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Toronto, Ca

I am accountable for value creation, project governance, and project delivery for a project portfolio in the US and led the advance of 8 major projects translating to significant value creation on the back of very disciplined capital deployment. Defined the project governance model.Actions varied but most projects generally required a gap analysis, new resource estimate, bespoke optimization strategy, new field data collection, financial modelling, costing, and technical studies.SUMMARY OF KEY PROJECTS= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =🔹 Goldfield Gold Project (Nevada)→ Secured state approval and led partial rerouting of US Hwy 95 for deposit access.→ Bolstered annual gold production to more than 120Koz/a and extended life of mine.→ Project acquired by Centerra Gold in 2022.🔹 Mineral Park Copper/Moly Project (Arizona)→ Led engineering, refurbishment, modernization and restart of mine operations in 2022.→ Technical basis of the project was re-built from first principles.→ Elevated throughput by more than 35% and improved metallurgical recovery.→ Accountable for all aspects of the design, construction, and commissioning of the $300M restart of concentrator operations.🔹 Reward Gold Project (Nevada)→ Re-established project technical basis including resource, geotechnical, and metallurgy.→ Raised NPV by >$50M and sold to Augusta Gold.🔹 Ruby Hill Gold Project (Nevada)→ Devised new geology model and led restart of Archimedes Pit.→ Split into 2 properties and divested each at profit to separate mining firms.

Reno, Nevada, Us

🔹 Spring Valley Gold Project (Nevada), a >300koz/a large scale open pit heap leach gold project.→ Accountable for all aspects of project development through pre-feasibility and feasibility, including field programs and technical work.→ Focused on technical understanding of coarse gold and its implications on resource estimation and metallurgy.→ Expanded resource significantly from previous owners, providing an annual production profile of >300koz.→ Collected baseline data and provided project development input required for project permitting.

South Brisbane, Queensland, Au

I joined to lead the minerals and metals business in North America and swiftly pivoted as market conditions caused project suspensions requiring a revamp of business strategy and prospect pipeline.BUSINESS IMPACT= = = = = = = = = = =→ Restructured and cut overhead ~15% without reducing headcount.→ Tightened bid discipline and built alternative commercial models.→ Performed competitive analysis and updated marketing materials.→ Won 3 major gold studies; identified 50+ leads and 20 opportunities.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

My tenure was dedicated to transitioning skills froma large cohort of soon-to-be-retired senior staff, and business development to preserve profitability and staffing level while most competitors were laying off as EPCM business experienced a 75% industry contraction in workload.BUSINESS IMPACT= = = = = = = = = = =→ Signed 3 major contracts at target margin to maintain business streams.→ Achieved steady 5% quarter-on-quarter improvement in staff distribution.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

I headed all mining studies executed in Vancouver, engaged in strategy and business development, as well as acting on project sponsor for a number of major projects including the PFS of an underground ore flow system for Resolution Copper, and a suite of brownfield projects at Teck's trail smelter.BUSINESS IMPACT= = = = = = = = = = =→ Earned 12.5% uplift in customer satisfaction of mining studies.→ Boosted staffing reimbursement, a key earnings driver, by ~$1.2M.→ Completed client study on time despite ~30% increase in scope.* Strong competition in the mining market provided the necessity for enhanced work differentiation.- Engaged with study managers to ensure consistency of work processes and resource planning and utilization.- Drove a 12.5% increase in customer satisfaction in studies performed in 2011-13, while staff reimbursability – a significant driver of earnings – was improved more than 1% (~$1.2 million).

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

Nomination for this role is an accolade within the company and a career accelerator. I seized every moment of this opportunity and was recognized as a very strong performer in this one-year appointment.POSITION HIGHLIGHTS= = = = = = = = = = = = =→ Travelled globally to AMEC offices; wrote speeches, weekly company-wide updates.→ Ensured the CEO was fully prepared for all engagements, internal and external.→ Supported CEO’s role as UK Trade Ambassador and readied for the World Economic Forum.→ Regularly engaged with internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the CEO.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

I joined the company as a process/metallurgical engineer, landed my first leadership role within 2 years, and spent just over a year in Chile as lead process engineer in a 100% Spanish work environment.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS= = = = = = = = = = = = =🔹 Proposal Manager (Canada)→ Improved proposal success rate by nearly 20% / ~$30M in contract value.🔹 Process/Metallurgical Lead (Chile)→ Executed a feasibility study of an 11,000 tpd heap leach/SW-EX copper project.🔹 Study Manager (Canada)→ Supervised a feasibility update study of a large copper contractor in Central America.🔹 Commissioning Engineer (US)→ Commissioned a 33,600 tpd copper-gold plant; commenced production ahead of schedule.