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Australia

Point of contact for Site Support, scheduling of projects, development of skills and training, proposals.Undertaking Senior Geotechnical site support roles and travelling to active contracts at different sites for training and mentoring of the team.

Buller, West Coast, New Zealand

NZ based undertaking project work including waste dump assessments, geotechnical study and FS reporting, boxcut & portal design, mining sequence, mining methods and seismic hazard analysis. Also developing internal training programs for early career geotechnical engineers, using modified site data in realistic scenarios to increase competence and problem solving skills. Available for on-site support in senior geotechnical, project management or technical services roles.

Golden Grove Western Australia

Reprise at "The Grove"; all of the expected interesting goings on; challenging remnants, CHF backfill design, seismic hazard management and stringent sequencing on the deep Xantho Extended.

St Ives Gold Mine Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia

Senior Geotechnical site support at St Ives Minesite on the Hamlet North undergound operation.

Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia

Providing site based support for the Wiluna Mining team during transition from re-access of old underground workings to a ramp up of production. Project comprises a multi decline narrow vein gold operation with complications due to dewatering flooded workings, ground support corrosion, knowledge gaps and historical mining both surface and underground.Setting up geotechnical management and data capture systems and training a graduate to provide back to back coverage.

Golden Grove, Western Australia, Australia

Managing geotechnical responsibilities at Golden Grove Mine. Analysis of seismic risk in development and production operations, selection of ground support requirements against seismic risk due to depth and geology, ground support QA and rehabilitation. Seismic re-entry analysis.Covering the vacant role of Backfill Engineer, managing Fill Technicians, CHF walls, reticulation, fill notes and schedule in line with production and 3MS.

Jaguar Mine, Leonora, Western Australia

Undertaking Geotechnical support services to Round Oak Minerals' underground Bentley operation. Underground ground support assessment and instructions, stope and brow support cable design, drive rehabilitation, stope notes, stope reconciliation and backfill design.

Golden Grove, Western Australia, Australia

Point of contact and set up of a team of technicians undertaking a geotechnical data collection project at Golden Grove.Training a team of varying experience and backgrounds in using Maptek I-Site lidar scanner to capture fresh unscaled development headings in a busy underground environment.Liaison with client and contractor's operators on a complex underground deposit.Coordination of scanning opportunities around the bogging/shotcreting or support cycle on vertically and… Show more Point of contact and set up of a team of technicians undertaking a geotechnical data collection project at Golden Grove.Training a team of varying experience and backgrounds in using Maptek I-Site lidar scanner to capture fresh unscaled development headings in a busy underground environment.Liaison with client and contractor's operators on a complex underground deposit.Coordination of scanning opportunities around the bogging/shotcreting or support cycle on vertically and horizontally separated areas of the mine. Show less

Waimangaroa, New Zealand

Operating an independent Geotechnical, Geological and Environmental consulting practice. • Managing contracts, tendering, costing, reporting, marketing and administrative skills along with technical expertise. • Providing services to assist in compliance with HSWA 2015 & Mining Regulations 2016. • Clients include Opencast Coal operations, Underground and Opencast Gold operations, Quarries and private consultations.Notable projects: Risk assessment of a waterway… Show more Operating an independent Geotechnical, Geological and Environmental consulting practice. • Managing contracts, tendering, costing, reporting, marketing and administrative skills along with technical expertise. • Providing services to assist in compliance with HSWA 2015 & Mining Regulations 2016. • Clients include Opencast Coal operations, Underground and Opencast Gold operations, Quarries and private consultations.Notable projects: Risk assessment of a waterway diversion on an opencast coal operation. Involved assessing the watercourse capacity in terms of catchment runoff peak flow using linear methods and recommendation of hydraulic diameter to reduce geotechnical risk. Appraisal and Assessment of geological hazards at Flaxdown Lime Quarry in the Hurunui. Recommendations on quarry development to achieve Simple Operation classification and reduce the impact of the Mining Regulations 2016. Appraisal and Assessment of geological and geotechnical hazards at 2 Canterbury Gravel Quarries. Research into similar gravel deposits and back analysis slope modelling using Slide to verify that the established quarry extraction method is compliant under the Mining Regulations 2016. UAV scan & 3D modeling of Oceana Gold's Reefton operation, detailed model of a failure zone and ortho photo generation with resolution of 5cm/pixel. Rockfall simulation and analysis of catch bench design performance for Oceana Gold (Reefton). Generated rockfall pathways on the actual 3D surface using Trajec3D and projected onto a series of future bench configurations, verified pathways with observed rockfall from OGL’s Register. Geotechnical Assessment and development of PHMP (WorksafeNZ best practice) for re-entry into old workings at New Talisman Gold, NZ. Underground assessment of existing support, rock strength testing, using NTL’s geological database and historical reports to define zones of differing geotechnical properties with associated support recommendations. Show less

West Coast & Tasman, New Zealand

Based in Buller and eager to help clients to achieve a healthy, safe and compliant work environment. I have spent 20 years at a professional level involved with projects in civil engineering, mining, drilling and technical consulting. At the forefront of operations in high risk industries is the assessment and management of hazards, my skill set will assist clients in identifying workplace issues and developing ways to manage them either through mitigation or elimination.

Clover Tunnel, Victoria, Australia

Contracted to Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure to provide on site Geotechnical services on a hydro tunnel rehab project.Ground support assessment, rockmass mapping, bypass tunnel design, spot bolting and support installation.

Lady Loretta Mine, Queensland, Australia

Contracted to Redpath Australia providing vacancy cover their underground sub-level open stoping operation in Northwest Queensland.Development and stope inspections. Development, paste and stope plan review against geotechnical hazards. Support plan design with Deswick and review for development, stope crown and drawpoint brow. Ground support assessment and rehabilitation of support damage. Weekly report and rehabilitation scheduling plan. Ground support stock checks.

Blackwater, Queensland, Australia

Managing the geotechnical hazards in Queensland's Bowen Basin on an underground bord and pillar coal mine; generation of hazard plans and support specifications for Authority to Mine in panels with stress regimes complicated by overlying workings with inrush potential.Undertaking pillar extraction design, strata monitoring systems and refining the process and design.

Sydney, Australia

• Undertaking site based responsibilities on Sydney's Westconnex M5 Tunneling Project. Ensuring each tunnel cut is mapped before support (bolts & shotcrete) is installed. With 6 roadheaders operating 24/7 over ever increasing distances the challenge is logistical and communication with crews, surveyors and shift relief geologist is vital.• Managing geological and geotechnical data for verification of the geotechnical model. Assessment of the rock mass against GSI, Pells Classification… Show more • Undertaking site based responsibilities on Sydney's Westconnex M5 Tunneling Project. Ensuring each tunnel cut is mapped before support (bolts & shotcrete) is installed. With 6 roadheaders operating 24/7 over ever increasing distances the challenge is logistical and communication with crews, surveyors and shift relief geologist is vital.• Managing geological and geotechnical data for verification of the geotechnical model. Assessment of the rock mass against GSI, Pells Classification and NGI’s Q-System. Supervising installation of additional recommended support where required. Presentation of mapping to the Client and Permit To Tunnel (PTT) Signoff. Achieved consistent quality of mapping across 900+ maps, without missing one. Show less

Westport, New Zealand

Managing the Stockton Mine Geotechnical Team. • Developing work procedures, SWMS, JHA/JSA and PHMP.• Developing a diverse team against individually set KPIs to establish training or coaching needs. Ensuring KPIs were SMART. Monitoring progress on quarterly and annual basis.• Identifying, managing and reporting the geotechnical risks posed by the operation. Inspection of dams, Coal Fines Storage, highwalls and on-going pit construction. Formulating remedial strategy for rock related… Show more Managing the Stockton Mine Geotechnical Team. • Developing work procedures, SWMS, JHA/JSA and PHMP.• Developing a diverse team against individually set KPIs to establish training or coaching needs. Ensuring KPIs were SMART. Monitoring progress on quarterly and annual basis.• Identifying, managing and reporting the geotechnical risks posed by the operation. Inspection of dams, Coal Fines Storage, highwalls and on-going pit construction. Formulating remedial strategy for rock related failures and implementation of Highwall Stability monitoring systems including Geomos and TARPs.Notable Projects: Development of geological model for SN14 Cutback through a regional reverse fault and historical landslip which involved management of CQ drilling and helicopter supported exploration drilling, core logs, sample tests and geophysical data from aQuire used to generate a 3D model of the coal resource in Vulcan. Cross sections analysed in Slide for optimum slope stability and a highwall design generated for Mine Planning team. Assessment of on site quarry resource and water management sump in the Fly Creek area comprised helicopter supported core drilling into the granitoid basement, geotechnical logging and sampling for crushing & weathering tests. Development of a sump design in Vulcan with optimum slope configuration with Slide based on the geotechnical rock mass and kinematic analysis undertaken with Dips. Design and implementation of a slope stability monitoring system for No.2 South and SN13 Highwall cutbacks through the Mt Frederick Fault. Using VWPs and 20 wall points monitored by Geomos linked by radio telemetry to the mine office it was possible to remotely monitor the highwalls, generate measurement baselines and set alert levels to generate a TARP for operating in these areas. Show less

United Kingdom

Provided a professional contracting service to the Geotechnical Contracting and Consulting Industries. • Managing site based operations and professional project teams. Ensuring technical specification, H&S compliance, sampling & in-situ testing QA/QC and data management.• Reporting on office based geo-environmental desk studies, site works factual reporting of geological properties and interpretive geotechnical reporting for simple foundation designs.Notable… Show more Provided a professional contracting service to the Geotechnical Contracting and Consulting Industries. • Managing site based operations and professional project teams. Ensuring technical specification, H&S compliance, sampling & in-situ testing QA/QC and data management.• Reporting on office based geo-environmental desk studies, site works factual reporting of geological properties and interpretive geotechnical reporting for simple foundation designs.Notable Projects: Managing Siteworks for drilling and excavation field operations on M1 Extension, Co. Tyrone Northern Ireland; 30km linear greenfield site involving CP & core drilling, CPT, trial pitting and infiltration testing. Negotiating access, ensuring continuity of plant operations, data and sample management. Managing siteworks on A14 Upgrade, Co. Donegal Eire; 25km linear greenfield site comprising CP & core drilling, CPT, pitting, infiltration testing and sand replacement testing. Scheduling operations around landowners' agricultural requirements, managing staff and plant to ensure continuity, site rehabilitation and sample management. Managing ground investigation operations on M1 Motorway J10 to 13, England; 14km site in live motorway traffic management, leading a site staff of 18 drillers, excavator operators, labourers and technical staff. Coordination of TM, Permit to dig, land access, highway and streetworks, scheduling of continuous work for plant, data validation and management. Supervising exploratory drilling on North & South Manchester Bauxite Rope Conveyor, Jamaica; Minesite infrastructure project involving geotechnical & natural void investigation by remote greenfield drilling with stringent environmental constraints. Researching preliminary desk study through fieldwork design, contractor acquisition & managing works on site on the BB3MM Motorway Active Traffic Management; Major infrastructure project around Birmingham. Show less

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Managing site investigation contracts of value up to £200k across the UK.

South Africa

Geologist working on exploration and mining.• Managed the mine geology for the Harvie-Watt section on Libanon division of Kloof Gold mine in the West Witwatersrand. This was the highest tonnage shaft in the Wits at the time. Using prospect drilling and underground mapping to develop a live structural model ahead of development and longwall stoping. Research into historical records to identify remnants for extraction. Re-interpreted the long range structural model based on data gathered from… Show more Geologist working on exploration and mining.• Managed the mine geology for the Harvie-Watt section on Libanon division of Kloof Gold mine in the West Witwatersrand. This was the highest tonnage shaft in the Wits at the time. Using prospect drilling and underground mapping to develop a live structural model ahead of development and longwall stoping. Research into historical records to identify remnants for extraction. Re-interpreted the long range structural model based on data gathered from new development on Kloof #1 Sub shaft.• Mine geology on Deelkraal Gold Mine in the West Witwatersrand. Mapping and interpretation of geological structures to minimise the commercial impact on the mining operation. Providing in stope recommendations to underground operations and reporting geological recommendations to senior management. Developed Geology training for production staff.• Detailed grid mapping of a base metal prospect in the Tugela Valley, part of the Natal Thrust Front. Managing a locally hired casual labour crew. Undertaking exploration grid mapping and composite chip sampling of structurally complex metasediments. Developed a detailed geological map, cross sections and identified prospects for targeted drilling.• Exploration on a tenement within the Marble Hall Fragment, part of the Bushveld Igneous Complex. Managing an in house labour crew, field assistant and geophysicist. Gathering surface mapping structural and lithological data, cut survey traverse lines for geochemical sampling. Developed a geological map and cross sections of the deformed, metamorphosed sediments. Identified a gossan and developed trenches for sampling. Show less

Camborne School Of Mines, Msc, Mining Geology

Activities and Societies: CSM Rugby Obtained a comprehensive understanding of the role of a geoscientist in the mining industry. Skills.

Bsc, Geology

Activities and Societies: College Rugby & Cricket, Uni Orienteering A core Geological degree course with a focus on dynamic earth systems.

A Levels, Geology, Biology, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Radley College Beagles, Fieldsports Society, Fishing Society

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