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Kabelo Motlhalamme
Professional Mechanical Engineer
Gaborone
Summary
Dynamic Mechanical Engineer with over 14 years of extensive experience in power plant maintenance and salt and soda ash production, committed to enhancing operational efficiency and reliability. Proven track record in various engineering roles, including Assistant Engineer Mechanical Maintenance and Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, demonstrating expertise in condition monitoring and project management within cross-functional teams. Currently serving as a Services Engineer at Botswana Ash Mine, recognized for effective collaboration with diverse teams while driving innovative solutions. Registered with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) as a Professional Engineer, offering a creative approach to complex engineering challenges.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Services Engineer
Botswana Ash (Botash)
Sua Pan, Sowa
01.2026 - Current
- To support internal customers to ensure their needs are met and/or helps senior colleagues manage client relationships.
- Develops and/or delivers elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from management.
- Supervising External Contractors, Sub-Contractors and Shutdown planning for major shutdown and report to Maintenance Manager
- Overseeing provision of mechanical and civil engineering services to the mine including rigging, LV/HME garage , fabrication, machining, civils workshops and transportation.
- To ensure that regular and planned mechanical maintenance is carried out on plant, equipment and mobile machinery to ensure optimum production, minimum time loss and optimum safety.
- To provide a proactive & cost effective maintenance service to the manufacturing infrastructure.
- Ensuring that the reliability and efficiency of these areas are maintained and enhanced.
- Responsible for the functional excellence and the maintenance of safety standards within the section.
- To build a high performing team by ensuring that the team is focused, motivated and inspired to achieve team objectives. Specifically, creates positive team culture; for example, ensuring others follow the expected ways of working.
- Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on implementing engineering designs, evaluating outcomes and then making improvements as needed.
- To mentor Mechanical Technicians, Graduate Mechanical Engineers and Mechanical Attaches to reach professional status
Maintenance & Reliability Engineer
Botswana Ash (Botash)
Sua Pan, Sowa
12.2022 - 12.2025
- To support internal customers to ensure their needs are met and/or helps senior colleagues manage client relationships.
- Develops and/or delivers elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from management.
- Supervising External Contractors, Sub-Contractors and Shutdown planning for major shutdown and report to Maintenance Manager
- To supervise condition monitoring team to collect vibrations, analyze and present reliability issues
- To avail maintenance plan for major shutdown, one day outages, CMMS scheduled maintenance, over inspections by Engineering Management, weekly meetings and RCFA assessments & success reviews.
- To advice management on reliability issues and preparing live plans for opportune maintenance
- Takes responsibility for implementing a team's performance management systems with guidance from senior colleagues.
- To deliver outcomes by managing Maintenance Planner & Reliability Foreman and working within established systems.
- To troubleshoot and diagnose equipment and systems for emergency repairs, performs preventive maintenance inspections, assists specialists in setting up and testing new products/processes and installs complex systems with guidance.
- To build a high performing team by ensuring that the team is focused, motivated and inspired to achieve team objectives. Specifically, creates positive team culture; for example, ensuring others follow the expected ways of working.
- Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on implementing engineering designs, evaluating outcomes and then making improvements as needed.
- To mentor Mechanical Technicians, Graduate Mechanical Engineers and Mechanical Attaches to reach professional
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Botswana Power Corporation
Palapye, Morupule A Power Station
01.2019 - 12.2022
- To support internal customers to ensure their needs are met and/or helps senior colleagues manage client relationships.
- Develops and/or delivers elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from management.
- Supervising External Contractors, Sub-Contractors and Onsite Contractor on EPC defects and report to Senior Engineer – Mechanical Engineer
- To perform commissioning tests for all overhauls and repairs which requires engineering expertise
- Performs prescribed preventive activities using existing procedures to support others and to use SAP to make Purchase Requisitions & track progress on deliveries.
- Takes responsibility for implementing a team's performance management systems with guidance from senior colleagues.
- To deliver outcomes by managing Mechanical Technicians & others and working within established systems.
- To troubleshoot and diagnose equipment and systems for emergency repairs, performs preventive maintenance inspections, assists specialists in setting up and testing new products/processes and installs complex systems with guidance.
- To build a high performing team by ensuring that the team is focused, motivated and inspired to achieve team objectives. Specifically, creates positive team culture; for example, ensuring others follow the expected ways of working.
- Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on implementing engineering designs, evaluating outcomes and then making improvements as needed.
- To mentor Mechanical Technicians, Graduate Mechanical Engineers and Mechanical Attaches to reach professional status
Designated NDT & refurbishment Commissioning Engineer
Botswana Power Corporation
Palapye, Morupule A Power Station
08.2016 - 01.2019
- Preparing documentation for Morupule A power station refurbishment project done by Doosan heavy industries & construction
- Produced ad hoc, official reports and documentation for senior team members
- Supervising Contractor scope and Sub-Contractors on Non-destructive Testing (NDT) such as; Phase array ultrasonic thickness tests (PAUT), magnetic particle tests (MT), visual inspections (VI), ultrasonic thickness tests (UTT), replica tests (RE) and hardness tests. Scope included NDT assessment , replacement and or repair of;
- Steam turbines
- Turbo-generator sets and ancillary equipment
- Steam boilers and auxiliaries
- Balance of plant and auxiliaries
- Ash dam pumping/ return water system
- Commissioning tests for all above items and all overhaul and repairs were completed
- Hydro-testing steam boilers (Trevi-Tests) and hydro-testing fire-fighting ring main pipeline after replacement
- Witnessing hydraulic tests of new 38 MW Doosan Skoda steam turbine hydraulic control oil pipework with Hydac (HMG 3000)
- O&M training and assessment for newly installed 38 MW Doosan Skoda steam turbine at Morupule A power station
- Assisting Plant Engineer at Matshelagabedi emergency diesel power plant on CAPEX procurement and managing Contractors
Assistant Engineer – Condition Monitoring
Botswana Power Corporation
Palapye, Morupule A & B Power Stations
06.2015 - 07.2016
- Establishing condition monitoring department at Morupule B power station
- Re-establishing condition monitoring section at Morupule A power station
- Coordinating and managing vibration analysis training for self and three (3) Condition Monitoring Technicians
- Re-establishing SKF database (SQL server) and product support plan for both SKF Microlog GX series & @ptitude SKF software
- Evaluation/ assessment and Procurement of condition monitoring assets for readiness and return to service of Morupule A power station
- Monthly section budget control and costing
- Supervising Condition Monitoring Technicians
- I was responsible for coordinating section SHER activities
Assistant Engineer – Mechanical Maintenance
Botswana Power Corporation
Palapye, Morupule B Power Stations
12.2014 - 05.2015
- Administered project contracts and coordinated project meeting
- Reported to Mechanical Engineer on daily plans and budget constraints
- Handled administrative duties
- Provided technical assistance for repair on plant and equipment, and directed necessary modifications
- Prepared maintenance programs and procedures for approval and ensures implementation in accordance with set standards to optimize plant availability, reliability and performance
- Determined budget, manpower, schedule and materials need to successfully execute projects
- Provided technical assistance to staff when needed
Graduate Trainee Engineer – Mechanical
Botswana Power Corporation
Palapye, Morupule A & B Power Stations
10.2011 - 11.2014
- Inductions and plant tour
- Plant familiarizations training, departmental rotations and initial interviews
- Initial on-job training and progress interviews
- Theoretical training for Morupule A power station and assessment
- Theoretical training (O&M) and assessment, with site visits and progress interviews
- Directed on-job training and progress interviews
- Graduate Trainee final year project and mentorship training
- Competency based training, closing training gaps (2 months) and final assessments for appointments
Mechanical Engineer
The then Ministry of Education and Skills Development Kanye, Department of Technical Services (DTS)
06.2011 - 09.2011
- Created bill of materials and certifications for site visits
- Performed on-site field surveys and wrote technical narratives in an efficient and timely manner
- Assessed HVAC systems for high technology facilities such as process and institutional facilities
- Led project scheduling and budgeting to successfully and quickly complete engineering project
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
University of Botswana
01.2010
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
University of Botswana
01.2006
Certificate - Motor Vehicle Engineering
University of Botswana
01.2005
Skills
Contractor Management
Budgeting and costing
AMS Machinery Health Manager
SAP and SKF @ptitude software
DMS2000, ESS, BI portal, IDU budgeting system, SHEQS & SYSPRO and Jarrison Time
Data analysis/ management
Planning, Coordination and Execution
Staff development & change leadership
Compliance to standards & best practice
Technical support
Field service
Installation coordination
Equipment installation
Preventive Maintenance
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of Technicians in the development of condition monitoring system at Morupule A Power Station.
- Achieved infrared thermography by introducing E96 FLIR camera and FLIR thermal studio standard perpetual licensed software for thermal analysis reports at Botash.
- Supervised team of six (6) Condition Monitoring Specialists in area of Electrical, Mechanical and Auto-Electronics.
Affiliations
- Botswana Institution of Engineers (BIE), B2800105916, 2026-06-30
- Mobius Institute Board of Certification (MIBoC), M-122574-01, 2026-05-31
- Engineers Registration Board (ERB), 20180538, ERB-PC 20243259, 2026-12-31
- Valid class B Driver’s license, 2028-05-31
Additional Information
Hobbies include football, reading, farming and singing
Certification
Botswana Institution of Engineers (BIE); Member – B2800105916 (Expiry – June 2026)
Interests
Music
Farming
Timeline
Services Engineer
Botswana Ash (Botash)
01.2026 - Current
Maintenance & Reliability Engineer
Botswana Ash (Botash)
12.2022 - 12.2025
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Botswana Power Corporation
01.2019 - 12.2022
Designated NDT & refurbishment Commissioning Engineer
Botswana Power Corporation
08.2016 - 01.2019
Assistant Engineer – Condition Monitoring
Botswana Power Corporation
06.2015 - 07.2016
Assistant Engineer – Mechanical Maintenance
Botswana Power Corporation
12.2014 - 05.2015
Graduate Trainee Engineer – Mechanical
Botswana Power Corporation
10.2011 - 11.2014
Mechanical Engineer
The then Ministry of Education and Skills Development Kanye, Department of Technical Services (DTS)
06.2011 - 09.2011
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
University of Botswana
Certificate - Motor Vehicle Engineering
University of Botswana
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
University of Botswana
Personal Information
- ID Number: 001116112
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Motswana
- Driving License: Valid class B Driver’s license (Expiry – May 2028)
- Marital Status: Married
- ID Number: 001116112
Professional Development
- On-shore training for Operations & Maintenance (O&M) for 4 X 600MW Morupule B Power Station, CNEEC, 2013-01-01, 2013-04-30
- Leadership Development Programme: Supervision Development Training, Sand Sledge Business Services, 2013-12-09, 2013-12-13
- Project Management (Microsoft project), Energema Consultants, 2014-05-12, 2014-05-15
- BOS 14001(Understanding BOS ISO 14001: 2004), BOBS, 2015-03-23, 2015-03-27
- Leadership Development & Management, Innolead Consulting, 2015-05-11, 2015-05-13
- Bearing Installations & Damage Analysis, SKF South Africa, 2015-09-03, 2015-09-04
- Root Cause Analysis Technique (RCATTM), IRCA Global, 2016-02-22, 2016-02-24
- Vibration Analysis CAT 1, Mobius Institute (VISA), 2016-03-14, 2016-03-18
- Vibration Analysis – Mobius Institute (VISA) Cat 2, Mobius Institute (VISA), 2016-05-23, 2016-05-27
- Maintenance and Asset Management, Sokhna Trading (Pty)Ltd, 2016-07-19, 2016-07-22
- On-shore training for Operations & Maintenance (O&M) for newly installed Unit 3 Doosan Skoda 38MW turbine, Doosan Skoda Power, 2017-12-11, 2017-12-15
- WE 240 Precision Shaft Alignment - Laser System Training JRK00075BIE: 2 CPD Points, SKF, 2018-12-11, 2018-12-12
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt, MF Treinamentos, 2022-09-19, 2022-09-20
- C-MiRM - Certificate for Managers in Risk Management, Enterprises University of Pretoria, 2023-06-19, 2023-06-23
- Integrated Management Systems Internal Auditor (ISO 9001/14001/45001), DQS MSS (Pty) Ltd, 2023-08-28, 2023-09-01
- PDCA Fundamentals Certification, The TR Training Company, 2023-11-13, 2023-11-15
- Project Management Professionals Training, Innolead Consulting, 2023-11-13, 2023-11-17
- Personal Mastery in Leadership, Stellenbosch University, 2023-08-01, 2023-12-14
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification, MF Treinamentos, 2025-05-12, 2025-05-19
- HAZOP and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) Leader Training, Engineering Tenets (Pty) Ltd, 2025-11-25, 2025-11-27
- Career Boost with Power BI and AI, Exodus Experts, 2026-01-12, 2026-01-15
Undergraduate Training
- Central Transport Organization, SECOND YEAR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, 8 weeks attachment for hands-on job at Central transport Organization during year 2 industrial training, Sebele CTO, Gaborone (2007).
- Debswana Diamond Training (Jwaneng Mine), FOURTH YEAR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, 3 weeks hands-on training at Debswana Jwaneng Mine, at Jwaneng during year 4 industrial training. Due to recession, I had to relocate to RIIC (2009).
- Rural Industrial Innovation Centre (RIIC), FOURTH YEAR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, 20 weeks hands-on training at Rural Industrial Innovation Centre (RIIC), at Kanye during year 4 industrial training (2009).
Research And Development
- Final year Project, Design and automation of Morula fruit; seed and pulp separator using feedback control system., Professor R. Marumo, Mr V.P. Kommula, Mr J. Gandure
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Project, Investigating the efficiency of the water cooler., Mr B.Horenburg
- Final year project for Graduate Engineer Mechanical Maintenance, Improvement on already existing dust evacuation and suppression system of Morupule B Power Station coal handling system.