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Brandon Lindsay-Rae

Mullaloo,WA

Summary

Accomplished Technical & Process Engineering Manager with more than 20 years in managing and developing full life cycle mineral processing projects. Demonstrated capability to deliver both operational and engineering design success in large scale, complex hydrometallurgical processes.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Process Engineer

Worley
01.2019 - Current
  • Provides front end process solutions and advisory services for incorporating new technology and flowsheeting initiatives.
  • Provide technical solutions to both domestic and international mining companies for debottlenecking, cost saving initiatives and growth strategies.
  • Lead Process Engineer to several large capital projects > $500 M in execution and commissioning.
  • Provides independent peer review services for external parties feasibility studies

Technical Manager

Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxite and Alumina Company
09.2014 - 11.2018
  • Ensuring that strategic process developments and improvements are conceived, planned and effected to ensure the long-term viability of the operation by ensuring ongoing customer satisfaction and contribution to Company profitability and growth
  • Ensuring global technology aimed at improving the cost effectiveness and competitiveness of Bayer Refineries is fully integrated into MBAC.
  • Developing and maintaining process management systems by which scenarios to increase plant production or productivity or improve product quality can be developed quickly and efficiently.
  • Taking a leading role in major plant studies around capacity, product quality or efficiency by consulting on best practice technology or operating experience of other sites or
    provision of his extensive design and commissioning experience to project teams.
  • Keeping the refinery technical group up to date with technology advancements and
    provide a training and mentoring role to supervisory engineers in their area roles.
  • Provide initiative and drive in the improvement of project safety and environmental
    performance and standards by ensuring these are given full consideration in all design,
    planning and investigative phases of his work.
  • Strategic Planning in respect of production and quality, technological changes, setting R&D
    directions for future raw materials supplies and technology.
  • Accomplishments during this tenure:
    - “Concept to Product” greenfields refinery: Refinery production achieving nameplate capacity
    - Cash generation initiatives totaling $250 Million
    - Alcoa Manufacturing and Technology Council award
    - In recognition of leadership, admission to Harvard Business School Program for Business
    Excellence (KSA)

Redside Technical Superintendent

Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxite and Alumina Company
12.2012 - 09.2014
  • Engaged in operations readiness activities as well as final design and value engineering for the detailed phase of project execution
  • Specific Outcomes of this period were: Process Flowsheet Review and Approvals, 3D model reviews and various Process Safety Reviews (HAZAN, HAZOP, CHAZOP)
  • Operations readiness activities: Developed technical department organisational structure
  • Recruited and trained workforce comprising many cultures, languages and ethnicities
  • Generated Refinery Start up and commissioning plans
  • Arranged and managed Owner’s Technical risk register workshops
  • Developed the systems and procedures required for ongoing operations for process management

Lead Process Engineer - Redside

Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxite and Alumina Company
06.2008 - 12.2012
  • Responsible for Owner’s team design aspects of the Redside and Boiler House during this period: Process Flowsheet Development from conceptual stage through to detailed design and execution
  • Personally, developed the 1st process model andn flowsheet of the refinery using Syscad simulation tool
  • Personally, developed an in-house hybrid digestion design to overcome adverse bauxite impurity impacts in high temperature digestion
  • This design was provided to a Digestion Technology Provider who detailed the first of its kind worldwide
  • (Eventually successfully implemented, operated and proven a robust high temperature design for impurity laden bauxites.) Scoped and coordinated various testwork activities with Alcan Engineering, CSIRO (Perth, Australia) and Joint Venture Partner, Alcoa
  • Owner’s team process optimisation, value engineering and technology/equipment selection
  • Various Project Stage Gate Activities: PFD, PID Approvals
  • Process Safety reviews - CHAZOP/HAZOP participation
  • Engaging in detailed contract review and negotiation with several parties, covering individual contracts up to AUS$300 million
  • Compiled process performance contracts for the various technology providers.

Lead Process Engineer – Worsley Efficiency and Growth Project

WorleyParson
06.2007 - 06.2008
  • Led Process Engineering activities for the Worsley Refinery Efficiency and Growth Project for Digestion and Clarification areas, including High Temperature Causticization
  • Specific Responsibilities included: PFD and PID development through to detailed design
  • Technology reviews and flowsheet development for high rate decantation
  • Review of Process Model mass and energy balances
  • Various Project Stage Gate Reviews (HAZOP, CHAZOP, 3D model reviews).

Digestion Production Supervisor, Digestion Process Engineer

BHPBilliton (Worsley Alumina Refinery)
01.2004 - 01.2007
  • Key operational management role in the refinery structure
  • Key tasks and accomplishments in this role included; As Digestion Production Supervisor: Supervised all activities of a Shift Crew to operate and maintain a milling and digestion Facility
  • As Milling and Digestion Process Engineer: Process optimization and daily troubleshooting.

Process Engineer

HATCH Associates
01.2002 - 01.2004
  • Siberian Urals Alumina Refinery feasibility study
  • Mass and energy balance reviews
  • Equipment sizing and specifications
  • Guinea Alumina Refinery digestion technology evaluation
  • Process modelling
  • Digestion technology equipment comparison, basic material take off and costing.

Education

Graduate Certificate - Data Science

RMIT
Melbourne, VIC
06.2021

Business Excellence (Leading People, Self & Org) -

Harvard Business School
Ras Al Khair, KSA
11.2018

Master of Renewable Energy Economics (1-year completion – on hold) -

Murdoch University
Perth, WA
06.2013

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) -

Curtin University
Perth, WA
01.2001

Skills

  • Mineral Processing Technical Management of > $3B Refinery
  • Process Design, Testwork and Process Modelling for Major Capital Works
  • Greenfield project commissioning, operations readiness and start up activities
  • Base metals equipment selection and design
  • Data Science - (Expert user) in R / Python (Machine Learning)
  • Syscad - (Intermediate User) JK Simmet Classification software (User)
  • Honeywell MES solutions

Timeline

Principal Process Engineer

Worley
01.2019 - Current

Technical Manager

Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxite and Alumina Company
09.2014 - 11.2018

Redside Technical Superintendent

Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxite and Alumina Company
12.2012 - 09.2014

Lead Process Engineer - Redside

Ma’aden Alcoa Bauxite and Alumina Company
06.2008 - 12.2012

Lead Process Engineer – Worsley Efficiency and Growth Project

WorleyParson
06.2007 - 06.2008

Digestion Production Supervisor, Digestion Process Engineer

BHPBilliton (Worsley Alumina Refinery)
01.2004 - 01.2007

Process Engineer

HATCH Associates
01.2002 - 01.2004

Graduate Certificate - Data Science

RMIT

Business Excellence (Leading People, Self & Org) -

Harvard Business School

Master of Renewable Energy Economics (1-year completion – on hold) -

Murdoch University

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) -

Curtin University

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