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Marius Byliefeldt Supervisor– Control & Instrumentation
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth:20 April 1974 Nationality:South African
Health: Excellent health and valid yellow cardID Number:740420 5137 083
Landline:+27 56 817 2482Languages:English/ Afrikaans
Mobile/Cell:+27 83 419 9087Current Location:South Africa
E-mail:Passport:Valid
Marital Status:Married Dependants: 3 (Wife & 2 sons)
PROFILE
Qualified control and instrumentation technician, specializing in systems(SCADA and PLC’s) with broad experience in the mining sector. Track record of excellent performance.Previous expat experience.
CAREER SUMMARY
06/2009–10/2010 / C&I Supervisor–Control SystemsSiguiri Gold Mine – Guinea (West Africa) / AnglogoldAshanti, Guinea
02/2006-05/2009 / C&I Systems Technician
Venetia Diamond Mine / De Beers, South Africa
08/2001-01/2006 / C&I Systems Technician - Mponeng Gold Mine / AngloGold Ashanti, South Africa
03/1998-07/2001 / Instrument Technician- Bambanani Gold Mine / AngloGold, South Africa
01/1996-03/1998 / Instrument Technician – Freegold One Plant / Freegold Mining, South Africa
12/1991-01/1996 / Apprentice Instrument Mechanician
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS (all in South Africa)
1996Trade Test Certificate: Instrument MechanicianDivisional Engineering Training Centre, Welkom (MIETTB)
1995Industrial Electronics / Industrial Instruments(N5, N6)VanderbijlparkTechnicalCollege
Engineering Physics / Mathematics (N5, N6)
1993/4Industrial Electronics / Industrial Instruments (N3, N4)WelkomTechnicalCollege
Engineering Physics / Mathematics (N3, N4)
1991High School Certificate (University entrance)TechnicalHigh School - Welkom
TECHNICAL COURSES COMPLETED
Certified Profibus EngineerWonderware Intouch Basic
NOSA Health and Safety Rep
A+ PC Technician
Siemens S7 Service1
Siemens S7 Programming 1 & 2
Siemens Simocodes
Siemens S5 Comms (S5-Komms)
Siemens S7 Comms (S7-Komms)
Remcon Telemetering SystemsPractical Fieldbus & Device Networks
/ Hirschmann Industrial Ethernet (Advanced)Siemens WinCC SCADA
Siemens Protool HMI Development
Siemens S7-PID
Siemens S7-200 PLC
Citect Basic Configuration
Citect Intermediate Configuration
Citect Cicode Fundamentals
Allen Bradley VSD’s
Adroit SCADA 4.2 Basic Configuration
Adroit SCADA 4.2 Advanced Configuration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
06/2009-10/2010C&I Supervisor (Expat) – Control Systems : Siguiri Gold Mine
AnglogoldAshanti, Guinea (West Africa)
Installation and commissioning of new PLC systems and maintenance of current systems.
Modicon Quantum and Momentum PLC’s (Concept Software) with Wonderware Intouch SCADA (Ver 9 SP2)
Magelis control stations configuration and commissioning.
Maintenance and configuration of SQL server for trending and archiving of data.
Maintenance and configuration of all Wonderware workstations throughout plant area.
Installation and configuration of ActiveFactory on all clients.
Provide technical support to the processing and other engineering departments, electrical, mechanical.
Updating and maintaining all PLC programs and documentation of P&ID drawings.
Implement changes on systems in order to improve production and minimize downtime.
Daily backups of current PLC and SCADA applications.
Maintenance of C&I network which includes fiber, copper, wireless ethernet.
Training of Guinean sub-ordinates.
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02/2006-05/2009C&I Systems Technician : Venetia Diamond Mine
De Beers, Musina, South Africa
Installation and commissioning of new PLC systems and maintenance of current systems.
Siemens S5 (95,115,135,155), S7 (S7-200, S7-300, S7-400) PLC’s with Citect SCADA System.
Provide technical support to the ore processing and ore extraction departments, electrical, mechanical.
Updating and maintaining all PLC programs and documentation of P&ID drawings using Versionworks.
Daily backups of current PLC and SCADA applications.
Maintenance of C&I network which includes fiber, copper, wireless ethernet.
Implement changes on systems in order to improve production and minimize downtime.
08/2001-01/2006Senior Technician / Systems Technician : Mponeng Mine
AngloGold Ashanti, Carletonville, South Africa
Installation and commissioning of new PLC systems, using Siemens S5 and S7 PLC’s and MP370 HMI’s together with the Adroit SCADA System, Wizcon SCADA System and WinCC SCADA System.
Updating and maintenance of PLC systems and P&ID Drawings.
Remcon Telemetering I/O modules on remote installations underground.
Managing a fibre optic network with a Siemens OTN (Open Transport Network) system in the shaft for communication purposes for the Remcon telemetering. On a separate fibre optic backbone I used Hirschmann Industrial Ethernet switches which I configured and maintained.
Installations included 6IDE Eco-vim Ice plants, 4 x Hitachi refrigeration plants, 5 x air compressors, bulk air coolers on surface and underground, 3 x turbines underground, 5 x pump stations, conveyor belt stations and ore loading.
Projects Completed:
(1) Pump Station
Consists of four Sulzer 5-stage pumps. Led a team of one technician and 2 mechanicians to design, installand commission all the instrumentation: 7 Siemens MP370 touchpanel soft PLC’s coupled with Siemens Profibus and AS-I for the I/O to each pump via Profibus and Ethernet to surface via Hirschmann switches on a fibre backbone. Personally did all PLC, HMI programming and SCADA (WINCC) design.
(2) Complete mining backfill system
Consists of 64 Mitech control valves, 6 pumps, and 12 agitators, all controlled from a Siemens MP370 touchpanel, AS-I from the field and 18 Siemens Simocodes and a WinCC remote station connected to 2 main WinCC SCADA servers on surface.
Personally did all the S7 PLC programming, HMI programming and WinCC design and development.
03/1998-07/2001Instrument Technician - Bambanani Mine
AngloGold, Welkom
Automatic controlling of Refrigeration Plants (York and Carrier Types), Pump Stations, Bulk Air Coolers and PRV Stations.
Instrumentation included level control, temperature control and flow control.
Gained experience on Modicon 484, 884, 984, Micro PLC’s and Intouch SCADA system as well as the Siemens OTN system which was used as backbone for C&I communications.
04/1996-03/1998Instrument Technician – Freegold One Plant
Freegold Mining, Welkom
Automatic process controlling on the gold plant - level control, flow control, temperature control, density control and pump speed control via “Fluïd Drives”.
Maintenance of instrumentation on the plant.
Installation and commissioning of new projects.
REFERENCES
Mr Michiel van der MerweProcess Manager, Siguiri Mine, Guinea
Landline: +442076600276E-mail:
Extension 1202
Mobile: +224 62 350 177
Mr Stephen van der BankCI Manager, Venetia Mine
Landline: +27 15575 2753E-mail:
Mr Johan van der WesthuizenInstrumentation and Electrical Supervisor, SMB Societe des Mines de Belahouro, Burkina Faso
Mobile: + 226 75790822E-mail:
Mr Harry McCarthyCI Superintendent, Mowana Copper Mine - Botswana
Mobile: +267746 59457 E-mail:
Mr Gabby FeliceInstrument Technician, No. 1 Gold Plant, Harmony Mine, Welkom
Landline: +27 57 904 3012E-mail:
Mr Marchant De KookerElectrical Engineer, South African Region, AngloGold Ashanti
Landline: +2718 478-2602
Mobile: +2782 820 9362 E-mail:
Mr Johan PretoriusC&I Engineer, Mponeng Mine, AngloGold Ashanti
Mobile: +27 72 572 7695E-mail:
Further details, reference letters and certificates available on request
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