Bernard has 33 years of experience and specialises as an expert consultant on water management and treatment for mining and smelting operations worldwide. He has developed custom wastewater treatment solutions, from testwork and pilot studies through to detailed design, start-up and optimisation, involving pond treatment, pit treatment, and active treatment plants with an emphasis on high-density sludge (HDS) systems and sulphate removal.Bernard owns and operates Envirobay inc. (www.envirobay.com), a mine water treatment consulting company. The company specialises in treatment of acid mine drainage, heavy metals, metalloids (arsenic, molybdenum, antimony, selenium) and total dissolved solids including sulphate. Major project roles include process engineering lead, owner's engineer, senior review, cost estimating, and all design stages from conceptual to detailed engineering.