Are you on the Right Tack? In business as in sailing it is important to know both where you are going and how you will get there. At Right Tack Consulting we can help with both of these. As when sailing to windward, tacking upwind, pointing directly at your destination is not always the fastest way to get there.Where: We offer strategic business planning through a balanced framework looking at the holistic sustainability of the business from financial to social and environmental sustainability.How: Our project management and technical advice can help you achieve your strategic goals.

Aurecon’s Mining Services Expertise draws together our broad, multi-disciplinary and multi-sector capabilities to bring fresh mining solutions today and in the future. At Aurecon we endeavour integrate these services in a holistic manner to partner with our mining clients to deliver sustainable business value. As mining activity moves to remote and less developed locations globally, a holistic approach to mine development is fundamental for achieving a balance between strong financial returns and corporate social responsibility and transparency. Key inter-related fundamentals such as social licence to operate, life of mine operational planning, minimising environmental impacts, and most importantly, attractive investment returns for the mining company all contribute to the viability of any new mining project.

I was General Manager of Aurecon's alliance with mineral processing specialists JKTech from the Sustainable Minerals Institute of the University of Queensland. From this position was involved in significant thought leadership in the mining industry around improving the way mines are developed in recognition of 21st Century conditions. I have written, or co-authored a number of thinking papers and published magazine articles regarding the critical role of infrastructure in mining development and linking of this to the process and mining aspects for an overall optimised mining business. (The alliance was dissolved in 2014 by mutual agreement)

Built Indonesian subsidiary of Connell Wagner from a start up with nothing to 110 plus employees and a leading player in the Indonesian engineering consulting industry, particular coal handling and transport infrastructure for coal mines.