Freelance Consultant
Freelance
(Other, < 10 employees)
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Mr. Alvarado has more than 20 years of experience in electrical engineering; he also has a vast experience in management of multidisciplinary projects in a mining environment. He is considered as a world authority on trolley assist applications in open cast mines, with consulting works for diverse mining operations worldwide. He designed and specified the trolley assist systems of Grootegeluk mine, which resulted in an improvement of the system utilisation.
He has rendered consulting services in electric engineering and automatic control for different mining related projects both in South Africa and abroad.
Mr Alvarado has more than 15 years of multidisciplinary engineering management experience. This was obtained as Manager Engineering Development of Exxaro’s - Grootegeluk Mine.
He was responsible for the mine’s asset care strategic planning and implementation. During these period, Mr Alvarado accumulate a world of experience in “asset care”, “multidisciplinary engineering projects”, “contractor management”, “project engineering”, technology management”, “risk assessment”, “energy and water usage efficiency”, “engineering resources planning and budgeting” amongst other specialised engineering fields.
Mr. Alvarado is proficient in Spanish, English and Afrikaans.
Mr. Alvarado is married and besides its professional career, he is also interested in outdoor activities, sports and scientific reading.
As freelancing consultant, Mr Alvarado has rendered services for GE Mining, ContiPower, Worley-Parsons Advisian and Exxaro amongst others.
He has rendered consulting services in electric engineering and automatic control for different mining related projects both in South Africa and abroad.
Mr Alvarado has more than 15 years of multidisciplinary engineering management experience. This was obtained as Manager Engineering Development of Exxaro’s - Grootegeluk Mine.
He was responsible for the mine’s asset care strategic planning and implementation. During these period, Mr Alvarado accumulate a world of experience in “asset care”, “multidisciplinary engineering projects”, “contractor management”, “project engineering”, technology management”, “risk assessment”, “energy and water usage efficiency”, “engineering resources planning and budgeting” amongst other specialised engineering fields.
Mr. Alvarado is proficient in Spanish, English and Afrikaans.
Mr. Alvarado is married and besides its professional career, he is also interested in outdoor activities, sports and scientific reading.
As freelancing consultant, Mr Alvarado has rendered services for GE Mining, ContiPower, Worley-Parsons Advisian and Exxaro amongst others.
Project history
01/2017
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Present
Render engineering services to clients
01/2006
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12/2016
Chief Engineer P&D / Manager Engineering Development
Exxaro Coal Grootegeluk Mine
* Consolidation of the Engineering Division's Budget
* Management of the Physical Asset Strategy of the Mine
* Management of CAPEX program of the mine
* Mine's Client Representation for large Expansion Projects
* Contractor's Management
* Coal Product Handling Machines - Replacement /Refurbishing Program.
* Mining Equipment Sustainable Capital.
* Energy Efficiency Drive of the Coal Washing Plants.
* Sustainable Capital of Grootegeluk's Power Distribution
* Technical Steering of Brown Field Projects
* Bankable feasibility of Southern and Northern Trolley Assist Systems
* Management of the Physical Asset Strategy of the Mine
* Management of CAPEX program of the mine
* Mine's Client Representation for large Expansion Projects
* Contractor's Management
* Coal Product Handling Machines - Replacement /Refurbishing Program.
* Mining Equipment Sustainable Capital.
* Energy Efficiency Drive of the Coal Washing Plants.
* Sustainable Capital of Grootegeluk's Power Distribution
* Technical Steering of Brown Field Projects
* Bankable feasibility of Southern and Northern Trolley Assist Systems
01/1988
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01/2006
Planning and Development Engineer
Exxaro Coal Grootegeluk Mine
* Project Engineering for GG Mine in Pit Crusher.
* Project Engineering for GG6 Beneficiation Plant.
* Project Engineering and Management of the Speed Control of the
Underflow Pump Speed of the Plant Thickeners.
* Engineering of the Modifications Required to Utilise Off-Highway
Trucks as Portable Generators.
* Engineering and Project Engineering to Enhance the Trolley System
Capabilities of the Mine.
* Engineering Required for the Distributed Power Factor Correction of the
Mine.
* Electrical protection Grading and Discrimination of the Electrical
System of Grootegeluk, Tshikondeni and Rosh Pinah Underground
Mines.
* Power Distribution Consulting Work for Tshikondeni (South Africa),
Rosh Pinah (Namibia) and Thabazimbi (South Africa) Mines.
* Trolley Assist Consulting Work for Flour Daniel, Southern Peru Copper
Corporation.
* Automatic Control and Electric Engineering Consultancy for the ISCOR
Heavy Minerals Project (Ticor Empangeni Project)(South Africa).
* Trolley Assist Commissioning and Performance Evaluation of the AC
Driven Off-Highway Truck EH 4500.
* Refurbishing and Upgrading of the Portable Substations in the Mine.
Engineering Details.
* Guidance of Off-Highway Trucks in Trolley Mode. Engineering Details.
* Mentor for Electrical Engineers in Training at Grootegeluk Mine.
* Technical Specification of Trolley Assist Option for Electric Haulers.
* Design and Specification of Traction Rectifiers for Trolley Application.
* Specification for the Trolley Performance Report of MM Dispatch
system.
* Technical consulting for diverse Trolley assist related studies.
* Project Engineering for GG6 Beneficiation Plant.
* Project Engineering and Management of the Speed Control of the
Underflow Pump Speed of the Plant Thickeners.
* Engineering of the Modifications Required to Utilise Off-Highway
Trucks as Portable Generators.
* Engineering and Project Engineering to Enhance the Trolley System
Capabilities of the Mine.
* Engineering Required for the Distributed Power Factor Correction of the
Mine.
* Electrical protection Grading and Discrimination of the Electrical
System of Grootegeluk, Tshikondeni and Rosh Pinah Underground
Mines.
* Power Distribution Consulting Work for Tshikondeni (South Africa),
Rosh Pinah (Namibia) and Thabazimbi (South Africa) Mines.
* Trolley Assist Consulting Work for Flour Daniel, Southern Peru Copper
Corporation.
* Automatic Control and Electric Engineering Consultancy for the ISCOR
Heavy Minerals Project (Ticor Empangeni Project)(South Africa).
* Trolley Assist Commissioning and Performance Evaluation of the AC
Driven Off-Highway Truck EH 4500.
* Refurbishing and Upgrading of the Portable Substations in the Mine.
Engineering Details.
* Guidance of Off-Highway Trucks in Trolley Mode. Engineering Details.
* Mentor for Electrical Engineers in Training at Grootegeluk Mine.
* Technical Specification of Trolley Assist Option for Electric Haulers.
* Design and Specification of Traction Rectifiers for Trolley Application.
* Specification for the Trolley Performance Report of MM Dispatch
system.
* Technical consulting for diverse Trolley assist related studies.
01/1986
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01/1988
Lecturer of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automatic Control
Universidad de La Frontera
* Lecturer for the Subjects of Industrial Instrumentation, Digital Control,
Power Electronics.
* Researcher in the Project to Develop Micro-Hydroelectric Power
Station.
* Develop of the Instrumentation and Automation Laboratory
* Researcher in the Develop of a Digital Simulator of a Dairy Drying
Plant for Automatic Control Purposes.
Power Electronics.
* Researcher in the Project to Develop Micro-Hydroelectric Power
Station.
* Develop of the Instrumentation and Automation Laboratory
* Researcher in the Develop of a Digital Simulator of a Dairy Drying
Plant for Automatic Control Purposes.
01/1982
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12/1986
Technical Instructor
INACAP
* Power Electronics Instruction at the Concentrator Plant of Codelco,
Andina Division.
* DC Motors Drives instruction at Algarrobo Mine, CAP Vallenar, Chile.
Andina Division.
* DC Motors Drives instruction at Algarrobo Mine, CAP Vallenar, Chile.
01/1985
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01/1986
Contract Engineer
Ingenieria del Pacifico
* Upgrading of the Instrumentation of the Plants for the TDC 3000
Automation Project
Automation Project
Local Availability
Only available in these countries:
South Africa
No restriction
