Experience

Mining One Consultants

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geotechnical Manager - Underground

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Austra Mining Solutions

• Chile
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Director

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Stantec

• Canada
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Underground Mining

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2021

  Responsible for the Underground Mining business line for Stantec in Chile, supporting growth in underground mining services offerings in Latin America, including; mining project studies from conceptual to operations and closure, project evaluation, mine design, planning, scheduling, and cost estimation, operations improvements, strategic consulting, mining geomechanics, due diligence and audits, and technical reporting. Responsible for the Underground Mining business line for Stantec in Chile, supporting growth in underground mining services offerings in Latin America, including; mining project studies from conceptual to operations and closure, project evaluation, mine design, planning, scheduling, and cost estimation, operations improvements, strategic consulting, mining geomechanics, due diligence and audits, and technical reporting.



Wood

• United Kingdom
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Director - Geomechanics, South America

  • Oct 2015 - Mar 2018

  Provided technical and functional leadership in Geomechanics for Wood PLC (ex-Amec Foster Wheeler), for both E&I and M&M divisions in South America. Responsible for ensuring quality in underground and open pit mining and civil engineering studies. Responsible for business development, policies, procedures and practices in geomechanics in South America. Provided technical and functional leadership in Geomechanics for Wood PLC (ex-Amec Foster Wheeler), for both E&I and M&M divisions in South America. Responsible for ensuring quality in underground and open pit mining and civil engineering studies. Responsible for business development, policies, procedures and practices in geomechanics in South America.



Amec Foster Wheeler

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Rock Mechanics Engineer - South America

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2015



Curtin University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research Fellow and Project Manager

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2013



Snowden Optiro

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager and Consultant Geotechnical Engineer - Kalgoorlie

  • Apr 2000 - Feb 2004



Newcrest Mining

• Australia
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Telfer Gold Mine

  • Apr 1995 - Apr 2000

• Geotechnical Geologist - New Celebration Gold Mine

  • Sep 1992 - Apr 1995



Barrett, Fuller and Partners

• Engineering Geologist

  • Nov 1989 - Sep 1992



D.J. Douglas & Partners

• Junior Geotechnical Engineer

  • Dec 1988 - Jul 1989