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Chris Glover

Brisbane,QLD

Summary

A skilled and motivated exploration geoscientist with 20 years of experience across a variety of commodities. As an exploration professional, I have heavily utilised GIS throughout my career and I have underpinned those skills by undertaking postgraduate studies and intense self-directed learning in GIS. I specialise in spatial and geoscientific information, managing borehole data, and spatial data collection for a variety of clients.

As well as planning and undertaking exploration programs I provide tenement support to clients by assisting them with annual reports, relinquishment reporting, rehabilitation monitoring, and where required, competitive tender applications.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Geologist

Xenith Consulting
06.2015 - Current
  • Creation of high-quality cartographic-grade maps and figures for technical and statutory reports.
  • Xenith previously sought out-sourced cartographic services, approximately 90% is now performed internally.
  • Relied upon by team members to rapidly assemble government spatial data, imagery, and historical exploration data into high-quality data sets for analysis.
  • Performance of desktop GIS studies on behalf of clients to gauge exploration prospectivity.
  • Streamlined fieldwork processes for faster data collection and reduced environmental impact.
  • Managed budgets and resources effectively for multi-million-dollar projects, delivering results on time and within budget constraints.
  • Enhanced GIS data accuracy by conducting comprehensive spatial analysis and data validation.
  • Assisted in integrating GIS technology into existing business processes, leading to more informed decision-making across departments.
  • Designed visually compelling maps and graphics to effectively communicate complex geospatial concepts and findings.
  • Managed large-scale geodatabase projects, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality GIS products to clients.
  • Assisted in developing GIS training materials, facilitating knowledge sharing, and increasing proficiency among team members.
  • Provided high-quality statutory reporting services for clients including annual activity reports, partial and full tenement relinquishment, tenement renewals, and, environmental reporting services.

Project Exploration Manager

HDR
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Training and mentoring of junior field staff to provide consistent quality standards in geological data capture and GIS.
  • Management of client services and relationships.
  • Design, budgeting, and project management of exploration projects.
  • Provision of safety leadership to team members in-field.
  • Developed comprehensive exploration plans, incorporating geophysical surveys, geochemical sampling, and drilling programs.
  • Collaborated with external consultants for specialized studies, ensuring quality control.

Exploration Manager – Tanzania, E. Africa

Intra Energy
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Established GIS database of mining and exploration tenements for Intra Energy.
  • Provided training for Tanzanian geologists in MapInfo Discover and led geologists through digitising large volumes of historic hardcopy exploration data.
  • Utilised GIS for competitor intelligence, and provided updates in board meetings.
  • Identification and evaluation of prospective tenure to increase coal resources footprint in East Africa.
  • Assisted in opening the Karonga Coal mine in northern Malawi. The mine was converted from artisanal and developed into a small-scale truck/shovel mine to provide 5k tonnes of coal per month to local customers.

Exploration/Senior Exploration Geologist

Aquila Resources
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Interrogation of large GIS data sets and identification of exploration targets for follow-up.
  • Implementation of data QA/QC procedures to ensure validity and standardisation of geological data collected in the field.
  • Data handling, borehole geophysics interpretation, and validations within a Gbis database.
  • Provided feedback and advice for the implementation of a company-wide geological database.
  • Conducted extensive land access negotiations over numerous separate properties in the Bowen and Surat Basins.
  • Statutory reporting for 20 EPCs across Queensland.
  • Identified issues with previous company drill sites interacting with endangered regional ecosystem buffer zones by analysing company spatial data.

Exploration Geologist

Peabody Energy
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Provision of group-wide GIS support to corporate technical services.
  • Designed in-house property GIS databases for the Wollar area from NSW government property spatial data to assist in acquiring properties surrounding Wilpinjong Coal Mine. Databases were continually updated, and maps were derived to assist corporate decision-making.
  • Assisted Peabody's Brisbane technical service group with brownfield exploration planning for life of mine plans and product coal quality drilling.
  • Statutory reporting to DNRM.
  • Land access and cultural heritage management.

Exploration Geologist

Resolve Geological
01.2005 - 01.2008
  • Performing geological services for mining clients in Queensland (BHP, Anglo Coal).
  • Various types of drilling projects, small-diameter/large-diameter core drilling, gas desorption sampling, Line of Oxidation drilling and geotechnical sampling.
  • Geophysical log interpretation and drill hole validation.
  • Training and mentoring of graduate geologists.

Junior Geologist – Gansu Province p. r. of China

silk Road resources
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Digitisation of hundreds of Chinese Government soil geochemical maps in MapInfo Discover.
  • Management of Chinese field teams conducting, DGPS, scintillometer, magnetic, gravity, and soil surveys over the Hezuo, Xiahe and Laerma gold prospects and visualising and processing of data into the GIS database.
  • Collection of float and in-situ rock samples and management of chain of custody to Australia.

Education

Graduate Certificate - Geographic Information Science

University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD
12.2020

Bachelor of Science - Geology (Honours)

The Queen's University of Belfast
United Kingdom
06.2001

Skills

  • ArcGIS Pro
  • ArcMap
  • ArcGIS Online
  • Esri Mobile Apps
  • QGIS
  • GNSS
  • MapInfo Discover
  • Geodatabase Management
  • PostgreSQL
  • PostGIS
  • Python
  • Technical Report Writing
  • Remote Sensing
  • Mineral Exploration

Certification

  • Managing Geospatial Data in ArcGIS (Esri Course) – Nov 2022
  • Remote Pilot (UAV sub 7kg) and Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC)
  • Automating QGIS 3.xx with Python (Udemy)
  • QGIS Cartography (Udemy)
  • ArcGIS Desktop Entry 19-001 – Dec 2020 (Certification)
  • ArcGIS Desktop Associate 19-001 – May 2021 (Certification)
  • Python scripting for Automation in ArcGIS Pro (Esri Course) – Nov 2019
  • Working with LIDAR in ArcGIS (Esri Course) – Oct 2020

Personal Information

  • Australian citizen (since November 2018).
  • Full open class C (QLD) driving license.

References

Supplied on Request

Timeline

Senior Geologist

Xenith Consulting
06.2015 - Current

Project Exploration Manager

HDR
01.2014 - 01.2015

Exploration Manager – Tanzania, E. Africa

Intra Energy
01.2012 - 01.2013

Exploration/Senior Exploration Geologist

Aquila Resources
01.2010 - 01.2012

Exploration Geologist

Peabody Energy
01.2008 - 01.2010

Exploration Geologist

Resolve Geological
01.2005 - 01.2008

Junior Geologist – Gansu Province p. r. of China

silk Road resources
01.2004 - 01.2005

Graduate Certificate - Geographic Information Science

University of Queensland

Bachelor of Science - Geology (Honours)

The Queen's University of Belfast

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