Experience

Axis House Pty Ltd
• South Africa
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Technical Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Present

Multotec Group of Companies
• South Africa
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee
• Sales Engineer

  • Feb 2016 - Feb 2017


Anglo Research

• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Metallurgist

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2015

  Metallurgical projects on the flotation process involving the following equipment/Process: Continuous Mini Pilot Plant: focussing on the scale up between the mini pilot plant and pilot plant. Batch flotation M4 IsaMill Flotation Column Magotteaux mill (studies on the effect of the electrochemical environment on flotation) Studies on the effect of water quality on the the flotation process Currently managing the ore characterisation and section at Technical Solutions Research. Show less



University of Cape Town

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research assistant

  • 2001 - 2006

  Research assisting in the Minerals Processing laboratory at the Centre for Minerals Research. Conducting research projects/testwork on flotation (batch flotation, microflotation), comminution, settling rates. Formed part of the machine vision group, working on the implementation of video image analysis (SmartFroth) in flotation control. Final year project as part of BTech studies was "the effect of xanthate chainlength on the stability of froth" incorporating the image analysis sofware to measure the bubble size and burst rate. Part of plant survey team for projects invloving: circuit control using video image analysis, AGDP surveys on BRPM, Mogalakwena, Amandelbult UG2, Mototolo, Foskor, DML Pilot plant, Black Mountain Show less



Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals

• Netherlands
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant-CMC Application

  • Jul 2002 - Nov 2002

  Flotation testwork on the effect of the fuctional groups in Carboxy methyl cellulose on PGM flotation Flotation testwork on the effect of the fuctional groups in Carboxy methyl cellulose on PGM flotation