NIRAV JOSHI
Adelaide,SA
Summary
Experienced and qualified professional in the mining industry. I am a proven leader who can excel in operational execution as well as technical fields with experience in a variety of underground operations. Using my broad experience gained across 14 years in industry coupled with tertiary education, I focus on optimisation of resource utilisation and search for process improvements at every opportunity. At present I am employed as an Application Engineer with Sandvik based in Adelaide, Brisbane & Perth. My career objective is to obtain a Senior Management position within a leading, sustainable mining organisation that will allow further development of my personnel management and engineering skills by combining both my excellent communication, team, and management skills, with an array of safety, sustainability, innovation, and practical based tasks.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Application Engineer/Strategic Projects/Mine Automation
Sandvik Mining & Rock Solution
08.2021 - Current
- Application studies across various sites across APAC
- Evaluating automation options and advising on improvement opportunities for overall effectiveness
- Continuous improvement projects relating to automation and digital solutions implemented on customer sites
- Working with mining clients and contractors to identity and quantify value drivers of automation
- Delivering Autonomous production solutions to customers
- Delivering business improvement and essential support services to the specific areas of Autonomy, Dispatch and control, Asset Health, Mine Management, Machine/Operator Guidance
- Participated in engineering automation, BEV Trial & Carbon foot comparison, Various studies on Carbon Emission
- Recognised SME in application of connected equipment and automated solutions, underground electrification & data analysis
- Translating benefits of Automation and Digitisation into mining customers operation, Strategy around future technology and application to different operations in APAC and abroad, in line with future needs, Continuous improvement projects to ensure technology solutions deliver value
- Project management, strategic change, and optimization of advanced technologies in mining and construction
- Working with mining clients and contractors to identity and quantify value drivers of automation.
- Generated target accounts sales objectives, opportunities and projection reports to prioritize work.
- Streamlined processes through automation, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced errors.
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
Senior Consultant Mining Engineer/Planning Supt
Relief Contractor – Broken Hill NSW
04.2020
- Started as 3-month consultant, extended to 12 months
- Updated all LOM UG Dev & Stopes Conceptual shapes for 2020 Reserve for North, South & Potosi Mine
- Brought in to optimise Planning, drill and blast and all associated Engineering
- Underground Narrow to bulk stope mining, lead silver zinc historic deposit to produce 1m tpa, EPS, Vulcan
- Designing decline and level development, creating open stope ring design, designing production blast patterns, designing slots and rises, tonnes and grade reporting, financial analysis of mining areas, area sequencing, mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Mining Engineer/Group Mining Engineer
Downer Mining
11.2019 - 04.2020
- Worked with Fosterville Mine, Carrapateena, Granny Smith & St Ives with UG Production drill and blast, UG Development review, UG Ops Performance, Monthly KPI's
- Cost analysis on weekly to monthly basis, Capital project development and management of mine related infrastructure construction including environmental compliance and mining infrastructure
- Part of this role was to also working with Snowden Mining Consultant on various projects based in Australia & Overseas.
Senior Planning Engineer/ Technical Services Supt
Glencore CSA Mine
04.2018 - 11.2019
- Preparation of quarterly reforecasts, annual and LOM plans
- Review the mine planning aspects of the sites' Business Planning inputs, processes and outcomes; Creating monthly schedules, three month rolling forecasts, Create and reviewing all designs for approval (including level designs, stope designs, drill designs, raisebore designs, long hole slot designs, blast designs, stope notes and void summaries), mentoring drill & blast engineers on optimising drill & blast in various cases, identifying and interviewing possible candidates for available positions, mentoring junior engineers, completing monthly accruals, checking cost transfers, reviewing and assessing contractor project proposals, managing mine infrastructure projects especially LOM FAR Ventilation upgrade, aligning geology and technical services teams, facilitating mining project studies through consultants, capital expenditure forecasting, preparing end of month spreadsheets (development metres, drill and blast stocks, key physicals etc.) and preparing mining contributions for environmental reports.
Mine Planning /Area Engineer
Perilya Limited – Broken Hill Operations, South Mine
05.2015 - 04.2018
- Designing decline and level development, Prepare and Issue drill plans and charge plans using Vulcan for stopes and regular inspection of the same before and after blasting, designing production blast patterns, designing slots and rises, tonnes and grade reporting, financial analysis of mining areas, area sequencing, mentoring junior engineers & underground inspections, supervision and mentoring of junior engineers (including production/drill and blast, ventilation, and backfill), liaising between operations and technical to ensure production and development targets were met, creating monthly schedules, overseeing site contractors, creating simplistic monthly level plans that detailed stoping and development activities, reviewing all designs for approval and assisting superintendent with recruitment activities.
Mine Planning/Long Term Planning Engineer/Drill & Blast Engineer
Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd, CBH RESOURCES – TOHO ZINC CO. LTD, Endeavor (Elura) Mine
01.2013 - 04.2015
- Designing decline and level development, creating medium and short term development schedules, preparing monthly development presentations, ventilation engineering and network analysis, designing mine water reticulation, creating and implementing workplace standards and safe operating procedures, facilitating Job Safety Analysis, undertaking task observations and risk assessments, mentoring and training junior mining engineers in mine scheduling as well as drill and blast, reviewing all designs for approval (including level designs, stope designs, drill designs, raisebore designs, long hole slot designs, blast designs, stope notes and void summaries), identifying and interviewing possible candidates for available positions, mentoring junior engineers, completing monthly accruals, checking cost transfers, reviewing and assessing contractor project proposals, managing mine infrastructure projects
- Chair daily Lean meetings.
Drill & Blast Engineer
Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd, CBH RESOURCES – TOHO ZINC CO. LTD, Endeavor (Elura) Mine
12.2010 - 12.2013
- Creating open stope ring design using Surpac & Ringking (design of production blast holes, slots and rises, initiation sequencing and tonnes and grade reconciliation), Used Orica IKON blasting system and also low to high density emulsion, creating weekly and monthly production schedules, managing bulk explosive contractor, managing specialised drilling contractors, reviewing contractor claims and reporting on accruals, responsible for ensuring support to operations in achieving production and development targets, assisting in co-ordination and undertaking a workshop for drill and blast activities to improve and optimise stoping and production efficiencies.
Underground Shift Supervisor/ Underground Miner/Graduate Engineer
Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd, CBH RESOURCES – TOHO ZINC CO. LTD, Endeavor (Elura) Mine
12.2009 - 12.2010
- Completing underground supervision time, undertaking time and personnel management, undertaking shift by shift reporting and conducting cross shift changeover and meetings
- Development loader operator, development/production drilling offsider, cablebolt operator and offsider, general mine services, production loader operator, solo operator/offsider, development and stope charge-up, crusher loader operator, crusher/hoist operator and haul truck operator.
Mine Administrator
Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd, CBH RESOURCES – TOHO ZINC CO. LTD, Endeavor (Elura) Mine
11.2009 - 12.2009
- Daily KPI reporting, contractor reporting, fortnightly wage reporting, end of month reporting and liaising with company suppliers and contractors.
Education
MBA -
Australian institute of Management
Bachelor of Engineering Science - Mining Engineering
University of Ballarat
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical & Management
University of Ballarat
Diploma in Mechanical Engineer -
Technical Education Board
Skills
- Cloud Computing
- Safety Regulations
- Forecasting and Reporting
- Change Management
- Project Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Best Practices Implementation
- Business Planning
- Project restructuring
- MS Office
Computing Skills
- Deswik
- Surpac & RingKing
- Vulcan
- Microsoft Office
- Power BI
- Minitab
Other Qualifications
- Managed Account training for Newcrest & BHP SA Copper
- Working Safely at Heights (2016)
- National Track Safety Awareness course in 2009
- Apply First Aid (2021)
- Conduct Safety and Health Investigation
- Safe & Efficient blasting course with Orica at Broken Hill – 2010
- New South Wales Driver's License
References
Kindly Provide upon request only.
Timeline
Application Engineer/Strategic Projects/Mine Automation
Sandvik Mining & Rock Solution
08.2021 - Current
Senior Consultant Mining Engineer/Planning Supt
Relief Contractor – Broken Hill NSW
04.2020
Senior Mining Engineer/Group Mining Engineer
Downer Mining
11.2019 - 04.2020
Senior Planning Engineer/ Technical Services Supt
Glencore CSA Mine
04.2018 - 11.2019
Mine Planning /Area Engineer
Perilya Limited – Broken Hill Operations, South Mine
05.2015 - 04.2018
Mine Planning/Long Term Planning Engineer/Drill & Blast Engineer
Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd, CBH RESOURCES – TOHO ZINC CO. LTD, Endeavor (Elura) Mine
01.2013 - 04.2015
Drill & Blast Engineer
Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd, CBH RESOURCES – TOHO ZINC CO. LTD, Endeavor (Elura) Mine
12.2010 - 12.2013
Underground Shift Supervisor/ Underground Miner/Graduate Engineer
Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd, CBH RESOURCES – TOHO ZINC CO. LTD, Endeavor (Elura) Mine
12.2009 - 12.2010
Mine Administrator
Endeavor Operations Pty Ltd, CBH RESOURCES – TOHO ZINC CO. LTD, Endeavor (Elura) Mine
11.2009 - 12.2009
MBA -
Australian institute of Management
Bachelor of Engineering Science - Mining Engineering
University of Ballarat
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical & Management
University of Ballarat
Diploma in Mechanical Engineer -
Technical Education Board
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