Forty years as an academic in Canada, UK and Australia. Senior management roles: Head, Dept. Mining and Mineral Engineering, University of Leeds (1995-2001); Head, School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering, Univ. of Leeds (1997-2003); Acting Head, Dept Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Leeds (1997-2000); Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide (2004-12); Vice-President (2007-08), President (2009-10) Australian Council of Engineering Deans; Chair, Group of Eight Engineering Deans and Associates (2007-12); Professor of Mining Engineering and Executive Director of Mining Education Australia, University of Adelaide (2013 -15); Professor of Mining Engineering (2016 - ); Director of the Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources (2019 - 2024); Vice-President (1997-98), President (1998-99) Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (now Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining - IMMM). Editor of Mining Technology (joint Transactions of the AusIMM and IMMM). Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering. Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Fellow, Royal Society for the Arts.Krumbein Medallist 2016. Georges Matheron Lecturer 2012. International Association for Mathematical Geosciences.Fellow, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining; Fellow, Inst. of Quarrying; Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers. Chartered Engineer (UK); Chartered Professional Mining Engineer (Australia).President of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences, 2020-2024..Research: Geostatistics; Geostatistical modelling and prediction in mineral resource, petroleum reservoir and environmental applications; mineral economics; geological modelling and mathematical geology; stochastic modelling and quantified risked assessment in natural resource and environmental applications; financial analysis and modelling; operational research; computer-aided mine design.