Veronica Tembo

• Leveraging data-driven decision-making to identify opportunities for process enhancements in alignment with the business strategy
• Developing comprehensive project plans to ensure timely completion within budget constraints.
• Fragmentation Improvement Champion as part of the mine-to-mill project to achieve an integrated operation.
• Cross-functional focus: collaborating with all stakeholders in the entire value chain and developing improvement strategies

• Industrial networks design: I redesigned 80% of all the Industrial networks commissioned at FQM Trident Limited, with the main focus on the Field bus, Terminal bus and plant bus networks
• Commissioning of all Industrial networks for both expansions and new projects saving the company money by not hiring a network commissioning team
• Advanced experience with various communication protocols such as Fiber Optics, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, MODBUS, and CANBUS with regards to installation, commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting best practices.
• Development of maintenance strategies for Industrial networks and associated equipment
• Continuous monitoring and evaluation of system performance to identify room for improvement and develop robust improvement plans
• Training junior employees and transferring skill sets to ensure continuous availability of human resources for specialized tasks
• Development and implementation and troubleshooting of process control system logics according to control philosophies to regulate various process variables such as temperature, level, pressure, and flowrate using various siemens software packages such PCS7, TIA portal, Step 7 and WinCC to meet production goals and consistent quality standards
• Project management of all network improvements and associated hardware
• Acting automation superintendent from 2021 to 2023 intermittently and was responsible for all asset management, which includes people, hardware, software, and finances. creating an enabling environment and offering support and leadership to ensure the team performs optimally
• Collaboration with various stakeholders from different sections and departments through brainstorming, idea generation, development of control philosophies and offering the required control system services

· Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Process Field Bus networks (PROFIBUS DP, PROFIBUS PA & MODBUS)

· Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of fiber networks

· Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Plant Bus networks

· Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Terminal Bus networks

· Splicing and Testing of Fiber cables

· Designing plant bus and fiber optic networks for small projects and modifications on site

· Installation and Maintenance of plant security camera system and associated networks and equipment

· Using Pronto to order, track and maintain spares for maximum availability of the plant

· Updating of loop drawings, network drawings, and cable schedules to maintain productivity during potential downtime instances.

• Redesigning of all fiber fieldbus and plantbus networks.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting of all Industrial networks
• project management in implementation of various Siemens H-PLCs
• Installation and commissioning of various instruments
• Updating of Instrumentation drawings using AUTOCAD