Leading a group of highly-experienced, international mining professionals that provides a full complement of services for early stage properties to active mine operations. Services include mineral resource estimates, mine design and reserve estimation, metallurgy and process design, mining studies, and operations audits and reviews.

Consultant to the mining industry. Services include operations geology, exploration geochemistry, database management and assay QA/QC, and computer programming for mining/business applications.

Directing the setup, implementation, and documentation of geological and ore control systems at the newly constructed El Limon-Guajes gold mine at the Morelos Project located in Guerrero State, Mexico. Responsible for sampling, database management, assay QA/QC, mapping and logging, ore control processes, resource and reserve estimation, and reconciliation.

Led group of 50+ mining consultants (geologists, mining engineers, and process engineers) in executing consulting projects and mining studies up to feasibility-level. Was responsible for managing and business development for group generating $10M annual revenue. Also acted as project manager or data quality expert for audits, technical due diligence projects, and mining studies.

Developed client-server applications to support pharmaceutical clinical trial business processes. User interface solutions developed using Visual Basic, C++, Transact SQL, Microsoft Access, XML, and COM. Involved in all phases of software development life cycle including testing, documentation, and support. Part of team to develop business defining, trademarked, software tool for electrocardiogram evaluation. Promoted from Software Analyst to Software Developer position after 10 months.

Yanacocha, Peru, 2000-2001: Supported the exploration and mine geology programs at a gold mine, and managed the site sampling laboratory. Prepared 3D geochemical models of the district deposits, and conduced a pit-lake water geochemistry and leach pad/waste dump study. Also responsible for geochemical support to reconnaissance and exploration programs elsewhere in Latin America, including evaluation of a reconnaissance stream sediment survey in Paraguay, and stream sediment orientation… Show more Yanacocha, Peru, 2000-2001: Supported the exploration and mine geology programs at a gold mine, and managed the site sampling laboratory. Prepared 3D geochemical models of the district deposits, and conduced a pit-lake water geochemistry and leach pad/waste dump study. Also responsible for geochemical support to reconnaissance and exploration programs elsewhere in Latin America, including evaluation of a reconnaissance stream sediment survey in Paraguay, and stream sediment orientation survey in Nicaragua. Show less

Consultant to mining companies in Nevada and South America, on projects including:•design and interpretation of Western Mining’s reconnaissance exploration program for high-sulfidation gold deposits in Peru•exploration projects for Barrick and Cortez in Nevada, using analytical and interpretational methods developed in an industry-sponsored selective leach survey•industry-sponsored selective leach orientation survey over five major gold deposits in Central and Eastern Nevada… Show more Consultant to mining companies in Nevada and South America, on projects including:•design and interpretation of Western Mining’s reconnaissance exploration program for high-sulfidation gold deposits in Peru•exploration projects for Barrick and Cortez in Nevada, using analytical and interpretational methods developed in an industry-sponsored selective leach survey•industry-sponsored selective leach orientation survey over five major gold deposits in Central and Eastern Nevada (NSLOS)•design and evaluation of RTZ’s exploration program in Chile’s Atacama Desert•development and presentation of a geochemical short course to RTZ staff in South America. Show less

Mesel and Batu Hijau, Indonesia, 1996-1998: Supported these two gold mine operations and assumed responsibility for laboratory QC, database operations and geochemical training for the mines’ exploration offices. Also provided survey design and interpretation for Newmont’s geochemical programs in Indonesia, the Philippines, China and Myanmar.

Guiana Shield Properties, Venezuela: Planning and evaluation of reconnaissance projects. Deposit modeling and resource development for the Tomi gold deposit. Responsible for all aspects of geochemistry and computer applications, including a sample preparation laboratory. Also responsible for planning regional stream sediment geochemical programs for an affiliated exploration office in Bogota, Colombia.

Carlin Trend, NV, USA, 1989-1994: Responsible for all aspects of geochemistry including reconnaissance stream sediment surveys, 3D geochemical/geological deposit models, and environmental monitoring and baseline surveys, at a gold property. Provided assay QC for commercial laboratories, and maintained geochemical databases. Also conducted orientation surveys in Ecuador and Southeast Asia to guide reconnaissance exploration programs

Exploration Projects, NV, USA: Worked on sediment-hosted disseminated gold projects near Ely and Elko. Duties included geological mapping, core and cuttings logging, and geochemical sampling and evaluation.