Electrical, Instrumentation & Automation Manager at Somincor for the ZEP Project.

Fully dedicated to Automation on this one! Paste Fill Project- P&ID Revision- Programming of S7416 with Step7- Programming of WinCC SCADA systems- Configuration of SCADA Servers & Redundancy- Field Network Hardware & Software Configuration- Field Supervision- Commissioning & StartUpAnd it even worked like a charm! :D

Time to change again!Its a mixture between "desk & chair" and "remember the old days" opportunityActivities:- Control System & Instrumentation projects from scope definition to commissioning- Design of P&ID’s- MCC communications & interfaces (Drive Starters / monitoring)- FAT and SAT commissioning activities- Step7 & PCS7 Programming- Oversee the work of contractors: Field work on Drive systems: installation / programming; signal checking; testing and commissioning Field work on Instrumentation; programming; calibrating; signal & loop testing; commissioning Field work on Automation; PLC programming; DCS programming; signal checkingOf interest & Projects:Project for the new EMINCAR Ore Process Plant in Cuba.From the the technological point of view this project has "state of the art" equipment, full PLC redundancy with Siemens S7410H equipment ready for the hardest PCS7 applications. Fieldbus redundancy making this plant stop proof. G120 & G150 drives with internal logic to take the lead in case everything goes else wrong. On the other hand, and because the plant is in Cuba and thereby has limited imports, much unconventional engineering and "out of the box" thinking was needed to satisfy the needs of operation. A different experience no doubt.

Manage the Automation & Instrumentation Section.Some of the Activities:- Planning & organizing- Support on internal projects- Elaboration of instrumentation specification- Procurement- Oversee the work of contractors- Support the team- Trying to teach a 5S methodology is an everlasting activity...Of interest & Projects:- Expansion of the fiber optic automation network.- Revamp of the mine hoisting system - New DCS & CC Drives- Startup of the zinc production line.New Challenges:- Project Manager - Expansion of the grinding capacityBrand new 1800kW Ball Mill

Supervised and planned all the works for the team leader carry out.Of interest:Supervision and Commissioning the new underground conveyor system.Re-Startup of the surface crushing facility.Re-Startup of the ore processing plant.

Enforce the team work planning, assign tasks and priorities. Worked in the field with the team.Of interest:Revamp of the RF communications system.Re-Startup the underground crushing facility.Supervision and Commissioning of the new underground crushing facility.

basically the name says it all...

Unfortunately, it closed November 2008. Great place to work though.