Highlights:

Skills:metallurgy, mineral processing, Testing, Laboratory technician, quality control

Research Scientist 06/23 - current
Verify Engineering, Mutare, Manicaland Zimbabwe
Industry: Research and Development
Carrying out research in coal to liquids technologies and lithium ion battery manufacturing technologies
Catalyst development for coal to liquids Characterization of catalysts and fuel fractions Lithium ore beneficiation process development Lithium ore characterization Lithium ion battery electrodes development Coin cell battery assembly Coin cell battery characterization Team lead Laboratory management Material balancing--
Metallurgical Technician 11/2020 - 05/2023
SIRDC, Harare, Harare Zimbabwe
Industry: Research and Development
Carrying out research in physical and extractive metallurgy
Characterization of foundry raw materials and products Carrying out metallurgical test works Laboratory operations Foundry Quality control Operation and calibration of lab instruments Supervision of foundry team--
Metallurgical technician 10/2016 - 10/2020
Hwange Colliery, Hwange, Matebeleland North Zimbabwe
Industry: Mining
supervision of quality control analysts
Carrying out proximate and ultimate analysis in coal and coke Operation and calibration of lab instruments Analysis of plant and domestic water Analysis of magnetite Analysis of transformer oils Metallurgical accounting quality control--
Quality inspector 06/2015 - 10/2016
SIS Inspections, Hwange, Matebeleland North Zimbabwe
Industry: Mining
Product Quality and Quantity verifications
Analysis of wolframite using XRF Laboratory operations Water balancing Metallurgical accounting Quality control--

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