Mine engineering and Construction manager

• Aug 2018 - Present

Leader of a team of engineers and supervisors to run the mine safe and productive - Production of 1,4 Mth of Saprolite ore to complete the chemistries delivered for the plant - Extraction of 1.2 M BCM of fresh rocks for roads, ramps, and rompad construction and maintenance - Improve road availability and practicability - Waste dump management (4 M BCM of wast /years) - Drill and blast practices improvement - Sub-contractors management – 6 main contracts, with one who is the biggest for Vale NC (22 M USD/y). - 82 VNC persons (4 shift 24/7) – 200 subcontractors. Show less

Senior Technical Project Manager

• May 2017 - Aug 2018

6 month mission to improve geological and mining practices and reduce operational costs. - Optimisation of modelisation and planification support teams for the mining sites - Training of mining and geological staff on the mining sites - Increase labs productivity - Set up the best practice (mine, drill and blast and geology) - Improve the selection of ore gisement targeting 6 month mission to improve geological and mining practices and reduce operational costs. - Optimisation of modelisation and planification support teams for the mining sites - Training of mining and geological staff on the mining sites - Increase labs productivity - Set up the best practice (mine, drill and blast and geology) - Improve the selection of ore gisement targeting

Mine Surintendent

• May 2016 - Feb 2017

Mine management and improvement Drill and blast Trainning of supervisors Managemnet of drill and blast and mining contractors Geotechnical surveying Health and safty improvement Main acheivements : - increase the productivity of exploitation (+12 %) with mining optimisatoin, implementation of the best practices and shift time organisation - reduce the cost of drilling operations - better connexions and interactions between workshop and exploitation teams to reduce idle and services delays - participation to the set up of the dispatch system Show less

General Mine Manager (Ouaco)

• Jan 2012 - May 2016

Responsibilities: - Achieving production targets in terms of quantity and quality (990Kt/year of ore, 4 Mt/year of extracted rocks) - Ensuring safety, health and environmental rules application (Elaborating health and safety plan) and economic performance- Managing maintenance of equipment and machinery (Buying retire mining equipment and reconditioning)- Overseeing geological, geotechnical, environmental and mining studies (improving pre ex surveys and plans ; Recycling waste dumps ; Maximizing ore recovery using optimization and operators formation)- Evaluating and maximizing mining operations performance - Ensuring availability of all resources (human and equipment)- Ensuring budgets and investments plans; Analyzing indicators (KPI-B, Production, quality and safety); Coordinating actions for continuous improvement- Reviewing and validating Medium and Long term plans, mineral reserves estimating and reporting- Sizing and setting up mining equipment to increase production (20% increase ore production and annual rocks extracted in three years followed by opening of a second production site)Management tasks:- Coordinating all departments: extraction (42 mobiles mining equipment, mobile and fixed screening equipment), maintenance (manage a mechanics team of 21 persons), technical services (administration, geology, topography, welding, workshop, mining engineering and laboratory), ore tanker loader and subcontractors (ore haulage, maintenance)- Recruiting, planning and organizing human resources (Recruitment and dismiss, Annual evaluations, union negotiation)- Official representative (Negotiating with tribal leaders and trade union representatives; In liaison with government authorities, environmental organizations and direction)- Negotiating and preparing contractors and suppliers contracts- Training mine superintendents, technicians and engineers- Managing the change of shifts organization (from 2 shifts, 16h/d, 5/7 to 3 shifts 18 h/d, 7/7). Show less

Head of mining and industrial environment department

• Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

. Leading a team of ingeneer to reach the company objectives of the environement policy :. Aiming ISO 14001 Certification for the company, I supervise this list of actions- Environmental impact assessment of the four main mine site of the company- Mine sites environnement and water managing- Asbestosis plan managment- Effluents and Waste plan managment. - Environmental monitoring (air, soil, erosion, water and noise) - Supervising the Permitting for plants and mines. - Greening mines sites by vegetalisation and rehabilitation. Investigating community complaints and certain environmental incidents;. Supervising mine and plant closures and determining when rehabilitation has achieved . working with and facilitating communication between government, the mining industry and the community; Show less

Mine Site Manager

• Jun 2009 - Aug 2011

Planning - Control quality and quantity of the production - budgeting based on production requirements, applicating the rules of art on mine site. Environment, Security and safty manager.Monitoring of the project initiated in 2007 (Stamboul)Implementation of a new Mine Projet (Monéo)lobbying on field, identification of influencers and decision makers.Coordination of technical teams and missions of preliminary studies (field geology, geophysics, environmental studies).

Mine Site Project Manager (Chef de projet)

• Aug 2007 - Jun 2009

leading, monitoring and validating the geological, environmental and mining optimisation. Building infrastructures; Managing relations with locals and administrative authoritiesMonter un projet d'exploitation minière, par une entreprise sous traitante, en ayant la maitrise de l'ensemble des étapes menant à sa réalisation.études géologiques et ICPE (respect de l'environnement)études minières et faisabilitéassimilation du projet dans son environnement avec notamment une intégration des population local au projet.Mise en production en respectant le planing et les objectifs de production (aussi bien en volume, qu'en teneur nickel et qualité du minerai). Show less

Co-Owner (Co-Gérant)

• Mar 2005 - Aug 2007

• Environnemental Survey for mine site. • Software development for environmental records • Geological consultant and road design • Laser Topography 3D Scanner • Mine and pit design for aggregate and sand pits. • Rehabilitation studies of pits. • Mine design for SLN Consultant Mine, Environnement, Techniques d'acquisition topographique par scan laser (ISite) Projeteur Minier Réhabilitation de Carrières • Environnemental Survey for mine site. • Software development for environmental records • Geological consultant and road design • Laser Topography 3D Scanner • Mine and pit design for aggregate and sand pits. • Rehabilitation studies of pits. • Mine design for SLN Consultant Mine, Environnement, Techniques d'acquisition topographique par scan laser (ISite) Projeteur Minier Réhabilitation de Carrières

Exploration Geologist

• May 2000 - Mar 2005

• Exploration Manager for East New Caledonia • Studies and characterisations of geological limonite and saprolite deposits . • Establishment of estimates and geostatistics by block modeling. • Qualitative and quantitative estimates of deposit for three active mining site (Kouaoua, Canala and Nakety) and for the major survey sites (Houailou, Port-Boisé Aiou) - mining feasibility studies. o Target selection, organisation and campaign tracking polls o Team Management for surveying and track openings o Management of environmental problems related to drilling campaigns. o Administrative monitoring and relations with local officials and the local Mine and Geological Survey Office. Show less

Field Geologist

• Oct 1999 - Feb 2000

Study and Mapping of stability, permeability and soil types. Study and Mapping of stability, permeability and soil types.

Research Assistant

• May 1999 - Oct 1999

40è Regiment d'Artillerie

• May 1998 - Feb 1999