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- 1. CURRICULUM VITAE: JEROME EDWARD VRAAGOM HOME ADDRESS : 24 Church Street Vredenburg South Africa 7380 TELEPHONE NO : (H) 022-713 3448 (Cell) +27 83 285 35 27 PERSONAL INFORMATION SURNAME : Vraagom FIRST NAMES : Jerome Edward IDENTITY NUMBER : 730214 5103 084 DATE OF BIRTH : 14/02/1973 GENDER : Male MARITAL STATUS : Married NATIONALITY : South African Citizen LANGUAGES : Afrikaans English Read Good Good Write Good Good Speak Good Good CRIMINAL OFFENCES : None STATE OF HEALTH : Excellent DEPENDANTS : Three DRIVERS LICENCE : Code 08 (Own transport) AVAILABILITY : IMMEDIATELY
- 2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED : Weston High School HIGHEST STANDARD PASSED : Matric 1991 SUBJECTS PASSED : Afrikaans HG English HG Mathematics SG Business Economics HG Economics HG Accountancy SG HIGHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENT ATTENDED : University of Western Cape (1992-1994) STUDIES : (B.Comm): Not completed. MAJOR SUBJECTS PASSED : Economics 1 Business Economics 1 Industrial Psychology 1 Stats 1 ADDITIONAL COURSES : OHSAS 18001 Iso 9001 Chairing Disciplinary Hearings (IMSSA Downtime Recovery Workshop (Certificate Marcus Evans) Iso 14001(Environmental Management) Iso 14001(Environ System Auditing) Iso 14001(Environ Law) Supervisory Principles (Portnet Ace) Situational Leadership (Portnet Ace) Supervisory Interpersonal Skills (Portnet ) OHSAS 18001 COMPUTER LITERACY Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Projects, SAP, VB Logistics (Kumba Iron Ore)
- 3. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY DATE : April 1995 – March 1997 COMPANY : Portnet (Port of Saldanha) REASON FOR LEAVING : Promotion POSITION : Administrator (Assets & Legal Services) RESPONSIBILITY : Vehicle fleet management Completion of payments for Maintenance / Civil and Legal Services Departments. _____________________________________________________________________________ DATE : April 1997 – November 1999 COMPANY : Iron Ore Terminal, Port of Saldanha REASON FOR LEAVING : Promotion POSITION : Trainee/Sen. Administrator (CCR) RESPONSIBILY : Trained on Plant Operations and Central Control Room. Trained on Train Operations / Shiploading Scada training. Train concepts training. _______________________________________________________________________ DATE : December 1999 – October 2001 COMPANY : Iron Ore Terminal, Port of Saldanha REASON FOR LEAVING : Promotion POSITION : Trainee Manager (Operations Department) RESPONSIBILITY : Trained to be Operations Manager. Training include: Financial/Risk/Environmental/ Customer Relations/Employee Relations/ Human Relations/Projects Management/ Logistics Management/Operations Management _______________________________________________________________________
- 4. DATE : November 2001 – 31 October 2008 COMPANY : Bulk Terminal, Port of Saldanha POSITION : Operations Planning Manager RESPONSIBILITY 1. Monitor accuracy/timeous of plans i.r.o vessel loading, train offloading . 2. Co-ordinate maintenance windows between terminal and customers and inform all stakeholders. 3. Evaluate daily/weekly/monthly export flows. 4. Maintain corporate image in order to improve client perception. 5. Maintain staff moral to optimize performance. 6. Ensure compliance to Iso 9002, Iso 14 000 standards. 7. Ensure compliance to Safety Legislation. 8. Prepare and evaluate Planning Department budget. 9. Represents Terminal at Operational/Planning meetings(Between Terminal/Clients) 10. Responsible for Availability of plant for Plant cleaning. 11. Responsible for total planning between Operations/ Clients/ Expansion Project of the Terminal. (Currently busy with expansion to increase capacity up to 90 millions tons/year) 12. Terminal Stockpile Management according Iso standards and clients requirments.
- 5. DATE : November 2008 – August 2011 COMPANY : Kumba Iron Ore, Shipping Office, Port of Saldanha) POSITION : Senior Administrator (Shipping Operations) Work Responsibility : Clearing and Forwarding Preparation of Customs cargo documentation via EDI : • SARS SAD 500 document • SARS SAD 554 document Preplan meetings with Vessel Agents Calculation of lay time Statements on VB Logistic. Calculation of vessel analysis on VB Logistics. Filing & Safekeeping of vessel files according Iso. Liaise with Head Office and vessel agents Resolve queries regarding vessel documentation Receive and approve Bills of Lading on completion of vessels and courier to HQ. Continuous updating of SAP system. Allocate number for vessel on completion. Ensure all relevant shipping documents are Correct and received from Agents. Vessel sailing details must be accurately Completed and emailed on completion of vessel. DATE : 16 September 2011 – August 2014 COMPANY : African Minerals Limited, Sierra Leone POSITION : Operations Scheduler (Port & Rail) Responsibility : •To manage the daily linkage between the mine and the port for the export of bulk minerals through detailed planning and coordination of shipping, marine operations, Bulk mineral stockpiles, rail operations, and mine operations. •Implement detailed operational and strategic plans for the coordination of operations of a mineral export port •Delivering a safe operations scheduling function •Ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, objectives and regulations and the commitment to achieving Zero Harm through safe behaviors. •Ensure compliance with relevant HR policies, procedures, objectives and regulations through appropriate behaviors. •Execute the operations scheduling function to ensure end to end operations planning and execution processes in accordance with detailed plans. •Implement processes in an optimal and effective method.
- 6. •Contribute to the planning process for developing annual physicals budget in line with the overall business objectives, including mining, marketing, and rail. •Execute the Daily Operations Plans both Production and Shipping. •Execute the End of Month processes relating to reconciliation of production, material movements, stockpile balances, and adjustments. •Decision making authority is limited to minor scheduling tasks for the port and rail operations as aligned with marketing and shipping schedules. •Barge Operations – transportation of iron ore. Reason for leaving: Resigned due to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. DATE : August 2014 – To date COMPANY : CFG Logistics Services cc POSITION : Chief Operation Officer Responsibility • Company recently became Stevedoring Licence holder. Assisting with negotiation process to become operational. • Assisting in Operational procedures. OTHER REFERENCES Member of the MM-Ore Project (Much More Ore Project): Capacity increase of Saldanha Sishen Iron Ore Channel. Team Leader Deon Lagenhoven (Kumba Sishen Mine: +27 83 304 5746) Lionel Kruger, Manager: Kumba Shipping Office, Saldanha +27 83 293 7290 Leon Broom, Iron Ore Corridor Manager, Johannesburg +27 83 283 8489 Robert van Rooyen, BUE (Bulk Terminal, Saldanha) +27 83 455 2828
- 7. •Contribute to the planning process for developing annual physicals budget in line with the overall business objectives, including mining, marketing, and rail. •Execute the Daily Operations Plans both Production and Shipping. •Execute the End of Month processes relating to reconciliation of production, material movements, stockpile balances, and adjustments. •Decision making authority is limited to minor scheduling tasks for the port and rail operations as aligned with marketing and shipping schedules. •Barge Operations – transportation of iron ore. Reason for leaving: Resigned due to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. DATE : August 2014 – To date COMPANY : CFG Logistics Services cc POSITION : Chief Operation Officer Responsibility • Company recently became Stevedoring Licence holder. Assisting with negotiation process to become operational. • Assisting in Operational procedures. OTHER REFERENCES Member of the MM-Ore Project (Much More Ore Project): Capacity increase of Saldanha Sishen Iron Ore Channel. Team Leader Deon Lagenhoven (Kumba Sishen Mine: +27 83 304 5746) Lionel Kruger, Manager: Kumba Shipping Office, Saldanha +27 83 293 7290 Leon Broom, Iron Ore Corridor Manager, Johannesburg +27 83 283 8489 Robert van Rooyen, BUE (Bulk Terminal, Saldanha) +27 83 455 2828