Siyabonga Hlophe

Dedicated Electrical/Electronic technologist with a solid educational background and hands-on experience in organizing and planning, I'm a highly driven hard working engineering professional seeking a challenging position in your sector to transfer the knowledge and skill I have gained to improve the standard of engineering and technology and adding value in your organisation as well as showcasing my skills and contribute to the growth of the organisation.

Part- time lecturer at Tshwane University of technology & New bridge graduate institute (2025-02 – Present)

• Lesson planning and research
• attending staff meetings, maintaining student records
• Planning and delivering instructions to students.
• Carrying out administrative tasks
• Setting and marking assessments
• Preparing and conducting practicals

Field Service Engineer at Biomerieux (2023-10 – 2024-09)

• Execute advanced troubleshooting, Preventative Maintenance schedules, issuing service work orders to customers within 24 hours post-visit. Diagnosis and execution of mechanical and electronic problems, Laboratory instrumentation Client-site servicing, repair, troubleshooting and installation, adhere ring to quality standards and sales target
• Product field support, remote support, over the phone support and systems networking
• Serving as customer contact on technical and service-related problems.
• Diagnose mechanical, hardware and software systems failures, attending breakdowns
• Prepare reports for analysis of product failures and performing inspections
• Product training and technical support to customers, scheduling routine maintenance and keep service
• planning activities on a weekly and monthly basis
• ensuring the administration and documentation are up to date
• testing and repairing instruments

Field Service Technician at smith and Nephew (2022-06 – 2023-09)

• Troubleshooting surgical/medical instrumentation and testing devices, installation, repairing and maintenance making sure equipment is safely used, field Visit customer sites to meet customer needs. Continuous interaction with customers
• Making sure equipment is safely used, executed sales visits to increased sales revenue.
• Training non-technical staff (doctors and nurses)
• Building relationships with the customer, provide good quality service delivery and customer satisfaction, maintain demo and loan capacity unit, conducting assessments on machines, meeting customer requirements and keep updated with product knowledge
• Sales support local sales representatives in their territory and time saved
• Performs product demonstration in the territory and attending breakdowns

Electrical Engineering lecturer at Richfield institute of technology (2020-01 – 2022-05)

• Lesson planning and research and developing teaching materials
• Assessing, checking student's work and student support after class
• invigilating exams, attending staff meetings, maintaining student records
• Planning and delivering instructions to students.
• Carrying out administrative tasks, developing academic content
• Developing subject curriculum, development strategies, professional development
• Preparing and delivering lectures

Instrumentation Technician at Glencore Lydenburg Smelter (2019-01 – 2019-12)

• PLC and scada programming,
• Plant maintenance and house keeping
• Networking, Commissioning, tests, Installation, fault finding, calibration and repairs,
• Housekeeping, Calibration and testing, Professional report writing.
• ensuring that all Instruments on machines are available for maximum production.
• Managing all breakdowns within the manufacturing plant
• Report and ensuring spare availability for instruments
• Establish & maintaining a safe work environment and compliance with company rules and regulations
• Ensuring the application of safety precautions to instrumentation and electrical apparatus

National Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering – Durban University of Technology (2018-11)

Bachelor of technology degree in Electronics Engineering – university of South Africa (2022-10)

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in electronics – university of South Africa (2024-01)