My degree in Metallurgy, from the University of NSW, Sydney is complemented by studies in Business Administration. My enviable 40 years of multi-discipline experience covers all facets of the global mining and metals industry from operations to engineering, business and project development across a range of metals and international cultures in all phases of the project cycle.Extensive and diversified career in management of mineral and metal processing projects:o Operations: Production, grade and quality controlo Process engineering: continuous improvement, process controlo Business developmento Marketing and customer relationso Developed global agency arrangementso Contract negotiations and Project Managemento Project and design engineering• Multi-discipline expertise in ore characterisation, comminution, concentration, hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy at operations and technology levels• Commercialisation and application of innovative high technology for improved productivity and increased metal recovery• Extensive international travelling to improve productivity and profitability at operations across all continents and cultures• Interactive management style: Management by walking around (MBWA)• Involved in the stimulating innovative and intellectual environment of the JK Mineral Research Centre, its collaborators, international sponsors and customers• Health, fitness and stamina in fine conditionSpecialties: Metallurgy, Mineral Processing