Experience

Synergistics Australia

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• MES Solutions Architect

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Designing and building solutions in mining and other industries. Designing and building solutions in mining and other industries.



None

• Trader

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  Developing and maintaining automated trading strategies for forex, CFD;s and other instruments. Developing and maintaining automated trading strategies for forex, CFD;s and other instruments.



Private

• Brisbane, Australia

• MES Consultant / Business Analyst

  • Aug 2014 - Jan 2023

  Contractual engagements in MES, metal accounting, automation and change management consulting. - Completed metal accounting detailed design and general MES/MIS design for major uranium mining venture. - Completed technical design for lightning, weather and driver safety systems for implementation of remote operating centre in a major coal producer. - Completed business process identification and mapping for new gold mining company in Colombia Contractual engagements in MES, metal accounting, automation and change management consulting. - Completed metal accounting detailed design and general MES/MIS design for major uranium mining venture. - Completed technical design for lightning, weather and driver safety systems for implementation of remote operating centre in a major coal producer. - Completed business process identification and mapping for new gold mining company in Colombia



Wipro

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2014

  - Consulting for Manufacturing Execution Systems implementations - Business Development for MES offering for Mining in Australia - Business Process Mapping and Design Engineering for global Zinc mining group - Consulting for Manufacturing Execution Systems implementations - Business Development for MES offering for Mining in Australia - Business Process Mapping and Design Engineering for global Zinc mining group



Schneider Electric

• France
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Jul 2008 - Mar 2013

  - Sales of and pre-sales consulting for Manufacturing Execution Systems, SCADA and energy management - Consulting duties with clients in mining and other industries - Energy Efficiency Audits, Presentations and Projects - System functional design projects - Change Management projects - Project management and execution in design and build projects. - Sales of and pre-sales consulting for Manufacturing Execution Systems, SCADA and energy management - Consulting duties with clients in mining and other industries - Energy Efficiency Audits, Presentations and Projects - System functional design projects - Change Management projects - Project management and execution in design and build projects.



Business Connexion

• Midrand, South Africa

• MES Consultant

  • Sep 2007 - May 2008

  - Sales of and pre-sales consulting for Manufacturing Execution Systems, Industrial Systems and High Availability Systems - Service Level Management (ITIL) for Information Technology functions in various customers - Project management and execution in design and build projects. - Sales of and pre-sales consulting for Manufacturing Execution Systems, Industrial Systems and High Availability Systems - Service Level Management (ITIL) for Information Technology functions in various customers - Project management and execution in design and build projects.



None

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• MES Consultant / Business Analyst

  • Aug 2004 - Aug 2007

  - Compiled two functional specifications for banking retail system enhancements using ARIS toolset (Nedbank) - Developed Simatic IT MES functionality including B2MML integration for various projects (Siemens) - Compiled User Requirements Specification and Functional Design for cable manufacturing company with multiple sites in South Africa (Bytes System Integration) - Compiled User Requirements Specification for major frozen fish processor (Bytes System Integration) - Developed data validation and verification routines for Metal Accounting system in major platinum producer (Bytes System Integration / CSense) - Managed IT procurement for major platinum producer (Anglo Platinum) - Developed strategy and project plan for Management Information System implementation for multiple sites of major platinum producer (Bytes System Integration) - Developed and presented training material on the ISA-95 Standard for enterprise-control integration - Consulted to integration of project and product implementation divisions (Siemens) Show less



Altech Informatics

• Pretoria Area, South Africa

• Consultant

  • Feb 2000 - Jul 2004

  - Designed successful systems for business management, manufacturing execution and process control of operations in metals, minerals, engineering and technology sectors. - Used IDEF0 and BPR to complete detailed functional specifications for systems for clients in mining, metals, manufacturing and other industries - Gained significant expertise in change management, supply chain management and business process engineering. - Presented papers in change management and IT management at major conferences. - Gained significant knowledge of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and other business software systems - Published articles in technical magazines and journals. - Assisted in development of training courses in e-Manufacturing and the S95 Enterprise-Control standard - Studied Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model and used it to develop supply chain operational targets and benefits quantification tools for systems motivation. - Developed skill in consulting with all levels of the organization in order to meet needs and translate these into improved business practices. - Performed Intellectual Property audit for major telecommunications and electronics group of companies. - Gained significant experience in the sales cycle and generation of proposals for systems implementations. - Assisted in compilation and implementation of Quality Management System conforming to ISO 9000 standards Show less



GOLD FIELDS

• South Africa
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Metallurgist

  • Dec 1984 - Feb 2000

  Studied under bursary from Goldfields of South Africa. Employed at various times on vacation projects at gold and base metals mines. Completed graduate training program. Appointed to Black Mountain Minerals (base metals) Transferred to Kloof Gold Mine Transferred to Goldfields Training Services Transferred to Driefontein Consolidated Gold Mine. Studied under bursary from Goldfields of South Africa. Employed at various times on vacation projects at gold and base metals mines. Completed graduate training program. Appointed to Black Mountain Minerals (base metals) Transferred to Kloof Gold Mine Transferred to Goldfields Training Services Transferred to Driefontein Consolidated Gold Mine.