Experience

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  Minerals Council of Australia

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Manager - Policy & Research, MCA Victoria

    • Mar 2021 - Present
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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  NA

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Not Working

    • Jan 2019 - Mar 2021
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Taking time off to decompress.

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  Minerals and Metals Group

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Exploration Manager Zinc

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2018
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Exploration Manager Zinc: September 2011 - December 2018Manage the MMG effort to build a portfolio of high-quality zinc exploration projects worldwide, with tasks to include: o Developing technically sound exploration models for zinc ore depositso Developing and applying ranking methods to identify the most prospective global terranes for zinc depositso Recommending ground acquisition or commercial activity over identified high quality targetso Providing advice to Senior Management on prioritisation and technical data/quality of generative projects, exploration programs and submittals on a global basiso Assisting in operations, mergers and business development teams where relevanto Mentoring junior MMG staffo Building a high performance generative team in each region and globallyo Providing geoscience leadership in zinc at all levels of the businesso Prior to this role I had gained significant experience in Mt Isa Type copper and MVT, VHMS, BHT and SHMS Type zinc exploration in Australia and Skarn and Porphyry Cu exploration in Peru and Chileo During this role I gained considerable further expertise and experience through conducting desktop, field and due diligence assessments of zinc terranes, advanced exploration and development projects in numerous countries as well as furthering my understanding of sediment-hosted, Skarn- and Porphyry-type copper depositsPrincipal Geologist – Global Project Generation: July 2009 – Aug 2011 Assist MMG build a portfolio of high-quality copper, zinc and nickel exploration projects worldwide.Senior/Principal Geologist – Australia/Asia Exploration (Zinifex Ltd, OZ Minerals Ltd, MMG): January 2008 – June 2009Design and conduct for Zinifex, OZ Minerals a project generation/acquisition process for new exploration properties in Australia, for projects at any stage of the project pipeline from grassroots through to pre-development.

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  Vic Geol Survey

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Technical Manager

    • May 2005 - Dec 2007
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Develop an ongoing process by which key pre-competitive geoscience issues of relevance to Victoria are identified and prioritised, and strategies to resolve them are designed, proposed, approved, implemented and renewedo Identify critical gaps in pre-competitive geoscience data provision that are impeding potential investment in Victoriao Identify and prioritise key areas of geoscience researcho Develop networks with key playersProject manage the Victorian Government $9m Developing Gold Undercover Initiativeo Participate in designing the technical programo Key oversight role in governance structure, i.e., monitor financial performance, progress against promised deliverables and outcomeso Leverage additional financing to enable expanded project deliverablesProject manage the Victorian Government $1.5m, Rediscover Victoria Drilling Initiative o Develop project technical assessment guidelines, project management systems and governance procedures

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  ANSTO Minerals

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Channel Development Manager

    • Nov 2003 - Feb 2005
    • Sydney, Australia

    o Assist in establishing and developing as a sustainable business, ANSTO’s mineral processing and acid mine drainage expertise (ANSTO Minerals) as a portfolio of technology and value propositions for the processing and remediation of ore bodies by the mining community now and into the futureo Develop alliances with global mining companies and global/regional mining industry suppliers and partnerso Conducted review of pre-existing marketing strategies and communication, sales and distribution channels and developed and implemented new strategies in each areao Conducted review of the value of ANSTO Minerals’ products and services to different industry sectors and identified new sectors and specific target companies in these sectors for marketing of ANSTO Minerals’ capabilitieso Developed and implemented product development strategies for commercialisation of specific ANSTO Minerals’ intellectual propertyo Reviewed ANSTO Minerals personnel based expertise and asset base and identified potential new services with significant revenue upsideo Developed financial models of new services and products for analysis of suitability for introduction to the market