• Led team in conducting desktop and identification/Selection studies for mineral processing projects, ensuring timely and budget-friendly delivery.• Implemented Opportunity Framing and Scoping Templates to streamline project processes.• Developed team members in Project Management and Process Engineering for enhanced efficiency.• Acted as a Subject Matter Expert in Process Engineering to provide continuous support.

Concept Development of plant modernisation program, Scoping of Engineering Studies, and Metallurgical Piloting.Development of an entirely new multidiscipline team to improve Mt Keiths process plant recovery performance.Direct Supervision of Metallurgists, Process/Mechanical Engineers, and InternsSupervision of Engineering Service ProvidersStudy completion of Identification and Select Studies, Current Supervision of Definition Studies, and Detailed Design

Responsible for improvement of site outcomes from maintenance activities focussing on whole of enterprise value.Managing team of 5 engineers.

Operation of smelter utilities including management of 4 shift teams. Infrastructure comprising of owner operated Sulphuric acid plant and metallurgical gas cleaning, large cryogenic air separation unit, waste heat recovery boiler and powerhouse,rail station and pneumatic unloading infrastructure, dry grinding mill and crusher,Industrial waste water treatment, compressed air production and reticulation, water reticulation.

Responsible for improvement projects to decrease costs and increase productivityDesign and installation of oxygen fuel burners and associated safety management systems, this was cut over sequentially in an operating furnace environment requiring sequential operation of new and existing systems.Debottlenecking of Industrial waste water treatment plant (acid and heavy metals removal)Commissioning following outages and project installationsSubstitution of reductants for furnaceDeveloping new suppliers for cost reduction of consumablesCompleting options studies for debottlenecking the smelter and energy recovery options

• 14 month secondment • Responsibility for delivering operational excellence improvements across Concentrator and Nickel Smelter with team business improvement engineers.• Actively involved in commissioning rebuilt furnace where plant had been offline for 3 months • Long term planning exposure across whole business (3 Concentrators, Smelter & Refinery) • Implementation of process streamlining and debottlenecking of effluent treatment plant • Implementation of simplification project at flux plant which increased revert throughput by 10% • Management of training of completely new BI team in Six Sigma Methodology • Development of simplified margin model and methods to maintain it allowing site to have one auditable method to determine value of improvement projects.

1 yr secondment