John has over 60 years of full-scope mining engineering experience. Holding B.Sc. (Hons.) and a M.Sc. degree in Management Science, and has served as a Miner, Shift Boss, Engineer, Vice President, President, Executive Advisor, and Consultant.
John has significant mine construction and operations management experience including mine decommissioning and has industry-leading uranium mining experience, allied to many other minerals including gold, potash, coal, iron ore, copper and oil sands. John has provided leadership of complete study cycles, pre-feasibility to bankable. He has similar experience in environmental baseline studies, through assessment and licensing processes.
John has has parallel capacity with First Nations and Metis relationships, organizational development and leadership training. He has had numerous Board Appointments with the mineral resource sector. John has related industry experience as a Regional Chair, Peer Reviewer, and Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Mining, and is a former President of the Saskatchewan Mining Association. In 2005, John was awarded APEGS's Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Award.