Deon Barnard

Enabling the Transformation in Industry

Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands

About

My passion lies in adding value to businesses and the people that manage them, through the appropriate use of Technology. During my 32-year career span in the Technology Industry, I have successfully designed, developed, engineered solutions and consulted with the aim to improve the way industry apply Technology. Having held various managerial positions, I have been involved in new business development by directly engaging with customers and staying ahead of the continuous evolution of Industrial Technologies and Software. In the early years of my career a mentor provided me with an ethos that I still live by – “As an engineer, you should always strive to deliver at least twice the value in profit to your organization than what your income is”. The strong desire to challenge untried and unproven new technologies, which clearly provide value, lead to many FIRSTS in my career; • The first Windows SCADA to replace mainframe control at Iscor. • The first fully automated cheese making factory in South Africa for Clover. • The first use of Wonderware ArchestrA Technology in the world for SAB. • The first Wonderware MES deployment in the discrete industry for SA Mint. • The first fully automated apple juice factory using Wonderware’s InBatch for Appletiser. • The first MOMS solution for a connected mine using AVEVA technology for Exxaro. • The first Maintenance Digital Twin in a Mine Operation for Exxaro • The first and only organization globally to distribute the AVEVA portfolio – IS³ Industry Software, Solutions & Support. • The first and largest Viable Vision Goldratt Consulting Project for Tata Steel, India When applying structured approaches through various thinking processes and methodologies, the outcome will lead to value creation regardless of the technology that will be deployed. #PassionateAboutAddingValue

Experience

  • General Manager at AVEVA Select Benelux
    Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Business Development Manager at NxGN
    Feb 2023 - Dec 2023 · 11 mos

    Business Development for the NxGN ESG Solution, and Digital Transformation Consulting in Mining

  • Vice President of Business Development at TIMining
    Oct 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Leading the Business Development expansion for TIMining in EMEA and APAC. TIMing created, sells and implement the first truly Digital Twin for a Open Pit Mine

  • Global Executive Heavy Industries at IoT.nxt
    Oct 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Lead the Heavy Industry IOT business for IoT.nxt Closed the largest deal ever for the in the Power Industry for a Coal Supply Chain Solution

  • Factory Systemes Groupe (Full-time · 2 yrs 2 mos)
    • Vice President DACH
      Nov 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible for the AVEVA Software Distribution Business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

    • General Manager Software
      Nov 2019 - Apr 2020 · 6 mos

      Prime Tasks was to transition the software distribution business from a in country owned business by Aveva to a independant channel business for Factory Software in France. Build and Transform the business to scale