Snr Planner, DRA Mining, Various Studies & Booysendal UG 2 North Mine
- To develop totally integrated EPCM schedules program.
I am working for Exxaro Namakwa sands (South Africa) as an Instrumentation and Software Technician in the plant and conveyor environment.
I am responsible for plant supervision and plant maintenance in two plants with three Instrumentation mechanists and three Electricians working in the plants and on the mining conveyors. I give direct feedback to the General Engineering Supervisor.
October 2010 I was appionted Group Leader of the Standards and Project planning section in the Projects department.
Mech Dip N5
Senior Planner - Currently engaged in Feasibility Study type projects up to EPCM(Mining house company), Power Generation projects, Water Reticulation projects, Develop schedules from Feasibility Scoping Studies to EPCM
MS Projects
Primavera P6
I am presently employed as a Senior Planner at a Mining house company (Planning / Scheduling experience since 2003) with the following skills:
Planning and Scheduling of Projects EPCM (Scoping studies to Construction / Implementation)
Reporting on Progress
Resource management
EVM
Develop Project Master Schedules
Resource Planning
Progress Reporting
Earned Value Analysis
Delay Analysis
Schedule Risk Analysis
Recovery Planning
Senior planner in the engineering sector for materials handing to the mining industry. Previous experience includes lead planner to the construction industry (mining) relating to civils, structural steel, mechanical & platework, piping, electricals & instrumentation.
February 2005 - April 2006
TRS Consulting (Pty) Ltd. – AGENT
Senior Cost Engineer
Project: Olympic Dam Project 1 (ODP1)
Project Phase: Definition
Client: BHP Billiton, Adelaide
Australia’s largest underground mine and minerals processing operation, Olympic Dam possesses the world’s largest uranium deposit, fourth largest copper deposit, fourth largest gold deposit and a significant silver deposit – all on the one site.
ODP1 is a proposal to further capitalise on this rich polymetallic ore body is currently under study to develop one of the world's largest open pit mine and signific
PROJECT 1: BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam Site in South Australia on A$40 million Brownfield project of Tails Leach Tank refurbishment under Hydromet area
Site Based role - FIFO
PROJECT 2: Structural, Mechanical and Piping contract value of A$30 million as part of OZmineral's Prominent Hill Gold Mine Greenfield project in South Australia
Site Based role - FIFO
Project Planner working on mostly mechanical projects in the mining, water and power industries. Main planning software is Primavera 6.7 with occational MSP. Planning projects from feasability to commissioning and close-out. Came through the ranks starting as an apprentice boilermaker. Loving the planning scene and always keen to learn more. Also PMP and PMI-SP.