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Windémanegdé Yiougo

Windémanegdé Yiougo

Ouagadougou,Burkina Faso

Summary

Accomplished professional with expertise In AutoCAD, Excel, and MS Project, demonstrating strong leadership and line management skills. Proficient in SCADA systems and laser shaft alignment training, with a proven track record of enhancing reliability and operational efficiency. Adept at utilising Office Suite tools including Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word to streamline communication and project management, Committed to leveraging technical skills to drive innovation and achieve organisational goals.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Rental power plant Manager

Africa power services
Zouerate (Mauritania); Orezone; Kiaka ( Burkina), Burkina FASO
09.2024 - 07.2025
  • Company Overview: Zouerate (Mauritanial Orezone, and KIAKA mining, Burkina Faso
  • Developed preventative maintenance schedules, thereby reducing unplanned downtime incidents.
  • Led refurbishment projects resulting in extended life span of machinery.
  • Oversaw daily operations ensuring adherence to industry standards and best practices.
  • Experienced on CAT 35168, engine, minor overhaul.
  • Experienced on CAT ET, SIS, and Deif controller.
  • Zouerate (Mauritanial Orezone, and KIAKA mining, Burkina Faso

Power Plant Operation Supervisor

SONABEL
Banfora
03.2020 - 07.2025
  • Company Overview: BANFORA, BURKINA FASO
  • As operation acting supervisor: BEFORE OPERATION SUPERVISOR RECRUITMENT.
  • Training operators, start stopping MAK generators.
  • Training on recording data, preparing reports.
  • Preparing end of month report (EOM).
  • Reviewing all report to ensure accuracy.
  • Provide training on POID.
  • Training operators on SCADA using and monitoring.
  • Training people on FLS (fast load shedding).
  • Supervising all team including operators.
  • Conducting safety observation.
  • Encourage operators to work on safer manner.
  • Train operators on basic maintenance.
  • Conducting improvement initiative like introducing cost saving coolant NALCO, instead of COOLEF.
  • AFTER OPERATION SUPERVISOR RECRUITMENT: Continue taking operation supervisor over when he on break or annual leave.
  • BANFORA, BURKINA FASO

Mechanical Supervisor

WGO's Lillummining
Banfora, Burkina Faso
03.2020 - 08.2024
  • WGO power plant uses MAK CM32 and CAT 3516B Generators; auxiliries are GEA HFO and lube oil separators, compressors, fuel pumps etc.
  • Company Overview: BANFORA, BURKINA FASO
  • Identify, plan and supervise preventive maintenance operations.
  • Diagnose and supervise the correction of faults occurring between preventive maintenance operations.


  • Allocate tasks, monitor execution and report progress to line management.
  • Identify, order and control stocks of spare parts for both preventive and corrective maintenance.
  • Complete maintenance reports.
  • Train, empower and supervise employees under our supervision.
  • Monitor production performance Indicators such as specific consumption of HFO, LFO, reliability of generators and auxiliaries.
  • Develop and manage the plant's operating budget, controlling costs and ensuring efficient use of resources.
  • Identify opportunities for improving plant efficiency, reliability, and performance, and implement changes as needed.
  • Establish and authorize health and safety documentation such as JHA, hot work permits, high work permits, grating removal, etc.
  • Produce month-end plant report in absence of Plant Manager.
  • Interpret from English/French vice versa, often-other local languages.
  • Establish work procedures.
  • Conduct safe work observations.


Power Plant Senior Mechanic

SONABEL
Kossodo, Burkina Faso
02.2013 - 03.2020
  • Company Overview: KOSSODO, BURKINA FASO
  • Power station at KOSSODO deliver up to one hundred megawat per hour.
  • We were have the same assignment, with more equipment such as lube oil separator, ALFA LAVAL, SPERRE COMPRESSOR, fuel electrical pumps.
  • Experienced on generators with numerous brands of engine such as MERCEDES; MAN 18/48/60; DEUTZ; WARTSILA 32V18.
  • The powerful generator of KOSSO plant deliver 18 MW its MAN 18V48/60.
  • KOSSODO, BURKINA FASO

Power Plant Operator

SONABEL
Ouahigouya
01.1998 - 01.2001
  • Company Overview: Ouahigouya, BURKINA FASO
  • Perform start-up and shutdown procedures for diesel engines and generators.
  • Adjust controls and settings to optimize fuel consumption and efficiency.
  • Continuously monitor the performance and operation of generators, and auxiliary equipment.
  • Operate controls and monitor instrumentation from SCADA to ensure proper function and output levels.
  • Conduct routine maintenance on engines, generators, and other equipment such as filters and engine itself cleaning to ensure they are in good working order.
  • In case of breakdown place work request using CMMS (computerized maintenance management system).
  • Follow and enforce safety procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
  • Record operations data and maintenance activities, and any issues encountered.
  • Prepare and submit reports on plant performance, incidents, and other relevant data.
  • Manage effluents generated during plant operations.
  • Ouahigouya, BURKINA FASO

Education

Master 2 degree - Industrial engineering and maintenance, Asset management, Staff management

Institut supérieur de Technologie
01.2023 - 11.2024

Master 1 - industrial engineering and maintenance

Institut Supérieur de Technologie (IST)
01.2023 - 12.2023

Bachelor - engineering coursework

11.2018 - 12.2020

Baccalaurlat Electrotechnique (F3) - Electrical engineering

International School of Management of Ouagadougou
09.2016 - 06.2018

Training certificate - diesel mechanics

09.1997 - 06.1998

Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnel (CAP) - automobile mechanics

CFP de FADA
09.1992 - 06.1996

Skills

  • Autocad
  • Excel
  • Office
  • Outlook
  • Power-point
  • MS Project
  • Word
  • SCADA
  • Line management
  • Leadership
  • Reliability
  • Laser shaft alignment training

Certification

  • Holder of a Burkina car driving license, C, 06/01/20
  • Font line management, 05/01/21
  • English advance basic certification, 09/01/18

Languages

English
French

Personal Information

Nationality: Burkinabe

Contact persons

  • Pegdewende Jean Noël ROAMBA, Electrical Coordinator, WGO, LILIUMMINING, Banfora, Burkina Faso, 0022671200383, Jeannoel.roamba@liliummining.com
  • PAUL WILSON, Manager, VIKING INDUSTRIAL AND MARINE SERVICE LIMITED, 105 Sadle Road, Lincoln, London, LN6 3RS, +44 7855 465845, Paul.Wilson@vimservice.com
  • Johan Kleinhans, Electrical Superintendent, SABODALA gold Operation processing plant (SGO), Sabodala, Dakar, +27 82 416 0895

Accomplishments

Congratulation from management upon six(6) MAK CM32 overhauling successfully at WGO mining powerplant

Timeline

Rental power plant Manager

Africa power services
09.2024 - 07.2025

Master 2 degree - Industrial engineering and maintenance, Asset management, Staff management

Institut supérieur de Technologie
01.2023 - 11.2024

Master 1 - industrial engineering and maintenance

Institut Supérieur de Technologie (IST)
01.2023 - 12.2023

Power Plant Operation Supervisor

SONABEL
03.2020 - 07.2025

Mechanical Supervisor

WGO's Lillummining
03.2020 - 08.2024

Bachelor - engineering coursework

11.2018 - 12.2020

Baccalaurlat Electrotechnique (F3) - Electrical engineering

International School of Management of Ouagadougou
09.2016 - 06.2018

Power Plant Senior Mechanic

SONABEL
02.2013 - 03.2020

Power Plant Operator

SONABEL
01.1998 - 01.2001

Training certificate - diesel mechanics

09.1997 - 06.1998

Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnel (CAP) - automobile mechanics

CFP de FADA
09.1992 - 06.1996
Windémanegdé Yiougo