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EDUCATION: Master degree in Geology
KEY SKILLS Data management, projects, mine production, consulting
MARITAL STATUS, SEX: Single, Female
CITIZENSHIP: South African and Serbian
RESIDENT UK HSMP work visa
LANGUAGES: English, Fluent/Business; Russian Conversational;
Serbian-Mother Tongue
DRIVING LICENCE/HEALTH: Clean driving license, Excellent health
POSTAL ADDRESS: E-MAIL and TELEPHONE tommycat@yubc.net
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Post Graduate Educational Qualifications
SUBJECT TOPIC: Geological controls on No. 4 seam roof conditions at New Denmark Colliery, Highveld Coalfield, Karoo Basin, South Africa
QUALIFICATION OBTAINED: Master Degree-MSc in Geology majoring Sedimentology, 2000-2002 after part time study at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), Johannesburg, South Africa
* Identified depositional systems for the New Denmark region belonging to the Anglo American Corporation, which will be equally applicable in similar environments in un-mined areas, interpretation and reconstruction of the palaeonvironments.
* Interpreted the depositional systems that formed the strata associated with No. 4 coal seam, and identified what role these played in controlling the roof conditions, the relationship between various depositional environments that cause unstable roof conditions, different trends in the roof in relation to the different facies types, for long and short term mine planning.
Tertiary and Secondary Educational Qualifications
QUALIFICATION OBTAINED: Bachelor of Science, (Honours) Degree majoring Regional Geology and Palaeontology, from the Mining Geological University in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Serbia).
QUALIFICATION OBTAINED: Geotechnical technician, at Geological and Hydro-meteorological High school in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Serbia).
MEMBERSHIP &ASSOCIATIONS
* Professional Natural Geological Scientist, (NI 43/101, JORC/JORK) SAMREC
* Secretary and a board member of a geological society for the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
* Manager of Anglo American Coal technical services year end functions for Pilgrims Rest-Mpumalanga and Mabula-Limpopo Province, South Africa
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY-WORKING EXPERIENCE
PRESENT EMPLOYER: Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited, London, United Kingdom
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS: I commenced employment with Rio Tinto in April 2007 as a Project Geologist (Coal), responsible for the Asia Region. I am held responsible for advising and consulting a team of technical, administrative and field staff to rapidly advance exploration prospects through to the mining projects. Management of the exploration programmes, include regular travel to Asia, responsibility for the direction and expansion of all existing projects, due diligence assessments of potential acquisitions and joint ventures of both coking and thermal coal. Design of coal analytical programmes and manage exploration and evaluation work according to the company HSEC policies business integrity.
I play a pivotal role within the team in terms of establishing and disseminating leading practice in the Asian countries. Understanding the region's culture and its geology, I am enabling technical change through sustainable development.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: EN+ Service Ltd, Basic Elements, (RUSAL) Moscow, Russia
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS: I commenced employment with EN+ in February 2007 to consolidate geological reports for resources and reserves of the operating coal mine to ensure maximum reserves in Russian Far East (Yakutsk-Sakha Republic).
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: Gobi Coal & Energy LLC, China, Beijing, Mongolia-Ulaanbaatar and Russia
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS: Consulting Project coal Geologist from November 2006, based in Beijing, China and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Russia with following responsibilities:
Due diligence of the coal mine operations at the Chinese province ShanXi. Managing a team to advance exploration prospects through to mining projects. All aspects of exploration field visits to ensure implementation of technical standards in Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Cardiff, United Kingdom
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS: As a coal geological consultant in 2005 I defined and established the relationship between the Russian and the western standard auditing of the coal mine operations and projects in the life-of-mine (LoM) for SUEK (Siberian Energy Coalmining Company).
* The project took a place in Russia, Siberia, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kuzbas basin. Producing geological reports for resources/reserves for eleven mines and region, coal analysis data, economic and technical feasibility and risks associated with mining present and new coal resources.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: Anglo Coal Geological Services, A Member of the Anglo American Plc, Johannesburg, South Africa
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS: I was employed from April 1998 to the end of 2004 as a Senior Geologist, in the Management, based in Witbank, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Key responsibilities included:
* I was responsible for the first line support for three open pit mines and two underground mines, transferring information to planning and production personnel on daily basis, ensuring continues productivity.
* Supporting Anglo American strategic objectives through the provision of geological services to existing operations and new resource prospects in the South Africa.
* Constructing, validating and delivering accurate resource models to Anglo Coal operations, updated at appropriate intervals for each operation, in a format that is appropriate to each site and that will allow accurate mine planning and production scheduling.
* Managing the day to day geological 2D/3D coal modelling activities and reserves calculations for current mining and future exploration projects to ensure maximum reserves at lowest ratios are mined out throughout the Mpumalanga and Free State Provinces in South Africa. Manage the SAMREC/JORC coal reserve reporting and 5 year forecast as required by the relevant legislation. Here I shared responsibility with the Chief Mine Geologist.
* Identifying and solving the sampling problem within the company improving production and saving the company budget. I managed all core and SGS laboratory data in accordance with corporate record-keeping requirements.
* Management of applications and renewal of exploration prospecting permits, conversion to a new order prospecting rights or mining permit, environmental management plan and budgets in a few South African Provinces, dealing with the legal issues on companies' behalf relating to the change in the South African minerals and mining legislation, the contractors, farmers and the government authorities and conducting field exploration programmes.
* Able to communicate at all levels and motivate multicultural team, work independently or be a part of the team I was invited on numerous occasions by the Mine Managers to be a relief Chief/Mine geologist at the collieries when needed including open cast (exporting coal Landau and Kromdraai, Kleinkopje and Kriel) and underground operations (Greenside and Kriel) like: grade control, mapping, supervising a drilling rig including percussion and diamond drilling, sampling, updating databases, transfer information to planning and production personnel, weekly and monthly reports to the senior vice president.
* Organisation, development and training of junior personnel and supervising their projects, as well as expert missions, study visits and meetings.
„« Organisation of the Anglo American Coal functions
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: Transvaal Gold Mining Estates Ltd (Randgold), Johannesburg, South Africa
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS: I commenced employment with TGME-Pilgrims Rest Gold Mine (1996-1998) as a geologist based in the Eastern Transvaal (Mpumalanga) Province, South Africa. My key responsibilities included:
* Sole operator of Geological modelling and mine planning Computer Software System at Pilgrims Rest Gold, the development of a Geological database, and conducted Reserve Estimation, including field and underground exploration activities of the Sabie-Pilgrims Rest Goldfield, situated along the slopes of the Eastern Transvaal Drakensberg escarpment.
* Establishing software packages, implementing filing system, digitising, Investigation of old prospects in the area, underground development, borehole sitting, logging, sampling, recording geological data from raw field data onto mine plans and sections, hindering production. I was involved in drilling and mapping programs which assisted with the above.
* I was involved with projects in the Eastern Transvaal and Northern Province of South Africa and geological data included Mali (West Africa). I was responsible for processing monthly reports to the head office and maintain strict confidentiality and security of all projects.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: INCORPORATED TECHNOLOGIES, Johannesburg, South Africa
MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS: I was employed by Incorporated Technologies (1993-1996) as a Database Manager. Key responsibilities included: Market monitoring, maintaining and servicing existing clients and administrating the budget.
* Before immigration to South Africa I was working for two years on the stratigraphic correlations, constructing sequence stratigraphy, correlating facies (fossils) and generating related maps in Serbia.
SCHOLARSHIPS & FIELD EXCURSIONS
* The MSc bursary from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - (Division of Mining Technology Miningtek) forming part of the Coaltech 2020 Scientific Program; Sasol Mining; Anglo Coal - New Denmark Colliery, South Africa.
* The Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, Department of Geology, additional bursary.
* 16th International Sedimentological Conference - The Zerrissene Turbidite Complex, Namibia: Sedimentology of a large submarine fan complex July 2002
* Kleinkopje Colliery plant visit, Eskom-Candle power station visit in Witbank
* Victoria Lake Gold Fields of Western Tanzania, Achaean Sukumaland greenstone (Golden Ridge Project) 1997
COMPUTER LITERACY AND ADVANCED COURSES
Fully conversant with the following software: UNIX based (Silicon Graphics and Sun workstation) and Windows (PC):
* Rockworks/20; Mapinfo Professional 8.0; Autodesk Map 2004; Microstation drawing,
* Corel Draw 12, Microsoft office Project, MS Word, Power Point, Excel, Photoshop, Internet
* Minescape 4 Stratmodel, Geol modeling 3D; Miner 2 Geol modeling 2D; Geodas2 geo database; Gradecon coal washability and product simulation (Oracle based)
Courses:
1. Minescape 4 - Geological modelling 3D software-2001-Johannesburg
2. Minescape 4 - Geological modelling 3D software -2001-Johannesburg
3. Business English-2000-Johannesburg
ľ A + PC Support engineer diploma-1999-Johannesburg
4. Miner 2, Geological modelling 2D software, Gemcom -1998-Johannesburg
5. Microstation 95 intermediate-1997-Johannesburg
6. Microstation basic 95-1996-Johannesburg
* Anglo Coal Geological Indaba-Seminars, Umlalazi, South Africa, 2000-2004
* Minescape-Mincom Drakensberg, South Africa, Seminar 2003
* Seminar Project Management in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1996
* Seminar Leadership in Johannesburg, 1997
PERSONAL SUMMARY
* I am highly organized, dynamic, punctual person with excellent leadership, and outgoing personality. I have excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, international exposure to various countries and cultures, able to work independently or be a part of the team.
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