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SIPHO TALAMA
METALLURGY AND MATERIAL SCIENCE ENGINEERING
Malawi, Blantyre,Chilomoni
There’s no reality except the one contained within us. That’s why so many people live an unreal life. They take images outside them for reality and never allow the world within them to assert itself.
Hermann Hesse
Summary
Resourceful and detail-oriented Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (Honours) graduate with diverse internship experience across finance, manufacturing, and public health sectors. Adept at analyzing systems, improving operational workflows, and supporting engineering and maintenance processes. Gained hands-on exposure in asset tracking, maintenance planning, automation systems, and data analysis. Passionate about innovation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
Overview
5
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education
2
Certification
5
Years of University, Hons Bsc Metallurgy and Materials Engineer
Work History
Malawi Revenue AuthorityBlantyre, Msonkho House
Revenue Officer
08.2025 - Current
JTI Leaf MalawiLilongwe, Malawi
Maintenance Engineer Trainee
04.2025 - 07.2025
Job overview
- Performed root cause failure analysis on critical equipment, leading to more effective preventative measures.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Completed preventive maintenance on machines to enhance production and maintain quality.
- Gained in-depth understanding of tobacco manufacturing and automation processes.
- Observed interaction between mechanical and electrical maintenance operations.
- Participated in preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance planning.
- Utilized SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management modules to support planning and recordkeeping.
- Assisted in developing equipment troubleshooting guides for the maintenance team.
- Conducted Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and participated in weekly downtime and daily Cell DDS meetings.
- Supported IWS (Integrated Work Systems) initiatives to optimize production.
- Gained exposure to storage equipment management systems.
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA)Blantyre, Malawi
Finance Assets Assistant Intern
11.2024 - 02.2025
Job overview
- Conducted nationwide site visits to collect and tag company assets, ensuring accurate data management.
- Organized, cleaned, and streamlined asset data, improving accuracy and reducing errors.
- Improved asset tracking, reducing the time needed to verify and reconcile data.
- Increased overall efficiency and productivity in asset management by enhancing data collection and sorting workflows.
RAIPLY MALAWI LIMITEDBlantyre
Production Assistant Intern
07.2021 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Assisting in installation and testing of production equipment
- Assisting electrical and mechanical department in fixing faulty equipment’s
- Isolated and prepared equipment for corrective and scheduled maintenance procedures.
- Designing of equipment’s using engineering software’s
- Assisting in production of veneers and wood products
- Assist with other requirements or projects as instructed by manager
- Weighed and measured items to prevent waste and meet quality standards.
- Managed to design veneer peeling machine part
PARTNERS IN HEALTHNeno
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Intern
06.2020 - 09.2020
Job overview
- Testing both Health data collection tools and software application.
- Work with medical informatics team in deploying and monitoring electronic data collection systems
- Develop and maintain DHIS2 dashboards, monitor data quality, and extract and synthesize data for reporting
- Work with community and clinical teams in designing of programs and plans for implementation
- Working with clinical program teams to ensure accurate and high-quality documentation and data collection and management
- Monitoring routine data collection systems and conduct periodic data quality audits.
- Conducting basic data analyses and support writing of programmatic and grant reports
- Managed to develop software to extract data from DIHS2
Education
Malawi University of Science And TechnologyThyolo, Malawi
Honours Bachelor's Engineering from Metallurgy And Materials Science Engineer
10.2016 - 06.2022
Zingwangwa Secondary SchoolBlantyre, Malawi
MSCE
10.2012 - 11.2015
Skills
Lab test setup
Sketches, specifications and drawings
Graphic design
Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Engineering plan preparation
Quality assurance
Researching knowledge
Data analysis
Budget planning
Ability to quickly learn hard things
Ability to consistently produce at elite level in terms of speed and quality
Experience with engineering software’s
Excellent team working skills, and willing to share, listen and help others
Software
AUTOCAD
MATLAB
MICROSOFT PACKAGES
DHIS2
ASPEN HYSYS
SOLIDWORKS
Certification
Depression: Symptoms, Types and Support
Interests
Photography and Videography
Dog Grooming
Gardening
Graphic Designing
Fashion Designing
Renewable Energy
Artificial Intelligence
Interior Design
Mineral Extraction and Processing
Hobbies
Dancing and Singing
Travelling
Cooking
Reading
Gaming
Watching Anime
Affiliations
Brian Namate
Finance Team Leader
Malawi Revenue Authority
Private Bag 247
BLANTYRE
Cell : +265-88-472-2144
Email : bnamate@mra.com
Limbani Thengo
Director Supervisor
Parters in Health
Neno Malawi
Cell : +265-99-413-8895
Email : lthengo@pih.org
Paul Mvalo
Production Manager
RAIPLY MALAWI LIMITED
P. O. Box 51692
Limbe
BLANTYRE
Cell : +265-99-955-2476
Email : mvalo@raiplyblantyre.com
Availability
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Timeline
Revenue Officer
Malawi Revenue Authority
08.2025 - Current
Maintenance Engineer Trainee
JTI Leaf Malawi
04.2025 - 07.2025
Finance Assets Assistant Intern
Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA)
11.2024 - 02.2025
Depression: Symptoms, Types and Support
08-2021
Production Assistant Intern
RAIPLY MALAWI LIMITED
07.2021 - 12.2021
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Intern
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
06.2020 - 09.2020
Malawi University of Science And Technology
Honours Bachelor's Engineering from Metallurgy And Materials Science Engineer
10.2016 - 06.2022
Zingwangwa Secondary School
MSCE
10.2012 - 11.2015