J.Z. Rubaba, B. Sc. (Mechanical Engineering)
Graduate Engineer with over 24 years experience in the HVAC industry having completed a two-year pupil engineers` course with a leading mining company.
Professional Experience
1989- 1995
Company Name: Climatec (PVT) Ltd.
Position: Senior Engineer
Responsible for the day to day running of contracts including design and draughting, materials procurement, project planning and monitoring, organization of labour, costing and estimating, escalations and variations, testing and commissioning and finally the production of operating and maintenance manuals. The job also entailed meetings with the project team. Major projects worked on include the following:
- CORNER HOUSE in Harare ( central chilled water system with fan coil units)
- FIDELITY LIFE in Bulawayo (central chilled water system with ducted fan coil units)
- DISTRICT HOSPITALS (theatre package units with ducting)
- 99 JASON MOYO in Harare (central system, air handling units, VAV system)
- NOCZIM HOUSE in Harare (water chillers, cooling towers, air handling units and VAV system)
1995- To date
Company Name: Thermacool (Pvt) Ltd
Position: Project Director
Project management of contracts including financing for all major contracts. Duties involved tendering, sourcing materials, implementing projects, supervision of all projects from tender, design, drawings, materials ordering, ductwork and other fabrication, installation, testing and commissioning, meetings with various people involved in the projects including clients ,architects, consultants and Government engineers. Major projects include the following:
- Meikles Hotel in Harare (water chillers and fan coils)
- University Health science Building in Harare (water chillers, air handling units, fume cupboards , DX systems )
- TM Supermarket - various (DX systems , kitchen extract)
- PTC Exchanges –various ( close control DX systems)
- Executive Mayors residence (packages systems including ducted split units)
- Caps and Varichem Pharmaceuticals ( various process and A/C systems
- Netherlands embassy
- Australian embassy
- Varichem pharmaceuticals
- Geddes
- Stanbic Bank – various branches
- Trust Towers
- PTC central sorting offices
- Sheraton Hotel – refurbishment
- Barclays Bank – Pearl house and Barclays Bank Marondera
- Africa University –Library and faculty of Theology
- Joshua Nkomo airport
- Joina Centre
- British Embassy Complex