Nahum Kabeya (MIEAust, PEng)

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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at PLS

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Overview

Nahum is a Maintenance and Reliability Engineer specializing in mineral processing plant technology and continuous improvement. A Member of Engineers Australia (MIEAust), he focuses on enhancing plant reliability and optimizing maintenance strategies. He recently spoke at the AMPEAK asset management conference on identifying reliability gaps in processing plants.

He has a strong interest in sustainability, having previously coordinated renewable energy, reforestation, and rural development projects with the Zenaga Foundation. Nahum actively supports his professional community, using his network to help fellow engineers find new opportunities.

Unique fact: He has hands-on project experience in both sustainable development in Africa and nickel mine operations in Western Australia.

Personality Overview

Vision Oriented

Challenger

Self-Confident

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Predictive Maintenance
Advocates for moving from reactive to predictive maintenance to reduce unplanned downtime, a topic he actively posts about online.
Asset Management
He is a speaker at AMPEAK, a leading asset management conference, presenting a case study on improving maintenance management frameworks in mineral processing.
Continuous Improvement
Views the intersection of continuous improvement and maintenance as key to driving plant reliability, availability, and cost performance.

Media Appearances

Nahum has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at PLS
1-2023 - 7-2025
Reliability Engineer at PLS
1-2022 - 1-2023
Process Trainer/Permit Officer at PLS
11-2021 - 1-2022
Senior Process Tech | Plant Ramp up at Primero
3-2020 - 11-2021
Senior Plant Technician at Pilbara Minerals Limited

Education

Master of Engineering - MEng from Federation University Australia
Graduate Diploma from Engineering Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Nahum

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nahum is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nahum

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nahum move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Nahum take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Nahum

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