Name:

Siegfried Eckleben

Born:

01.05.1944 in Weimar / Germany

Nationality:

German

Languages:

Fluent in afrikaans, english, german,portuguese and spanish (speak, read and write)

School:

Matriculated December 1962 at Swakopmund High School, Swakopmund,
South-West-Africa.

University:

B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) degree in December 1966 at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

1/1967:

Two years post-graduate pupilage with Tsumeb Corporation Ltd. a base metal mining and smelting company in South-West-Africa, spending approx. 3 months in each maintenance department of the com­pany.

1/1969:

Appointed "Section Engineer (Smelter Services)", responsible for maintenance of electri­cal reticulation at 2.4 kV, 500 V and 380 V, producer gas, compressed air, fresh and reclai­med water, dieso­line and sewage systems, as well as all boilermaking and welding for a Smelter producing 70.000 tons of refined lead and 35.000 tons of blister copper per year.

3/1970:

Obtained Government Certificate of Competency for Mines (Electrical) by correspondence.

4/1970:

Promoted to the post of "Electrical Engineer" involving line responsibility for two section engineers (Instrumentation and Utilities Sections) and in a staff function the co-ordina­tion of all design, maintenance and operation of Electrical Equipment on the company's three mines, concentrator, and smelter.

Most notewothy project :

Interconnection of two local powerplants (totalling 30MW) with a recently established cen­tral supply authority, including change of distribution voltage from 2.4 to 11 KV.

5/1971:

Registered as Professional Engineer.

4/1972:

Joined E.L. Bateman Ltd. as "Electrical Project Engineer", a posi­tion involving estimating, de­sign and procurement for indu­strial and mining projects.

Most noteworthy project :

Tender for Sishen iron ore crushing, screening and handling plant. Value of electrical package US$ 19M.

11/1972:

Joined Process Projects (Pty) Ltd. as "Electrical Site Engineer", responsible for su­pervision of electrical and instrumentation erection for a complete cement production line at Matola, Lourenço Marques, Moçambique (Total investment approx. US$ 20 million).
(This company went into liquidation in August 1973).

12/1973:

Joined Dow Chemical GmbH as free-lance "Construction Supervisor", responsible for supervision of electrical and instrumentation contracts, mainly on extensions to existing plant.

Most noteworthy project :

Biological effluent treatment plant.

12/1974:

Joined Ferteco Mineração S.A. as "Planning & Control Engineer", responsible for erection scheduling, controlling of procurement and in­vestment for an iron ore concentrator and pel­letizing plant. (Total investment US$120 million).

6/1976:

Promoted to "Electrical Superintendent", re­sponsible through four engineers for the super­vision of electrical and instrumentation erec­tion, commisioning; and subsequently main­tenance of the entire plant, comprising open-cast mine, crushing and screening, concentra­tor, pelletizer, storage and blending yards.

1/1978:

Joined Krupp Industrietechnik as "Project Engineer" responsible for supervision of electri­cal / instrumentation erection and com­missioning of two iron ore concentrator plants for Altos Hornos Zapla, Jujuy, Argentina.

4/1978:

Diploma recognized by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil.

3/1979:

Transferred to subsidiary Krupp Industrias Mecanicas Ltda., Belo Horizonte/ Brazil for the electrical part of the coal and coke storage and blending installation for the Açominas steelworks, comprising 2 waggon-tippers, 3 buc­ketwheel stacker-reclaimers, crushing and screening plant, blending system and approx. 8 km of belt conveyors.

4/1980:

Appointed "Site Manager", responsible for super­vision of mechani­cal and electrical erection of the above package, a total of 6.000 tons of equipment with an order value of approx. DM 80 million.

6/1981:

Assumed project management in addition to site management for the above project, i.e. respon­sible for all technical and contractual activities thereof.

3/1983:

Supervision of erection and commissioning of a semi-mobile crushing plant for Cape Portland Cement Co., Piketberg/South Africa.

8/1983:

Temporary transfer to subsidiary Krupp Australia Ltd., Melbourne, Australia for project management and award of contracts in the mining and materials handling fields.

2/1984:

Participation in contracts administration for Misurata Steelworks, Libya.

12/1984:

"Technical Coordinator" for electrical / instrumentation part of modernization of Hadisolb rolling mills, Heluan/ Egypt.
Contract value approx. 180 million DM, electrical / instrumentation package 25 million DM.

12/1984:

Joined PHB Weserhuette AG as "Head of Electrical Department", responsible for design, procu­rement, contract adjudication and administra­tion through to commisssioning of electrical and instrumentation systems for materials handling projects.
(This company went into liquidation in December, 1987).

Most noteworthy project :

Semi-mobile crushing plant and overland belt conveyors with
10 000 tph copper ore capacity for Kennecott Copper Co. near Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

3/1988:

Joined AEG Aktiengesellschaft as "Sales Mana­ger, Materials Handling Equipment" in the Indu­strial Systems Division, respon­sible for pro­ject identification, follow-up, preparation of offers, negotiations, procurement and after-order project management for elec­trical and electronic systems in the material handling and open cast mining industries.

1/1989:

Engaged to build-up sales force for the newly-created "Environmental Technology Group" in a similar function as be­fore in the "Materials Handling Group ".

10/1989:
(3 weeks)

USW-seminar "Economics for Engineers and Scien­tists" at Schloß Gracht near Cologne.

1/1990:

Nominated "Technical and Commercial Director" for the two AEG subsidiaries in Brazil, AEG Sistemas Industriais and AEG Serviços Tecnicos; com­panies active in en­ergy and industrial systems, with an annual turnover of 20-40 Mio DM and approx. 250 employees; responsible for:

 - sales of components, systems and turnkey installations:
 - engineering and contracts management;
 - production of electrotechnical and electronic components .
 - technical services, e.g. erection, service and maintenance.

1/1991:

Nominated sole "Managing Director" of the a.m. companies in Brasil, accumu­lating the responsibilities for buying, personnel administration and fi­nance, i.e. total responsibility for the business of these enterprises.

Most noteworthy project :

Sale of upgrade control system for iron ore processing plant of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce comprising 7 PLCs and 4 Process Computers against intense competition. Value of order US$ 2.5M.

1/1993

"Electrical Coordinator" (employed consultant) for KRUPP Fördertechnik, responsible for the integration of 6 electrical departments at 5 geographic locations resulting from the merger of the KRUPP, O&K and PWH activities in the materials handling fields.

1/1994

Established own consulting business.
Main activity: Sales representative for General Electric Canada for german-speaking Europe, i.e. Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland; with the aim of building-up and developing sales of
  - AC & DC Motors and generators
  - power rectifiers
  - Mine Hoist, Grinding Mill, Compressor, Pump and Fan,
    Motor & Drive Systems

Other major clients:   Krupp Fördertechnik
                                  MAN Fördertechnik

Most noteworthy project :

3 Orders for large synchronous motors + starting gear won within 15 months against intense european competition. Total volume US$ 4.1 mio

4/1995

Sales Manager, Motors & Standalone Drives for Europe, Africa & Middle East:
Establishment of a sales organization and market development for the european and ancillary markets.

2/1998

Managing Director, MAN Servicios Tecnicos, Chile: Founding and establishment of a subsidiary company in Chile to provide after sales service for the plants supplied by MAN TAKRAF Fördertechnik to the chilean market.

2/1999 :

Managing Director, MAN TAKRAF South Africa (Pty) Ltd: Founding and establishment of a subsidiary company in South Africa for sales, local fabrication, supply and erection of materials handling plant and equipment to the Southern African Market.

3/2002

Retired voluntarily at age 57.

(Should have done so at 50!)

School

"Matriculation Examination", Swakopmund High School, Swakopmund / Namibia (1962)

University

"B.Sc.Electrical Engineering)", University of Cape Town, South Africa (1966)

Further training / courses

1970 : S.A. "Government Certificate of Competency
            for Mines (Electrical)"
1979 : "Planning and commissioning SIMATIC S3"
1983 : "Planning SIMATIC S5-130"
1984 : "Commissioning Simoreg K/M"
1987 : "Simulation of PID-control on PC's"
1989 : "Dolog AKF for Modicon A350/A500"
1989 : "Economics for engineers and scientists (USW).

Professional experience
        (summary)

6 years maintenance and operation of eletrical plant in underground and opencast mines, ore concentrators, pelletising plants, smelters.
4 years preparation of offers and sales for the electrical part of industrial installations.
7 years erection supervision, commissioning and site management.
5 years project management.
3 years management of an overseas subsidiary of a leading international electrical group.

Data Processing experience

application of common PC-software

Languages

afrikaans          (speak-read-write)
german             (speak-read-write)
english              (speak-read-write)
portuguese      (speak-read-write)
spanish            (speak-read-write)

International experience

Assignments in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Moçambique, South Africa, USA.

Specific knowledge/experience

International and North American standards.
Mining and materials handling systems, crushing, grinding and screening plant, environmental technology.
Erection supervision, commissioning, project management of industrial systems.
Large motors and drives.
Business administration under high inflation conditions.