General Manager Operations for First Bauxite Inc based in Georgetown, Guyana responsible for the Bonasika High Grade Bauxite Mining Project consisting of 120 permanent employees and 160 contract employees that make up the 280 people on site. Strategically and actively overhauling and redoing the mine plan to improve and manage the day-to-day running operations; working with a dedicated professional team, to make a real difference, developed and implemented a robust structured turnaround… Show more General Manager Operations for First Bauxite Inc based in Georgetown, Guyana responsible for the Bonasika High Grade Bauxite Mining Project consisting of 120 permanent employees and 160 contract employees that make up the 280 people on site. Strategically and actively overhauling and redoing the mine plan to improve and manage the day-to-day running operations; working with a dedicated professional team, to make a real difference, developed and implemented a robust structured turnaround plan to significantly reduce costs, increase profitability for the business to have a positive EBIDA and support itself financially, driving production and sales forward.the leading ambassador and representative of the company in Guyana.Responsible for developing and maintaining the necessary relationships with in-country government officials, business partners, media and community groups at all levels to foster a smooth and expeditious business development program.Responsible for ensuring that appropriate procedures are in place to maintain the Company’s office, operation and projects, in full compliance with all internal and external statutory, reporting and advisory requirements.Ensuring industry leading practices in safety, environment and sustainability are achieved.Committed to driving strategic growth, profitable results, employee development and continued social license to operate, which is critical to the continued success of this world class project.Relocation and startup new open pit and construction of all weather hauling road with mining contractor to haul to the existing bauxite wash plantDeveloped 2024 Capex, Opex and SG&A Budget which was recently presented ( Dec 2023) and approved with production costs being reduced 45%Developed Maintenance plans, Critical spares plans to streamline overall Maintenance costs providing strategies that make economic sense to provide 90% plant, crusher, dryer, trommel, mobile plant, ship loading Show less

Full accountability and responsibility as the Registered Open Pit Manager for the development and management of all Open pits for the Northparkes Mine located in Parkes NSW Australia. Developing relationships with the NSW government resource regulator and local officials with a strong focus on ensuring safe mining operations are conducted by the mining contractor(s), which includes the E31 Mining Operations, surface ore crushing and numerous development projects. Successfully managing daily… Show more Full accountability and responsibility as the Registered Open Pit Manager for the development and management of all Open pits for the Northparkes Mine located in Parkes NSW Australia. Developing relationships with the NSW government resource regulator and local officials with a strong focus on ensuring safe mining operations are conducted by the mining contractor(s), which includes the E31 Mining Operations, surface ore crushing and numerous development projects. Successfully managing daily issues from within the operations. Together with the team provided corporate governance, risk assessments and technical evaluations including future long term, medium term mine plans. Overseeing mining, projects, and new pit evaluations, engineering designs, geological modelling, pit design, geotechnical,, pre - feasibility and feasibility studies. Established new Open pits with sulphide and oxide Copper Gold. oversaw contractor startup to milestone 4 of 600,000 BCM. Audited Mining Contractor achieving 96% Compliance. Show less

Newmont is a 100 year old Mining Company owning 22 Mines and employs 14,300 peopleI am Responsible for Drilling and Blasting, Mine Services (Dewatering), Mine Projects, Emulsion Plant, Mobile Crusher.The role involves consistently delivering multiple simultaneous contract scopes (IRP/AFE), feasibility proposals, project management, construction time frames & quality tasks, Understanding key business priorities, engaging direct reports to deliver outcomes, Optimizing strategic planning,… Show more Newmont is a 100 year old Mining Company owning 22 Mines and employs 14,300 peopleI am Responsible for Drilling and Blasting, Mine Services (Dewatering), Mine Projects, Emulsion Plant, Mobile Crusher.The role involves consistently delivering multiple simultaneous contract scopes (IRP/AFE), feasibility proposals, project management, construction time frames & quality tasks, Understanding key business priorities, engaging direct reports to deliver outcomes, Optimizing strategic planning, budgeting, efficiencies and driving innovation. Maintaining a strong awareness of the performance of Newmont's safety culture, project delivery, contracts, assets and personnel in the mine operational areas. Driving continuous improvement through the integration of fit for purpose systems, technical expertise and leadership. Tasks include but not limited to; New pit startups, Construction of an explosives emulsion plant, Technology projects, Environmental sediment dam project construction works and upgrades to siphons, Turret installation, Communications tower instillation, Mobile Crusher setup, Technical scoping, purchase and commissioning of new mining equipment, Training, Coaching, Mentoring and development of the national workforce, Geo-web road construction, Rock Supply contracts for road construction and road maintenance, SOP, SWP development, Live Work Elimination, Responsible for strengthening safety culture, Fatality Risk Management, Critical control risk assessments, audits, Pumps, Drill and Blast improvements,new explosives supplier contract startup, introduction of electronic detonators, remote firing system, drill hammer rebuild contract, Explosives VOD, Vibration testing, Wall control drilling (presplit) horizontal well drilling for geotechnical water drainage, break tank staged pumping installation, bush cleaning, mine rehab.Mine is located in a remote wet tropical (Amazon) climate with in excess of 2.5 metres of rainfall per year with 2 distinct wet seasons. Show less

Westmoreland Coal Company is the oldest Coal Company in North America having operated for 150 years they own and operate 13 mines in Canada and the USAAs the General Manager I have Full P&L Management of the 20,600 Ha Coal Valley Mine located in the foot hills of the Rocky Mountains near Edson, Alberta in Canada annual Capacity is 3.5 million tons washed and transported to customers in Japan and Korea.Reports include Engineering, Maintenance, CHPP Plant, Mining, Blasting, Safety, Human… Show more Westmoreland Coal Company is the oldest Coal Company in North America having operated for 150 years they own and operate 13 mines in Canada and the USAAs the General Manager I have Full P&L Management of the 20,600 Ha Coal Valley Mine located in the foot hills of the Rocky Mountains near Edson, Alberta in Canada annual Capacity is 3.5 million tons washed and transported to customers in Japan and Korea.Reports include Engineering, Maintenance, CHPP Plant, Mining, Blasting, Safety, Human Resources, Environment.Strong financial gains are currently being made in all departments due to a proactive focus on continuous improvement projects & initiatives that use sound methodologies with measured outcomes.life of mine resource extension planning, development and significant rehabilitation, remediation and environmental compliance are a large part of the role. Show less

Vale is a large Global Mining Company with $88.28bn USD in revenue, Vale Mozambique has 6086 employees, 20 departments, providing mining, processing, & shipping of metallurgical and thermal coal Moatize is a 11bn USD investment and is the largest metallurgical coal operation in Africa the 4th Largest Coal Mine Globally.Ivan is currently managing the Moatize 1 Mining Operation consisting of mining areas 2A and Souza Pinto with full Operational, Production and P&L responsibility.The… Show more Vale is a large Global Mining Company with $88.28bn USD in revenue, Vale Mozambique has 6086 employees, 20 departments, providing mining, processing, & shipping of metallurgical and thermal coal Moatize is a 11bn USD investment and is the largest metallurgical coal operation in Africa the 4th Largest Coal Mine Globally.Ivan is currently managing the Moatize 1 Mining Operation consisting of mining areas 2A and Souza Pinto with full Operational, Production and P&L responsibility.The fleet consists of 10 x large Shovels and Excavators (980, 825, 549, 518 ton capacity), 5 x Large Le Tourno 1850 loaders (25.2 m3) 62 x 360, 300, 250, 240 tonne large capacity Haul Trucks, and some 2426 operations employees.Current total material movement 2017 was 154 Mt increasing to 187 MT in 2018 & 313 Mt in 2019. Total coal production was 5.6Mt 2016, 11.3Mt 2017, plan is 16Mt in 2018 & 20Mt in 2019He and his team recently (May-Aug 2016) broke 6 records in the mining operation, (Largest tonnage moved in 1 shift, largest tonnage moved in 1 day, largest tonnage moved in 1 month, highest loading and hauling fleet utilization since start of mining in 2001, highest level of loading machine productivity tons/hour since the start of mining.Ivan has consistently achieved the S&OP targets and stabilised the production month on month achieving increased shareholder value. In June 2016 he took over the management of most of the ancillary fleet of D11, D10, 854 Bulldozers and the entire grader fleet of 16M and 24M machinesIn September 2016 He was handed the management the Modular Mining Dispatch System.In January 2017 Ivan broke another 2 records most mined tons during Very Wet Rainy Season @ 8.2 million tons and he met the feed target of 1.14 million tons into CHPP 1 the most coal tons in any January.Ivan's team broke 4 records in June 2017 for 24 Hr Feed@97,690 t & Product@34,362 t + month Feed@1,885,509 t & Product@644,274 t Jan 2018 product@837,000 t, 9.6 Mt total movement Show less

Tavan Tolgoi is one of the world’s largest untapped coking and thermal coal deposits, located in the Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. It has a total estimated resource of 6.4 billion tonnes, one quarter of which is high quality coking coal. It is divided into six sections: Tsankhi, Ukhaa Khudag, Bor tolgoi, Borteeg, and Southwest and Eastern coalfields. The Tsankhi section is the largest part, and is divided into East and West Tsankhi.Managing Business Improvement, Government… Show more Tavan Tolgoi is one of the world’s largest untapped coking and thermal coal deposits, located in the Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. It has a total estimated resource of 6.4 billion tonnes, one quarter of which is high quality coking coal. It is divided into six sections: Tsankhi, Ukhaa Khudag, Bor tolgoi, Borteeg, and Southwest and Eastern coalfields. The Tsankhi section is the largest part, and is divided into East and West Tsankhi.Managing Business Improvement, Government Relations, Technical studies and project reviews to provide information to the Mongolian government with a view to best practice, optimization, clear plans and structures to fully develop the 6.4 billion tonne coal deposit. Show less

Ferrexpo is a Mining Company with $1.6bn USD in revenue, 2500 employees, 12 departments, providing mining, processing and shipping of iron ore.Ivan was selected by Ferrexpo AG to direct the strategic new Yeristovo Mine and its 2500-people. He reported to the CFO and General Director and directed nine department heads managing a 2200-member team. Ivan significantly reduced mining, construction and transportation costs saving in the order of $10M USD annually, he reduced the cash costs by… Show more Ferrexpo is a Mining Company with $1.6bn USD in revenue, 2500 employees, 12 departments, providing mining, processing and shipping of iron ore.Ivan was selected by Ferrexpo AG to direct the strategic new Yeristovo Mine and its 2500-people. He reported to the CFO and General Director and directed nine department heads managing a 2200-member team. Ivan significantly reduced mining, construction and transportation costs saving in the order of $10M USD annually, he reduced the cash costs by 35% and managed a revenue budget of $178M USD, a Capex budget of $95M USD, an asset fleet of $350M USDHe simultaneously managed multiple engineering improvement projects and programs using lean and six sigma techniques including full review of truck vs conveyor mining options, improvements to concentrator yield, dewatering improvements, waste dump strategy, mine planning improvements resulting in improved productivity, yield, LTI free periods, and general across the board cost savings.Ivan increased production by strategic review of machine utilization, location management, walk times, bench heights, survey controls as well as truck change, excavation techniques and operator training resulting in significant reduction of mining and transportation costs saving in the order of $10m USD annually.He implemented and managed workforce planning strategies that resulted in a competent workforce who were able to increase their hourly production to within 70% of similar western mining operations realising additional profits of 6.1M USD. Show less

Mongolian Energy Corporation is a Mining Developer, with $11.8 M in revenue, 670 employees & contractors. Providing processed metallurgical coal for the china market.Ivan prepared and managed the operations of the Khushuut mine through a complex IPO and merger. Increasing the production output from 2.5 Mt to 7Mt directing 670 - employees and contractors with a $16M budget. Progressively ramped up the coal transportation and constructed 311 kms of sealed road, a dry separation plant and… Show more Mongolian Energy Corporation is a Mining Developer, with $11.8 M in revenue, 670 employees & contractors. Providing processed metallurgical coal for the china market.Ivan prepared and managed the operations of the Khushuut mine through a complex IPO and merger. Increasing the production output from 2.5 Mt to 7Mt directing 670 - employees and contractors with a $16M budget. Progressively ramped up the coal transportation and constructed 311 kms of sealed road, a dry separation plant and mine infrastructureHe managed the successful construction and commissioning of 320 kms of sealed road from the mine to the Chinese border crossing.Managed the commissioning and installation an 1800tph CHPP and 300tph dry separation plant, rotary breaker, screening plants, water supply pipeline and associated infrastructure. Constructed, commissioned and setup coal testing lab to international standards and contracted SGS for the management.He Increased the production output of the mine from 2.5 Mt to 7 Mt of coal from a strip ration of 1.2:1 and progressively increased the coal transportation and CHPP wash plant throughput.Developed training, coaching and mentoring strategies ensuring awareness and compliance to HSE policies and procedures which reduced the incident frequency rate to 0.25 overcoming particularly difficult geographic and employment conditions. Show less

FCF Minerals is a Mining Developer with a Capex of $150M USD, Opex of $46M, 600 employees across 4 departments, providing mining and processing of Gold & Moly using BIOX techniques. Ivan lead the project from exploration and development and into the construction phase overcoming numerous challenges including managing the pre-feasibility and feasibility studies and application process for the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) presented to the Philippine Government and… Show more FCF Minerals is a Mining Developer with a Capex of $150M USD, Opex of $46M, 600 employees across 4 departments, providing mining and processing of Gold & Moly using BIOX techniques. Ivan lead the project from exploration and development and into the construction phase overcoming numerous challenges including managing the pre-feasibility and feasibility studies and application process for the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) presented to the Philippine Government and approved, allowing the conversion of the exploration permit into a mining permit. He then developed the Runruno Declaration of Mining Project Feasibility (DMPF), which was approved In October 2011. Ivan commenced work on developing the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC), which was later approved. Other notable challenges including land acquisition, geographical extremes, risks caused by a network of illegal mines, an indigenous unskilled workforce, high rainfall, and government corruption.Managed the initial early works for the construction of the BIOX gold processing plant with molybdenum recovery circuit, mine infrastructure, tailings dam construction, 11kv power supply upgrade, construction of the clean water treatment plant and supply pipeline, earthworks for entire site establishment, camps, access roads, river crossings, all mine infrastructure and the pit establishment.He developed key relationships with government officials, local governors, officials, non-governmental organization (NGOs), and contractors.Managed numerous community development projects including but not limited to training locals in good farming practices, developing a new school, building a new health clinic, improving the quality of the education of young people and developed the Runruno scholarship program. As well as improving the water supply by building a treatment plant and pipeline to the village.Commenced the Biox gold processing plant build ahead of schedule. Show less

Thiess is a Construction & Mining Company with $260M USD in revenue, 2800 employees, 18 dept., providing mining, processing and transport of coal.Ivan used a combination of innovation and experience to safely increase mining production resulting in increased productivity and utilisation over both the Satui and Senakin sites by 28 %, saved $8.6M USD in maintenance costs. His responsibilities included, technical advice, management of load and haul, drill and blast, dewatering… Show more Thiess is a Construction & Mining Company with $260M USD in revenue, 2800 employees, 18 dept., providing mining, processing and transport of coal.Ivan used a combination of innovation and experience to safely increase mining production resulting in increased productivity and utilisation over both the Satui and Senakin sites by 28 %, saved $8.6M USD in maintenance costs. His responsibilities included, technical advice, management of load and haul, drill and blast, dewatering, road maintenance, projects, mine planning, administration, fixed and mobile maintenance, clearing vegetation, stripping top soil, environmental rehabilitation, coal preparation plant (CHPP), crushing, transportation, quality control and coal loading onto barges. Construction management included building tailing dams, settling ponds, pipelines, road construction, pumping stations and associated mining infrastructure.Ivan managed coal production via multi pit truck shovel operations across 80 kilometres of strike including mining of a sub-bituminous multi seam formation at the Mulia pit operations.He managed and mentored an international workforce (18 direct reports and 2800 employees) including subcontractors.Ensured compliance with the mine, safety, health and environmental management plans and followed the strict rehabilitation laws.Ivan Initiated and oversaw daily physical inspections and QA auditing of all work areas focusing on risk and safety. Provided coaching, training and mentoring to supervisors and superintendents in best practice techniques to exceed and meet production targets, reduce costs, improve CHPP recoveries and coal quality, increase productivity and utilization of all mine equipment. Developed strategies to improve drainage and run off and ensured sudden critical inflows to working benches, waste dumps and localised flooding was rectified as quickly as possible. Show less

Maxam is a Mining Development Company with 20M€ in revenue, 1600 employees across 10 departments. Providing mining services for KazakhstanIvan gained approvals, permits and completed start up project management at 11 new mining operations. Transitioned 2 open pit mines to contract and owner operator underground operations and introduced western mining technology and mining techniques to copper, gold, zinc, iron ore bauxite and coal mining operations and processing plants at various… Show more Maxam is a Mining Development Company with 20M€ in revenue, 1600 employees across 10 departments. Providing mining services for KazakhstanIvan gained approvals, permits and completed start up project management at 11 new mining operations. Transitioned 2 open pit mines to contract and owner operator underground operations and introduced western mining technology and mining techniques to copper, gold, zinc, iron ore bauxite and coal mining operations and processing plants at various sites across Kazakhstan.He managed, supervised, trained and gave specialist advice for multiple open pit and underground mine sites across Kazakhstan in Central Asia which experiences extreme cold climatic conditions with temperatures consistently -45ᵒC in winter. The role required me to be consistently well organized and forward thinking to identifying problem areas within all operations.Ivan introduced various western techniques for shaft and underground development thereby improving the client’s profitability.Pioneered the high standard of business and work ethics currently used by the company today in Kazakhstan.Worked closely with site managers, area managers and provided training for operators and workers in all aspects of the mining process to help streamline each operation within the business. Introduced change management principals to staff and workers who were under performing. He pioneered new strategies within the fixed and mobile maintenance sections with strategic emphasis on spare parts supply so as to have less breakdown maintenance and more preventative maintenance.Set up EPC and EPCM contracts for eleven additional mining operations in Coal, Iron Ore, Copper, Gold, Bauxite and Zinc. Ensured the security of all sites through the use of appropriate screening of security companies and developed a site wide security profile based on auditing of risk. Show less

Reporting to the Director of Mine Operations, Ivan was responsible for introducing world’s best practices (western standards) to the HSE, mining earthworks, mobile and fixed plant maintenance, technical services, dewatering, mine planning, training, geology and drill and blast departments of the Vasilkovskoye open pit mine located in Kotchetau, Kazakhstan. This was a 49/51% joint venture between Glencore International PLC and Altyntau Resources JSC. As a Specialist Mining Advisor/Mine… Show more Reporting to the Director of Mine Operations, Ivan was responsible for introducing world’s best practices (western standards) to the HSE, mining earthworks, mobile and fixed plant maintenance, technical services, dewatering, mine planning, training, geology and drill and blast departments of the Vasilkovskoye open pit mine located in Kotchetau, Kazakhstan. This was a 49/51% joint venture between Glencore International PLC and Altyntau Resources JSC. As a Specialist Mining Advisor/Mine Superintendent, Ivan's focus was very much hands-on developing and implementing training outcomes, strategies, plans, and assessments for mobile equipment operators, engineers and supervisors, which involved 1 on 1 teaching, coaching, mentoring, and upskilling regarding how to correctly and efficiently operate the new modern equipment. Wall stability and control was improved by implementing proper survey control and utilising excavators to pull excess material from the batters (walls). He focused on dump, ramps, and roads. The mine pit development was technically challenging, due to previous underground drives and stopes, some of which were not correctly mapped and surveyed. Therefore, Ivan introduced procedures similar to those used in other western operations, where underground workings were part of the pit development. In the technical area, he assisted with the development of the mine plan and was the custodian of its implementation, ensuring budgets were met and costs were reduced when and where possible. Ivan assisted the technical team to purchase surpac and whittle mining software and provided engineers with training. Show less

Reporting to the Project Director Rail, Ivan was responsible for planning, preparation, and development of specific scopes of work and development of tender and contract documents for the various sections of the rail construction project. Following the extensive tender process, he developed the earthworks specifications and various management plans required for the large scale earthworks, culvert installation works, and drill and blast. Ivan worked closely with the Alliance Manager… Show more Reporting to the Project Director Rail, Ivan was responsible for planning, preparation, and development of specific scopes of work and development of tender and contract documents for the various sections of the rail construction project. Following the extensive tender process, he developed the earthworks specifications and various management plans required for the large scale earthworks, culvert installation works, and drill and blast. Ivan worked closely with the Alliance Manager, Construction Manager and Project Director to ensure all safety risks were identified, registered and managed. He was responsible for mobilising the various contractors, establishing water sources, stripping and stockpiling top soil, and updating the QA register once updated plans were received. Once specific contractors were appointed, he developed rolling construction timelines for the various areas and was responsible for holding weekly progress meetings. As is the case in any construction project, delays that affect critical development works had to be identified and rectified in a timely manner and it was his job to achieve the required results without compromising the safety of persons, equipment, or infrastructure.Ivan finalised in record time the 2.5 Billion AUD construction of the formation, drainage, and sub-ballast layer for the 256km long iron ore railway between Port Hedland and Cloud Break iron ore mine site, the works included approximately 8,000,000 cubic metres of excavation, including 3,500,000 cubic metres of drill and blast and 14km of culverts. Show less

Reporting to the Project Manager/Area Manager Pilbara, Ivan was responsible for statutory duties as the Quarry Manager (Mine Manager) and Alternate Registered Manager for the BHP Yandi Iron Ore Mine (a 42Mt output iron ore mine in Western Australia). At the time, the site comprised of 2 separate ore crushing screening and train load out plants (OHPs). He was responsible for 20 direct reports and some 900+ personnel, safety, training, mining, project services, crushing, train loading, mobile… Show more Reporting to the Project Manager/Area Manager Pilbara, Ivan was responsible for statutory duties as the Quarry Manager (Mine Manager) and Alternate Registered Manager for the BHP Yandi Iron Ore Mine (a 42Mt output iron ore mine in Western Australia). At the time, the site comprised of 2 separate ore crushing screening and train load out plants (OHPs). He was responsible for 20 direct reports and some 900+ personnel, safety, training, mining, project services, crushing, train loading, mobile maintenance, fixed maintenance, sample preparation, drill and blast, camp, airport, dewatering, electrical, OHP, and environment departments. Ivan developed strategies for de-bottlenecking the plant operations and providing more consistent grade throughout. To do this, he had to understand the geological, physical, and chemical properties of the iron ore. Financial management for the contract, including developing and presenting the monthly progress claim, monthly report, and reporting to parent company Leighton Holdings was also Ivan's responsibility. He developed key relationships with the client (BHPBIO), senior staff, and key operations personnel, whilst managing infrastructure projects, a team of mining engineers, surveyors, environment officers, OHP and mining superintendents. He was responsible for daily inspections of all work areas, as per statutory compliance, and ensured rapid rectification of problem areas. Regular safety audits were managed, covering all aspects of the mine, infrastructure, and OHPs.With an understanding of the ore characteristics and blending various types to achieve the goal (a major project), increased tonnage was achieved. Championing major infrastructure projects with new pit start-ups, Ivan lead the first iron ore continuous miner trials using large scale Wirtgen & Vermeer machines. Show less