Experience

St Barbara Limited

• Australia
• Mining
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Mine Planning Engineer

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  o Short to Medium term Planning – Mine Designs, Monthly Plans, Quarterly Forecasts, engineering studies and optimisation, o Drill and Blast Engineer and Magazine Explosive Stock takes, o Weekly Erodible Waste Dumps Geotechnical Inspections and Reporting and Remediation Plans o Mine Roads, and Projects Planning and Inspections o Short to Medium term Planning – Mine Designs, Monthly Plans, Quarterly Forecasts, engineering studies and optimisation, o Drill and Blast Engineer and Magazine Explosive Stock takes, o Weekly Erodible Waste Dumps Geotechnical Inspections and Reporting and Remediation Plans o Mine Roads, and Projects Planning and Inspections



Newcrest Mining

• Australia
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mine Production Engineer

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2022

  Mine Production Engineer: • Develop the daily 24hr Plans in alignment with the weekly and monthly plans, • Ensuring “Engineering Maintenance” delivers optimal machine availability and reliability, • Engagement of internal and external stakeholders to maximize process efficiency and achieve production targets, • Coordinate mining engineering activities with the open pit production teams, including surveyors, geologists, with mine operations and QED drilling contractors, • Monitor pit development to ensure Drill & Blast activities are appropriately implemented where required and always conscious of cost impacts. • Develop Hot Seat Plans for production crews daily Show less

• • Aug 2017 - Dec 2018

  Permanent Short Term Planning Engineer:• Perform assessments of mining scenarios and trade-off studies to maximize business value and cost control, • Sound knowledge surrounding geological model interpretation and reconciliation, • Influences the plan and design execution process within the Mine operation and planning/technical teams, • Provides leadership and support in the implementation of required improvements (operating practices and technology) to eliminate safety and design risks associated with mine planning, design, and execution processSpecialised skills involves:1. 2Weekly Plan Scheduling in alignment with Quarterly Plans2. EOW Spatial Reconciliation Reporting3. Design QAQC checks4. Daily Mine Production Tracking and Recovery Plans5. Daily Operational Safety Observation6. Blended ROM designs and build strategy7. Interim Pit Design mining strategies & Stockpile Reclaim designs8. Cycle time generation using MS Haulage9. Pit Design Adjustments and Reserve calculations Show less

• • Nov 2012 - Aug 2018

  1. Drilling and Blasting Engineering• Optimization of site drill and blast practices including development and management of trials,• Review and improve design practices and standards• Generate and effectively align Drill and blast planning activities to mine production plans.• Development of explosive forecasts, placing order explosives and consumables on time.• Excellent knowledge surrounding wall control strategies,• Ore dilution control strategies,• Blast master generation.2. Business Improvement Section_Total Material Movement3. Mine Projects Scheduling and Drainage Designs• Involved in designing Phase09 Diversion Drain considering the maximum volumetric surface run-off from the existing topo above the Phase09 pit limit.• Monitoring the contractor equipment hours daily and report on daily operating costs• Develop Mini-Dam Design to capture clean water from the ridges for community use.• Schedule out slip remediations detail work instructions and remediation designs.• Develop an AMD risk assessment for the environment and mitigation plan in managing ARD issues within the pit.4. Short-Medium Term Planning Engineering• Development of accurate short to monthly forecast in line with Budget and LOM schedules,• Practical experience to generate Interim staging designs to LOM pit and waste dumps considering geotechnical parameters, fleet size, productivity and metal production rates, infrastructure layouts and future mine expansion,• Bench sequencing to stage mining and scheduling,• Generation of mill blending strategies and schedules,• Development of stockpiling and reclamation plans,• Haulage modelling to quantify fleet requirements and production metrics,5. CAT785 truck Operator6. Mine Dispatch Engineering (Modular)• Improved Total Material Movement by ~20,000 tones by introducing a Short-Term Interval Control process that engages reporting of Hourly production updates to the operations, Show less