Work History

• 6/2015 - 3/2016

  Mine-it

  Principal Consultant / Contractor: Mine-it Principal Consultant / Contractor June 2015 - Current • Mine-it is a sole trading business serving the mining and construction industries. • Contract work was done for BMA, MEC, 3DMine, Alphasites, Highlands Pacific from a mining point of view. • Construction work includes drafting, web building (Just-Dentures), fencing, landscaping and furniture removals to name a few. • Forklift experience with a Crown Forklift.

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• 10/2010 - 6/2015

  Peabody Australia

  Senior Mining Engineer: Peabody Australia Senior Mining Engineer October 2013 - June 2015 Led a team of professionals in undertaking feasibility studies, life-of-mine planning, special projects and the implementation of underground operations. Encompassed managing a $660k innovation project budget and a $13m project implementation budget. Key contributions included: • Initiating and implementing new technologies and processes, including RoadSim software, development processes, gas drainage technology and geotechnical technologies which enabled achievable development rates to be accurately predicted and led to a 26% increase in development overall production rates. • Leading the continuous improvement, re-positioning and ongoing development of the Centre-of-Excellence for the company's underground sites. This led to a 26% improvement in the development monthly advance for the company's Australian operations, compared with an initial estimate of 15%. • Delivering savings of up to 60% by devising a gas drainage innovation culminating in an international patent application and the rights to the intellectual property signed over to Peabody Energy. • Overseeing the design of all mine infrastructure, including water supply, buildings, flood systems, conveyors, plant equipment, site access, support, ventilation systems, air transport, roads, tunnels, electricity, security, people and equipment to ensure 90% accurate cost estimates on start-up projects. • Creating and developing robust, defendable and achievable Life-of-Mine planning projects. • Subject matter expert for the due-diligence of potential asset acquisitions. • Continuously improving the operations of all sites. • Conducted RoadSim simulation modelling and adapted the software to meet company needs to predict underground development with an accuracy to 98%.

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• 11/2009 - 8/2010

  Carborough Downs Coal Mine

  Technical Services Manager: Carborough Downs Coal Mine Technical Services Manager November 2009 - August 2010 Led a multi-disciplinary team of 12 professionals and 86 contractors with expertise in geology, gas drainage, gas technology, survey, ventilation, mining-engineering and drilling to implement underground operations. Encompassed managing an $18m operating expenses budget and a $60m development contract budget. Key contributions included: • Increasing mining reserves by 30% by re-designing the layout of the mine and associated infrastructure which provided access to previously inaccessible ground and optimised the operations of the mine. • Maximising extraction while minimising costs and injury by engineering out risks to improve safety, coaching team members in reviewing, problem solving and analysing, operating systems and procedures, and implementing recommending changes. • Evaluating and implementing more cost effective methods of operation including plant design.

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• 3/2009 - 10/2009

  Carborough Downs Coal Mine

  Senior Mining Engineer: Senior Mining Engineer March - October 2009 Led a team of 86 underground specialists to provide engineering services to meet the needs of the business. This role has responsibility for an operating expenses budget of $20,000 and a development contract budget of $60,000 000. In this role, I optimised LW, Board and Pillar Designs and maximised reserve extraction by increasing the development rate, minimising the development metres, increasing LW blocks, limiting LW extraction risks, increase LW rates, minimising conveyor infrastructure, and increase ventilation to enable parallel mining operations.

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• 10/2008 - 12/2008

  Tritton Copper Mines

  Senior Mine Planning Engineer: Tritton Copper Mines Senior Mine Planning Engineer October - December 2008 Led a team of five mine engineering and survey specialists and managed a budget of $60,000. Contributions included: • Developing long term underground and surface infrastructure designs for two new and one existing mine sites including, long term stope, life of mine development and life of mine stope designs • Formulating scenario plans which led to changes in the design of the ore extraction system which eliminated a significant safety risk and reduced the duration per ore pass mined from 10 to 7 days. • Optimised open stope and development designs which led to an estimated 30% cost saving. • Maximised reserve extraction by changing the design and maximising the open-stope design.

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• 6/2007 - 9/2008

  PERILYA

  Mining Engineer:

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• 1/2006 - 6/2007

  Eastern Platinum Mines

  GM Group Planning:

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• 3/1997 - 12/2005

  Anglo American

  Planning Manager:

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• 3/1990 - 2/1998

  Anglo American

  Survey:

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• 1/1989 - 2/1990

  Nedbank

  Manager in training:

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• 1/1987 - 12/1988

  South African Defence Force

  Chef:

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