 2005)