Byron Dos Santos

Business Development Manager
Leiria, Leiria, PT

About

Metallurgy | Minerals Processing | Optimisation and Process Improvement | Process Design and Engineering | Strategic Management | New Business Development | Sales and Marketing | Brand Management | Commercial Management | Operations Management | 5S Manufacturing | Ultrafine Grinding | Grinding Media | Ceramic Grinding Media | Ceramic Components | Cyclones | Pumps | Flotation | Filtration | Thickening | DTH Drill Rigs | Hydraulics

Work Experience

Project Engineer

De Beers Consolidated Mines
Dec 2002 - Jan 2003
South Africa

Optimisation of Tramp Metal Removal Equipment at Koffiefontein Diamond Mine

Project Engineer

De Beers Consolidated Mines
Dec 2003 - Jan 2004
South Africa

Optimisation of DMS Circuit – Bulk Sampling Plant at Cullinan Diamond Mine

Project Engineer

De Beers Marine
Dec 2004 - Jan 2005
Cape Town, South Africa

Limn – Marine Wizard project

Metallurgist in Training

De Beers Consolidated Mines
Feb 2006 - Dec 2006
South Africa

Completed proficiencies in ore reception, scrubbing, screening, crushing. De-bottlenecking of recovery process, grease-belt optimisation, slimes dam water sampling campaign.

Applications Engineer – Crushing and Screening

Metso Minerals (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Jan 2007 - May 2010
South Africa

Sales & Process Function – costing, tendering, market analysis, forecasting, customer relations, equipment sizing, mass-balancing, commissioning, process control and circuit optimisation.

Process Engineer – Flotation (Process Solutions)

Metso Minerals (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Jan 2007 - May 2010
South Africa

Sales & Process Function for flotation projects including Lonmin, Impala Platinum, Booysendal, Coal of Africa projects.

Senior Process Engineer

Multotec Magnetics (Pty) Ltd
May 2010 - Dec 2010
South Africa

Sales & Process Function for all magnetic equipment offered; Designated product specialist on Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separation.

Education

Matriculated

Christian Brothers College
1996 - 2000

Head Boy, Valedictorian

BSc (Eng) – Metallurgy & Metals Engineering

University of the Witwatersrand
2001 - 2005

De Beers Consolidated Mines Bursar

Performer's Diploma – Drumming

Trinity College London
Present - 2000

Passed with Exemption (90%)

Languages

English - Native
English - Native
Portuguese - Native

Sectors

Engineering