Simon Kazunda has over 15 years of experience in electrical engineering, working his way up from entry level roles to senior management positions. He currently works as the Power System Substation Market Manager for ABB Ltd in Zambia, where he is responsible for developing the substation business and overseeing sales of high voltage and medium voltage products. Prior to this role, he held several sales and engineering roles with increasing responsibility at ABB and Konkola Copper Mines. He has a degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering and various technical certifications.

1. Curriculum Vitae - Kazunda Simon
Name : Simon Kazunda
Email Address : simonkazunda@gmail.com
Date of Birth : 21/09/1975
Marital Status : Married
NRC No. : 664070/11/1
Contact No. : +260978770363
Motivation: The drive to learn new things and achieve more with integrity.
Work Experience
ABB Ltd-Zambia
May 2014-to date Power System Substation-Market Manager Zambia
Responsibility: Development of substation business in Zambia for both ABB RSA and
ABB Germany. At the same time am responsible for both HV and MV products.
Success Stories
- Increase in protection and control orders compared to previous years.
- Network Management products Orders from CEC achieved after a long time.
ABB Ltd-Zambia
Responsibility:
Dec 2012-May 2014 Sales Manager-Copperbelt Region
Responsibility: Overseeing the day to day activity of the copperbelt office. This included
monitoring sales, deliveries, weekly reports, service & installation works. Coordinating &
organizing foreign visitors meeting with local clients. Additional responsibility included
support for power system substation business as well as product sales of High Voltage
and Medium Voltage business
Success Stories
- Extension of the CEC Nkana 66kV Substation for synclinorium project which
covered installation of two 30MVA, 66/11kV transformers and switchgear. Also
Repeat order for a third transformer installation.
- 2nd
interconnector to DRC projects linking the two countries to strengthen the
power supply between the two countries-2014.
- Strengthen ABB hold on protection and control solution in CEC substations.
- Increased LV business with appointment of channel partners locally.
- Successively managed to have the LV products accepted in KCM.
- Increased MV product sale in Zesco

2. - Streamlined tendering documentation to make it acceptable to public
(government) tendering.
ABB Ltd-Zambia
Jan 2010- Dec 2012 Sales Engineer MV & HV Products
Responsibilities: Develop market for High Voltage and Medium Voltage product
including supporting power system substation team with coordination of local
activity. Targeting sales to the utilities, major copper mines & other industry.
Coordinate with the factories on deliveries. Also responsible for service portfolio.
Successive Stories
Product
- Managed to completely change the whole of Konkola KCM electrical network
under the PRP project using the ABB Unigear product. The whole project was
worth $7M of panels over 3 years-2010.
- Phase 1 replacement project of Oil Circuit Breakers for Nchanga KCM-$2.8M-
2011.
- SOB-Mopani Mines electrical supply improvement-2012.
- Mopani MUF Pump chamber panel supply-2012.
- Supply of GIS and supervision of installation & commissioning for Ndola
Energy-2012
- Support of water sector with reliable product for a world bank funded water
project in Kalulushi. Supplied 11kV panels for two pump stations-2013.
Service
Project management of the following project from contract negotiation to
commissioning
- 2290 Pump Chamber KCM installation of 11kV panels
- 436mL Pump chamber installation of 11kV panels
- Extension of GIS in Lumwana and re-arrangement of 11kV panels
- Installation of REF615 relays for KCM
- Nkana Refinery project replacement of a burnt out panel
- Stadium, Avenue and Kafue OCB replacement with VD4 panels –completion Dec
2013
- Nkana Water 11kV Panel installation-completion Jan 2014
- SOB electrical reliability improvement project.
- Played a major role in installation of panels to supply power for UNZA shopping
Mall in Lusaka-2014.
ABB Ltd-Under ABB RSA
Sep 2007-2010 Automation Products Sales Engineer
Responsibilities: Develop market for LV product range for ABB in the Copperbelt
targeting the mines. The main activities included preparation of quotations for
customers, weekly reports for management, order conclusions, coordination of

3. deliveries from factory to customers. Lastly development of channel partners for LV
products.
Successive Stories
The following are successes
- Opened the first ABB office in Kitwe focusing on the mining industry
- Concluded the first order for flow products with KCM worth $250,000.
- Introduced Air Circuit Breakers with electronics release to improve electrical
supply for KCM underground, Tailings Leach plane and compressor house.
- Revived the interest in flow products with the water sector thus Mulonga Water &
SC, and Lusaka Water & SC.
- Registration of ABB Ltd into the mines and other industries.
Konkola Copper Mines
Sep 2006- Sep 2007 Plant Engineer-Electrical Concentrator
Responsibilities: Include improving equipment availability, subassemblies
compliance and maintenance compliance to 85%. And also to control budget and
implement projects timely.
July 2005-Aug 2006 Sectional Engineer-Electrical Production Underground
Responsibilities: Included to monitor and control the sectional budget, and to co-
ordinate and oversee installation and maintenance of conversional scraper winches,
automated scraper winches, underground DC power distribution, Goodman
locomotives, underground lighting, waste and ore tip so as to meet production targets.
Lastly to monitor both the standard and quality of the jobs to make sure they adhere
to safety and mine regulations.
July 2003-July 2005 Senior Assistant Engineer-KCM
Power Distribution Konkola Mine and Nchanga Mine KCM
Responsibilities: To carry out maintenance of high voltage substation equipment’
this included the following:
Installation Maintenance of high voltage transformers 11kV and 3.3kV and also
oil sampling and testing.
Installation and Maintenance of Oil Circuit Breakers (OCBs), Vacuum Circuit
Breakers (VCBs) and testing of protective devices i.e. Overload relays, Earth fault
relays
Maintenance of Reactors for compressor synchronous motors
Maintenance of Feeder Cables and cable Fault Location using a Fault Locator
Underground Engineering (Konkola Mine and Nchanga Mine)
Responsibilities: To carry out preventive maintenance of AC and DC Winders, this
included the following statutory regulations:

4. Dailies, which included checking for conditions of commutators, indicators,
operation of safety circuits, ropes for grease, cage or skip, without stopping the
plant.
Weekly examinations, which included checking for condition of brushes in the
motors and generators, rope examination, mechanical maintenance and electrical
panel maintenance.
Monthly examinations, which included testing of slack rope operation mechanical
and electronic, temperature devices, depth indicators and brakes.
26 weekly examinations included maintenance of rectifiers, circuit breakers, mine
winder controller or speed distance protection device, synchronous motors,
generators, motors, pumps, exciters and selsyns.
52 weekly examinations, which included maintenance of transformers, liquid
starters and distribution boards.
Projects-Konkola Copper Mines Plc
Upgrade of the Koepe Winder at Konkola 1 Shaft
The involved changing of the braking system from the clipper type to disc brakes
operated hydraulically and also changing from oil circuit breakers to vacuum
circuit breakers. The other aspect of the project involved changing the display
from the dial type to computerized display and also replacing of the mine winder
controller with the speed distance protection and associated controls.
Energy Meter Installation
Installation of energy meters at concentrator west mill to optimize the operation of
both rod and ball mills. The main aim was to monitor the energy consumption and
relate it to mill output.
Protection Grading
Alleviating the nuisance tripping at upper float substation at concentrator west
mill
Education Background
Tertiary
Degree in Electrical/Electronics-Copperbelt University (1998-2002).
Final Year Project - Power factor compensation using thyristors switched capacitors
Industrial Attachment
o Just-Mix Systems Ltd (2000-2001) - Responsibilities included assembling motor
starters, distribution boards and radial feeders gained skills in wiring techniques,
motor starters designing and troubleshooting of motor starters

5. o Hadomec Limited (1998 and1999) - Responsibilities included assembling
Mercury Vapour Lamps, painting, plumbing and wiring houses gained skills pipe
laying and painting skills
Short Courses
Programmable Logic Controllers Course Level I & II - MTTI
First Aid in Mining General Certificate-KCM
Bridging Course-KCM included instrumentation, heavy equipment repair, metal
fabrication, plant fitting, machining, electrical distribution and rigging
Microsoft Excel-KCM
Management Development Training
Integrity Training
OECD Training
Code of conduct Training
Risk Management Training
Interests/Skills
Very conversant with most of the software tools thus excel, word, Prosales report tool,
CCP tool etc.
I Love cooking, travelling and watching movies.
References
Ben Momat
Market Manager PP-ABB RSA
Email: ben.momat@za.abb.com
Mobile No: +27605467764
Joseph Chikwaikwai
Proposals Engineer PS-ABB RSA
Email: joseph.chikwaikwai@za.abb.com
Mobile No: +27605326134
Dobvious Habuzila
Technical services Manager-Zesco Kitwe
Email: dhabuzila@zesco.co.zm
Mobile No: +260966945966
Friday M Chibwe
Project Manager
Lunsemfwa Hydro Power Company Limited
Email: fmchibwe@lunsemfwahydro.com.zm
Phone: +260 215 224597
Fax: +260 215 224754
Cell: +260 977 812827