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Sami Asfar

Sami Asfar

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Mining Automation Engineer at Sandvik

  • Education

    • University of Balamand

      2001 - 2004
      Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

    • UNSW

      2004 - 2005
      Masters of Engineering Science in Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

    • Western Sydney University

      2005 - 2006
      Masters of Business in Engineering Management Engineering Management

  • Experience

    • Sandvik

      Mar 2007 - now

      Managing the Mine Automation Retrofit Business for Mine Automation retrofit solutions, which include products such as Remote Monitoring,Automine Lite,etcProviding product review, retrofit engineering design, implementation, commissioning and product support tocustomers and training Sandvik Regional Staff during retrofit planning, implementation andcommissioning in the regions. Provide in-depth technical product knowledge and general engineering services.Engineering Support to the sales of new equipment and aftermarket parts.Technical & Engineering Support for Surface drilling equipment.Product R&D and Improvement for Surface drilling equipment. Develop engineering solutions for customers’ problems and applications indrilling, lifting, crushing, and screening.Prepare technical reports such as design review, investigation of failures, concept design,structural design hand calculations and FEA analysis.

      • Automation Product Specialist

        Jul 2016 - now

      • Automation Retrofit Engineer

        Apr 2014 - Jul 2016

      • Mechanical Engineer Team Leader

        Mar 2008 - Mar 2014

      • Graduate Engineer

        Mar 2007 - Mar 2008

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sami Asfar
      Global 2014 Winner Award of Excellence for Innovation Sandvik May 2015 Received the 2014 Global Winner Award of Excellence for Innovation in mining underground equipment retrofit packages design to suit multiple types of equipment for a major underground mine customer.
    • Awarded to Sami Asfar
      Australia 2014 Winner Award of Excellence for Innovation Sandvik Mar 2015 Received Australia 2014 Winner Award of Excellence for Innovation in mining underground equipment retrofit packages design to suit multiple types of equipment for a major underground mine customer.
    • Awarded to Sami Asfar
      Australia 2013 Award of Excellence for Innovation Sandvik Mining Feb 2014 Environment, Health & Safety, Serving and Leadership (ESL) Award of Excellence for Innovation in mining drill rigs equipments design to address key environmental issues for a major surface mining drill customer.
    • Awarded to Sami Asfar
      Australia 2013 Award of Excellence for Serving Sandvik Mining Feb 2014 Environment, Health & Safety, Serving and Leadership (ESL) Award of Excellence for Serving in generating critical information required for manuals for a major surface mining drill rig customer.