Experience

Okane Consultants

• Canada
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intermediate Geochemist

  • Aug 2018 - Present



University of Saskatchewan

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Geochemistry

  • May 2017 - Aug 2018

• Ph.D. Candidate

  • May 2013 - May 2017

  • Conduct experiments for thesis research with a bulk neutralization pilot plant• Analyze pilot plant samples by techniques such as X-Ray Diffraction, Infrared Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, and Electron Microprobe Analysis• Assist with collection of X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy data at the Canadian Light Source



Cameco Corporation

• Canada
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Jr. Metallurgist, Engineer-in-Training

  • Jan 2015 - Sep 2016



Cameco Corporation

• Canada
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metallurgy Summer Student

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Completed an independent project regarding the effect of ore mineralogy on uranium mill flow sheet design • Assisted in the completion of grinding circuit testing at the Key Lake uranium mill by collecting samples, preparing samples for analysis, and analysing data • Wrote multiple macros in Microsoft Excel to assist with time consuming tasks • Demonstrated communication skills through weekly meetings, day to day work with professionals, and a presentation on my summer work • Completed an independent project regarding the effect of ore mineralogy on uranium mill flow sheet design • Assisted in the completion of grinding circuit testing at the Key Lake uranium mill by collecting samples, preparing samples for analysis, and analysing data • Wrote multiple macros in Microsoft Excel to assist with time consuming tasks • Demonstrated communication skills through weekly meetings, day to day work with professionals, and a presentation on my summer work



University of Saskatchewan

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Geological Sciences Laboratory Assistant

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Worked multiple shifts in Key Lake assisting a professional engineer with a pilot scale uranium mill experiment • Became familiar with the uranium milling process at the Key Lake mill • Conducted experiments for graduate students in the Department of Geological Sciences • Worked multiple shifts in Key Lake assisting a professional engineer with a pilot scale uranium mill experiment • Became familiar with the uranium milling process at the Key Lake mill • Conducted experiments for graduate students in the Department of Geological Sciences



University of Saskatchewan

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemical Engineering Laboratory Assistant

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Assisted a graduate student with their experimental work for their thesis • Contributed to two published scientific papers • Ran experiments, collected and organized data, and conducted analysis of the data • Used analytical techniques such as HPLC to analyze samples • Assisted a graduate student with their experimental work for their thesis • Contributed to two published scientific papers • Ran experiments, collected and organized data, and conducted analysis of the data • Used analytical techniques such as HPLC to analyze samples