Summary
Eben Eng is a process engineering leader with 14 years’ experience specialising in Advanced Process Control (APC), model predictive control and AI-driven optimisation for ammonia, urea and fertilizer plants. Currently leading the APC & Process Optimisation business unit at 4Sight, he blends hands-on control systems expertise with strategic digitalisation and OT/IT integration to boost safety, efficiency and profitability. His background spans senior control and instrumentation roles at thyssenkrupp Uhde and extensive site-level optimisation and DCS upgrades across AECI and AECI Mining, grounded in a Professional Engineer registration. Eben pairs chemical engineering rigor with software curiosity—he develops signal-processing and ML tools as a part-time developer and applies automation scripting to real plant problems. He’s known for building high-performing teams and turning complex process challenges into pragmatic, deployable solutions. Based in Gauteng, South Africa, he combines field-proven industrial control skills with emerging ML and blockchain training to drive next-generation process improvements.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Certified Functional Safety Professional, Safety System Design, License, Certified Functional Safety Professional, Safety System Design, License at CFSE
CPD, CPD Activities, CPD, CPD Activities at Optimum Training
Professional Engineer, Chemical, Professional Engineer, Chemical at ECSA
University of Pretoria
Certificate, TensorFlow and ML, Certificate, TensorFlow and ML at Udemy Alumni
MMDP, Business Administration and Management, General, Diploma, MMDP, Business Administration and Management, General, Diploma at GIBS
English, Afrikaans