Construction of a 1.5Mtpa Nickel & Copper Processing plant & associated infrastructure including crushing, SAG & Ball mills, flotation, regrind, thickening & filtration to produce Ni & Cu concentrate, plus a dewatered tailings paste plant. Also included construction of underground change room facilities, workshop & stores buildings

Definition phase study for a demonstration heap leach facility at Olympic Dam, complete with crushing, agglomeration, stacking, leach process liquor ponds, CuSx, USX, electro winning and reagents.

Implementation of systematic and consistent construction project delivery in the oil & gas, mineral resource and public sectors and establish a GTI Adelaide branch office to better service South Australia.

Managing the Iron Duke Magnetite Concentrator upgrade project. Green & brownfield works, shutdowns, design through to performance testing.

Managing a study team for upstream field developments for an LNG project and provision of project managment expertise for completion of detailed engineering and construction preparation for a greenfield minerals processing facility.

This role covered a variety of study and construction projects (14 in all) from inception through to handover to the client and included:Tails disposal upgrade project (TDU) - Client Project Manager, currently approaching the commissioning phase of this A$150M project comprising the installation of 3 piston diaphragm pumps, 18km of 400NB HDPE line pipe and associated screens, structural, electrical & controls tie in to existing plant.Tails Storage Facility 5 project (TSF5) - Client Project Manager, running this A$150M project concurrently with the TDU project above. Comprises the construction of a nominal 7m high starter embankment, 6km long, 260Ha plus 12km of distribution pipework, valve station, roads & decant system.Tailings management study to recycle liquor & recover Uranium (study only)Design & construct a 10kt acid tank (completed & operational). A$15MLiquor recycle pumping system at the tailings facility (completed & operational). A$6MSulphur storage pad (study only). ~A$4MTails feed pipeline upgrade (definition study completed, installed by others). A$8MStage 1 expansion for ODX (selection study only) ~A$1BConcentrate thickener study (completed to mid definition stage, project put on hold). ~A$80MUpgrade of Roxby feeder substation (definition study, procurement commenced, project put on hold) . A$15MNew decline boxcut and upgrade of materials handling system & facilities (designed, commenced excavation, GFC hold). A$200MNew downcast raise bore and ventilation fan upgrades (GFC hold) ~A$12Tailings dam buttress (designed, installation by owner) A$5MTails storage facility 5 - a new tails storage dam, selection & definition study, currently managing the construction of this facility. A$153MTailings disposal pump system upgrade, as above, currently managing the construction of this facility. A$154M

Nifty Copper MineA new underground crusher and conveying system installation required completion & commissioning. My role was to assist the team to complete the works as the project was running late & over budget. Introduced a range of simple daily routines and processes and a commissioning plan to achieve final completion to the clients satisfaction.

 US$40M underground goldmining project on Halmahera Island, Indonesia comprising a decline, ventilation & egress shafts, paste fill plant, process plant upgrades & associated infrastructure.  Main alliance partner PT Byrnecut Indonesia, responsible for decline mining & shaft sinking Responsible for completion of internal feasibility estimate & schedule, management of detailed design, setting up project systems, safety management, contractor management from enquiry through to commissioning, project team selection & management, reporting to Newcrest Management.

A medium sized company dealing in design, fabrication and installation of a large variety of multidiscipline engineering projects such as work over platform design and constructions in the oil & gas industry to complete winder design and installation packages in mining, process plant upgrades, pump design and manufacture etc. Responsible for design, quotation, fabrication and installation of turnkey projects

2002 – 2003 WMC Olympic Dam – Smelter shutdownManager – Electrostatic Precipitator Replacement Liaison with client and consultant, facilitation of design reviews and Hazops, site management. Oversee design of the new ESP and execute contracts for the works. Managed a complex client/ consultant interface and co-ordinate with other shut down activities.2000 – 2002 WMC Olympic Dam – Plant OptimisationSite Manager – Optimisation 3De-bottleneck of the processing facility encompassed mill refurbishment, floatation extension, desalination plant extension, refinery extension, enhancement to the uranium refining area. 1999 - 2000 WMC Olympic Dam – Underground rail extensionProject Manager – FN2 rail extensionThis was an extension to the underground automated rail system (constructed during the OEP expansion project) including 100m of rail, DC catenary extension and an ore pass, lad chute and control system. Directly managed the contractors. 1997 - 1999 WMC Olympic Dam – Expansion ProjectConstruction & Commissioning manager - Underground 1998 – 1999 An A$2.2 billion expansion of the mine and process facilities. Reported to General Manager Underground, responsibilities and achievements included: Implemented a new budget and schedule and delivered on time and 5% below cost. Managed a multidiscipline group of 354 people from mining & drilling to civil, mechanical, electrical and process control and commissioning crews.  Improved the safety record statistics for every consecutive month of operation.Lead commissioning engineer - Underground 1997 - 1998 Pre cursor to the above position focusing on commissioning.

A private mechanical & electrical engineering company repairing electrical machinery, rewinding, installations & fault-finding. Included management, bench work, quotations and installation works.

Barlow Rands largest underground colliery. Responsibilities covered all mechanical equipment, personnel, maintenance planning, training and drawing office. Reported

A Greenfield, R700 million, 1.1Mt/month underground colliery construction project. Responsible for seven major construction contracts from design through to commissioning and operation plus control of the engineering project group.1988 Section Engineer, Harmony Gold mineEngineering maintenance and small project responsibility for gold and uranium process plants.

Design specifications and selection of capital plant, quality inspections and design of the mine's water supply and de-watering systems.

Two-year formal practical training program covering mine winders and compressors, water and sludge pumping, winches, locomotives and reduction plants. Included the design of and commissioning of a backfill plant. TRAINING:A variety of courses including management development, fracture mechanics, supervision, industrial relations, negotiation skills, hydraulics, bearing care & maintenance.