People

44 years’ experience in underground coal mining industry with 22 years in senior management roles including 5 years as Operations Manager and Statutory Mine Manager. Highly proactive in Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) performance, systems development and implementation. Experience includes business planning, safety and training, methane and ventilation management, longwall operations, strata management, risk management, accident/incident investigation, Global Assurance, Core Hazard and statutory audits, interaction with Local, State and Federal Government Agencies and Human Resources management.

Ross has a Degree in Mining Engineering and 27 years experience in the underground base metal and gold mining industry including 16 years as a senior manager in operations, civil projects and quality systems development. As a consultant, Ross specializes in risk based business reviews and insurance risk surveys.

Paul has 39 years’ experience in underground and open cut coal mining operations, former Registered Professional Engineer (State of Ohio, Illinois and Commonwealth of Kentucky) Certified Mine Manager State of Illinois and 12 years with Hawcroft.

Michael has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) degree and holds a First Class Mine Managers Certificate (NSW). He has experience in the development of health and safety management systems across Australian and International mining industry operations; in the conduct of operational risk assessments for both mining and associated industry clients and in auditing of both safety management and quality management systems. Michael has extensive operational experience in underground coal, including ventilation, gas management and associated monitoring.

Chris is a Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) with a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) degree. He has international experience in the mining industry, in both underground and surface mining roles.

Chris holds mining qualifications in both the United States and Australia including Underground Foreman (New Mexico, United States) and Open Cut Examiner (New South Wales, Australia) and has been certified to conduct safety and health investigations through the ICAM Incident Lead Investigator Program. Chris’ diverse background includes varied roles and experience in risk management, leading incident investigations, internal assurance audits, process safety, statutory inspections, contractor management, continuous improvement, technical services and varied operational leadership roles.

Chris’ critical risk survey experience includes audits across multiple commodities, both surface and underground mines, as well as with processing and logistics infrastructure.

Duggie is a bachelor’s Degree qualified Engineer and has experience in Engineering and Maintenance Management positions, working predominantly for multinational companies including 19 years’ experience in Aluminium Smelting and 7 years in a hard rock Aggregate business. He is experienced in the application of Asset Management and Reliability Engineering best practice, developing maintenance strategies, implementation of Condition Monitoring programs and working within heavy engineering environments on Mechanical and Electrical equipment. Duggie’s previous roles have also included responsibility for the delivery of capital projects and leading continuous improvement projects as a certified Green Belt.

Alejandro has 13 years of experience in underground and surface mines with wide experience in maintenance and engineering solutions, development of preventative and predictive maintenance programs across processing plant operations and project management of major projects. He commenced with Hawcroft in April 2018.

Allan brings over 30 years of extensive experience in the mining industry, specialising in the management and optimisation of mining, processing plant, and port operations. His expertise spans across a wide range of sectors, including coal, bauxite, calcium, manganese, and magnesia, where he has played pivotal roles in both operational and leadership capacities.

Ben is a Mining Engineer and holds the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering (Mining, Hons), Bachelor of Commerce (Mgmt), Graduate Diploma (Mine Ventilation), and Master of Engineering (Mining Management). He holds a First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate in both Underground and Open Cut, Second- and Third-Class Certificates, a Ventilation Engineers Certificate, and a Ventilation Officer’s Certificate. He is qualified auditor and Competent Person for JORC Reserves.

He is an experienced mining engineer, mine manager, technical professional and consultant with small, medium, and large operations globally. He has 27 years industry experience and has consulted or worked in Australia, India, Mongolia, China, Canada, Turkey, USA, Poland, South Africa, New Caledonia, Chile, and Madagascar. Ben started with Hawcroft in 2017 and professional interest areas in risk-reduction through design, optimisation, technology and operating effectiveness.

Dallis is based in Brisbane Queensland, and provides expertise in chemical engineering, processing, refining, and smelting operations.

David is a Mining Engineer with 25 years of operational and consulting experience including detailed design, operational & technical management and due diligence & technical studies across a range of commodities and mining methods.

Greg holds a First Class Mine Managers Certificate in both QLD and NSW and has been involved in the mining industry for 37 years. He has extensive experience in underground coal mining, and has been involved in Development, Pillar Extraction and Longwall mining, both operationally and in mine design through various feasibility studies. He has held many Senior Management roles in both mining and has mining qualifications including Site Senior Executive, Mine Manager Certificate, Ventilation Officer and various risk-based qualifications. Greg commenced with Hawcroft in 2013 and is based in Yeppoon Australia.

Ian has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mining Engineering and First and Second Class Coal Mine Manager’s Certificates. Over a 40 year career spanning underground and surface coal, gold and nickel mining in Australia and the USA, Ian held roles from underground coal miner to Managing Director. During the last five years, Ian founded and managed two clean and renewables mining companies. He joined Hawcroft in 2022 and is based in Brisbane.

James has 19 years of extensive experience in hard rock quarrying and Aluminium Smelting. He has progressed from maintenance engineering positions to leadership roles. James is experienced in managing maintenance teams, leading projects, and extensive refurbishment programs. He is certified in risk management, process safety, and Lean Six Sigma to Green Belt level, focusing on continuous improvement and holds multiple engineering qualifications. He has extensive experience in maintaining mobile and static plant machinery, as well as rail wagon fleet, rail network, and ship loading/unloading operations. Furthermore, he has a strong background in risk management and incident investigation and has conducted numerous site critical audits.

Jonathan has 19 years’ experience in the underground coal mining industry, is a certified Mine Foreman in multiple states, and has a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering. Jonathan has held multiple management positions, and has experience in mine ventilation, roof control, mine planning and budgeting.

Jose is a Mechanical Engineer, with more than 17 years experience in the industrial, construction and mining sectors. Jose specialises in budget management, planning, technical resources and team development. He has successfully completed projects through various phases such as financial feasibility studies, detail engineering, construction and commissioning. Jose has an assertive, proactive leadership focus with excellent managerial skills. Jose is fluent in Spanish and English. He recently joined Hawcroft in 2021.

Kent is an experienced senior leader with over 25 years’ experience covering technical, project and operational areas. Skilled at leading and managing cross-functional teams, developing and implementing operational plans, driving operational efficiencies and attaining business and project objectives. Proven track record of delivering results while meeting ESG goals.

Mario has 30 years of experience in underground mines and planning, including ventilation engineering, operation of underground metal mines and industrial safety, health & environment. He is a graduate of Mines Nancy, France and commenced with Hawcroft in October 2017.

Moira is a Fire Safety and Risk Engineer with 17 years' experience in the consulting and mining industries, and is based in Perth, Western Australia. She has experience in large industrial projects, underground mining, surface mining, refining process and smelting operations. Moira has previously worked as the subject matter expert for mining companies providing technical advice, undertaking fire risk assessments, delivering strategic asset reliability planning, and developing maintenance continuous improvement and best practice frameworks.

Morgan is an accomplished engineering and asset management professional with a strong record of delivering value through optimised Physical Asset Management in the mining industry. His expertise lies in enhancing asset performance and reliability, driving operational efficiency, and reducing costs across complex mining environments.

Neild is a Mining Engineer (Graduate of Camborne School of Mines), Chartered Health, Safety and Operational professional with over 25 years’ experience of working within surface mines in the UK and Northern Europe.

Neild has worked in a number of multinational companies providing technical support at a director level in areas including geotechnical matters, incident investigation, contractor management and critical risk auditing.

Paul has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), Master of Engineering Science (Engineering Management), and is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ). He has more than 30 years experience providing mechanical engineering services to domestic and international clients in mining, power generation, oil and gas, transportation, aviation, civil engineering and building. His expertise covers materials testing, strain gauging, failure analysis, corrosion investigations, vibration analysis, non-destructive testing and asset management. Paul also has over 10 years experience providing risk management services to the mining and power generation sectors, including rail and ports.

Scott has over forty years of experience in coal mining. He has operating and managing experience with mining operations in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, USA, and Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. He was hired by BHP as a member of the original team that designed and operated the San Juan Mine in New Mexico. He was Vice President and a member of the Executive Leadership Team for BMA in Brisbane as Head of Production for Underground Mining. Currently he consults on his own with clients in the US and Australia. Scott’s experience encompasses all aspects of mining from employee to governmental relations to real world crisis management and overcoming geological and technical mining issues.

Scott is a mining engineer who has worked across the Australian mining industry for 37 years in both open pit and underground hard rock operations. Working as a General Manager leading the Safety, Health and Risk function across Newcrest Mining for 8 years implementing major initiatives to improve performance and more recently as an operational General Manager in the mid-tier sector leading various medium size mining operations implementing turnaround strategies to improve HSEC and cashflow outcomes. He is passionate about assisting companies to improve their risk management performance and control frameworks across operations.

Tim has a Degree in Mining Engineering and 39 years’ experience in the coal mining industry, most recently as General Manager responsible for two operating metallurgical coal mines and division staff. Tim has experience in management of surface mine related capital projects , ventilation engineering, due diligence and evaluations of foreign and domestic potential mining properties, consulting related work including surface and underground mine design and property management

Tshediso holds a Mining degree and has 38 years' experience in opencast and hard rock deep level mining in both gold, diamonds and platinum sectors. Tshediso has over 18 years' experience in senior management roles that include General Manager and Vice President in different mining groups in South Africa. He is registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and is the past president of the Association of Mine Managers of South Africa (AMMSA).

Tshediso acquired skills that include leadership, project management, operations management, SHEQ and risk, community engagements, negotiations and stakeholder relations during his career.

William holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration. With over twenty-five years of experience with large, multinational mining companies, experience has been focused on Asset Management, Maintenance, Reliability and Business Performance improvements.

Nick has a degree in Information Systems Management and began working with the risk consulting industry in 2003. His background includes the design and development of software utilizing the. .NET framework and MSSQL Server, systems administration of Windows-based servers, and management of projects and personnel. Nick specializes in building highly customized web applications that are designed to collect, analyze, and present information according to the specific needs of our clients. Nick commenced with Hawcroft in 2017 and is based in South Carolina, USA.

Mike has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. In his 10 years of writing software professionally, Mike brings 6 years of experience of writing software and risk management tools for international clients as well as 5 years of experience writing mobile applications. He is a full stack developer and works with Hawcroft to deliver cross-platform experiences to the team and our clients. Mike is an avid fan of programming and spends countless hours researching and mastering new languages and techniques.

Courtney has extensive experience in administration, customer service and technical computer skills from her previous government career. Her role with the company involves providing administrative and operational support across all levels of the organisation.

Fiona has over 30 years' of experience providing business support in various administration roles, including 22 years working for the local government. Her key attributes include IT Skills, Process Improvement, Customer Service, Finance, Project Management Support and People Management.

Mariana has a Degree in Business Administration, with 7 years of experience in Administration, Human Resources, Recruitment and Payroll focused on Mining Operations, she supports us with the Translation into Spanish of the Reports of the Sites that are in Mexico and Latin America.

Reece is a highly skilled B2B professional with extensive experience in Marketing, Contract Administration, and Project Management across both the Australian Public and Private sectors.

Reshma specialises in organisational resilience and sustainability through risk management. Her passion was ignited during her MSc program, completed after her Chemical Engineering degree and supported by the Women in Mining Government Initiative. Reshma has led risk management and ESG activities, served as a liaison for the International Councils for Mining and Metals, and represented organisations at the WEF global summit.

With over 20 years of experience, she excels in both strategic and operational risk management and has managed risk finance and insurance portfolios. Known for her analytical skills and commitment to ethical decision-making, her focus is on developing sustainable solutions and enhancing business efficiency through dynamic risk management.

Salvador holds a PhD in Economics from Lancaster University, UK. He worked 9 years as risk and insurance manager at the national oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), later 11 years as risk manager in one of the main mining groups in the country.

Shannon has a Bachelor’s degree with Graduate courses in International Business. She partially studied abroad in France and Interned at Grand Mariner and Publicis Groupe.

She has 12 years of experience with Administration, Human Resources and Coordination. She currently provides administrative support to the UK and US team which includes scheduling, coordinating, reporting preparation and finalising.

Yiyi has a Degree in Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Marketing) and has 15 years experience in Accounting and Finance. Yiyi joined Hawcroft Group in 2011. Her role with the company involves the reporting, bookkeeping, financial planning and administration management.