CURRICULUM VITAE
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Soonius
Jan
Antonie van Dijcklaan 9
1816 MA Alkmaar
+31 6 29031465
02 June 1962
Heiloo
Dutch
Dutch, English, German, Afrikaans,
Basic knowledge of French and Italian
Education:
High school
Technical School - Civil Engineering
Technical School - Civil Contracting
Internal Refractory Courses (OBC 1-6)
Several Materials Technology Courses
Design & Construction Training Projects for Refractory Lined Installations in Iron & Coke
Making Facilities.
Skills:
MS Office, MS Projects
Qualifications:
Worldwide acknowledged Specialist in Refractory Construction, combining solid Material
Knowledge, Design & Engineering Skills with Practical Installation Solutions.
Highly experienced in the Preparation & Project Management of Multi-Task Projects in the
Heavy Industry: Project/Site Management, Planning, QAQC,
International Exposure
• Worldwide Experience
• Experience with EAF’s & Six-in Lines
• Experience and specialized with Blast Furnace, Stoves and Coke Batteries of all
designs and sizes.
Employment record:
2009-Present
HeatTeQ Refractory Services BV, Managing Director;
Technical & Sales Support to the Lizmontagens Group
2001-2009
Pirson Refractories BV, Managing Director
1990-2001
Hoogovens Technical Services Europe BV, Manager Construction
Department
1978-1990
Hoogovens IJmuiden, General Foreman Refractory Maintenance
Department
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Professional Experience:
Since 2009, I have been responsible for Sales, Preparation, Execution and Order results
for all Projects within HeatTeQ (www.heatteq.com).
Period August – October 2011, SSI-Redcar UK, Redcar Blast Furnace
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Furnace Wreck and Demolition Package
Period August – September 2011, ArcelorMittal South Africa Saldanha Works
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Taphole Repairs, furnace cleanout, demolition & installation of refractories
Period July – October 2011, ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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Supply Ceramic Burner for Stove #4 “D” Furnaceervision services
Period July – August 2011, Hatch, Mortimer Smelter, South Africa
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Supervision services
Period April – May 2011, Hatch, Cerro Matoso, Colombia
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Supervision Services
Period August – Septemeber 2010, ArcelorMittal South Africa Saldanha Works
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Extensive repairs to COREX’ Direct Reduction Shaft and MIDREX.
Period March 2010, ArcelorMittal South Africa Newcastle Works
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Blast Furnace N5 Stove 2 Hot Blast Outlet Expansion Bellow and Refractory
replacement.
Period January – February 2010, Polokwane, South Africa
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Installation supervision during the complete
rebuild and enlargement of the six-in-line furnace.
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Period November – December 2009, Hatch, Loma de Niquel Venezuela
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Supervision Services for refractory installation on the Pyrometallurgical furnace
Period June – September 2011, SSAB Oxelösund, Sweden
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Relining of the BF#4 at SSAB Oxelösund, Sweden.
Period February – March 2011, Ilva Taranto, Italy
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Iron Trough Installations at Ilva Taranto, Italy.
Period November – December 2010, Arcelor Mittal Kryviy Rih, Ukraine
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Inspection of 19 Hot Blast Stoves
Period June 2010, Phoenix-furnace in South Korea
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Supervision Services for closing salamander tap Phoenix-furnace South
Korea
Period February – March 2010, Arcelor Mittal Brasil BF#2
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Supervision Services during the installation of the BF#2 CST BF #2
Period August - September 2009, Hulamin Pietermaritzburg South Africa.
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Supervision services during reline Alumina Melter
July-December 2009:
Set up Local Offices in Vanderbijlpark South Africa and Belo Horizonte, Brazil
July – August 2009 Piombino BF#4 Shotcrete repair, Italy
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Below is a selected overview of Projects where I have been involved in with my previous
Employers;
November-December 2008
Design, Supply and Repairs of Tap hole at SSAB #2BF.
August-December 2008
Lonmin Platinum Fce #1, Sales of Technical Support to the Customers’ Project
Management team
January-February 2008 Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India, Coke Battery Inspection
Preparation and presentation of an integrated Report where the Condition of the Coke
Batteries at Tata Jamshedpur have been inspected and evaluated.
June 2008 – October 2008
Arcelor Mittal Bremen, BF#3 reline including 3 Stoves, Hot Blast Main, Bustle Pipe and
Heat up services.
August 2008 – November 2008
Ilva Taranto, BF#4 reline including troughs.
2007- 2008
Developing a Modular Repair Package for Coke Batteries which would be marketed on a
Global Basis. The initial project was secured at Corus Steel IJmuiden, NL
June 2007 – 2008
Corus IJmuiden, Cokes Oven 2 Battery 24, Modular wall repair.
February – April 2008
Corex Saldana Mittal, South Africa, reline.
Mittal South Africa, N5 Blast Furnace Reline incl. Ceramic Burner Engineering & Repairs
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September – December 2007
Corus IJmuiden, Deck repair Cokes Oven 2 Battery 21, 22 and 23.
August - September 2007
Reline Seraing Belgium BF#6.
- HB system
- Hearth refurbishment including engineering
September 2007
Corus Port Talbot Works Wales, Stove 11 repair including engineering.
- Water Cooled Underpinning removal.
- “Hot” repair Burner and Wall refractories.
- Replacement HBO stub, Steel and Refractories.
- Compensator
July – August 2007
Reline Ilva Taranto BF#2.
- Hearth refurbishment
- Stoves repair, including engineering
July 2007
Gunning the Stack Ilva Taranto BF#4, 400 tonnes
June 2007
Corus IJmuiden Bunkers GSL.
- Inspect and report Bunker 1 and 2 South side
- Demolish and refurbish, including delivery, basalt tiles bunker 3 and 4 North side
July – August 2007
Reline Carsid Belgium BF#A.
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April 2007
Emergency repair Tap hole Carsid Belgium BF#A.
November 2005 –2008
Corus IJmuiden, Cokes Battery technical advisement and supervision.
November 2005 – December 2006
Corus IJmuiden, Deck repair Cokes Oven 2 Battery 24.
December 2006
Emergency repair Tap hole South, Port Talbot Wales BF#4.
August 2006
Emergency repair Tap hole Carsid Belgium BF#A.
2006
Mittal Arcelor, #3 BF Dunkerque France
New Hearth Refractories
July 2005 – December 2006 BF #7 Corus IJmuiden
Corus IJmuiden, Reline Blast Furnace #7, the Netherlands
- Hot Blast Main, replacement
- Bustle Pipe, replacement
- PW top, replacement
- Hearth and Cast house refurbishment
September 2006
Corus Port Talbot works Wales, Stove 11 repair.
- Water Cooled Underpinning.
- Compensator
- Inspection under the Grid.
- Cleaning Burners stove 11, 12.
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November - December 2005
Iscor Van der Bijlpark BF #C, Hearth rebuild
July - August 2005
Salzgitter BF “A”, in Salzgitter Germany
- Installation of the Hot Blast Main, Mixing Chamber, Stack and Bustle Pipe.
- Working schedule of 20 days, realisation in 18 days.
- No accidents and incidents on 17.000 men hours
2002-2009
Refractory maintenance Corus Steel IJmuiden the Netherlands
2005 - 2006 Blast Furnace 13 Gary, USA
Project Manager for the project in the USA at Gary, Blast Furnace 13
2004 Arcelor, Cockerill Ougree, Belgium
Installation of new carbon hearth, Blast Furnace “B” (Savoie design)
Period 2004 ILVA Taranto, Italy
Installation of new bosh & tuyere belt Blast Furnace 5 (DCE design)
Period 2004 Salzgitter Stahl AG, Germany
Installation of new carbon hearth Blast Furnace “B” (UCAR design)
Period 2003 Sidmar Blast Furnace, Gent Belgium
Installation of new carbon hearth Bl;ast Furnace “A”
Period 2002 Port Talbot England
Total construction package, repairs to three stoves and replacement of Hot Blast Main,
Mechanical & Refractories.
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Period 2002 Corus IJmuiden The Netherlands
Reline of Blast Furnace #6, demolition hearth, mechanical repairs, hearth & bosh
refractory installation.
I was Project Director for the total construction package (demo/mech/refr/cooling). Total
project duration 58 days.
Period 2001 Sidmar Belgium
Supervision Sidmar Blast Furnace “B”, installation ceramic tiles dust catcher.
Period April 2001 Pirson Refractories BV
Starting at Pirson International with the establishment of Pirson Refractories and Pirson
Contractors, in order to have a division within the Pirson Group that concentrates on the
construction and installation of refractory projects on its own and multi-disciplinary
approach of major projects.
Period 2000 Reline Corus Redcar, Teesside UK, total order value 6 Mio GBP
Project Manager, responsible for leading the Construction Consortium for the Blast
Furnace Reline, comprising of demolition, hearth rebuild and stave replacement in the
stack & changing PW-top equipment.
Consortium was between DCTS & Pirson (with DG-Construction for demolition)
Period 2000 Reline Corus Llanwern BF #3
Proposal Manager, Letter of Intent received from Customer for 8.5 Mio GBP, Corus
decided to close the plant afterwards.
Period 1997-2000, Hoogovens Technical Services
Senior Construction Manager, responsible for the full installation packages on
Construction Projects within Hoogovens Technical Services, composition of the
Construction Site Team, including all scope preparation, enquiry processes and
management of all subcontractors.
Realised Projects:
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Period 1998 – 1999 Iscor Coke Battery 6 & 7 Revamp, South Africa
responsible for construction planning’s and budgets for HTS’ sales department on cokes,
stoves, blast furnaces project
Period 1998 Piombino #4 Furnace Reline, Italy
Construction Director, responsible for Site Management, Supervision & QAQC, including
Demolition and Construction of the Blast Furnace, comprising of the Mechanical,
Refractories and Electrical & Instrumentation Scope
Period 1998 VSZ #3 Furnace Reline, Slovakia
Director Site Management, responsible for Site Management, Supervision & QAQC, for the
Mechanical and Refractories Scope
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Period 1997 – 1998 Aldel Gas Treatment Centre, Delfzijl
Site Management, responsible for QAQC, Schedule and Coordination with Customer due
to the fact that the Pot lines were in operation during construction.
Period 1997 Iscor D Furnace Mini-Reline, South Africa
Construction Director, responsible for Site Management, Supervision & QAQC, including
Demolition and Construction of the Blast Furnace, comprising of the Mechanical,
Refractories and Electrical & Instrumentation Scope
Period 1997 Hoogovens Technical Services Europe BV, IJmuiden
Manager Construction Department
- responsible for 15-45 employees, excluding Subcontractors;
- responsible for qualified en quantified adequate site management teams for all HTS
projects throughout the world (mechanical/civil/refractories/electrical /instrumental
supervision)
Period 1997 Krupp Dortmund
Project Manager, Tap hole Repairs
Period 1996 Iscor C Furnace
Project/Site Manager, SEC contract
Period 1995 Iscor D Furnace, Emergency Hearth Repair
Period 1995 Hoogovens IJmuiden
Project/Site Management, End Flue and Through Wall Repairs, Coke Plant #2
Period 1995 Shell Pernis Rozenburg, Per+ Project
Period 1994 Kemira Rozenburg
Consultancy, Fertilizing Plant
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Period 1994 AVI West
Construction Consultant, Incinerator Plant
Period 1994 BHP Australia,
Consultancy, Coke Battery Repairs
Period 1994 Algoma Steel Sault Ste Marie Canada
Site Manager, Through Wall Construction
Period 1993 Industrial Development Corporation South Africa
Site Manager, Magnesium Sulphate Reactor, greenfield construction
Period 1993 Iscor Newcastle South Africa
Site Manager, Reline BF #5 Furnace, Hot Blast System and Stoves
Period 1993 Iscor Vanderbijlpark South Africa
Reline Stove #2 at Blast Furnace A
Period 1992 Iscor Vanderbijlpark South Africa
Reline Stove #8 at Blast Furnace C
Period 1992 Iscor Newcastle South Africa
Reline #1 Stove at BF D
Period 1992 AVR Rijnmond
Construction Consultant, Incinerator Plant
Period 1992 Hoogovens IJmuiden
Reline Pusher Furnace #21 and #22
Period 1992 Iscor Vanderbijlpark South Africa
Inspector Refractories/ Mechanical, Coke Plant Inspection Batteries 7, 8, 9
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Period 1990-1992 Basic Brick Linings in Italy, Spain, Pakistan, USA and France
Consultancy and supervision
Period 1991 Iscor Vanderbijlpark South Africa
Site Manager, Repair Stove #7 at Blast Furnace C
Period 1991 Hoogovens IJmuiden
Site Management Team, Reline #7 Blast Furnace including major repairs on the Hot Blast
System
Period 1990 Bhilai Steel India
Senior Supervisor, Reline Hot Blast Main, Bustle Pipe and Stoves at #6 Blast Furnace
Period 1990 Ilva Taranto Italy
Supervision Reline Hot Blast Stoves at #2 Blast Furnace
Period 1990 Armco Middletown USA
Supervision, Reline Hot Blast Stove #2
Period 1978-1990 Hoogovens IJmuiden
General Maintenance Refractories
Intermediate Repair #7 Blast Furnace
Repair of #1 Coke Plant, Battery 16
Buck Stay and End Flue Repairs, #2 Coke Plant
Relines Pusher Furnace 21-24
Renovation #6 Blast Furnace, Stoves #3 and #4
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