Project Leader/Manager (Community service) in Engineers without Borders UCT
Job Experience
Project Leader/Manager (Community service)
Engineers without Borders UCT
October 2012 to November 2013
The EwB Biodigester Project aims to divert abattoir waste been generated by informal meat vendors from storm water drains to the sewer system via and anaerobic digestions. The anaerobic digestion process produces methane which is aimed at providing cooking energy to the vendors. My duties are planning and executing the project.
Tutor
TutorWall
March 2012 to August 2012
Tutored: grade 10 physical science, and National Benchmark, 1st year BTech and MBA entrance mathematics
Teaching Assistant
University of Cape Town
February 2012 to October 2013
Tutoring Chemical Engineering undergraduate courses (1st year-introduction to chemical engineering,3rd year-reactor design), marking and providing feedback on student learning process/progress.
Co-Founder, Facilitator and Tutor
African Child Fellowship (UCT)
February 2011 to November 2011
African Child Fellowship was a once-off group organised by a select group of final year chemical engineering students. The group's aim was to promote networking and sharing of knowledge between first year engineering students, by coordinating and facilitating learning sessions where the students would work together on mutual problems regarding their academics.
Student trainee (vacation work)
Angloamerican Platinum
December 2010 to January 2011
Project: Investigation towards understanding the causes of inconsistent feeding of the smelting furnace.
Subject coordinator
TeachOut
February 2010 to November 2010
TeachOut is a student-run organisation providing free tutoring to Township schools around Cape Town.
Duties: Formulation and compilation of mathematics worksheets for Grades 10 to 12, and coordination of tutors.
Examination assistant
Department of Education (Limpopo)
December 2009 to December 2009
Counting, validating and logging of marks from matriculation examination scripts.
Student trainee (experiential learning)
PetroSA (Mossel Bay)
July 2009 to July 2009
One week experiential learning at PetroSA's Mossel Bay Refinery.
Tutor
TeachOut
February 2009 to November 2009
Grades 10 to 12 mathematics tutor.
Education
MSc Chemical Engineering Specialisation in Bioprocesses Engineering
University of Cape Town (Sudáfrica)February 2012 to December 2013
BSc Chemical Engineering
University of Cape Town (Sudáfrica)February 2008 to December 2011
Languages
English
Advanced
IT skills
Aspen Plus
Basic
Design Expert
Medium
SimaPro
Advanced
Scilab
Medium
Matlab
Medium
MS Office
Advanced
Other Skills
More Lefa Steven
Career Goals
I am interested in learning about systems (Production/services/financial), solving problems around them and improving them. I seek to be challenged in my role and be afforded new learning experiences, such that I continuously expand in my scope of responsibilities and work output within an organisation.
Industries of interest
Food and Beverage Automotive Capital Goods Biotechnology Advisory / Auditing / Consulting Mass Consumption Cosmetics Tannery Energy Industry Pharmaceuticals Government Hygiene & Perfumery Industry Manufacturing Metallurgical Mining / Oil / Gas Paper Industry Petrochemicals Plastic Industry Building Products Health Safety Services Oil Industry Public Services
Areas of interest
Advisory Graphic Design / Fashion Design / Industrial Design Education / Training Energy, Minning and Fuel Industries Engineering Laboratories Operations Production and Maintenance Young Professionals
Availability to travel and work outside the city
Yes