What I Have Done

So I was just asked by a headhunter to provide some detail of the technical work I had overseen in my management roles. I tend to try and keep my CV brief, so it took some time to flesh all this out. When I had done so, and only for the past 13 years, I realised that I have actually done a heck of a lot in my career, considering that this is only the technical side of it, not the management aspects. Like most people I guess, I tend to not promote myself or my achievements all that much. Looking back though, I am pretty proud of what I have done:

1) Director Mining – Kupang Indonesia

• Development of ore processing system to capture previously excluded fines ore from the local Mn deposits.
• LOM plans for numerous deposits, including production levels, mining fleet selection and cost estimations.
• Development of grade control, sampling and exploration plans for various Mn deposits in Timor.
• Management of geology team, responsible for identifying and evaluating various Mn deposits in Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia. This team has also developed SOP’s and systems for grade control and reconciliation for impending opening of Gulf’s first mining operation.

2) Freelance – SE Asia and Australia

• Managing geological consultant to develop exploration plan and eventual block model for major cement project in Malaysia.
• Managing grade control and mining engineering team at Wetar Island copper project in Indonesia to develop systems for blast design, short to long-term mine planning, grade control and reconciliation.
• Providing drill and blast optimisation support to engineers at a gold mine in Vietnam.
• Providing mine planning, surveying, geotechnical and environmental management support to a nickel project in the Philippines.
• Providing management, mine planning, grade control and reconciliation support to a silver mine in Queensland.

3) Mine Manager – Malaysia

• Management of mining engineering, drill & blast, geotechnical, surveying and grade control teams at Penjom Gold Mine. This included development of all operating systems, specifically scheduling, mine design, blast design and optimisation, survey protocols, grade control methods, grade control drilling and sampling, block modelling and reconciliation systems.
• Development of ore processing system to beneficiate a sub-grade stockpile to increase its grade to mill-feed status.
• Management of a fleet replacement program and upgrade for increased mine output and mill throughput.

4) Technical Services Manager, Australia Pacific Region

• Provided mining contract estimates and tenders for over 30 projects in the Australia-Pacific region, including winning multiple mining contracts.
• Estimates covered a wide variety of commodities and included all aspects of operating open pits.
• Entered into an agreement with Snowden consultants to provide them with technical aspects of mining plans they were contracted to produce.

These are my most recent roles, covering the past 13 years. Previous to that I have also had significant technical experience in all aspects of mining engineering, as well as exposure to grade control, block modelling, orebody reconciliation and resource reporting.