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Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Stockport, England, United Kingdom

Engineering manager for multi-million project to demonstrate production of bio-fuel. Successfully constructed and operated proof of concept plant for biomanufacturing of aviation fuel from biomass feedstock.

Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Tyndrum, Scotland

Process plant manager involved with initial procurement and construction of Cononish mine process plant and subsequent operation

Bristol, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing procurement contracts for supply of equipment to MOD

Consultancy work carrying out conceptual flow sheet development and generating metallurgical balance for a copper tailings re-treatment project.

Chepstow, Uk

Responsible for continuing application and business development for recycled mineral fillers within various polymer and composite sectors, including Wood Plastic Composites (WPC’s), flexible PVC and polypropylene extrusion. Involved with fund raising activities with high net worth individuals and corporate investment companies. Carrying out planning and design of new 200kt/a ‘Advanced Products’ mineral fillers plant for South Wales, UK, and 25kt/a demonstration plant in Carolinas, USA. Assisting with planning, environmental and operating consent processes.

Keynsham, Bristol, Uk

Project manager/design engineer responsible for design, construction, commissioning and operation of £2 million, 3t/h Demonstration Plant, working alongside EPCM contractor. Co-ordinated CDM activities and implemented safe system of work and BS EN450 quality assurance system. Managed overall technical services team of six. Also responsible for planning, implementation and co-ordination of internal and external R&D programmes for new products and applications, implementation of quality systems, process development, plant and customer support, evaluation of international prospects (including working in Malaysia, Poland, Russian Federation, China), development of Advanced Products applications (mineral fillers for paints, elastomers, plastics and polymers).

Keynsham, United Kingdom

Responsible for improved design of two 100t/h PFA processing plants, preparation of mass balances (including METSIM modelling), flowsheets, GA’s, P&ID’s etc. Completed process equipment specifications, capital cost estimates, adjudications, equipment tenders and contract negotiations. Other duties included design of a 4t/h demonstration plant, company health & safety implementation, network administration and co-ordination of on-going research.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Varied tasks for Rio Tinto HQ (general technical enquiries), RT commodity groups (copper flotation study, zinc flotation project), RT Exploration (Cu/Au projects) and involvement in Rio Tinto’s external research programme (investigation of chloride resistant bacteria, utilisation of microwaves in mineral processing, chalcopyrite bacterial leaching). Produced METSIM chemical/process models used for plant optimisation.

Juneau, Alaska

Involved in ‘Pyrite Project’ investigating recovery of PM’s from mill tailings at 2000t/d Ag/Zn/Pb mill. Included implementation of pilot flotation test work, oxidative (bacterial, acidified ferric sulphate) and HCN leaching studies for pyrite destruction and zinc/gold recovery, process modelling and preliminary cost evaluation.

Part of Technical Services team for the Las Cruces copper project feasibility study.

Melbourne, Australia

Secondment to R&TD (formerly CRA ATD) in role of Plant Superintendent for the ferric sulphate leach pilot plant as a part of the work during the pre-feasibility study for the Las Cruces prospect in Spain. Successful demonstration of the potential for agitated ferric sulphate leaching of chalcocite with bacterial regeneration of the ferric sulphate lixiviant and SX/EW recovery of the leached copper.

Bristol, United Kingdom

Responsible for metallurgical test work/process development. Metallurgical investigations for oxide/sulphide copper, micro-diamonds/diamond indicators, fluorspar, feldspar, and oxide/sulphide gold deposits. Four-month secondment to RTZ Freeport Expansion Study Team, Irian Jaya, assisting with ore characterisation programme and assessment of mill metallurgical performance for 220,000tpd expansion programme. Project team member for Las Cruces ‘order of magnitude’ study.

Cheltenham, Uk

Responsible for design and operation of pilot plant for development of PFA treatment process.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng)

Ncrq Level 6 Certificate In Applied Health & Safety

Higher Diploma In Mineral Industries Dipcsm

Education record