Brian is a highly respected Professional Engineer with over 35 years of industry experience across Canada and internationally. He has an exceptional track record in all aspects of mining including management, mine operations, mine engineering and project management. With constant change ongoing in today’s mining industry, Brian believes in “thinking outside the box” and is an innovative thinker and problem solver. Brian has worked in senior operational roles at the Williams Mine in Hemlo, Ontario; Kubaka Mine in Far East Russia and Grasberg in Indonesia. He has also managed engineering departments, led underground development projects, managed feasibility studies and was employed by mine contractors before starting an engineering consultancy in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He strongly believes in training and developing people to form a strong, cohesive team. His commodity experience includes iron ore, base metals and precious metals (gold and PGMs) utilizing open pit, narrow vein and bulk underground mining methods.He is an Honours graduate in both Mining Technology from the Haileybury School of Mines (1981) and in Mine Engineering from Michigan Technological University (1986). He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and is a designated Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101 guidelines.