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Cape Town / Cook Islands

Part of the Ocean Minerals Group, I work with the CEO and project team to set up and operate our offshore exploration and research program for deepsea polymetallic nodules.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Collaboratively develop systems and approaches that translate GroupSafety Management strategies and interventions into operational execution programmes tosystematically embed and sustain operational safety management delivery maturity. I contributetoward the development and refinement of the Group’s Safety Leadership strategy and develop coresafety leadership framework policies, guidelines, programmes, campaigns and initiatives to execute theGroup strategy. I engage and collaborate with operational leadership and their teams toeffectively analyse and identify core operational priorities required to embed and enhance safetyleadership maturity.I am also responsible for the development, refining and overseeing the execution of safety incidentreporting, investigation and analysis to shape and embed a culture of continuous collaborative sharing,learning from incidents and collaborative remedial and proactive safety leadership initiative deploymentand measurement

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Project management and project engineering - concept studies and technology development : Mining, energy, infrastructure and logisticsSafety Transformation initiative at De Beers

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Devising and implementing the strategy for establishment of offshore mining operations to enable Namdeb to meet its vision of being sustainable until 2050 and beyond.Developing key aspects of Namdeb's Strategic Plan to ensure longevity of onland mining operationsDeveloping sound business relationships with suppliers, both locally and internationallyManagement of Inshore Unit including overseeing operations, performance and safety

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Management reporting to Board of directors and shareholders• Strategic leadership of, and developing and managing, the business and people;• Liaison with internal stakeholders and shareholders, including the Technical Advisory Committee, and Steering Committee and co-ordination of all work with the company’s preferred supplier;• Program management of the Portfolio, integrating the project, technical, mineral exploration, environmental, permitting, regulatory and stakeholder management streams• External and internal stakeholder management (including governmental and non-governmental organisations)• Technical and commercial liaison and management with suppliers and stakeholders in all areas of operation (including United States, South Africa, New Zealand and South America);• Intimately involved in the establishment and setting to work of the company as a junior exploration company on the international stage, including development of an integrated resource and project development framework and small mining operations* Safety management

• Development of the portfolio of ventures and projects for the company, including scheduling, resourcing and budgets, and ongoing portfolio management thereof; • SHE Management and Risk Champion for the company (0 LTI since inception);• In conjunction with the Commercial Manager, developing and managing annual operating budgets;• Intimately involved in all aspects of the proposal to Shareholders to acquire 26 mining leases offshore Nome, Alaska. Development of project structures and management processes for the venture (including technical, permitting and environmental management);* Development of small scale mining operations• Assistance to venture managers on project processes, development of work breakdown structures, contracts, expenditure and schedule management, operations engineering and logistics.

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Managed several projects of varying scale and complexity ranging from small conversions to mining systems implementation, including project management of the design, construction and commissioning of the world's largest marine mining vessel.Setting up of first large scale offshore mining operation in South Africa and running operation for first few months..Systems Development Manager working in a team developing new mining opportunities world-wide.

Responsible for ship inspections; ship sale and purchase. Also managed several conversion projects and stood by new-buildings for periods in Taiwan and South Korea.Spent several months as Fleet Manager of four container ships trading world-wide

Engineering, technical and project management of various projects ranging in size and complexity from small component development to ship acquisition

I was Assistant Machinery Officer onboard a SA Navy strike Craft. This period at sea was followed by several months in the Naval Dockyard overseeing the implementation of quality systems, and technical support for the construction of new ships for the SA Navy

M.Sc, Naval Architecture, Pass With Honours

M.Sc (Naval Architecture) Submarine Design Diploma

Business And Sustainability Leadership Programme

A3 Safety Risk Management

Associate’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

B.Sc Eng, Mechanical

B.Sc (Mech) Eng

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