I have more than 15 years experience in the base metals and Platinum Group Metals industry in a wide variety of roles, ranging from commissioning and process development through to hands on furnace operation and technical supervision.In addition to actual furnace operation I have extensive experience in the critical ancillaries that normally dictate plant operability, including raw materials handling, pneumatic injection, gas and liquid flows, offgas handling, burners, boilers, hot metal handling and granulation, furnace refractories and water cooling, process control systems, etc.My goal is to become increasingly involved in smelter design.Specialties: I have 10 years involvement in the Anglo Platinum Converting Process development from early pilot plant test work through to full-scale operation. I have a strong technical background, practical experience, and good troubleshooting skills applicable to all aspects of plant operations and commissioning. I have also had broad exposure to project engineering, design and implementation.
Listed skills include Operation, Testing, Commissioning, Troubleshooting, and 10 others.