About Me
Mineral Economist & Executive Project Management
Innovative, strategic and results driven senior operational and project management leader with over 25 years of experience that includes initiating, planning, implementing and steering major international mining and real estate projects to successful completions. Track record establishing multiple companies from scratch and providing profitable management across all entities simultaneously. Ability to perform at optimum levels in challenging environments under extreme pressure. Skilled at evaluating potential risks and rewards of complicated projects. Strong interpersonal and multi-cultural communication abilities to build and nurture trusted relationships with stakeholders, clients and suppliers. An insightful and motivating leader of large teams.
Career Milestones
2002
Exports
2014
Sales
2019
Delivery
Diamond Mining
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Developing a Diamond Mine as a Greenfield Project in Lunda Norte, Angola and increasing its production to 10.000 ct./month in 2020. Further expansion towards 18.000 ct./month in 2022.
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Construction
Meeting all deadline milestones and delivering a US$ 22MM project to 5 Star hotel standards for FIFA 2014 German Football Team in under 5 months despite remote location, lack of mechanisation and untrained workforce
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Exports & Sales
​Leading and establishing Dorking Brazil to become the second largest Latin American exporter for natural stone blocks within a period of 3 years in 2002
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- Exports & Sales
Leading and establishing HM Granitos Angola to become first largest Angolan block exporter of natural stone blocks since 2019.
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Guest Professor
Guest Professor at Agostinho Neto University, Luanda - Mineral Economics