About me

I am an accomplished and enthusiastic engineering professional with 20 years’ experience in the Mining and Metals sector, spanning both industry and academe.

My industry work has included both design and operations roles. At Wood (formerly GRD Minproc), I worked as a process modelling engineer, specialising in metallurgical plant design and performance optimisation. At BHP, I worked in a variety of operational and corporate roles in the fields of process and control engineering, risk management and business improvement.

My academic work commenced with the completion of a PhD in Chemical Engineering. This involved a substantial industry research project focused on the leaching process at BHP's Kwinana nickel refinery. Having recently retuned to academe, I am focussing on new industrial research opportunities in the field of process systems engineering.

I am passionate about safety, technology & innovation, continuous improvement and collaborative problem-solving.

Organisational Affiliations

School of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University

Education

Chemical Engineering
2014, Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)

Thesis title: On the operability of the Sherritt-Gordon ammonia leach at the Kwinana nickel refinery.

Instrumentation & Control Engineering
2002, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Murdoch University (Australia, Perth)

Thesis title: Application of liquor-to-precipitation total alkalinity concentration control at the Alcoa Kwinana alumina refinery.