Tim Barton Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

• As leader of the Equipment Design and Implementation team, I specialise in the design, construction and management of large, complex and, often, ground-breaking experimental projects, with an emphasis on mineral.
• managing the interpersonal, administrative and strategic vision of the team
• identifying and mitigating HSE risks
• leading, coaching and managing team staff, including capability… Show more As leader of the Equipment Design and Implementation team, I specialise in the design, construction and management of large, complex and.
• leading, coaching and managing team staff, including capability planning, role allocation, training and career development
• fostering a culture of collaboration within the team and the wider organisation

• As Research Project Leader, I have managed and delivered numerous ground-breaking, high-value projects which have delivered significant impact to the mineral processing and METS sectors.Key projects include:
• Petronas Integrated Sand Management: studying the production of sand from oil and gas field boreholes
• MOF Production: investigating the production of Metal Organic Frameworks
• Carbon Nanotube Production by Chemical Vapour Deposition: design, scale-up and… Show more As Research Project Leader, I have managed and delivered numerous ground-breaking, high-value projects which have delivered.
• Carbon Nanotube Production by Chemical Vapour Deposition: design, scale-up and construction of the CNT by CVD process rig to large laboratory scale
• MagSonicTM Process Development: exploring the production of magnesium metal powder from MgO by carbothermal reduction

• As team leader of six staff, I successfully managed a project exploring the production of magnesium hydroxide for use as a flame retardant filler in plastics, and was responsible for process control, sampling and.
• Managing daily engineering reporting and process control
• Direct liaison with client and engineering advisers, including daily progress summaries and formal written reports with recommendations for further… Show more As team leader of six staff, I successfully managed a.
• Direct liaison with client and engineering advisers, including daily progress summaries and formal written reports with recommendations for further work
• Actively participating in the EPCM phase of the project Show less

• I led, or jointly led, the following projects for what was formally known as CSIRO Mineral Engineering, Mineral and Process Engineering:
• Small Scale Production of Fused Al2O3-MgO Spinel: researching the use of an alternative alumina source in the production of alumina rich spinel
• Superfine Alumina Agglomerate Smelting: researching the smelting performance of superfine alumina agglomerates formed by patented (CSIRO/Alcoa) agglomeration process
• Sintering Paragoethite: Measuring… Show more I led, or jointly led, the following projects for what was formally known as CSIRO Mineral Engineering, Mineral and Process Engineering:
• Sintering Paragoethite: Measuring and Controlling Green Bonding: researching the bonding mechanisms effecting the sintering performance of paragoethite
• Hismelt: researching aspects of the scale-up of the Hismelt process