Aluwani Ralineba

Automation and Control Systems professional with 7+ years of experience across industrial automation, manufacturing, technical support and commissioning. Hands-on expertise in PLC/HMI/SCADA development, servo and motion control, machine vision, industrial networking and complex machine troubleshooting across Beckhoff TwinCAT, CODESYS/Festo, Schneider and Delta platforms. Experienced in upgrading legacy equipment, developing modular IEC 61131-3 Structured Text, integrating safety, vision and machine peripherals, and improving diagnostics and recovery on production machinery.

Strong background in root-cause analysis, technical documentation, training and cross-functional support in high-uptime industrial environments.

Senior Automation Technician at DetNet South Africa (2023-04 – Present)

• Develop, modify and maintain PLC and HMI control software for manufacturing equipment, with emphasis on reliability, diagnostics, maintainability and safe machine operation.
• Troubleshoot multidisciplinary automation faults involving PLC logic, EtherCAT/industrial networks, servo motion, sensors, machine vision, safety interfaces and production peripherals.
• Implement control-system upgrades on live production machinery, including improved state-machine sequencing, alarm handling, startup/recovery logic and technician manual functions.
• Support standardisation and modularisation of PLC software across similar machines, using reusable function blocks, parameterisation and structured IEC 61131-3 programming practices.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, engineering suppliers and OEMs during fault finding, commissioning, machine modifications and continuous-improvement work.

Technical Support: Automation at ElectroMechanica (2019-02 – 2023-03)

• Provided on-site and remote technical support to customers and system integrators using ElectroMechanica's industrial automation products, with primary hands-on focus on Delta PLCs, HMIs, servo systems and VFDs.
• Delivered PLC, servo and VFD technical training for customers and technicians, covering configuration, programming, commissioning and troubleshooting.
• Assisted with PLC/HMI programming, servo and VFD setup, industrial communication configuration, commissioning, fault diagnosis and application issues across machine and process-control applications.
• Supported product and application selection and created technical guides and examples to help customers implement, commission and maintain automation solutions.

Student Assistant at Tshwane University of Technology (2018-02 – 2018-11)

• Assisted with practical electronics training, laboratory setup and troubleshooting of electronic equipment and components.

Trainee Instrument Technician at Consol Glass (2016-07 – 2017-06)

• Performed inspection, diagnostics, calibration and maintenance support on industrial instrumentation and control systems in a production environment.
• Assisted with installation and fault finding of sensors, process instrumentation and control equipment.

Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Industrial Automation) – Tshwane University of Technology (2025-12)

National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Process Instrumentation) – Tshwane University of Technology (2018-06)

National Senior Certificate – Mbilwi Secondary School (2012-12)