Founder, President & CEO

• Oct 2020 - Present

North American Strategic Minerals, Inc. (“NASM”) is the global first mover on a new and disruptive geological model that has led to the discovery of multiple permissive REE deposits throughout North America. The company’s core asset is comprised of over 222km2 of mineral rights in Canada covering the location of one of the highest grading REE samples ever taken, in an easily leachable host rock. The company is currently evaluating its discoveries throughout the US and Canada and in September 2022 entered in to an LOI agreement to list the assets on the TSXV. Show less

Co-Founder, Vice President

• May 2021 - Present

Balkan Metals (“BMC”) is actively enhancing shareholder value through exploration, discovery and acquisition in Serbia. The company was established to consolidate a number of highly prospective exploration licenses on the West Tethyan belt with the aim of discovering the next Cukari Peki. A key acquisition secured the company all of First Quantum Minerals’ former Serbian mineral rights package. BMC brings together a world-class team of industry veterans, capital markets professionals and world-renowned Porphyry Cu-Au experts to advance a highly prospective portfolio of mineral assets totalling in excess of 700km2. BMC has a motivated and efficient local team, including members of the former Čukaru Peki discovery team and the former FQM team. Balkan Metals is now one of the premier explorers in one of the world’s most promising Cu-Au districts. In October 2022 BMC entered in to an LOI agreement to list the company via RTO on the TSXV. Show less

Derivatives Trader

• Aug 2008 - Present

Co-Founder, Director

• Feb 2013 - Jun 2017

Pointcore Resources was a mining services, prospecting and gold processing company that provided contract mining and operational consulting to gold explorers and producers in Ghana. Exploration Projects Through its subsidiary pointcore held four highly prospective gold assets proximal to two major gold deposits on the Sefwi, Asankaragwa and Ashanti gold belts. Pointcore Resources was a mining services, prospecting and gold processing company that provided contract mining and operational consulting to gold explorers and producers in Ghana. Exploration Projects Through its subsidiary pointcore held four highly prospective gold assets proximal to two major gold deposits on the Sefwi, Asankaragwa and Ashanti gold belts.

Contract Mining

• Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

Provided contract mining services to TSX listed gold explorer Xtra-Gold Resources: Prospecting, exploration, mine planning & development and alluvial gold mining operations on XG’s large scale concessions in Ghana’s Eastern Region. Provided contract mining services to TSX listed gold explorer Xtra-Gold Resources: Prospecting, exploration, mine planning & development and alluvial gold mining operations on XG’s large scale concessions in Ghana’s Eastern Region.

Portfolio Manager

• Feb 2011 - Oct 2013

Growth oriented Micro VC fund. Targeted long-term compounding returns through a concentrated portfolio of early stage activist investments. Portfolio companies included ventures focused on mining & metals, fine art, technology, FMCG and bitcoin. Growth oriented Micro VC fund. Targeted long-term compounding returns through a concentrated portfolio of early stage activist investments. Portfolio companies included ventures focused on mining & metals, fine art, technology, FMCG and bitcoin.

Sales and Trading

• Jun 2009 - May 2010

Marketed managed rough and polished diamond portfolios to European investment funds, HNWs & family offices as alternative hard asset investments. The portfolios were heavily concentrated in certain categories of Natural Fancy Colored diamonds which have since outperformed all major equity indexes and alternative hard asset classes. Marketed managed rough and polished diamond portfolios to European investment funds, HNWs & family offices as alternative hard asset investments. The portfolios were heavily concentrated in certain categories of Natural Fancy Colored diamonds which have since outperformed all major equity indexes and alternative hard asset classes.

Assistant to the CEO

• Mar 2008 - Aug 2008

Executive Assistant to the CEO and Project Geologists during MRNL's Bankable Feasibility Study on The Toliara Sands Project (during its option to Exxaro Resources). The Toliara mineral sands discovery (the Ranobe deposit) comprised of a single continuous body of Heavy Mineralization (including ilmenite, rutile and zircon) approximately 20km long, 1.5 to 4.5km wide and 3 to 60m in thickness. During the BFS I engaged and managed relations with local tribal leaders and community stake holders following the company’s drill campaign and bulk sampling operations. I further assisted the hydrogeology program and provided general administrative assistance to the in-country management team. The Toliara Project was acquired by Base Resources for $85m. Show less