Allan Read, P.Eng.

Experience

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  RSV USA Consulting Inc.

  May 2014 - Jun 2014

  Intern

  •Created a database of operations and projects to assist RSV consultants to market their expertise

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  Link Developments

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Labourer

  •Worked according to a construction schedule and followed safe practices to maintain an accident-free workplace.

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  SRK Consulting

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Co-op Student (Mining Engineering)

  •Involved in the project management and coordination of diverse engineering projects, including meeting with clients, budget reconciliations, organizing reports, and assisting with proposals.•Mill Costing Database: a program was developed which estimates the cost of a milling operation. In addition, the program estimates and compares costs between projects for benchmarking purposes.•Completed a comprehensive review of a company’s publicly available data in order to provide a client with an overview of the company.•Researched comparable projects to assist the mineral economists with benchmarking. Assisted in the creation of presentations and reports for clients. Show less

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  Shore Gold Inc

  Jun 2016 - Oct 2016

  Engineer in Training

  •Assisted with first principle calculations of various design aspects of the project.•Worked on the organization of the geological database. •Assisted with work towards feasibility study•Conduct pit optimizations & other designs as required.

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  Starkey & Associates Inc

  Feb 2017 - Oct 2017

  ​ Assistant Metallurgist

  ​•Performing SAGDesign testwork•Preparing commercial documents•Conducting engineering design calculations for grinding circuits•Assisting other team members with engineering tasks as required•Development of new grindability testwork•Providing consultation to other S&A employees and clients

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  SRK Consulting

  Nov 2017 - Jan 2024

  •Operational Site Support: Deswik Mine Scheduling assistance and review, Extraction Level Closure Barricade design, Cave Propagation monthly reviews, Cave Management Plan Review•Strategic Project Assessment: Conducted Stope optimization, case analysis and high level cost estimation for Multiple Accounts Analysis and strategic case selection.•Strategic Block Cave Assessment: Undertook PCBC/Footprint Finder options analysis and scheduling to determine viability of mass mining methods.•Technical Studies: Worked as part of a team on numerous technical studies including NI43-101 reports. Work completed includes project management, stope optimization, mine design and scheduling using Deswik Suite, integrated cost estimation and financial modelling. Show less

  • Senior Consultant (Mining)

    Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Consultant (Mining)

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Staff Consultant (Mining)

    Nov 2017 - Dec 2019
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  New Gold Inc.

  Jan 2021 - Apr 2021

  Geotechnical EIT (Secondment)

  • Underground drawpoint support and quality control of drawbell construction.• Ground support installation guidelines.• Cablebolting designs and prints for intersections.• 3-month planning for geotechnical support activities.• Routine underground inspections.

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  Hudbay Minerals Inc.

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

  Mid-Range Mine Planner (Secondment)

  •Responsible for Mid-Range mine development planning (~2 – 3 years) and reviewing infrastructure to support mining fronts. •Liaising with operations and geology personnel to evaluate and create best practice plans for the different ore zones. Enhancing mineability through innovative designs and minimizing dilution. Determining risks to the plan and establishing appropriate mitigations.•Maintaining schedules for the current end-of-year plan in Deswik.Sched™, as well as creating new 2-year budgetary schedules from the LOM plan. •Liaising with LOM planning team to support designs and Long-Range infrastructure planning. Show less

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  RPMGlobal

  Feb 2024 - now

  Junior Vice President (Advisory and Consulting - Americas)