James Church
Senior Controls Leader with global experience at a project and portfolio management level
Senior Controls Leader with global experience at a project and portfolio management level
Senior DBA
Started as Apprentice Fitter & Turner. Worked & studied through the ranks to be promoted to Engineering Senior Foreman and then to Quality Coordinator of the Engineering Department.
Experienced in Mining operations Gold platinum and gold deep remnant ming, Was a production shift overseer and mine overseer as well as contracts manager. I got my certificate in Purchasing and Procurement management through UNISA and worked as Commercial manager for ARM gold and Freegold as well as Modikwa BEE procurement. I worked as the project controlls manager (Chief technical officer JIC) and did project planning in detail from fre feas to execution.
I am a Chilean management engineer consultant located in Valparaiso Region.
Have 40 years international proffesional experience in: Mechanical Engineering Design, Project Management, Metallurgical plant operations, Mining operations (gold, Coal, Coper) -engineering-. I have lived and worked in: Chile, Brazil, Rep. Of S. Africa, Australia, USA, Mexico, Colombia.
My international work includes Minas Rio mine in Brazil in the programme management office; and the engineering R&D of largest offshore wind turbines in Denmark.
Tradesman Boilermaker at Sishen for Anlo American working in maintenace.
- Responsible to validate and control changes; provide consolidating and integration of schedules and manage the interfaces; report weekly, monthly and quarterly dashboards; analyze the schedules looking for risks and opportunities. Project Manager supporting, and elaborating Project Execution Plan for the Minas-Rio System.
Global Function Director of Planning & Schedule Control of Major Capital Projects.