WestConnex Western Harbour - Tender - Project Manager

• Nov 2021 - Present

Project Manager for the Western Harbour Tunnel Tender. The Western Harbour Tunnel is designed to increase transport capacity around the Harbour CBD. It provides a new tunnelled harbour crossing between Rozelle and North Sydney, together with an upgrade to the Warringah Freeway. This will be the second road tunnel under the Sydney Harbour, consisting of 6.5km dual 3-Lane tunnels from the Rozelle Interchange linking through to the Warringah Freeway to ultimately integrate with the M2 and M1 corridors. Show less

Sydney Metro West Sydney Airport - Tender - Project Manager

• May 2021 - Oct 2021

Project Manager responsible for the delivery of the geotechnical and structural design, and all project-related commercial management. This next phase of the Sydney’s new integrated transport system includes six new metro stations, two service facilities, dive structures, segmental tunnel lining and cross passages across two tunnels in the north-south section separated by overland rail. This new metro railway line will connect the new airport and greater western to the rest of Sydney’s public transport system by early 2025. McMillen Jacobs is providing Tender and Detailed Design services to the John Holland/Gamuda JV for the following scope: cut and cover design for the Claremont Meadows and Bringelly service facilities and the design for the Western Sydney Airport dive structure in the southern section. Show less

Wext Connex M3B (Rozelle Interchange) Tender and Detailed Design Project Manager

• May 2019 - May 2021

Project Manager, responsible for the project delivery of the geotechnical and structural design, procurement specifications and all project related commercial management. McMillen Jacobs provided Tender and Detailed Design services for three sets of tunnels and associated caverns and cross passages; ventilation tunnels, shafts, underground ventilation stations and substations, and connections. McMillen Jacobs also developed the project-wide tunnel design manual, underground specifications and standard details for the John Holland/CPB JV. This new, complex interchange creates vital underground connections for: the new M4/M5 and City West Link motorways, the Anzac Bridge, the Iron Cove Link, Victoria Road, and the future Western Harbour Tunnel (WHT). Show less

Burrawang to Avon Tunnel - Concept Design RFT

• Nov 2018 - May 2019

Project Manager to the engineering team to develop a concept design technical solution that provides a fit for purpose 21km tunnel from downstream of the Burrawang pumping station and Avon Dam, and a 9km spur-line pipeline to Illawarra Water Filtration Plant. Incorporate sufficient engineering design to enable the development of a hydro-power facility and not affect the integrity of existing infrastructure.

Sydney Metro - TSE Pitt St Station Design & Blues Point Shaft Project Manager

• Sep 2017 - Nov 2018

Stage 2 of Sydney Metro will extend metro rail from Sydney’s booming North West region, beneath Sydney Harbour, through the central business district and beyond to Bankstown. Five tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will excavate 15.5 km of twin railway tunnels. Working for the constructor John Holland/CPB/Ghella JV, McMillen Jacobs Associates is responsible for sequential excavation, tunnel support and permanent lining design for the Pitt Street mined station and the Blues Point Shaft. Jae is Project Manager, responsible for the delivery of the geotechnical and structural design, and all project related commercial management. Show less

WestConnex M3A Tender - Project Manager

• Mar 2017 - Sep 2017

WCX Stage 3A M4-M5 Link Tender Design: The WestConnex Stage 3A M4-M5 Link is the first of two parts making up the final stage of the WestConnex projects and will link the extended M4 East tunnels with the New M5 motorway tunnels. Stage 3A is a 9.2 km route almost entirely underground. McMillen Jacobs Associates provided geotechnical and structural tender design of primary and final support for the driven tunnel, caverns and ramps. Jae was Project Manager, responsible for the project delivery of the geotechnical and structural design, procurement specifications and all project related commercial management. Show less

West Connex New M5 (M8) Tunnel Design Project Manager

• Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

Stage 2 of WestConnex, the New M5, will run from the existing M5 East corridor via tunnel to St Peters, providing improved access to the airport, south Sydney and Port Botany precincts. The New M5 consists of up to 9 km of roadheader driven twin tunnels and an underground interchange. McMillen Jacobs Associates, as a subconsultant to Aurecon-Jacobs JV, provided geotechnical and structural design for the mainline tunnels, standard and special cross passages and main sump. Jae was Project Manager, responsible for the project delivery of the geotechnical and structural design, specifications and tunnel design criteria report and all project related commercial management. Show less

East Mine Closure Project Manager

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

Responsible for the final rehabilitation design and planningLiaise with stakeholders – Waikato Regional Council, NZTA, Community RepresentativesResponsible for the Risk Management Process for mine closure Hydrology modelling for flooding of underground mine and creation of surface lake featureSlope stability assessment for lake filling

Underground Technical Manager

• Feb 2011 - Aug 2015

Responsible for technical risks at the mine which include geology (resource, geotechnical strata control), mine planning (LOM - operational), reserve reporting, ventilation management, spontaneous combustion/ignition risk management, and surface subsidence effects.Liaise with key customers to forecast coal quality risk, production and transport issues and any unforeseen events.Liase with stakeholders, council local Iwi with respect to mining activities.Present business case justification, risk reviews and milestone decision points for the future steps of life of mine planning relative to the mine and scenarios considering blending options available at the opencast mine.Present implications of short term and long term mine decisions, the opportunities and the risks to senior management. Show less

Projects Director & Opencasts Technical Manager

• May 2006 - Feb 2011

Managing a portfolio of project execution and mining feasibility studies.Communicate and test through discussion the strategic direction of the New Zealand North Island coal business.Resource identification and quantification, open pit design and optimisation, mining infrastructure, scheduling, transport, water management.Presented, reported and advised business case justification, risk reviews and milestone decision points for the future steps of various feasibility projects.Manage technical requirements to support the operating multi-pit opencast mine – slope stability monitoring and design, reserve recovery and reporting, geology model validation and reconciliation, mine scheduling, water management planning.Project managed a due diligence exercise to determine the value of premature termination of our primary mining contractor and testing implications of becoming owner/operator for the life of mine. Show less

Senior Geologist

• Feb 2002 - May 2006

Planned, optimised and managed numerous drill programmes throughout the North Island New Zealand, experienced managing complex multi-rig, multi-contractor drill schedules; stakeholder management consulting with land and mineral owners, leasee’s; Strategic planning and management of all aspects of the North Island Coal Permitting portfolio, reporting, work programmes, correspondence and meetings with Ministry of Economic Development: at height consisted of 2 prospecting permits, 10 exploration permits, 2 mining permits, 4 historic coal mining licenses.Planned and managed the installation of various monitoring systems: IGMS, inclinometers, extensometers, piezometers, overland survey – slope peg and prism installations.Optimised drill planning using geostatistics and GIS systems to rank and space drilling to meet prescribed levels of definition, inferred, indicated or measured; strong overprint of cultural features affecting possible drilling locations.Managed the implementation of a 3D seismic shallow hole drill programme over ~300Ha area to support underground resource definition and mine planning.Responsible for the geologic models underpinning all of Solid Energy’s North Island opencast and underground mines using drillhole data, seismic interpretation, drive/pit mapping and survey pickups. Show less

Project Manager

• Sep 2001 - Jan 2002

Project Manager as sub-contractor implementing a Simplair air compression system for a new build Sealy posturepedic factory; all factory assets (wire spinners, conveyors, sewing machines) powered by 3 rotary compressors and reservoir tanks. ~3km of pipework , 3inch diameter to 1 inch drop outs for machine connections. Project Manager as sub-contractor implementing a Simplair air compression system for a new build Sealy posturepedic factory; all factory assets (wire spinners, conveyors, sewing machines) powered by 3 rotary compressors and reservoir tanks. ~3km of pipework , 3inch diameter to 1 inch drop outs for machine connections.

Mine Reclamation Geologist

• Mar 2000 - Jun 2001

The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources manages the responsible development of British Columbia’s energy, mining and petroleum resource sectors. Designed and developed a relational database using MS Access/SQL Server for the Mines Branch of B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines, documenting the entire dataset of existing past/present mine sites in the province of British Columbia and associated data, including financial obligations, geographic position, economic and environmental significance. Show less

Petroleum Geologist

• May 1998 - Dec 1999

The principal activities of the Group are the exploration and the development, acquisition, production and marketing of natural gas. Acquired by Hunt Oil Company in 2000. Completed an honours thesis reconstructing and modeling a mid-Cretaceous paleo-environment in west-central Alberta Canada using geophysical well log data (428 wells), core interpretation, and thin section analysis, producing computer aided 3D spatial model of the study area. Modeled and presented hydrocarbon plays from a geologic and economic perspective for exploratory drilling in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin to a group of geophysicist, geologists, and managers Onsite exploratory drilling operations completing chip sample descriptions, microscopic examination and core logging, composing a strat column, incorporating rate of penetration (ROP) and gas count in order to pick critical horizons for perforating reservoir formations (Notikewin Channel Sands). Show less

Research Assistant

• Sep 1997 - May 1998

Field Geologist

• May 1997 - Sep 1997

Development of ULU as a satellite deposit to Echo Bay’s Lupin Gold mine began in 1996. A decline was extended to the 155-meter level, and 16,011 m of underground drilling was completed before the decline in gold prices forced a suspension of activities at ULU in August 1997. The company became a subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation in 2003. The ULU deposit contains an inferred/indicated mineral resource of 1,130,000 t grading 11.34 g/t gold (373,748 oz) to the 360-m level. The portal was re-opened in 2005. Completed a summer exploration program consisting of 13 drillholes and bedrock channel sampling, sample description, core logging, associated with gold-bearing acicular arseno-pyrite. Acquired geochemical assay results from grab, soil, and core samples to support feasibility study of the Ulu Lake Property.; Yellowknife, Nunavut, Arctic Canada Show less

Expeditor & Land Claim Staking Manager

• Apr 1993 - Sep 1996

Expedited for junior mining firms in the Arctic Canada acquiring experience in the logistics of exploration field operations: chartering aircraft,field and drill camp setups, purchasing, and ensuring the secure movement of core, till, and grab samples to geochemical assays labs across Canada, supporting 300 field personnel. Contractor and consultant management. Land Claim Staking Manager (1993) Expedited for junior mining firms in the Arctic Canada acquiring experience in the logistics of exploration field operations: chartering aircraft,field and drill camp setups, purchasing, and ensuring the secure movement of core, till, and grab samples to geochemical assays labs across Canada, supporting 300 field personnel. Contractor and consultant management. Land Claim Staking Manager (1993)