Katleho Peter Letele is applying for positions in construction projects involving reinforced concrete, buildings, dams, tunnels, and underground works. He has over 22 years of experience in roles such as laboratory technician, quality control inspector, and concrete batch plant supervisor. His experience includes working on large infrastructure projects in South Africa and Lesotho.
1. KATLEHO PETER LETELE - CURRICULUM VITAE
Position applying for
Laboratory Technician, Inspector of Works (Civil & Underground), QC/QA
Inspector, Concrete Batchplant Supervisor
Current Occupation
Total Years Work Experience 22
Qualifications Concrete Technology SCT30
Objective
A position in Construction projects which entail reinforced concrete,
buildings, dams, tunnels and/or underground structural concrete works,
roads, earthworks.
Relocation Willing to relocate
Current Employer Unemployed
Availability Immediately
Contact Details
Cell phone +27 81 050 0028 / +27 73 601 9334
Tel
Email kpletele@gmail.com
Address 1969 Mangroove Street, Protea Glen Ext 2, 1819
Personal Details
Identity No. 6711025616083
Gender Male
Nationality South African
Language Sesotho (Fluent), English (Fluent), Zulu (Fluent)
Drivers Licence Code 10
Profile
Civil Engineering Technician with experience in concrete laboratory testing supervision, batching plant and
mortar plant supervision, precast supervision, inspection of civil works and underground works including inclined
shafts, Quality control, Hyperbaric works and water treatment operations
Education
1985 MATRIC ( GRADE 12 ) 1985 MABATHOANA HIGH SCHOOL
Professional Courses / Training
• Concrete Technology SCT 20, by Cement & concrete Institute ( 2005 )
• Concrete Technology SCT 30 by Cement & concrete Institute (2009 )
• Incident causation technique by ( IRCA ) ( 2007 )
• Compressed Air works by Hyperbarie SARL ( 2007 )
• Construction supervisors by ( IRCA )
• Junior Management & supervisor Development by ( SEESA ) ( 2014 )
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2. Computer Skills
• MS Office
• Internet use
Experience Summary
1. 01 APRIL 2016 – TO DATE
Unemployed
2. DECEMBER 2015 – MARCH 2016
MET Builders, Richards Bay, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
QA/QC Technician
Overview
Construction of 3 floors Melomed private hospital
Responsibilities
• To make sure that works are carried out according to the specification and technical works drawings,
also safety aspects of works and environmental
• To write daily shift report showing all activities, their durations, plant, labour availability, delays and
breakdowns. Then the report submitted to sit manager
• Ground Excavation and earth works
• Reinforced concrete with formwork
• Backfilling and layer works
• Compaction tests and field densities using Troxler machine
3. NOV 2014 – NOV 2015
Gyxi Concrete (PTY) Ltd, RSA
General Manager - Concrete Production
Responsibilities
• Manage the daily operation of Brick & Block Plants, Ready Mix Plants, Precast Factory and the
laboratory
• Developing and implementing of quality control standards to ensure that work is performed within the
frame of approved quality standards.e.g. SABS, SARMA, SANS and COLTO standards
• Employment of production staff
• Ensuring that all disciplinary and grievance procedure are done correctly
• Interaction with customers to insure proper action is taken in case of complains and non-conformance
• Visiting customer sites prior to delivering, checking all sites with pumping requirements to ensure
planning is done correctly
• Efficient production output and input process, stock control for received production material and for
produced production
• Ensuring that maintenance is carried out in all the plants
• Ensuring compliance to safety procedure and occupational health and safety act
4. SEPT 2013 – OCT 2014
Huntrex 305 (PTY) Ltd T/A Stanger Brick & Tile (Zululand Quarry), KZN, RSA
Concrete Quality Control Manager
Responsibilities
• Manage the daily operation of Brick & Block Plants, Ready Mix Plants , Quarry Plant and the laboratory
• Ensure work is performed within the approved quality system
• Analyse aggregates and concrete strength results for compliance
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3. • Ensuring compliance to safety and environmental rules and regulations
• Visiting customers’ sites prior to delivering, checking all sites with pumping requirements to ensure
planning is done correctly
• Efficient production output and input process, stock control for received production material and for
produced production
5. JAN 2011 – JULY 2013
Eskom Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme: Construction of Underground Power Station,
LADYSMITH, RSA
Inspector of works (GIBB) & Senior Laboratory Technician (CMC)
Overview
The project involved the excavation of underground caverns for the Machine Hall ( L184m x W26m x H43m)
and the Transformer Hall (L176m x W19m x H24m) and associated access and link tunnels (12km),
construction of underground concrete structures and construction of the Intake & Outlet structures for the 1 332
MW (4x333MW Units) Pumped Storage Scheme.
Responsibilities
• To make sure that works are carried out according to the specification and technical works drawings,
also safety aspects of works and environmental
• To write daily shift report showing all activities, their durations, plant, labour availability, delays and
breakdowns. Then the report submitted to the assistant supervisor.
• Excavation by drill and blast followed by rock support by Rock bolts, cable bolts, cable anchors, welded
mesh, pull out testing and short Crete with fibre.
• Lining of tunnels by reinforced concrete with formwork and steel lining backfilled with self compacted
concrete
• Inspection of excavation of inclined shafts, raised-boring shafts, welding of steel lining in tunnels.
• Installation of instruments e.g. loads cells, convergence and extensometer.
CMC
• Ensure that work is performed within the frame of approved quality system
• Schedule and allocate task of the shift
• Monitor all tests and in the lab and verify tests results
• Laboratory soils tests done include Mod AASHTO nuclear density test, CBR, Atterberg limits tests,
Hydrometer test
• Undertake road soil tests – grading, moisture content, plasticity index
• Compaction testing on road layers and identified backfills using nuclear method (Troxler machine)
• Monitoring of batching Plant calibration
6. JAN 2010 – DEC 2010
Eskom Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme: Construction of Braamhoek Dam by Roller
Compacted concrete. – Concor Roads, LADYSMITH, RSA
LABORATORY SUPERVISOR
Responsibilities
• Ensure test methods are done according to approved standards and contract specification
• Prepare filing system and traceability of results
• Schedule and allocate tasks for technicians and lab assistants
• Asses the tests (concrete and soils) results before reporting to site agent
• Compile and issue reports to site agent
• Ensure that all safety procedures are followed
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4. 7. JULY 2007 – DEC 2009
Construction of Gautrain Rapid Link - Bombela CJV with HERRENKNECHT TBM
Murray & Roberts Construction , GAUTENG, RSA
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN, MORTAR PLANT OPERATOR, TBM LOCK ATTENDANT, AND
COMPRESSED AIR WORKER AND WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR
Responsibilities
• Perform all tests in the lab
• Analyse aggregates results and concrete strength for compliance with specification
• Ensure work is performed within the approved quality system
• Record data, calculate and evaluate the correctness of the results
• Log in tests results on the log book or spread sheet and issue to lab manager
• Mortar plant operations for TBM grouting
• Water treatment operations
• Compress and decompress compressed air workers under earth pressure balance TBM
• Supply equipment and material to compressed air workers
• Changing of TBM cutters
8. APRIL 2004 – JUNE 2007
Construction of 600kvt Concentrator for PPL Mine for Anglo Platinum – Concor Civil ; Pier 2 Durban
Harbour Tunnel Constructors – Concor Civil & Hochtief AG; Standard Bank Parkade – Construction of
11 floors std bank parking building - Concor civils
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN AND BATCH PLANT SUPERVISOR
Responsibilities
• Perform all tests in the lab
• Laboratory soil tests done include Mod AASHTO nuclear density test, CBR, Atterberg limits tests,
Hydrometer test
• Analyse aggregates results and concrete strength for compliance with specification
• Ensure work is performed within the approved quality system
• Record data, calculate and evaluate the correctness of the results
• Log in tests results on the log book or spread sheet and issue to the lab manage
TBM tunnelling of segment lined service tunnel from north to south end of the Durban harbour as a part of the
renewing and widening of the harbour entrance with HERRENKNECHT TBM.
• Mortar plant operation for grouting of TBM drive
• Separation plant operations for slurry TBM
• Batch plant operations
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5. • Concrete testing is done before placing
• Reinforcement is checked
• Compile and issue reports to site agent
9. JAN 1994 – MARCH 2004
Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 1A (LHPC) &1B (MTC) - Transfer Tunnels, Intake & Outlet
Structures
LABORATORY ASSISTANT, SITE TECHNICIAN AND PRECAST TECHNICIAN
Responsibilities
• Day to day sampling and testing concrete aggregates
• Trial mix design to suit the method of placing and quick stripping of the shutter
• Sieve analysis, flakiness index, water absorption, moisture content, sand equivalent, fineness modulus,
organic impurities & clay content
• Shotcrete Testing
• Coring of concrete and shotcrete panels, trimming, capping and crushing of cores and calculations of
the above tests
• Calibration of batching plant and other laboratory equipment (scales, air meters
• Involved in various capacity in the excavation of transfer tunnel using WIRTH TBM for and
construction of the Mohale intake and shaft, employed by Mohale tunnel constructors and seconded to
the consulting engineers ( LHTP ) as trainee inspector
• Involved in various capacity in the excavation of transfer tunnel using ATLAS COPCO TBM for 10.9 km
drive and construction of the katse intake tower and
• Responsible for the post cooling of the intake tower and supervising the bending ,positioning and
levelling of the cooling pipes and replacement bending to control and monitor the thermal heat of
hydration
• Operating and monitoring of water treatment plant, sewerage plant, settlement ponds and carrying out
the relevant tests e.g., ph, suspended solids, oil content, turbidity etc.
• Quality control and operations of pre-cast for the tower balustrade ,tunnel invert segments and
ventilation shaft pipe ring
• Quality control and assurance of materials (aggregates) at the quarry and crushing plant
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6. Professional Strengths
• Planning, organizing techniques and information management.
• Operational plan formulation
• Problem solving, conceptual ability and establishing method statements.
• Used to working under pressure and meeting strict deadlines
• Strong prioritisation & time management skills with particular focus on meeting deadlines.
• Excellent listener and communicator
• Ability to effectively communicate and implementation of strategy & employment conditions.
References
Mr. Sekoele Kotele
Resident Engineer
GIBB – South Africa +266 5885 2902
Mr. Gordon Nefdt
Laboratory Manager
SANRAL – South Africa 073 408 4050
Mr. Neo Thinyane
Civil Engineer
THEMBA Consultants – South
Africa
0834 960 346
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7. Professional Strengths
• Planning, organizing techniques and information management.
• Operational plan formulation
• Problem solving, conceptual ability and establishing method statements.
• Used to working under pressure and meeting strict deadlines
• Strong prioritisation & time management skills with particular focus on meeting deadlines.
• Excellent listener and communicator
• Ability to effectively communicate and implementation of strategy & employment conditions.
References
Mr. Sekoele Kotele
Resident Engineer
GIBB – South Africa +266 5885 2902
Mr. Gordon Nefdt
Laboratory Manager
SANRAL – South Africa 073 408 4050
Mr. Neo Thinyane
Civil Engineer
THEMBA Consultants – South
Africa
0834 960 346
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