# Uveer Maharaj

Uveer Maharaj is a remote worker on Himalayas, Control Technology Specialist, Process Safety Management at Anglo American, based in South Africa.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@uveermaharaj

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I build safer, smarter industrial systems through control engineering, plant data, and applied AI.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | South Africa |
| Authorized to work in | South Africa |
| Salary expectations | 30k+ USD |
| Job categories | Control Systems Engineer, Industrial Automation Engineer, Functional Safety Engineer, Industrial AI Engineering, Project Engineer |
| Skills | Industrial Automation, Control Systems Engineering, Process Safety Management, Applied AI, Machine Learning, Python, SQL, VBA, PowerShell, Claude Code, Grok Build, Cursor, GitHub, Crew AI, RAG, Model Context Protocol, AutoML, TensorFlow, Claude, Grok, Power Automate, N8n, Make, Zapier, SQL Server, ETL, Power BI, Siemens PCS7, Rockwell, ABB, Yokogawa, IEC 61131 3, Safety Instrumented Systems, Sensors, Analyzer, VSphere, VMware ESXi, IEC 61508, IEC 61511, Proof Testing, Alarm Rationalization, FMEA, Hazop, LOPA, PHA, MOC (Management Of Change), incident investigation, Front End Loading, FEED (Front End Engineering Design), Team Leadership, PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, Computer Vision, Root Cause Analysis |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/uveermaharaj |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking to solve real operational and safety problems through industrial control systems, plant data and applied AI, working closely with operations, maintenance and engineering teams from design through commissioning.
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## About

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I’ve delivered control, safety and applied-AI work across Anglo American, Sasol, NJCSI and Unilever, from plant-floor problem definition through commissioning and post-handover support.

At Anglo American, I led multi-site alarm rationalization using SQL, Python and Power BI, driving Siemens PCS 7 changes that reduced nuisance alarms by 28%. I also built an internal agentic alarm and PSM knowledge assistant using RAG and MCP, with engineers kept in the loop.

I bring 15+ years in PLC, DCS and SIS environments, including functional safety leadership on a R2 billion copper-leach project and a R20m control-system upgrade delivered in-house.
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## Experience

### Control Technology Specialist, Process Safety Management (current)

[Anglo American](https://himalayas.app/companies/anglo-american). Jan 2023 - Present

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Led multi-site alarm rationalization, reducing nuisance alarms by 28%, and built an agentic alarm and PSM knowledge assistant using RAG and MCP. Served as Functional Safety Lead on a R2 billion project.
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Skills: Alarm-Rationalization, SQL, Python, Power-BI, Siemens-PCS7, RAG, MCP, LLM, FMEA, Hazop, LOPA, Proof-Testing, MOC-(Management-Of-Change), Computer-Vision

### Control Technology Specialist, Projects (Front-End Loading)

[Anglo American](https://himalayas.app/companies/anglo-american). Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

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Front-end engineered automation and applied-AI opportunities within a R200m+ capital portfolio, managed a team of control engineers, and piloted Boston Dynamics Spot with vision for hazardous-area inspection.
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Skills: Front-End-Loading, Capital-Projects, Team-Leadership, Boston-Dynamics-Spot, Vision-Systems, Siemens-PCS7, Business-cases

### Technologist II and Senior Technician, I&CE PLC / RE

Sasol. Jul 2014 - Sep 2021

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Led the U202 Coal Routes control-system upgrade (R20m), reverse-engineering legacy behavior and programming in IEC 61131-3. Built Power BI and SQL monitoring dashboards to reduce equipment downtime.
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Skills: IEC-61131-3, PLC, SCADA, Power-BI, SQL, VMWare, Rockwell, Root-Cause-Analysis, Mentorship

### Automation and Industrial IT Project Engineer

NJCSI. Feb 2012 - Jun 2014

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Delivered turnkey PLC, SCADA/HMI, MIS, and VMware solutions from concept to commissioning for clients including Unilever, Sasol, and ArcelorMittal.
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Skills: PLC, SCADA, HMI, MIS, VMWare, Project-Management, Commissioning

### Instrumentation and Control Systems Intern

[Unilever HPC SA](https://himalayas.app/companies/unilever). Nov 2010 - Jan 2012

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Provided plant instrumentation and control systems support in a global FMCG operation, gaining hands-on floor experience with operations and maintenance.
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Skills: Instrumentation, Control-Systems, FMCG, Plant-support

## Education

### University of the Witwatersrand

Postgraduate Diploma, Software Engineering

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Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand.
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### Durban University of Technology

BTech, Electronic Engineering

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BTech in Electronic Engineering from the Durban University of Technology.
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### Wharton Online

Certificate, Financial Technology

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Fintech: Foundations and Applications of Financial Technology from Wharton Online.
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## Tech stack

- GitHub
- Python
- PowerShell
- TensorFlow
- VMware vSphere
- Zapier
- SQL
- VMware ESXi
- CrewAI
- Cursor
- N8N
- Make
- Grok
- Claude Code
- Power BI

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