Scott is an experienced metallurgical process engineer and consultant with significant practical experience in mining projects, process design and operations.Most recently Scott has has worked on a number of battery metal projects including lithium, rare earths and high purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM).His experience extends to a number of other commodities including Ni, Cu, Co and base metals, industrial metals, and Pb/Zn/Ag. He has additional qualifications in Applied Finance.He has worked for various mining companies in production and technical roles as well as for engineering consultancies on testwork and concept studies through to detailed design, project implementation, commissioning and operations support.He has purposefully maintained his hands on engineering skills as well as gaining the high level management and financial knowledge that comes from experience. He therefore has a good, first hand understanding of the real project and operational issues he works on from exploration through to final mineral product delivery.