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This expert has over 6 Years in the explosive industry with a variety of roles such as Research Scientist III, Senior Research Scientist, and Project Manager. They have worked on Formulation changes and advancement in technology with a value of >$5MM. Involved with the price and quality structure of emulsion-based explosives and the roll-out of such changes.
Key Achievements:
✔ Lead a $1.2MM/yr growth project between engineering, operations, procurement, and product management, resulting in improved revenue, customer relationships, and operations scheduling of raw materials.
✔ Aided in the structural design and mechanical system design of a complex explosive delivery system.
✔ Provides technical support and follow-through for new project proposals that span operations, manufacturing, and global service.
✔ Collaborated with SMEs and engineering in generating product functionalities to meet internal/external user quality assurance requirements.
This expert is a specialist in Bulk Explosives with a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and over 12 years of professional experience managing complex projects in the mining explosive industry.
Key Achievements:
✔ Product Formulation and Development evolution and Qualification test series, Technical Datasheet (TDS) – Write-up, compiling and sign-off.
✔ Support and advice to their technical department, Resources (Equipment, Materials & Technology), and Business support (AN Prill market in Africa).
✔ Detail design (Detailed assembly drawings, specifications of all elements, site works and plant structures detailed pack).
✔ Tender and Admin (Preparation detailed of the bill of Quantities BOQ, Bill of Material BOM). The preliminary concept (Preliminary Equipment, processes, Preparation of Concept Layout).
✔ Investigated different Bulk product candidates, Formulation, Product innovation and improvement, which involved Quality control, and Provide Technical Assistance at the Plants.
This expert currently works as an Explosives Specialist Manager. They have spent the last 32 years in the mining industry leading technical study projects and resolution of operational “bottlenecks”. They have a wide network of work and exchange with specialists, industrialists, and academics from the explosives industry.
Key Achievements:
✔ Spent the last thirty-two years in mining, he promoted work with safety; zero frequency index, without lost time and without health risks.
✔ Implemented state-of-the-art technology in the chemical laboratory in charge, reducing the endowment, as part of the Company’s cost reduction program.
✔ Responsible for the design of new explosive products and developing new suppliers of raw materials for production plants.
✔ Responsible for technical support in the selection of explosive products, advising on reactive rocks.
This expert has tertiary qualifications in Chemistry, with over 10 years of experience in the explosive industries. Held high-level roles such as Business Development Manager, Senior Product and Process Technologist and Senior Development Chemist.
Key Achievements:
✔ This expert has tertiary qualifications in Chemistry, with over 10 years of experience in the explosive industries. Held high-level roles such as Business Development Manager, Senior Product and Process Technologist and Senior Development Chemist.
✔ Provides technical support for manufacturing processes at plants.
✔ Lead the implementation of new products for commercialisation and project-managed the implementation of new product formulations.
✔ Experienced in leading incident investigation using the Root Cause analysis process, committed to professional currency and remains up to date with the latest research methods and publications.