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Fremantle, Western Australia

Leveraging 20+ years of hydrometallurgy expertise to offer targeted solutions in design, technology, and strategy, fostering sustainable and cost-effective production of battery minerals and precursors. Currently providing project evaluation, optimization, troubleshooting, and strategic guidance for junior miners to tier 1 producers across the mineral processing sector.Developed innovative metal purification solutions for High Purity Alumina, Rare Earths, and Manganese, addressing critical industry needs for cost effective and environmentally sound production of pure precursors for the battery and electrification space. KEY ACHIEVEMENTSTechnical Leadership & Industry Influence:• Development of technology approaches for the purification of a range of metals including High Purity Alumina, Rare Earths and actively pursuing patentable pathways for Manganese extraction and purification.• Technical review and benchmarking of Worsley Alumina’s performance in the context of upcoming major projects supporting the decarbonisation of the Refinery.• Due Diligence on an Indonesian Alumina Refinery Project for a project partner wishing to validate project risk and likely outcomes.Operational Excellence & Performance Improvement:• Strategic and Tactical review of the restart philosophy for the idled Jamalco Alumina Refinery in the Caribbean with active support and troubleshooting for the restart team. The restart strategy and tactical plan was an outstanding success allowing the Refinery to restart the first phase of capacity without loss of product quality. Strategic Planning & Business Sustainability:• Identified gaps in Worsley Alumina's decarbonisation strategy and advised on improvements.• Independent reviews of Material Risk items from South-32’s corporate stewardship process as it pertains to the Worsley Alumina facility.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Board member in Canyon resources developing a world class bauxite resource in Cameroon.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Senior Principal Consultant in Bauxite and Alumina business unit.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Senior Principal Consultant in Alumina and Hydrometallurgy

Perth, Australia

KEY ACHIEVEMENTSStrategic Planning & Business Development:• Key contributor to strategic initiatives for nine refineries, including conversions and retrofits, as well as curtailments and end of life planning, shaping future investment decisions.• Supported new business initiatives in; - Vietnam to leverage value from Alumina technology and expertise involving ~20 relationship building and technical outreach visits over a four-year period. - In China pursuing commercialisation opportunities in China through involving ~12 market testing visits over a three-year period.• Member of the peak operational oversight body in the business unit, called the Manufacturing & Technology Council, taking directional decisions in matters of both tactical and strategic importance. Leadership & Team Management:• Maintained, developed and mentored a team of 25 engineers and subject matter experts in project governance, technical support, and flowsheet development and deployment of innovative technology and process optimisation.Project Management & Delivery:• Lead the process design, flowsheet development and process optimisation in multi-billion-dollar complex brownfield and greenfield hydro metallurgical projects from concept, through execution to commissioning, including;Operational Excellence & Performance Improvement:• Systematic transfer of multiple practices each year from within the operational facilities and projects to relevant recipients under the Best Practice Transfer system – impacts of which are audited to verify cost, efficiency, or reliability improvements. • Led the growth of a globally distributed process design and process simulation team, pioneering innovative simulation and data science capabilities, supporting tactical and strategic decision-making and process optimisation while building a critical mass of expertise in advanced modelling techniques.

Toronto, Canada Area

KEY ACHIEVEMENTSStrategic Planning & Business Development:• Representing Alcoa’s Technology and Operational expertise in business development and diversification initiatives including in Vietnam and China.Leadership & Team Management:• Built and empowered high-performing global teams of engineers, fostering their growth, development, and retention.• Spearheaded the transformation of the global process design function, expanding its capabilities and driving technology standardisation and robust design processes.Project Management & Delivery:• Production upgrades in Jamaica and Australia, increasing Production by 10-20% at each location, reducing cash cost and increasing EBITDA by 5-10%.• Managed seven concurrent greenfield Alumina Refineries designs for Africa, Brazil and Australasia to position new capacity in a growth or low-cost region, positioned in 1st-quartile cash cost.• Demonstrated foresight by integrating sustainability considerations, including community engagement and environmental concerns, into early project planning phases. This proactive approach, implemented before "sustainability" became a mainstream term, led to optimised project outcomes, and minimised potential drawbacks.Operational Excellence & Performance Improvement:• Oversaw capacity expansions, technology upgrades or deployment at six facilities, delivering significant operational improvements and driving cost-efficiency.• Collaborated with core science teams to make project-ready developing technologies and deploying them into new projects and operating facilities through rapid proving and prototyping.Technical Leadership & Innovation:• Made project ready and deployed several significant, novel, and ground-breaking enhancements in process equipment and flowsheet design to add capacity of >5%, improve product quality and reduce costs through increased processing efficiency and productivity.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

KEY ACHIEVEMENTSLeadership & Team Management:• Provided expert technical support and design guidance to five operational facilities in Brazil, Jamaica, Spain and USA involving process optimisation, technology deployment, and operational practice transformation to improve cost and efficiency outcomes.• Fostered knowledge transfer and talent development within technical teams using my own skills and experience directly as well as leveraging global technical teams to deliver focussed solutions, mentor, and upskill technical teams.Project Management & Delivery:• Lead the process design for a large-scale >USD3B, complex, full production line addition at a major alumina refinery in Brazil, bringing it from concept to execution phase on time and within budget after project recommencement in 2005. • Drove a ~$120M plant expansion in the Caribbean, overseeing design and commissioning involving deployment and bedding-in of new process technology and equipment to improve process efficiency while maintaining product quality.• Initiated concept and feasibility studies for a total of ten (10) additional major projects for other regions, greenfield and brownfield, all >USD3B, for Africa, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Suriname.Adaptability & Collaboration:• Successfully navigated cross-cultural complexities integrating teams and input from Australia, Brazil, USA, Caribbean, and Canada while maintaining healthy working environments and productive output, living, and working within the vastly diverse cultures of Brazil, USA, Caribbean, and Canada. • Thrived in these diverse environments, including living in Brazil for three years where I learned Portuguese to seamlessly integrate into that new cultural context, as well as North America for seven years.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

KEY ACHIEVEMENTSLeadership & Team Management:• Relocated from Australia to Brazil to lead the process Design for a >USD3B expansion to an Alumina Refinery in Northern Brazil. • Commenced the process design and developed and mentored a local process design team of ten local engineers from both Alcoa and the engineering provider, until the project was paused.Project Management & Delivery:• Identified the need for upskilling and support to the local Refineries and executed a technical and operational support programme, travelling routinely to the two operating locations in Brazil. Performed training, upskilling, and troubleshooting at both locations onsite and remotely.Adaptability & Collaboration:• Learned Portuguese and assimilated into the local culture while travelling frequently within Brazil and overseas.

Western Australia, Australia

• Scoping and feasibility of a full Production Line expansion at an Alumina Refinery responsible for overall design.• Lead Process Design Engineer for the Precipitation area in the detailed design phase of the above project. The flow sheet to incorporate outcomes of development work conducted by me since 1992.• Study and assessment of options for de-bottlenecking of the existing Refinery.• Lead Design responsibility and Commissioning Manager for an impurity removal process (~$60M).

Western Australia, Australia

• Daily Technical management, control and optimisation of a Precipitation and Calcination areas Alumina Refinery.• Definition, execution and assessment of field trials.• Development and implementation of process enhancement projects.• Participation in major plant upgrade project design and commissioning.