Experience

Latrobe Magnesium

• Australia
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Chief Operating Officer at Latrobe Magnesium responsible for developing and operating the Latrobe Magnesium project in the Latrobe Valley. Chief Operating Officer at Latrobe Magnesium responsible for developing and operating the Latrobe Magnesium project in the Latrobe Valley.



Fluor Corporation

• United States
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2020

  Reporting to the Australian Manager of Projects, responsibilities are inclusive of but not limited to: • Delivering upon area/project/engineering scopes on time & on budget; • Supporting various client’s needs with innovative solutions; • Managing & coordinating engineering, procurement & construction activities for various projects; • Developing schedules, plans & estimates to implement projects; • Providing technical input & guidance towards various designs to optimise construction, maintenance & operability of various projects; • Managing and delivering proposals to win projects Key Achievements: o Selected for Fluor’s future leaders program; o Entrusted with responsibility in overseeing management of construction in a project after the departure of a project manager, overseeing thousands of contractor personnel. Project Overview: • Proposal Management – Various Proposals (Feb 19' – Current) • CleanTeQ Sunrise Project – 2.5 Mtpa Ni/Co Mine - Startup Project Management (Jun 19' – Sep 19') • Yarrabee Solar Project - Project Manager (May 19' – Jun 19') • North East Link Project - Project Manager (Mar 19' – May 19'), developing EOI tender document • BHP Minerals Australia Program - Program Management (Jan 19' – Current) • MMG – Secondment Kinsevere Expansion Project Feasibility Study - Engineering Manager (Jun 18' – Dec 18') • MMG – Secondment Kinsevere Primary Copper Pre-feasibility Study - Engineering Manager/Deputy Study Manager (Jan 16' – Jun 18') • MMG – Secondment Kinsevere Primary Copper Scoping Study as Engineering Lead (Jan 15' – Dec 15') • Ma’aden Mine & Refinery Project – 1.8 Mtpa Greenfields Alumina Refinery - Area Manager/Senior Project Engineer (Jan 11’ – Dec 14’) • Cadia East Project - Senior Project Engineer – Gold Mine Expansion (Jan 10’ – Dec 11’) • Waisoi Prefeasibility Study - Lead Process Engineer – 45 Mtpa Copper/Molybdenum Project (Jan 09’ – Dec 09’) Locations Worked: • Melbourne • Brisbane • China • Korea • Saudi Arabia



Bechtel Corporation

• United States
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Process Engineer

  • Mar 2007 - Dec 2008

  Reporting to the Lead Process Engineer, responsibilities were inclusive of but not limited to: • Preparing the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the Redside scope (approx. half) of the Yarwun 2 Alumina Refinery; • Leading a team of 2 Process Engineers; • Technical support to other engineering disciplines including procurement & estimating activities; • Developing conceptual designs, studies, reports, PFD’s, stream data tables, P&ID’s, design criteria, 2D/3D models & facility engineering packages; • Preparing equipment & work specifications, bid evaluations, award recommendations, cost estimates & quantity take offs; • Technical support to other engineering disciplines; • Coordinating engineering efforts between various client, supplier & contractor groups as required; • Acting in the role of lead process engineer as/when required. Key Achievements: o Successfully developed novel solutions to challenging technical issues including, designing piping manifolds of which were well received by client operations personnel & a novel valving solution to minimise blockages in thickener underflow systems; o Implemented advanced instrumentation & control philosophies to improve operation of the refinery.



Rio Tinto

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Jan 2004 - Mar 2007

  Worked at Gove refinery reporting to the Technical Manager, responsibilities were inclusive of but not limited to: • Providing technical support to site operations personnel for Redside process; • Delivering continuous improvement programs & project examples, including reduction in soda loss & digestion charge control; • Executing technical projects on site & acting as client representative for plant expansion projects; • Delivering performance reporting & management briefing; • Participating in international seminars, technical reviews & projects. Key Achievements: o Supported the G3 expansion as client representative, delivering design reviews, HAZOPS, liaison with construction personnel, guidance to design engineers & commissioning; o Obtained Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt; o Gained selection for exchange program with other company sites. o Participated in various small construction projects, taking part in financial management of projects involving cost tracking, budgeting & contract disputes with contractors/vendor suppliers; o Identified & re-designed aspects of the plant to improve throughput and recovery; o Produced Front End Engineering Design (FEED) packages which included process design criteria, process control philosophies, mass balances, scope of works, PFD’s, P&ID’s, piping isometrics and other drawings; o Successfully commissioned new plant equipment for CAPEX/OPEX projects.



Bulong Operations Pty Ltd

• Project Manager / Process Engineer

  • Feb 2003 - Dec 2003

  Worked at Bulong Nickel Mine, reporting to the Principal Process Engineer/Manager of Projects, responsibilities were inclusive of but not limited to: • Maintaining duties as primary process liaison with engineering contractor – Lycopodium; • Overseeing decommissioning & temporary closure planning & implementation, managing process improvement & plant reliability projects, including projects critical to plant operations; • Supervising & managing contractors & vendor suppliers that performed work on site; • Providing technical support to projects & operations departments; • Generating desktop cost estimates & capital expenditure requests for capital/plant modification projects; • Facilitating & organising HAZOP studies.Key Achievements:o Participated in various small construction projects, taking part in financial management of projects involving cost tracking, budgeting & contract disputes with contractors/vendor suppliers; o Identified & re-designed aspects of the plant to improve throughput and recovery; o Produced Front End Engineering Design (FEED) packages which included process design criteria, process control philosophies, mass balances, scope of works, PFD’s, P&ID’s, piping isometrics and other drawings; o Successfully commissioned new plant equipment for CAPEX/OPEX projects.

• Project Metallurgist (Bulong Nickel Mine)

  • Oct 2002 - Feb 2003

  Reporting to the Principal Process Engineer, responsibilities included developing and executing technology projects, economic analysis/cost control of plant flow sheets, technical advice and backup for operations personnel and plant metallurgists.

• Graduate Metallurgist (Bulong Nickel Mine)

  • Apr 2002 - Oct 2002

  Reporting to the Principal Process Engineer, responsibilities included technical support to operations personnel, driving production targets, developing and delivering minor improvement projects.Key Achievements:o Quickly transited from graduate metallurgist to project manager.



Minara Resources

• Mining
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graduate Process Engineer/Process Operator (Murrin Murrin Operations)

  • Aug 2000 - Mar 2002

  Reporting to the Senior Process Engineer, responsibilities included plant operations, procedures development, technical improvement projects, commissioning and technical support to operations personnel. Key Achievements: o Successfully developed & implemented operating procedures, training methods & PFD’s & P&ID’s. Reporting to the Senior Process Engineer, responsibilities included plant operations, procedures development, technical improvement projects, commissioning and technical support to operations personnel. Key Achievements: o Successfully developed & implemented operating procedures, training methods & PFD’s & P&ID’s.