After more than 40 years of minerals laboratory operational experience, Les' goals are to see the implementation of quality and process systems to drive world’s best practices in laboratory analysis and to measure laboratory operational performance for continuous improvement. Initiate, improve and develop new procedures and methodologies to maximise efficiency and support improvement outcomes in safety, quality and productivity for minerals laboratory businesses.Les thrives on challenging hands on technical training and professional roles in the minerals industry that use his well-developed people, business and technical skills, which enables the use of his superior problem solving ability.Specialising in best practice analysis and fire assaying techniques, precious metals collection of gold, silver and platinum group metals. Analysis of various concentrate commodities and complex ores by fire assay and wet chemical analysis including copper, lead and zinc sulphide concentrates.Provides various client specific approaches to minerals laboratory operations training in safety, quality and efficient systems development for sustainable and economically productive assaying. Projects range from Greenfields laboratory evaluations and equipment/instrument support, sampling methodology and validation, QAQC analytical precision & accuracy management, fire assay fluxes to ore compatibility, quality management improvement initiatives, Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), training & development of laboratory staff and coaching & support for laboratory staff and senior laboratory staff.These projects and more have taken Les to many regions throughout Australia, Papua New Guinea, South East Asia and Africa to assist mining operations in sampling and analysis of exploration, grade control and mineral process samples at mine-site and commercial on-site laboratory operations.