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Sydney, Australia

Study manager for a 100MW power station in Argentina for the Kachi Lithium project with Lake ResourcesProject includes grid connections, fossil fuel generation, solar and BESS.Project manager for the PFS of the panel cave expansion 1-2 at the Cadia Valley Operations, Newcrest.The study included the conversion of the LHD fleet to electric and an assessment of the associated productivity impactsStudy manager for the PFS and FS of the Misima Gold Project with Kingston Resources, circa $450million in CAPEX and 6Mtpa processing and mining throughputThe study included the development of a Hybrid Off-Grid 21MW power station to support the mine power supplyProject Manager for the Pre-feasibility Study of the Cowal Gold Underground project, circa $300million in CAPEX and 1.8 Mtpa processing and mining throughput.Prepared a business case for the conversion to renewable energy of grid connected power and an assessment to decarbonise the business through reduced fossil fuels and conversion to Hydrogen.

Sydney, Australia

Led the development of the company business plan for the Australian entity and built a pipeline of over 1GW of Utility Solar opportunities in eastern AustraliaProvided strategic direction to the formation of partnerships and alliances with construction partners to deliver projects on time and under budgetDeveloped the business from 4 employees to 14 by the end of 2018Developed company procedures to obtain ISO certification as an EPC by June 2018Acting Project Manager for a 156MWdc project in Queensland for Early Works, including development of basis of design, development of tender engineering, geotechnical investigation, site survey and pile pull out testing.Responsible for EPC commercial negotiations for EPC tenders and development of delivery strategies.

Sydney, Australia

Responsible for all capital works projects across the Gas & Renewables Generation portfolio for Eastern Australia (Hydro, Wind, Gas, Solar).

Sydney

Bylong Valley Coal Project, KEPCOProject Engineering Manager for the development of the $1.3 billion, 6.5mtpa open cut and underground mining operation being developed in the Bylong Valley, NSW on behalf of KEPCO.Preparation of an EPC tender and an Mine Operate & Maintain Tender including technical and commercial risk allocation, direction of legal services, tender evaluation and award.Managed a mining optimisation study and rebuilt the project financial model to increase project value by utilising alternative mining techniques and by implementing adjustments to foreign exchange and coal pricing models.Management of the tender engineering for both contracts and included geological model, mine schedules, workers accommodation BOOT, high voltage electrical power line, coal handling facilities, rail loop and mine infrastructure. Management of a multi-disciplined engineering team with 10 direct reports.Eco-Tech/Mt Morgan Gold Pilot PlantProject Manager for a feasibility study of a pilot plant to process Mt Morgan Gold tailings using the EcoGold process for optimised recovery of a CIL plant.Managed the development of the process design, equipment selection, FEED engineering, capital and operating cost estimating to +-15% and associated discounted cash flow modelling.Newcastle Gas Storage Facility, AGLRepresenting AGL’s Upstream Gas division as the Owner’s Engineer and Construction Manager for the development of a $300 million LNG liquefaction train, storage tank, vaporisation train, high pressure pipeline, tail gas pipeline and high voltage electrical connection.Managed and reviewed the EPC contractor’s engineering design basis against all the relevant international and national standards.Developed and executed a Safety-In-Design program.Created and executed an ITP factory acceptance testing program for global OEM equipment manufacturers.Created and executed an on-site system integrity inspection program

Sydney

Surat Basin, Arrow EnergyPetroleum Engineering consulting for Arrow Energy in the Surat basin in Queensland.In-flow performance assessments of pilot plants for coal seam gas reserves.Gas and water flow forecasting using simulation software to develop associated enhanced recovery design using ESP’s.Facilities engineering for the pilot plants including wellhead design, down hole completions, electrical infrastructure, flare sizing and gathering lines to flare.Completed surface pressure loss calculations on gas and water lines and line pack calculations on gas pipelines.Facilitated risk assessments and HAZOP’s of completions and facilities

Sydney

Bulga Gas Utilisation Study, Xstrata CoalPetroleum Engineering manager for the completion of a reservoir appraisal for the development of a 50,000MMSCF, 200 SIS well, coal seam gas field in the Hunter Valley.A P50 estimate was prepared for four target seams; the Glen Munro, Piercefield, Woodlands Hill and Blakefield.The project included a technical assessment of the field development, power station and connection to the grid to export generated from waste mine gas.Ravensworth North Alliance, Xstrata CoalEngineering Manager overseeing a $13million design budget to upgrade an existing open cut coal mine site from 4million tones/annum to 14 million tonnes/annum of coal production with a total project CAPEX of $1.5billion.Managed a multi-disciplined engineering team with 40 indirect reports.Managed all aspects of engineering output during the execution phase which included the development of mine site water balance, management of civil earthworks and drainage design for the coal handling facilities and washery, design of a new tailings pipeline and tailings dam, extension of a rail loop and associated signalling, design of a new fuel handling facility and the design of a mine infrastructure area.

Inata Gold Project, Avocet MiningProject Engineer for an EPCM 2,200,000tonnes per annum Gold projects in Burkina Faso (US$200million) with Avocet Mining.Developed the technical feasibility study including management of mine planning, processing facilities and infrastructure and developed a project CAPEX/OPEX and associated DCF with sensitivity analysis.Following approval of project finance, I was the engineering manager responsible for execution engineering, contracting strategy, procurement and ultimately on site construction and commissioning for start up.Masara Gold Project, Crew GoldProject Engineer on a 1,500,000tonnes per annum capacity underground Gold mine based in the Philippines ($US50million).Completed detailed engineering for the upgrade of an underground gold mining facility on Mindanao island. The project involved 10 drifts accessing seams containing between 3-18g/tonne of gold.Minas de Rio Tinto Copper Mine Restart Project, EMED-TartesusDeveloped a feasibility study for the restart of a 15 Mtpa copper/gold project in Spain.Black Angel Project, Greenland MiningDeveloped a pre-feasibility study for the restart of a lead/zinc project in Greenland.Goltsovoye Silver Project, Ovoca Developed a pre-feasibility study of a Silver/lead project in Magadan, Russia.

FFG Upgrade Project, Department of DefencePlatform test engineer for the upgrade of 4 of the Royal Australian Navy frigates.Developed and executed commissioning procedures, conducted sea trials and managed installation of platform systemsUpgrade included installation of 4 x 1WM generators, installation of a 400Hz frequency converter to support combat systems, installation of a refrigeration plant for combat systems cooling, a vertical launch combat system, a mine obstacle avoidance sonar and a torpedo defence system.

Design/site engineer for alliance projects in the Sydney water industry.

Bachelor Engineeing (Mechanical), Thermodynamics

Developed a cogeneration power supply for a station at the South Pole.

Postgraduate Diploma, Petroleum Engineering