Arno Trevor Steenkamp
Keetmanshoop
Summary
Detail-oriented Technician recognized for high productivity and efficiency in completing tasks. Expertise includes calibration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of complex instrumentation systems. Strong analytical abilities enable effective problem-solving and precise technical documentation, while excellent communication and teamwork skills drive project success.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Control and Instrumentation Technician
Debeers Marine Namibia
09.2019 - Current
- Diagnose faults in Nucleonic Density Transmitters to minimize downtime within the Dense Medium Separation Plant.
- Conduct routine inspections and maintenance on Kongsberg K-Chief and R-Bus equipment.
- Perform maintenance, installation, repairs, and calibration of flow meters (E&H) (IFM).
- Perform inspections of field junctions regularly.
- Perform repairs on load cells of cranes installed on mining ships.
- Resolved issues with faulty IP cameras aboard ships.
- Rectified problems with hydraulic control system equipment installed on ships.
- Perform maintenance to ensure functionality of Cyclone pressure transducers.
- Conduct maintenance for malfunctioning mining hydraulic compressors onboard.
- Perform maintenance, calibration, and fault diagnostics on X-Ray cooling water chillers and diamond sorting machines.
- Execute inspections and maintenance for optimal operation of the XRT machine.
- Perform maintenance on canning machine within the recovery plant.
- Conduct maintenance on engine room instrumentation equipment.
- Managed backups using Centum VP software on CS3000.
- Implemented efficient programming techniques on Rockwell software.
- Conducted maintenance on Salwicco fire alarm systems aboard vessels.
- Configure and programmed two-way communication devices effectively.
- Perform MCC and UPS maintenance.
- Diagnose faults in instrumentation like Crawler and ADS Drill Tool.
- Perform maintenance on vessel winches to ensure optimal functionality.
- Conduct inspections to ensure optimal performance of recovery plant instrumentation equipment.
- Conduct commissioning of newly installed machinery.
- Perform repairs on engine room thermocouples.
- Perform maintenance on entire plant's control and on/off valve systems.
- Verify accuracy of installations by reviewing engineering drawings.
- Validate calibration data accuracy using a variety of test equipment, including multimeters, loop calibrators, thermocouples, and transmitters.
Acting C&I Technical Supervisor
Skorpion Zinc Mine
Rosh Pinah
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Managed interactions with OEM to ensure required equipment enhancements.
- Implemented backup solutions for various equipment programs.
- Aided in formulating annual financial plans for the department.
- Ensured timely submission of job cards.
- Directed workforce status assessments such as leave tracking, personal protective equipment adherence, overtime monitoring, and ensuring employee well-being.
- Managed inventory to support equipment upkeep.
- Oversaw routine breakdown and plant maintenance activities to reduce downtime.
- Ensure the quality of spares received in the supply chain department.
- Submitted work requests for the workshop.
- Executed effective maintenance on instrumentation equipment.
- Collaborated with multiple departments to achieve unified objectives.
- Collaborated with employees to evaluate new software performance and reach technical requirements.
Control & Instrumentation Mechanician
Skorpion Zinc Mine
Rosh Pinah
11.2014 - 08.2019
- Working in environments such as Laboratory, Crushing (Lime-Stone & Ore), Leaching, Neutralization, Belt Filters and Thickeners, Demin Plant, and Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), Cell House (Electrowinning), Cast House (Final product), and Acid Plant.
- Conducted inspections and repairs on Control Valves in the plant.
- Handled various pressure measurement devices including transmitters and differential pressure cells.
- Performed maintenance and two-point calibration of Liquilline pH analyzers across the plant.
- Conducted maintenance of 9800 and 9900 XRay Fluorescence Spectrometers in the Laboratory.
- Conducted maintenance and servicing of IRB 4400 ABB Automated Robot in the lab.
- Conducted maintenance on Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) equipment in Lab.
- Herzog Infrared dryer for drying mining samples, maintenance, service, and fault finding are carried out in the laboratory.
- Performed service, fault finding, and maintenance on Horiba oil content analyzers in the lab.
- Maintained polarography equipment in the lab.
- Automated Herzog Milling Machines (HS-MS), Herzog Ring Pellet Press (HP-PS), and Herzog Crusher (HWCA) service, fault finding, and maintenance in the lab.
- Conducted maintenance on temperature measuring instruments like RTDs and thermocouples.
- Installed diverse flow meter systems including magnetic variants across facilities.
- Level measuring instruments install, calibrate, and maintain, e.g., ultrasonic transmitters and radar transmitters.
- Maintained belt weightometers to optimize operational efficiency.
- Conducted maintenance of radiation density measurement equipment.
- Analyzed wiring diagrams and implemented installations for plant operations.
- Executed fibre-optic cable splicing.
- Inspect Bio-Metric Units and Turnstiles site-wide.
- Programmed Motorola two-way radios for various plant sections on site.
- Attended breakdowns promptly to minimize downtime and increase production.
- Identifying and resolving issues with malfunctioning equipment in the plant.
- Coordinated with OEM for spare parts acquisition.
Laboratory Operator
Skorpion Zinc Mine
Rosh Pinah
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Completed tasks assigned during 12-hour shifts.
- Conducted wet analytical lab analysis for free-acid and chloride auto-titrations.
- Conducted comprehensive analysis of Total Suspended Solids.
- Performed oil content analysis utilizing Horiba instruments.
- Calibrated and analyzed trace elements in PPM using Polarograph Analytical Instruments.
- Monitored and optimized shift turn-around times for sample analysis in Validation.
- Ensured maximum productivity while analyzing samples accurately for the plant.
Education
Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering - Mining
Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT)
true09.2025
Control & Instrumentation-N3 Trade Certificate - Control & Instrumentation
Namibian Institute of Mining And Technology (NIMT)
11-2014
Skills
- Equipment maintenance
- Calibration techniques
- Flow measurement
- Technical troubleshooting
- Safety compliance
- Team collaboration
- Equipment calibration
- Troubleshooting skills
- Problem-solving
- Control systems troubleshooting
- Schematic interpretation
- Preventive maintenance
- Hydraulic systems
- Industrial automation
- Multitasking
Training
- Siemens PLC Programming Service and Maintenance modules 1 & 2, Skorpion Zinc Mine
- Siemens Simocode Pro, Commissioning and diagnostics
- SAP PM Modules, On the job training
- Work Permits, Lock-out and Isolation, On the job training
- Hydraulics course, Kimberley SA
- Centum VP Essentials, Engineering and Maintenance, Yokogawa-Johannesburg
- X-Ray Transmission (XRT) & X-Ray MK2 CDX2118/CDX 118CD Diamond sorting machines, DEBTECH IGNITE Johannesburg, South Africa
- Kongsberg K-Chief 7 R-Bus Programming, Singapore, 09/01/23
- Tank Industries-MV and LV Cable Joints and Terminations, 04/01/23
References
- Mr Roland Coetzee, Control and Instrumentation Technician, Rosh Pinah Zinc Corporation, +264811439429
- Mr Ashford Leonard Marais, Control and Instrumentation Technician, Debeers Marine Namibia, +264815509086
Personal Information
- ID Number: 88032900209
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Namibian
- Marital Status: Single
Timeline
Control and Instrumentation Technician
Debeers Marine Namibia
09.2019 - Current
Acting C&I Technical Supervisor
Skorpion Zinc Mine
09.2018 - 08.2019
Control & Instrumentation Mechanician
Skorpion Zinc Mine
11.2014 - 08.2019
Laboratory Operator
Skorpion Zinc Mine
01.2008 - 01.2010
Advanced Diploma of Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Engineering - Mining
Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT)
Control & Instrumentation-N3 Trade Certificate - Control & Instrumentation
Namibian Institute of Mining And Technology (NIMT)
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