More than 10 years of experience in metals, mining and allied industries. Extensive experience in design and compilation of technical and safety training material, as well as promotional material - such as presentations, booklets, posters, brochures, manuals and other materials.Extensive experience in sulphide smelting and converting in the platinum industry. Applied research and development experience in the field of minerals processing in the platinum industry.Plant and laboratory experience in minerals processing and pyrometallurgy. Experience in research, design, manufacturing and testing of resin bonded and fired refractory bricks and monolithics (mortars, castables, shotcrete) for iron & steel making, platinum, copper/nickel and cement industry applications.Project involvement includes managing annual stocktake projects, metal accounting audits, pilot plant commissioning projects, process/equipment commissioning, including testing commissioning and optimisation of horizontal stirred milling in mainstream inert grinding and concentrate re-grinding applications at Anglo Platinum operations, flotation reagent testing and various other process optimisation projects.Specialties: pyrometallurgy, sulphide smelting, sulphide converting, slag chemistry, matte & slag granulation & drying, slag cleaning, ISAMilling, metal accounting, risk management, risk assessment, safe work procedure and works instruction compilation & review, design and implementation of metallurgist training programs, safety induction and inspections, Management Information System (MIS) and Maintenance & Execution System (MES) data input/source verification, MES & MIS outputs/deliverables/reporting needs identification, technical writing, copy writing, copy editing, line editing, website design.