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ANAND POONSAMY

ANAND POONSAMY

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Managing Director at Kaizen Automation Systems

  • Education

    • Verulam High

      1974 - 1976

    • Vaal University of Technology

      1995 - 1996
      Masters Dip In Technology- Electrical Engineering (Cum Laude)

      Masters Diploma in Technology -Electrical Engineering (Cum Laude)

    • University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

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      Advanced Project Management Project Management

  • Experience

    • SAPREF

      Jan 1980 - Dec 1981
      Proesss Technician

      Worked in the Crude distiller, Platformer and Bitumen units.

    • Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Ltd.

      Jan 1982 - Mar 1996
      Chief Instrumentation Technician

      Successfully completed the automation of Ashlocks and Coallocks in 1992. Designed and implemented a system using Allen Bradley PLC 5s in redundancy and SLCs that is still in operation. System resulted in significant savings to Sasol with the recovery of additional raw gas.Worked in the Gasification. Trained to maintain and support the Honeywell TDC 2000 and TDC 3000 systems that control the gasifiers.Implemented the integration of the Honeywell and Allan Bradley PLCs via the PLC gateway and Allan Bradley Data Hiway Plus interface modules. Show less

    • Rockwell Automation

      Mar 1996 - Jan 2008

      Successfully completed Projects at:Umgeni Water -PLC upgrade at Wiggins and Durban Heights plants.Darville Waste WaterUnileversToyotaSasolEngenHulaminSappiSpunchemHillside SmelterNational Bioproducts InstituteIsandview Tank storage Was Field Support Engineer for Rockwell Automation Allen Bradley installations in South Africa. Supported Toyota, Sasol, Unilevers, Hulamin,Hillside Smelter, Umgeni Water,Spunchem.Sapref,Engen,Tigerbrands, etc.Successfully completed automation projects in Nigeria, Keyna, Angola and Mauritius.

      • Project Engineer

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

      • Field Support Engineer

        Mar 1996 - Jan 2003

    • Kaizen Automation Systems

      Jan 2009 - now
      Managing Director

      Director Kaizen Automation Systems.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • City and Guilds Train the Trainer

      Manipal-City and Guilds Skills Training P Ltd

    • Masters Diploma in Technology -Electrical Engineering