• Highly motivated, passionate individual with strong technical and operational background.• A Geological and Business Development Manager with over 30 years’ experience across a broad range of commodities and geographies. Experience in grass roots exploration, target generation, resource definition, project assessment, feasibility studies, economic analysis, mine development and business development.• Strong track record of project generation, discovery, project evaluation, resource assessment, reporting, budgeting and management. • Played major role in the discovery, resource definition and development of a number of deposits including Mount Wright (1.0Moz gold), Nolans (0.7Moz gold), Sarsfield (1.1Moz gold) in North Queensland, Tuvatu (0.8Moz gold) in Fiji, Valja Strz (330Mlb copper, 0.4Moz gold, 1.4Moz silver), Surdulica (121Mlb molybdenum) and the Timok Carlin gold project (2.3Moz gold) in Serbia.Key Capabilities• Strong technical background - excellent knowledge of a broad range of deposit styles. Highly experienced in designing and coordinating exploration programs with strong background in 3D geological modelling, GIS applications, database management, data interrogation and resource estimation.• High level analytical skills – completed numerous project reviews and coordinated multi-disciplinary due diligence teams to identify project opportunities. • Expert level economic analysis and financial modelling of projects. • Excellent negotiation skills - successful negotiation of project acquisitions and joint venture agreements within Australia and internationally.• Strong management skills - a good person manager with strong communication skills that motivates and brings out the best in a team. Passionate about safe, high quality output through innovative technologies and creative approaches