A Professional Mining Engineer with more than thirty years operating and contracting experience on shaft, tracked and trackless, hardrock underground operations in Africa, Canada, the United States, Ireland, Mongolia and Russia.Range of experiences and competencies has been broad and includes the following highlights: safety engineering (plans, estimates, forecasts, ore reserves, feasibility studies) production (plans, budgets, operations, equipment, services, development, stopes, monitoring) management (recruit, train, administrate, organize, guide, motivate, control) domestic experience as well as considerable experience in developing countries milling (operations, tailings disposal, environmental issues) contracting (shafts, development, support) developing and operating mines