A Metallurgical Engineer by profession with 32 years of diversified experience in the operational management and technical services areas of the mineral processing industry, now working as Senior Vice President of Process Engineering at New SENET (a South African based company). Responsible for all aspects related to process design, including but not limited to reviewing test data and designing additional test programmes if required; developing process design criteria based on practical implementation of the test results; developing process flow sheets; developing piping and instrumentation diagrams; sizing process equipment and working with suppliers to size and select the appropriate equipment from scoping study stage through to the detailed design and commissioning stages. Extensive background in design and commissioning of plants includes work in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Mozambique, Mali, Ghana, Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Kazakhstan, Eritrea, Sudan, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Sweden, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Minnesota, Chile, Brazil, Spain and Algeria in areas of gold, silver, copper, uranium, cobalt, coal, tantalum, lithium; vermiculite and zinc.