Japie Schmidt

Japie started his career with Impala Platinum as part of the old Learner Official scheme in the instrumentation/projects department. After a formal education he furthered his project career at Mosgas and later Mondi Board. A SBL diploma in Project management enabled him to be appointed as Project Manager for Anikem/AECI in the early 90's, managing projects across the Southern African continent. His expertise has taken him to projects in America, Australia, Italy and Spain amongst others in recent years.

As business owner Japie still believes in a hands-on approach, bringing his expertise to application level, being personally involved in managerial as-well-as day to day technical decisions. Corporately he is responsible for sales & marketing, project management; and if needed; still engages in design and programming. Japie has a passion for doing the job right the first time: Expertise through precise management.

What defines AS Automation? Japie says:
"An entity or organisation is as visionary as its leader, but as strong as its team members. Life has also thought us that there is no substitute for experience. We value the greatest assets of our company - experienced people forming a team, making us highly competitive and efficient in all disciplines allowing us to differentiate."