I am a Mining Engineer with approximately 27 years of experience in South Africa's Diamond and Gold Mines. I have extensive experience in managing both underground and surface mining operations. I have worked at De Beers Cullinan Mine on the block caving operations as we as De Beers Finsch Mine's open stoping operations. At Finsch Mine I was the Project and Feasibility Study Manager for the new Block 4 autonomous operations. From 1999 to 2009 I worked at the De Beers Namaqualand operations in various positions ranging from Strategic Projects to Managing the Koingnaas Mining Operations.