Robert Gessner Email & Phone Number

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Owner and founder of Gessner Gems owned by Gessner Holdings LLC offering fine gemstone curatorship, sourcing and supply. Expertise also provided includes Geological and Gemological Consultancy Services both locally in the USA and internationally. Gessner Gems is a bespoke and high end brand of fine gemstone supply to Jewelry Designers and Private Clients. Gessner Gems provides the finest color, cut and quality gemstones at very competitive prices. The brand is synonymous to professionalism, confidence and relationships. I have an understanding of gemstones like no other, as I have been to and worked on the gemstone mines for over a decade.

Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas

My appointment at William Noble Rare Jewels in Dallas, Texas, includes and is not limited to the following responsibilities: Sales of diamond-, colored gemstone- and pearl-jewelry; Customer relationship management and service; Building and relationship forming of clientele; Knowledge sharing and education development in the retail sector; Gemstone and diamond identification; Sales and acquisitions of new and estate jewels; Market-trend spotting and buying; Jewelry appraisals; Jewelry repairs; and Store, retail and security management.

Copper Province, Zambia

**Expatriate, Single-Status Environment; Coloured Gemstone (Emerald) Mine – Largest Coloured Gemstone Mine in the World; 54-day calendar day leave days per year**As mine production is the heart of the mining operation and is critical for survival of the operations, my qualifications in geology, training in software and other field-related experience in the mining sector; I have a superior understanding of geology and various operational parameters in mining to maintain a proper balance of waste removal, development and production. My ability to identify key value drivers for throughput and grade within the mining geology, my position is most critical in the function in the mine work flow on this operation.

Copperbelt, Zambia

Project Start-up: Pioneering a pilot underground mine project within the Kafubu Emerald Deposit, which has been traditionally and historically, only been open pit mining due to the complex geology, physical and geotechnical challenges/unknowns.• Feasibility Study Report to achieve Mines Safety Department (MSD) acceptance and approval• Environmental Project Brief (EPB) compilation for Zambia Environmental and Management Agency (ZEMA) acceptance and approval• Detailed in-house costing report to achieve Gemfields and Kagem Board approval• Zambian Labour Contractor appointment and management thereof; and managed procurement for the project from South Africa• Managed site preparation, man-power planning and appointmentsProject Description: Site location chosen following a thorough geological investigation, including ore body understanding and projection; communication and management crucial as project lies within a pit alongside an operating opencast operation; surface shaft construction and development including mining services (compressed air, electricity, water and de-watering lines), monorope haulage installation and use; over 950m (of shaft, drive and cross-cut development) with second access (adit) development completed, and testing of small stoping areas (techniques). An initial start-up budget of US$2.2M; production and contamination monitoring and management; management of a team of 20 individuals; quarterly/annual reports and reviews; and strategic input and advice into the project and main operation’s open pit.

North East Tanzania

**Expatriate, Single-Status Environment; Coloured Gemstone (Tanzanite) Mine – Largest Underground and Technological Coloured Gemstone Mine in the World; 9-weeks On/3-weeks Off Cycle**

Graduate Gemology, Diamonds And Colored Gemstones

Accredited Jewelry Professional (Ajp), Introduction To Gemology Of Colored Gemstones, Diamonds And Jewelry.

Bsc Honours, Geology

Bsc, Geology