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Moranbah, QLD, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Leading worlds largest autonomous haulage coal mine with 83 AH trucks

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

- Manage a workforce of over 1,000 employees. - Implemented a strategic diversity program that delivered a 50% diverse leadership team. - Develop and track an operating budget and deliver direct cost savings. - Provide relief to General Manager and Site Senior Executive - Develop and execute dust improvement plans with a focus on key exposure SEGs.Key.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

-Assumed accountability for over 65M BCM of productive movement from fleet of 5x draglines, including BE1370 and Marion 8050 models.- Contributed to the Dust program by engaging experts and frontline workers to reduce health impacts.-Provided relief to Site Senior Executive as required. - Actively participated as a member of the Saraji Diversity and.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

- Managed 10x direct reports and a workforce of over 400 employees. - Assumed accountability for over 100M BCM of productive movement from an owner fleet of 2x 4100XPC shovels and 5x 600t excavator. - Achieved FY17 Q1 annualised truck hours over 6200 hours with the highest site monthly record of 6,319 hours in September 2017, leading to prestrip weekly.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

- Manage a team of 6x direct reports including 3 x specialists and 3x training technicians. - Led continuous improvement processes through numerous major projects including cost reduction, RD utilisation improvement and dragline dig rate improvement. - Developed the BMA T&S Operation Playbook - outlining both Shovel, Excavator, Truck and Dozer operating.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

- Managed 13 direct reports and a workforce of over 500 employees, including a contractor maintenance team.- Assumed accountability of over 100M BCM of productive movement from owner fleet of 2x 4100XPC shovers and 5x 600t excavators, coupled with 2x 600t contract excavator fleets. Key achievements:- Improved truck utilisation and optimised operations.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

• Responsible for overburden and coal mining activities which involved over 120 personnel moving over 30M BCM of overburden and 5Mt of coal
• One of the highest 'employee perception survey' results for a production team in BHPB
• In the first quarter with new contractor:- New coal production record for one quarter- Production record for any one month- Excavator movement in a 24hr period (using smaller machine)
• Site Senior Executive - July 2013 to February 2014

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

• Accountable for on boarding and integration of new mining contractor – comprised of 200 new personnel and three mining fleets. Required coordination of personnel across multiple business functions, including: HR.
• Required challenging generally accepted methods to unlock value, i.e. reduced on boarding time by using RII competencies
• Key challenge was to define and set site culture for new personnel and establish a ‘high performance team’ culture from day one
• Overnight changeover in contractors achieved without interruption to coal production

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Responsible for all mining operations including drilling, blasting, dragline, dozer push and truck/shovel - 40 BHPB employees and 150+ contractors.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

• Mining Engineer with experience in:
• Earthworks, including topsoil clearing, rehabilitation and road maintenance/construction
• Completing drill pattern design, charging criteria, tie in designs
• Weekly/monthly planning
• Design and analysis of upgrades for haul roads and ramps
• Provide direction for earthworks crew on a daily basis and provide technical supervision

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

• Project Manager for sustaining capital projects ranging in value from $0.5M-$50M
• Completed identification and feasibility study for $75 million mining hub expansion
• Completed OB18 Workshop for $2.5M, no LTI’s with 18,000hrs man hours, saved $900K managing in-house instead of EPCM
• Completed Tailings Dam Upgrade - $3.3M, reducing costs by $1.2M from initial estimates.
• Management of direct reports including engineers and construction supervisors, to manage total project personnel of 30-50 plus

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Civil Engineering

Master'S Degree, Applied Finance

Graduate Diploma, Mining And Mineral Engineering

Diploma, Project Management