Rhonda O'Sullivan

Experience

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  Glencore Australia

  Dec 2005 - Apr 2018

  Managed a team of 24 staff (geologists and core handling facility). Achievement of sales and operating budgets through block model project management, grade control and reconciliation. Key achievements include:• Managed safety and mitigated risk by conducting risk assessments and incident investigations. Compliant reporting with corporate policies and Queensland’s Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999. Rostered mine emergency duty officer (EDO) to manage underground emergencies and workforce safety of approximately 300 underground staff. • Project managed and developed a three day leadership program. Managed a task force of eight superintendents to define scope and content as well as facilitating several workshops. The course was rolled out to over 50 supervisors in 2016 across the North Queensland Copper business. • Participated in merger and acquisition due diligence study of a satellite operation. Assessed the value potential returns on investment promoting mutually beneficial synergies to Glencore’s main operations.• Developed a resource management plan and procedure manual. This ensured that variances were analysed and clearly articulated to management. Initiated development of a conditional simulation model to quantify grade uncertainty to facilitate communication of geological risk.• Completed underground shift bossing time. Overcoming operational challenges, developing and implementing solutions. Show less

  • Geology Superintendent

    Sept 2011 - Apr 2018

  • Project/Resource Geologist

    Jul 2010 - Aug 2011

  • Exploration Geologist

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2010

  • Graduate Geologist

    Dec 2005 - Dec 2007
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  The University of Queensland

  May 2018 - Jun 2019

  Principal Research Fellow

  Worked in the WH Bryan and Geology Research Centre within the Sustainable Minerals Institute. Key achievements include:• Attended a Space Studies Program hosted by the Netherlands Space Office, in collaboration with three leading Dutch space organisations. The two month, live-in course included industry visits to the European Space Agency and Business Incubation Centre, Airbus Defence and Space, the Hague International Court of Justice, and companies SES and CGI. Highlights included: weekly culture nights covering 36 different countries, lecture series with lecturers and distinguished guests from all over the world with significant contributions from NASA and department activities and workshops (engineering, science, humantities, business and management, human performance in space). Significant contribution as chief editor of the final team project report “FAST Weather Solutions - Forecasting and alert system for terrestrial applications”. Managed contributions from 36 team members from 22 countries with original artwork designs.• Project and business development – space and geology projects.• Represented the University of Queensland in a parliamentary inquiry into job creation opportunities in Queensland arising from the establishment of an Australian space industry. The submission focused on Australia using well established mining expertise to differentiate the country internationally in the space sector. Submission and transcripts are accessible on public record.• Project work on in situ leaching, reactive ground and space resources. Show less

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  International Space University

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

  Lecturer

  Presented leadership workshops at the 2019 Space Studies Program in France.

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  The University of Queensland

  Aug 2019 - now

  Adjunct Fellow

  WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre at the Sustainable Minerals Institute.

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  BHP

  Aug 2019 - now

  Medium to long-term planning and strategy within geosciences at Olympic Dam's Cu-Au-Ag-U 10Mtpa underground open stoping operation in South Australia. Responsible for study inputs while supporting operations through safety field leadership and coaching. Coordinate geological inputs into major projects and studies: • Development projects - safety and technical risk management, diamond drilling, communicating geological uncertainty, conditional simulation and reporting, participated in project reviews and provided geological inputs to proposed developments including mineral inventory range analysis.• Project scoping and development participating in opportunity assessments• Accountable for the development of the five year diamond drill planning and geoscience component of the two year operational plan.• Geoscience team culture – drove the development of the departments vision and strategy and initiated quarterly department workshops to build team culture and planning of technical forums.• Exploration - facilitated potential mineralisation reviews leading the justification of a significant drilling program. Show less

  • Manager Resource Characterisation

    Mar 2024 - now

  • Manager Planning and Resource Delivery

    Mar 2022 - Aug 2024

  • Principal Portfolio Strategy and Development

    Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Principal Geoscience - Strategy and Planning

    Aug 2019 - Jun 2021