Experience

Energy Fuels Inc
• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jul 2022 - Present


The Doe Run Company

• United States
• Mining
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Vice President Exploration and Development

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2022

  Responsible for growth, optimization and new project development for a large underground, lead mining company. Driving mine site, regional and international exploration covering a wide variety of deposit types and metals. Developing district scale geological modeling efforts using industry best-practice methods (Leapfrog, Vulcan). Driving mill optimization programs as well as R&D and engineering efforts for hydrometallurgical processing of complex polymetallic ores containing domestically sourced critical materials (Pb, Zn, Co, Cu, Ni). Implementing best-practice in processing, recycling, exploration and mine planning. Show less



RPMGlobal

• Australia
• Mining
• 300 - 400 Employee

• President, Consulting Services - Americas

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2019

  Overall responsibility for consulting services in RPM's Americas region. Project manager and process engineer for RPM's world-wide mine finance due diligence activities covering geology, mining, processing, ESG and economics. Responsible for all aspects of project work from proposal preparation through final reports. An experienced operational consultant. Overall responsibility for consulting services in RPM's Americas region. Project manager and process engineer for RPM's world-wide mine finance due diligence activities covering geology, mining, processing, ESG and economics. Responsible for all aspects of project work from proposal preparation through final reports. An experienced operational consultant.



Newmont Mining Corporation

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Process

  • Nov 2009 - Nov 2014

  Managed all aspects of justification, engineering and startup of a technology demonstration of an integrated primary copper sulfide heap leach, SXEW, water treatment facility at the Yanacocha mine, Cajamarca, Peru. Served as engineering manager and commissioning manager as well as oversaw operations and data interpretation. Managed all aspects of justification, engineering and startup of a technology demonstration of an integrated primary copper sulfide heap leach, SXEW, water treatment facility at the Yanacocha mine, Cajamarca, Peru. Served as engineering manager and commissioning manager as well as oversaw operations and data interpretation.



Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

• Manager of Metallurgy and Strategic Planning (Africa)

  • Jun 2008 - Nov 2009

  Responsible for expansion studies at the Tenke Fungurume mine, DRC including test work, engineering studies and economic evaluations. Participated in TFM commissioning activities.

• Operations Manager

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2008

  Responsible for Management of all aspects of operation, maintenance, and strategic planning of Concentrate Leaching, Heap Leaching, Pit Dewatering, Solution Extraction, and Electrowinning of a 60 M lb per year copper operation with approximately 140 employees.



Freeport-McMoRan

• United States
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metallurgical Superintendent

  • Feb 2002 - Jun 2005

  Metallurgical Superintendent responsible for a team of 20 process engineers performing daily tracking of operational metrics as well as expansion and debottlenecking opportunities in crushing, stacking, SXEW. Metallurgical Superintendent responsible for a team of 20 process engineers performing daily tracking of operational metrics as well as expansion and debottlenecking opportunities in crushing, stacking, SXEW.



Phelps Dodge Mining Company

• Chief Research Engineer

  • Sep 1996 - Feb 2002

  Responsible for sulfide heap and tank leaching R&D. Specifically developed multiple projects from conceptual to field scale pilot plants including primary sulfide heap biooxidation and concentrate tank biooxidation. Designed and operated a column leach laboratory and associated analytical laboratory and developed a first-principals phenomenological heap leaching model. Responsible for sulfide heap and tank leaching R&D. Specifically developed multiple projects from conceptual to field scale pilot plants including primary sulfide heap biooxidation and concentrate tank biooxidation. Designed and operated a column leach laboratory and associated analytical laboratory and developed a first-principals phenomenological heap leaching model.


Morgan Mining Environmental Consultants, a WIMC company
• Construction Manager

  • 1991 - 1991