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Perth, Wa, Au

Northbridge, Western Australia, Au

– Established a highly capable technical team to service internal & external clients in Australia, Africa and North America– Conduct site based technical & operational assurance audits to improve overall business outcomes– Review client mining plans and offer business solutions and improvement opportunities– Manage a team of seconding engineers servicing both internal and external clients– Manage client studies such as scoping, PFS and FFS.

Denver, Colorado, Us

– Managed investment from scoping study through to full funds approval– Developed innovative method with only 3 known mines inexistence that have applied the SLS mining method approach– Managed a team of 15 subject matter experts and teams that included infrastructure, S&ER, safety, water treatment, process, financial and various mining disciplines– Developed strategy and identified potential synergies with other regional projects– Liaised with community and government regulators– Liaised with owners’ team, construction and mining contractors

Denver, Colorado, Us

– Executed Newmont's first underground project in Africa– Developed and managed the technical support function which included mentoring, mining procedures, succession pathways, roles and responsibilities and alignment with other key stakeholders– Relief for Mine Manager– Developed and executed the mine operating system (MOS) to support Subika moving into execution and ensured alignment with open pit operations.– Developed and executed all planning systems which included the adoption of Deswik mine planning software– Participated in major underground growth study works within the African region– Investment lead for underground sustaining capital works– Developed and managed the site business planning process– Liaised with community leaders regarding important social license requirements– Regional underground fatality risk management lead– Managed the Reserve/Resources pipeline and diamond drill strategy– Managed a team of 30 direct and indirect reports which included geology, engineering and survey function– Contract management of key underground mine services projects along with the prime mine contractor

Denver, Colorado, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

– Alternate underground manager duties– Supervised site planning team (ST, MT, LT) which included 8 direct and indirect reports– Project mine planning lead of new strategic investment– Re-construction of technical organisational structure which also included roles and responsibilities– Presented all business plans to the site and regional leadership team– Accountable for Tanami Reserve/Resource diamond drill strategy and pipeline– Significant input into mine strategy which included additions of near mine orebodies.– Re-construction of the site planning process to better meet new business requirements– Capital expenditure proposals– Undertook all stage gate mining engineering works for the Tanami Expansion ProjectIdentified a new strategic plan for Tanami that resolved the haulage constraints and mine reserve conversion issues. This resulted in an increase in ore production from 1.7 MT to 2.3 MT over a 2-year period.– Nominated as one of Newmont’s High-Performance leaders

Denver, Colorado, Us

– Mentoring and coaching of mining engineers in the Newmont Asia Pacific Group– Operational and technical support to Asia Pacific sites including Tanami & Waihi– Strategic planning which encompassed the design and schedule of dual access, conveyor, shaft and truck haulage options.– Project Mine Planning Lead of new strategic investment– Presented all business plans to the site and regional leadership teams– Re-design of the Tanami LOM plan to include change in mining method– Accountable for Tanami Reserve/Resource diamond drill strategy and pipeline– Accountable for the development of Tanami Reserves– Development of regional planning process maps and procedures– Development of the site cut-off grade guidance and subsequent financials– Project tendering and evaluation of the Martha UG project

Denver, Colorado, Us

Perth Domestic Airport, Wa, Au

Senior Drill and Blast Engineer, Newmont Tanami Operations, N.TProduction Engineer, Goldfields Argo Operation, Kambalda W.AFeasibility Study Member, Wings Iron Project, USASchedule Production Analysis, Newcrest Project, Telfer W.A

Drill and Blast EngineerMine Interaction Engineer

Underground Time

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mining

Master'S Degree, Mining Engineering