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NATIONALITY English DATE OF BIRTH 19th June 1949
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Doctor of Philosophy. (University of Nottingham, England) Registration # 25805 Subject; Mining Limestone for the Cement and Lime Industries of Zambia and Malawi.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Chartered Engineer, C.Eng. (England) Registration # 372794 accepted 2 Aug 1988 Chartered Scientist, C.Sci (England) Registration # IOM/112000058 accepted August 2004 Euro Engineer, Eur. Ing. (France) Registration # 14638 accepted 3 May 1993 European Certificate in Shotfiring (EFEE) registration #172 issued 13 May 2000
FELLOWSHIPS OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS Fellow of the Institute of Quarrying, FIQ. (England) 1 March 1988 Fellow of the Institution of Minerals, Mining and Metallurgy, FIMMM. (England) 13 May 1993 Fellow of the Institute of Explosives Engineers, FIExpE. (England) 26 April 1997
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Round Table Group, Washington USA. Adjunct faculty member of this Expert Services for Attorneys. Society of Expert Witnesses. Member of this organisation of Expert Witnesses.
STATUTORY POSITIONS HELD Quarry Manager. Engineering Manager. Environmental Planning Manager, Explosives license holder.
FURTHER EDUCATION Advanced use of explosives, certificated with QPTC trained at Doncaster Collage and Exchem Explosives. Attended various lectures and EXPLO-WORLD seminars and demonstrations on explosives. Expert Witness preparation and presentation of expert evidence with W. S. Atkins. Negotiation techniques with Commonwealth Development Corporation in London. Environmental Management with Commonwealth Development Corporation in London. Meteorology certificated with the Civil Aviation Authority London. Human factors certificated with the Civil Aviation Authority London. Operation of barometric chamber and surface supply diving equipment, CCC in Saudi Arabia. Welding and fabrication, JCB Excavators and others. Vehicle engineering at Oldham Technical College.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Private pilot license holder, issued in the UK by the Civil Aviation Authority. Second class SCUBA diver certified by British Sub-Aqua Club. Three star diver certified by World Diving Federation. Certified banksman, slinger, gantry and mobile hydraulic crane operator
PAPERS PUBLISHED The Mechanics of Explosives When Blasting Rock to a Free Face, (Quarry Management and Explosives Engineering). Construction of Haul Roads, (Quarry Management UK and Australia) Examination papers for the UK statutory certificate of explosives supervisor, covering the subjects of; Shotfiring, Blast design, Safety and Legislation and Environment effects of Explosives.
SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
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Bio by company and date
1990 to present Carried out a Health and Safety Audit on a quarry, a cement plant and an asphalt plant for Tarmac UK. www.tarmac.co.uk Carried out a physical survey of six quarries and four ports in Jamaica for Carmeuse, North America. www.carmeusena.com Carried out a Health and Safety Audit for a cement plant and marine terminal in Nigeria www.lafarge.com Sourced mining equipment to the value of £1,000,000. for Chemaf. www.chemaf.com Carried out a cost analysis of a large limestone quarrying operation in Plymouth UK. www.gardiner.com Designed and supplied a washing plant for the recycling of UPVC. Shredtec Carried out a Health and Safety audit of an office, laboratory and workshop complex Produced a one day PowerPoint seminar for Greater Manchester Police entitled “An Introduction to Explosives” Carried out a pre-feasibility study for the purchase of a limestone quarry in Jamaica. Northrock aggregates Ltd Designed hard rock processing plants for companies in Nigeria, the DRC and Tobago. Various Selected by SRK Consulting www.srk.co.uk to carry our a due diligence on Forster Yeoman assets Provide technical expertise to a major copper and cobalt production company in the DRC. www.chemaf.com Carried out a comprehensive pre-feasibility inspection of a large multi kiln lime plant in Likasi DRC for Bateman Engineering www.batemanengineering.com Designed a primary crushing and screening plant for a major limestone quarry in the UK and managed its construction. Blaencilcoed Quarry De-commissioned and disassembled a large primary crushing plant. Midland Quarry Products Ltd Made visits to the DRC as technical advisor to various copper/cobalt mines and process plants. www.chemaf.com Carried out a technical audit for the development of two hard rock quarries in Liberia and provided an equipment list. Produced a logistical audit of equipment suppliers www.mittalsteel.com . Re-manufactured three, MMD 154 and two MMD S400 crushers. www.sureshot-intl.com Produced a legally correct workshop and operators manual for MMD 500 series crushers. Emeinsa Spain Carried out an inspection of mobile plant to provide evidence to the HSE to successfully prosecute a quarry operator. UK Health and Safety Executive Produced a tender document for a major sand and aggregates production unit in Grenada. NaSa Carried out a feasibility study for a hard rock quarry in Tobago including an investment and management strategy. Government of Tobago Produced an environmental impact assessment for a quarry and lime plant in north-west Jamaica. Northrock Mobay Carried out site audit for buried munitions ordnance, gave an “Explosive Ordnance Safety and Awareness Workshop” Awarded a contract for the search and clearance (EOC) of munitions from a large construction site in the UK. www.persimmonhomes.com and www.millerhomes.co.uk Carried out a commercial study of comparison between military type pulse induction (PI) mine detectors and civilian very low frequency (VLF) metal detectors. www.miningis.com Produced an environmental impact assessment for a major quarry and lime production project in central Jamaica. Designed a crushing and washing plant for a project in Grenada. NaSa Assisted explosive companies, Exchem and Orica Commissioned to produce a complete set of examination papers for EPIC examining body, as required for the UK Health and Safety Executive for the use of explosives in quarries. Subjects cover, Shotfiring, Blast design, Safety and Legislation and Environment. www.iexpe.org Provided consultancy services on explosives to a company in Oman. Fadill Produced a document and supporting data for the feasibility of constructing a six-kilometre haul road in the Dominica Republic servicing a limestone quarry. www.interkonsult.net Produced a bid document for the complete buy-out and management of a major lime producing facility. Technical audit on two limestone quarries in Trinidad and designed one crushing plant and one washing plant. Feasibility study for a limestone, lime and GCC and PCC plant in north-west Jamaica. Assisted the Government of Jamaica in their examination for issuing of explosives licences. Technical audit of aggregate plant and designed a 2000 tonne per hour crushing and washing plant in Jamaica. Produced a feasibility report and valuation on an underground slate mine. McAlpine’s Set up a new gold mine in Chunya Tanzania that included procurement to US$10,000,000 of plant.
International Mining Consultants Ltd, London, England
1985 to present www.imcgroup.co.uk Carried out a pre-feasibility study and provided technical expertise for a cobalt/copper mine in the DRC. Research and assisted in the production of a Competent Persons Report for the floatation of a very large scale phosphate operation in the Middle East on the New York Stock Exchange. Designed a large limestone quarry and process plant for CCC at a site in Al Fujirah, UAE. Prepared a feasibility study for a limestone quarry and four clay quarries, for a major cement works in the Dominican Republic. Working with Ernst & Young, produced a document detailing all mining activities in Trinidad. Technical audit on a coal preparation plant at Karmozd Iran with improvements to the plant and changes in its operation. Provided technical assistance to a difficult underground coal mining operation at Kiasar Iran. Determined the reason for the continued failure of the main drive gearbox on a phosphate milling plant in Kakul North-west Frontier Pakistan and provided technical assistance to reduce dilution of product from an underground mine. Visited Afghanistan. At various times during a four-year period at Maamba Collieries Zambia carried out the following duties; < Carried out and demonstrated blasts and trained mine personnel in the use of explosives < Assisted in mine planning and operation < Rehabilitated a coal preparation plant with a capacity of three million tonnes per annum < Designed and built a magnetite processing plant < Indexed and computerised 25,000 stores line items < Managed the workshops and maintenance of the mobile plant fleet
W.S. Atkins, Epsom England
1998 to present www.atkinsglobal.com Explosives expert investigating complaints of fly rock Expert Witness, providing evidence to effect a successful conclusion to a major international contractual claim. Worked with Herbert Smith LLP www.herbertsmith.com and Price Waterhouse Coopers www.pwcglobal.com to collate and present evidence for a legal issue concerning road construction. Assisted in designing a large limestone quarry for cement production in Yemen Researched evidence to aid planning permission for a 2,000,000 tonne per year cement facility. Appointed as expert witness on behalf of an International claim for damages. Geo-technical adviser on Jamaica Highway 2000 project, providing expertise to the stability and design of “hard shoulders” on various stretches of highway. Feasibility of in pit crushing and conveying of raw materials for a cement works in Saudi Arabia Operated as consultant to Kent County Council (KCC) regarding RMC / Rugby and the BCI / Rochester site Public Inquiry. Carried out a reserves confirmation of BCI Northfleet Works Eastern Quarry Designed a 7,700 metres conveyor system to carry chalk slurry from a quarry site to a cement plant. Presented a lecture on UK and International Quarry Management.
J.J.Pace Quarry engineering Group (co owner)
1979 until 1984 Appointed Quarry Manager and operated a grit-stone quarry producing aggregates and block stone. Managed a metal recovery company, re-cycling motor vehicles and other metallic waste. Managed a waste disposal facility. Managed a facility overhauling large diesel engines and transmissions.
Managed a team of Engineers sub contracted to carry out maintenance for the following major quarry companies. Lee Quarries Bacup lancs; High Moor Quarry Oldham; Moorgate Quarry Oldham, Rawtenstall Quarry; Whitwick Quarry ARC; Mountsorrel Quarry Redland, Shepshed Quarry ARC; Cliffe Hill Quarry Tarmac; Ingleton Quarry ARC, Ribble Head Quarry ARC; Horton in Ribblesdale Tarmac; Horton in Ribblesdale ARC, Horton in Ribblesdale Redland; St Georges Quarry Ruthin ARC; Shap limestone British Steel; Shap Quarry ARC Branshaw Quarry Keighley; Marshal Quarry Halifax; Barnsdale Bar Quarry Doncaster; Ribble Cement Works Clitheroe.
Plus many other quarries, sand plants and gravel pits whose names and details I can no longer remember.
Rugby Cement, Rugby, England
1998 until 2000 www.cemex.com Redesigned and reconstructed lime conveying systems, produced technical audit of new lime plant in Jamaica. Carried out pre feasibility study on five quarries and one lime plant in Mexico with a proposal to purchase. Full implementation of quarry development as described below. Researched and produced an in depth report to support an investment in a Limestone quarry in Jamaica.
Morgan Worldwide Mining Consultants Inc, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
1994 until 1997 www.morganworldwide.com As part of the privatisation process leading to an IPO for PT Bukit Asam, Indonesia, a major group of surface coal mines in Indonesia assisted with an Environmental Review. Managed the development and implementation of the Environmental Action Plan to upgrade the environmental compliance of the company. This Plan included detailed hydrologic designs, upgraded mine planning, re-vegetation procedures hazardous material handling and waste disposal plus training of operating personnel. Assisted in a restructuring analysis of the quarrying and aggregate industry in Trinidad and Tobago including a detailed technical audit of National Quarries plus an Environmental Assessment of the industry. The study included a determination of current and future markets, determination of the economic reserves plus an analysis of import/export potential. Recommendations included a privatisation strategy, regulatory framework and technical improvements.
Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre, St. Kitts
1998 until 2001 www.stkittsnevis.net Researched and produced a bid document for the construction of a major breakwater and revetment . Provided recommendations for civil and military explosives facility. Training with lectures and demonstrations. Destroyed commercial and military explosives and installed new explosives facility.
Crown Agents, Surrey, England
1994 until 2004 www.crownagents.com Assisted in producing a tender document for an ODA project. Assisted in the production of a proposal for a technical audit of the quarrying facilities in Grenada. Team Leader of consultants to research and produce an in depth report to fully evaluate the aggregate resources of the islands of St Kitts and Nevis to support further development in the industry. The report concentrated on the future development of the island and its environmental impact. Assisting in the preparation of tender documents for a major World Bank project in support of a significant investment in Coal India.
Commonwealth Development Corporation, London, England
1992 until 1997 www.cdcgroup.com Carried out feasibility studies on Ndola Lime Company and Portland Cement Company, participated in the production of bid documents. Advised on the purchase of an explosives company based in Zambia. Group Mine Manager. Chilanga Cement Plc, Zambia, responsible for managing two large limestone quarries, two shale quarries, controlling two fleets of heavy mining equipment, associated workshops and crushing plants. Mine Manager. Portland Cement Company. (1974) Ltd, Malawi, carried out a technical audit on a complex limestone quarrying operation and processing plant. Produced a feasibility report and five-year mining plan. Identified and procured various major items of mobile and fixed quarrying plant. General Manager Montserrat Quarry Products Ltd, West Indies, operated with The Overseas Development Administration (ODA) as Quarry Manager, then General Manager to take procedural and financial control of the operating company.
Caribbean Development Bank, St. Michael, Barbados
1994 www.caribank.com Consultant St. Lucia West Indies, carried out a technical audit and produced a technical plan and financial proposal for the development of a new hard rock quarry.
LMA Ltd, Mount Pleasant Airport Falkland Islands.
1984 to 1985 www.falklands.info Was a senior quarries manager on a £190 million contract to set up and manage a major material processing site that produced the following; 1,500,000 tonnes crushed tillite – 1,200,000 tonnes, crushed quartzite – 500,000 tonnes concrete - 197,000 cubic metres, Pre-cast concrete kerb – 100,000 tonnes, dry lean concrete, asphalt etc. Managed a materials laboratory, developed three hard rock quarries. Supervised the trench and clearance blasting and construction of fifteen kilometres of road. Provided expertise in use of explosives.
Adriaan Volker Stevin Group, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia
1976 until 1979 www.volkerwessels.com At Ras Al Khaimah, responsible for managing the repairs and maintenance of all the mobile plant used in a very large limestone quarry with a capacity of five million tonnes per annum. Managed the maintenance of a seagoing fleet of tugs and barges. At Jubail Saudi Arabia, supervised repairs to a mixed fleet of mobile plant and two Concrete batching plants at this very large harbour development. Lectured on and taught SCUBA diving, carried out dives in the harbour.
Darwish Trading Ltd, Qatar
1976, www.darwish-group.com Carried out a technical audit and valuation of a hard rock processing plant in Bahrain.
Turriff –Taylor, Dukhan Qatar.
1976 Depot Manager, Dukhan Oilfield, supervised the fabrication and installation of water pressure ring main pipelines on the Dukhan oilfield. Supervised the mechanical installation of an Olympus turbine generator in a power station. Sustained a major physical damage in an accident due to negligence on the part of the operators and was returned to the UK for treatment.
Al-Attiyah Contracting and Trading Company, Qatar
1975 to 1976 www.qateralcat.com Workshop Foreman, supervised the operation of a busy workshop supporting a large fleet of mobile plant.
Pauling Middle East Limited, London
1974 to 1975 Quarry Supervisor, Wakra United Arab Emirates, supervised and substantially improved the operation of an established basalt gravel pit. Quarry plant mechanic, Thumarit. Oman supervised the operation and maintenance of a crushing complex, supplying rock to an airport development. |
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