Gawie Victor

PROFESSIONAL RESUME

Gawie Victor
Address: 49 Long Market street. Colchester. South Africa
Contact numbers: 0842434797
E-mail: gawie.victor@gmail.com

Career Summary

I am a dynamic, dedicated individual with a total of 16 years firefighting and 3 years training experience, for the last 3 years I was part of junior management, accompanied by the necessary qualifications in this field. I have gained valuable skills working in the petrochemical environment.

Career statement

I believe in performing to the best of my ability and have confidence in my proficiencies.

I am able to work independently and ensure that my role remains effective and efficient whereby all tasks are handled in the shortest time possible, striving to keep all business interruptions brief. To perform in a professional manner that supports all objectives and requirements relevant to my position.

By assisting my team wherever necessary I also increase their productivity. I adapt well to change and succeed under pressure.

Loyalty describes me and I personally say that it’s one of the skills which are required for individuals to be able to maintain effective relationships with customers (internally and externally) as well as with our colleagues.

Career History

Senior Station Officer - Sasol Emergency Management
2015 – 12/2016
Roles and responsibilities as stated before
Acting as Divisional Commander from November 2015
• Time Management
• Legal Compliance

Station Officer - Sasol Emergency Management
2013 – 2014

• Managing overtime
• Managing the shift scheduling on the yearly roster in regards to overtime, courses, sick leave, family responsibility leave and unplanned leave
• Managing the monthly statutory work (Service Work) in regards of legal compliance
• Attending Potential deviation analysis, to ensure that the work is done in a safe manner with all safety problems addressed and all safety features are in place
• Report writing of preliminary reports, ambulance reports and carry over reports
• Maintaining Shift personnel training and competency
• Coordinating, mitigating and presenting Live Fire drills accordance to NFPA Standards
• Coordinating, mitigating and presenting High Angle Rescues, Confined Space rescues, vehicle and Machinery Extrications (Live Drills and competency reviews)
• Coordinating, mitigating and presenting Hazardous Material incidents and training (Live Drill`s and competency reviews)
• Coordinating, mitigating and presenting special services, like snake handling, exotic animal removal and relocation
• Effective arrangements for yearly medical surveillance for my shift
• Effective arrangement for compulsory courses like SHE Overview, Legal Compliance and National Induction
• Arranging rehabilitation for exhausted employee on long incidents, like beverages and food
• In charge of overall Scene Safety of personnel and patients on scene until I am relieved of that duty
• As a Fire Ground Officer, My duties is to maintain safety and keep the business interruptions brief, I am also responsible for the Debriefing after the incident with all parties involved
• At the station I am responsible for everybody’s safety on the floor, and it is also my duty to ensure day to day tasks is completed in a professional manner
• Shift and SHE Meetings is arranged in advance and that we comply to the standards
• Shift Communications is done regarding SHE Learning and Insights and Near misses as well as General Communication
• Assuring Behavioral Based Safety for the shift is completed according to set standards
• Performing Standby Duties for Shift Strength and Emergencies that may arise

Achievements:
• South African Emergency Services Institute – Bronze Service Medal August 2010 – Awarded for 10 Years’ Service
• Sasol Secunda Shared Services – Recognition of living the value of Customer Focus - 2008
• I am actively involved in mitigating all types of emergencies encountered in the Sasol environment, like fires, gas releases, product spills, High Angle and confined space rescues as well as special services like snake handling and so forth.


Practitioner Learning – Sasol Emergency Management Training Academy
01/10/2010 – 01/11/2013

• Course design
o Rope Technician II – Complete design from new technology and advanced techniques to SAQA accreditation
o Confined Space Rescue Technician 1 – Complete design from new technology and advanced techniques to SAQA accreditation
o Confined Space Rescue Technician II – Complete design from new technology and advanced techniques to SAQA accreditation
o Inspection of Fire and Safety Equipment – New presentation
o One Day Basic Industrial Firefighting with gas cloud handling – Complete Design
• Presentation (Theory and Practical Skills)
o Fire and Gas (Practical National Induction)
o Safety Harness Training
o Inspection of Fire and Safety Equipment
o Firefighter I
o Firefighter II
o Introduction to Hazardous Materials
o Transportation of Dangerous Goods
o Hazmat Awareness
o Hazmat Operational
o Hazmat Technician
o Rope Technician I
o Rope Technician II
o Confined Space Rescue I
o Confined Space Rescue II
o One Day Basic Industrial Firefighting with gas cloud handling
o Advanced Petrochemical Firefighting
o Advanced Petrochemical Firefighting for Instructors
o Bag valve Mask Training
• IFSAC Accreditations compiled
o Industrial Fire Brigade Member Incipient Level
o Industrial Fire Brigade Member Interior and Exterior Firefighting
• Maintaining the Training stores and the Training ground
• Maintaining training records (results and practical competencies)
• Shift Meetings with the Divisional Commander on the Shift I am responsible for
• Maintaining Shift Competencies
• General office functions
• Performing Standby duties for the roll of Scene Safety and Camera Duties

Firefighter – Emergency Management
2006/11 – 30/09/2010

• Responding to any incident that may arise
• General Station work
• Doing Standby

Key Competencies & Skills

• Competent in Firefighting and all relevant duties
• Customer Service
• Excellent administrative skills
• Proficient in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet
• Excellent interpersonal skills - good communicator, leadership, high integrity
• Strong planning, organising and monitoring abilities - an efficient time-manager
• Self-driven and self-reliant - sets aims and targets and leads by example
• Good interpersonal skills - works well with others, motivates and encourages
• Adaptable and flexible; well-organised planner and scheduler
• Diligent and conscientious - reliable and dependable
• Good strategic appreciation and vision; able to build and implement sophisticated plans
• Determined and decisive; uses initiative to meet and resolve challenges

Relevant Qualifications

T2 – Management, Fire Technology , Construction Tshwane University of Technology
T1 – Management, Fire Technology, Construction,
Physics, Hydraulics, Chemistry 2013
Coach The Learner, Certificate in OD ETDP Study School 1 and 2 , busy with study school 3 Maucauvlei 2011
SAESI – Higher Certificate South African Emergency Services Institute
Grade 12 Math and Science High School Oosterland 1997

Specialised Training

• Basic Ambulance Assistant Course (Completed 1999)
• Basic Wild land and Grass Fire Course (Completed 1999)
• Grass Fire Fighting (Completed 1999)
• Hazmat Awareness (Completed 2001)
• Pump Operators Course (Completed 2001)
• Fire Fighter 1 (SAESI Completed 2008 NFPA 1001)
• Fire Fighter 2 (SAESI Completed 2008 NFPA 1001)
• Hazmat Awareness (SAESI Completed 2008 NFPA 472)
• Hazmat Operational (SAESI Completed 2008 NFPA 472)
• Hazmat Technician (SAESI Completed 2008 NFPA 472)
• High Angle Rescue (Completed 2007)
• Confined Space Rescue (Completed 2007)
• Vehicle Extrication (Completed 2012)
• One Day Basic Petrochemical Fire Fighting (Completed 2009)
• Two Day Advance Petrochemical Fire Fighting (Completed 2009)
• Three Day Advance Petrochemical Fire Fighting (Completed 2008)
• Junior Advance Petrochemical Fire Fighting Instructor (Completed 2009)
• Advance Petrochemical Fire Fighting Instructor (Completed 2009)
• Senior Advanced Petrochemical Fire Fighting Instructor (Completed 2011)
• Fire Service Instructor I (SAESI Completed 2010 NFPA 1041)
• Snake Identification and Handling (Completed 2008)
• Grass and Wild land Fire Fighting (Completed 2008)
• Fundamentals of risk assesments
• Advanced Risk Assessment
• HAZOP Studies
• Drager Instructors Training to present Drager Airline Respiratory Equipment (2013)
• The South African Labor Guide
• Managing Your Human Resources (Completed 2009)
• Computer Knowledge
• Computer Technician
• Extensive Knowledge of Software
• Networks etc.


References

Available upon request