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Resume – Alan Cook
Contact Details Address: 3340 Stoneville Rd, Stoneville, WA, 6081Home Telephone: 08 9295 2009Mobile: 0447898507Email Address: [email protected]
Career Objective To be a great leader in a mining company which has world class resources with strong behavioural values demonstrated through an engrained safety culture, environmental responsibility, sustainable practices with ethically and morally sound decision making processes by:
Utilising my strengths, abilities and experience to maximise orebody recovery through efficient mining methods utilising planning, reconciliation and analysis and leading the way through technical excellence and continual improvent.
Supporting, mentoring, training and guiding peers and reports to enable them to perform at their optimum both in individual and team environments.
Being courageous in decision making to make the right decisions based on the evidence presented before me
Continuous proactive health, safety and environmental focus demonstrating and encouraging interdependent culture in these areas
Employment History Employer Name: WPH - Plant Crushing and ScreeningStart Date: July 2015End Date: Current Position: Project Manager, Dampier and Cape Lambert PortsResponsibilities/Achievements:
Moved to a mid-sized company in a different field to expand my experience.
35 reports Responsible for the overall management of the Dampier and Cape
Lambert Port contracts including planning, budgeting, maintenance, staff and cost containment, civil works, bulking, re-screening, day works, marketing and project growth, rewriting policy and procedure.
Resetting the bar to making the company the contractor of choice, new contract negotiations within 6 weeks expanding operations at Cape Lambert
Developing an inexperienced leadership team through mentoring and leadership led behaviour.
Instilling cultural change on the way the contractor works with the client to be accepted as if they were the clients personnel
Employer Name: Rio Tinto Iron OreStart Date: June 2013End Date: June 2015 Position: Registered Manager, Mine Manager HD1Responsibilities/Achievements:
Transferred to HD1 once HD4 mine developed. 30Mt ore, 110Mt TMM, 350 reports Responsible for the overall management of the mine including planning,
budgeting, staff and cost containment.
Safety stewardship shaping the approach to productivity and Operations culture through visible, felt safety leadership. Sharing my safety vision with the broader Project and Operations teams. Develop the mining team to execute the safety strategy and demonstrate behaviour to safely achieve project schedule.
Project Manage Mining Development or project implementation for large scale projects. Plan and deliver through leadership and mentoring.
Turn around HD1 from wastebound non sustainable state.
Employer Name: Rio Tinto Iron OreStart Date: April 2012End Date: June 2013 Position: Mine Manager HD4Responsibilities/Achievements:
Responsible for the overall management of the mine including planning, budgeting, staff and cost containment. The mine is currently in the project development phase requiring a high level of focus on production readiness
Safety stewardship shaping the approach to productivity and Operations culture through visible, felt safety leadership. Sharing my safety vision with the broader Project and Operations teams. Develop the mining team to execute the safety strategy and demonstrate behaviour to safely achieve project schedule.
Project Manage Mining Development or project implementation for large scale projects. Plan and deliver through leadership and mentoring. Manage EPCM/Contractors.
Employer Name: Rio Tinto Technology and Innovation - PerthStart Date: January 2008End Date: April 2012 Position: Principal Adviser – Mine GeologyResponsibilities/Achievements:
Design, train and guide all Rio Tinto producing sites in reconciliation systems
Annual collation, analysis reporting and feedback of reconciliation returns for all producing sites
Review and overhaul reconciliation systems on site as required (Gove, Oyu Tolgoi, IOC, Boron, RUL, RBM, QMM, Weipa)
Facilitate corporate assurance compliance audits (ERA, B4, HD, QMM) Present annually at CP (Competent Person) conferences SPAR (Sustainable Production at Rossing) member for Mine Geology,
Mining and OBK (Orebody Knowledge)
IPT NP (Improving Performance Together - Next Phase) member for OBK during KUCC engagement
Commodities: Iron Ore, Copper/Gold, Coal, Bauxite, Uranium, Diamonds, Mineral Sands, Talc, Salt
Open cut and underground
Employer Name: Luzenac (Rio Tinto) – Three SpringsStart Date: July 2006End Date: January 2008Position: Operations ManagerResponsibilities/Achievements:
The only site based manager (supported from Dampier Salt’s Belmont based managers). Role covered overseeing HR issues (hire, discipline, dismissal, performance management, drug testing, and promotions), budgets, safety, fleet management, mining, drill and blasting, quarry management, environment, geological projects and exploration drilling, shipping, planning, reconciliation and communities. Approximately 50 direct and indirect reports.
Transition period from Luzenac culture into Rio Tinto culture Safe closure of the mill including redundancy package management Project to close beneficiation plant and approval for replacement of a new
plant Significant community/council interaction as major employer of the region Successfully gained Quarry Managers Certificate Commodity: Talc
Employer Name: Dampier Salt (Rio Tinto) – Port Hedland Start Date: January 2004End Date: July 2006Position: Operations ManagerResponsibilities/Achievements:
The only site based manager with support from Dampier Salt’s Belmont based managers. Duties included overseeing HR issues (hire, discipline dismissal, performance management, drug testing and promotions), budgets, safety, shipping, planning and reconciliation. Approximately 135 direct and indirect reports.
Contract management of Brambles including rewriting the contract in 2005
Cyclone management Oversee major maintenance shuts with significant contractor
management required Commodity: Salt
Employer Name: RTIO – Tom Price (Rio Tinto)Start Date: January 2004End Date: January 2003Position: Seconded to Short Term Planning for 12 monthsResponsibilities/Achievements:
Reviewed, updated and redeveloped reports and charts Strategic planning to ensure tonnes and quality delivered to the port from
Tom Price’s contribution to fit the total Pilbara blend with input from:o Ore block sequencingo Grade Control block estimationso Life of Mine planning
o Port requirements o Plant and Heavy equipment maintenanceo Plant, Mining and Rail capabilitieso Reconciliation analysis o Other site capacity, quality and commitments, negotiate conflicting
priorities Commodity: Iron Ore Mining Software: Vulcan
Employer Name: RTIO – Tom Price (Rio Tinto)Start Date: April 2001End Date: January 2003Position: Superintendent Geological ProjectsResponsibilities/Achievements:
Supervise several site based (TP, MDO, Gtr PBO, B4, Yandi, Perth) teams of geologists in resource modelling and on lease drilling. 17 direct reports
Worked closely with site based grade control geologists and engineers to ensure model delivery was timely and covered requirements and new developments.
Created/updated resource models for delivery to mine engineers Reconciliation for all mine sites to the resource and reserve models
against mining and mining hygiene Seconded into short term planning for 12 months
o Planned mining blocks in sequence with input to be considered from the port, maintenance, the plant, quality and quantity requirements and other site commitments
Commodity: Iron Ore Mining Software: Vulcan
Employer Name: Lihir Management Company (Rio Tinto) – Londolovit, Papua New GuineaStart Date: November 1999End Date: April 2001Position: Superintendent Mine GeologyResponsibilities/Achievements:
All Mine Geology activities and managing a team of Geologist and field assistants including:
o Creating block outs, quality control, reconciliation, sampling, mapping, improvement projects, working closely with the resource geologist, project geologist, metallurgists, lab personnel, environment department, contractors and mining engineers
Commodity: Gold Mining Software: Minesite
Employer Name: Lihir Management Company (Rio Tinto) – Londolovit, Papua New GuineaStart Date: October 1997End Date: November 1999Position: Project GeologistResponsibilities/Achievements:
Developing, planning and supervising in pit drill programs in a hydrothermally active deposit which included:
o safety issues such as steam blow outs and gas pockets
o contact management of drill companyo budgeting o planning holes around mining activitieso pit mappingo development projectso core logging and assaying to a standard where the resource
geologist could create resource models Commodity: Gold Mining Software: Minesite & Vulcan
Employer Name: Centaur Mining & Exploration Company - KalgoorlieStart Date: April 1996End Date: October 1997Position: Senior Resource GeologistResponsibilities/Achievements:
The only resource/reserve geologist in the company o received drill hole data and logs from many exploration geologisto built, interpreted, modelled and estimated resource modelso utilised engineering parameters to whittle optimised pits for miningo reconciled mining to the models and adjusted interpretations
accordingly Up to 18 models to keep updated at any one time Regular demonstrations to visiting reporters, stockbrokers, bankers and
auditors Reported quarterly resource numbers for stock exchange releases Training Geologist and Engineers in use of Vulcan Commodity: Gold Mining Software: Vulcan
Employer Name: Great Central Mines – Bronzewing - FIFOStart Date: June 1995End Date: April 1996Position: Mine GeologistResponsibilities/Achievements:
Included open pit, underground and exploration geology tasks Supervising a crew of pit technicians Proactive marking up / monitoring mining Sampling Logging core Quality Control Density determinations Regional, pit and underground mapping Blocking out ore Stockpile management, blend planning and control Exploration drilling (Aircore, RC and diamond) Reconciliation Commodity: Gold Mining Software: Vulcan
Employer Name: Posgold (later Newmont) – Mount Leyshon Gold Mine – Charters TowersStart Date: June 1994End Date: June 1995
Position: Exploration GeologistResponsibilities/Achievements:
Planning and supervising inpit and mine lease explorations holes Budgeting Contract management of drilling contractor Costean mapping and sampling Exploration drilling, core logging and mapping Interpretation on trace for later digitising into the resource model Commodity: Gold Mining Software: Datamine
Employer Name: Posgold (later Newmont) – Mount Leyshon Gold Mine – Charters TowersStart Date: December 1992End Date: June 1994Position: Mine GeologistResponsibilities/Achievements:
Open Pit Mine Geology Supervising a crew of pit technicians Proactive marking up / monitoring mining Sampling (overhauled outdated sampling methodology) Quality Control Blocking out ore Pit wall and blasthole mapping Stockpile management Survey assistant Reconciliation Commodity: Gold Mining Software: Datamine
Education/Qualifications
Institution: Latrobe University of Northern VictoriaCity/Country: BendigoQualifications: Bachelor of Applied Science - GeologyCompleted: 1991
Institution: James Cook University of North QueenslandCity/Country: TownsvilleQualifications: Bachelor of Science with Honours – Economic GeologyCompleted: 1992
Skill Summary Tickets/Certificates:
Quarry Manager (2007) Occupational First Aider
Professional Membership Member: AusIMM
InterestsSoccer (Level 3 Referee Sunday League – Perth)FishingCampingTravelKeeping Fit
Referees Name: Steve HuntCompany: Rio Tinto Technology and InnovationPosition: Chief Advisor - Resources & ReservesContact Telephone: +61 3 9242 3277Contact Email: [email protected]
Name: Shane JohnsonCompany: NextGenopXPosition: Programme LeadContact Telephone: +61 4 0929 9696Contact Email: [email protected]
Name: John DumbillCompany: Rio Tinto Iron OrePosition: GM Integrated Planning and PerformanceContact Telephone: +61 8 9425 8381Contact Mobile: +61 4 1894 7602Contact Email: [email protected]
Name: Stephen deHenninCompany: Rio Tinto Iron OrePosition: Manager PortContact Telephone: +61 4 5752- 9548Contact Email: [email protected]
