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William D. Thomas
Pender Island,BC
Summary
I am a Business Consultant/Engineer experienced in facility design optimization, asset management, logistics, safety, training, operations, change management & operational readiness. I am skilled in strategy development, risk management, process development & modeling, engineering & project control toolsets, team selection, assembly & training, construction, commissioning & startup. I have a proven Track record in Mining & Electrical Utilities.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Envirogold
01.2025 - 07.2025
- Responsible for directing test work proving the efficacy of preconcentration of old tailings, prior to application of a patented leach process to extract residue metal values & eliminate the potential for acid water generation.
- Responsible for directing the development of a virtual operation based on this test work.
Spanish Mountain Gold
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Responsible for process development test work including coarse ore flotation.
- Responsible for development of a virtual plant during prefeasibility to optimize process equipment specification demonstrating a 25 % energy reduction through an integrated process & electrical simulation encapsulated in a project management estimating system.
- Worked with various suppliers to estimate CAPEX & OPEX based on a tagged process & electrical equipment list as part of a the PFS.
- The work resulted in developing an electrical load & distribution system approved & funded by the electrical utility.
Project Management Consultant
McEwen Mining Los Azules
05.2021 - 02.2022
- Introduced key personnel responsible for completing the access road.
- Lead the development of the process plant simulation.
- Introduced an advanced project management system that managed drilling & drill core assays & warehousing.
Project Management Office Consultant
Los Calatos Holdings (LCH)
05.2017 - 12.2018
- Worked closely with CD capital Joint Program Offices to deliver timely outcomes for the business.
- Fostered a “can do” work culture.
- Designed & implemented a program office for the LCH Project that is scalable to manage multiple projects.
- Provided support to the Technical Program Manager through the provision of all back-office operations to enable the efficient delivery of the PFS/FS.
- Developed & Managed the Detailed Project Gantt including (but not limited to) key deliverables, interdependencies, timelines, resources, costs, risks & contingencies.
- Developed & Implemented Controls to ensure all probity, integrity & transparency.
- Developed & implemented monthly management reports.
- Developed & implemented best practice processes & procedures for the Program Office.
- Created Corporate Presentations, Board Papers & or similar as required.
- Analyzed the business to determine the existing support processes & develop best of breed solutions to support the efficient operations of the Company from Feasibility Study through to Production.
- Developed Timely Budgets Versus Actual Reports.
- Managed the audit process at a parent & subsidiary level.
- Managed Vendors from Tender through to delivery & ensure tight fiscal & time controls.
- Managed the daily operations of all support functions & define the strategic direction for same including Risk Management, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Logistics, Information Technology, HR, Security, QA/QC, Community Relations & Government Relations.
- Fostered “Risk Management” as a culture.
- Developed an IT platform to support the global nature of business.
- Undertook performance reviews for all staff & staff.
- Developed the Company’s Anti-Bribery & Anti-corruption Policies consistent with the UK Bribery Act 2010 & implemented controls to manage these risks.
- Provided Technical Support where required including.
- Development of an approach to develop this unique vertical deposit.
- Lead the development of a virtual plant.
- Development of saltwater supply & treatment requirements.
- Assisted the Company through leveraging personal networks to attract & retain the best Talent.
- Fostered a strong Team based culture, where communication is open, honest & non-threatening.
- Peru
Project Consultant
AZ Mining
01.2016 - 05.2017
- Responsible on this Pb-Zn project.
- Setup Project Simulation & Project Systems.
- Supported Feasibility Project Management.
- Developed the Plan for Operational Readiness.
- Tucson, Arizona
Project Consultant
HUDBAY MINERALS
02.2015 - 01.2016
- Developing project stage gate checklist.
- Detailing project information requirements for vendors, engineers & logistics providers to support operational Readiness.
- Rosemont Copper Molybdenum Project, Tucson, Arizona
Project Consultant
HUDBAY MINERALS
09.2012 - 02.2015
- Project Information Systems including ERP (SAP) & Plant Historian selection & Site networks including WIFI.
- Project Data & Document management to support Business Readiness.
- Supporting Site logistics utilizing QR codes & handheld devices.
- Site access control & construction camp utilization.
- Justification & application of the process simulator for training, regulatory & advanced control checkout & plant debottlenecking.
- Plant capacity verification linking the block schedule to the process model for the first 18 months.
- Selection of Computer Based Training (CPT).
- Verified plant cable lists & associated electrical design.
- Constancia Copper Molybdenum Project, Cusco, Peru
Project Consultant as Project Director
MICRON RESOURCES CORPORATION
11.2010 - 08.2012
- Implementing GIS for site delineation of historical exploration results for this 180 square mile Gold & REE prospect.
- Completed Scoping Study.
- Planned & managed the property drilling program.
- Selected & implemented the mine planning system (Mincom).
- Lead the process development program including the design of the drill sample preparation laboratory, ferromagnetic & paramagnetic separation testing facilities for magnetite recovery.
- Redesigned the Gold & Magnetite pilot plant.
- Selected project consultants & completed the Prefeasibility Study.
- Bowie, AZ
Project Consultant
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
11.2008 - 10.2010
- Defining core business processes to support capital effectiveness & delivery of business ready facilities.
- Developing & documenting project standards required to support these processes including project definition, design & construction including transition from the EPCM teams to the operations & maintenance start-up teams.
- Detailing the technology framework requirements to support these business processes including Newmont Corporate & Project Systems as well as EPCM & Vendors Systems.
- Defining budgets & resources required to execute these standards & processes on both large & small capital projects including development of the overall execution plan & schedule for project teams.
- Justifying the use of a dynamic simulator for the Conga Project to improve both process & process control design & operator training.
- Completing “Business Readiness Requirements” for both Akyem (Ghana) & Hope Bay (Canada).
- Denver, CO
Project Consultant
FREEPORT MCMORAN
12.2007 - 10.2008
- Drafting the corporate capital projects standard operating procedures & contract terms to support business readiness for major projects including:
- Climax 2010, Colorado.
- Safford Sulfur Burner, Arizona.
- El Abra Sulfolix, Chile.
- Bagdad Molybdenum Conversion, Arizona.
- Bisbee Feasibility Study, Arizona.
- Cerro Verde II (Expansion), Peru.
- Interfacing with EPCM’s including Fluor, Jacobs, & Aker Solutions to execute projects according to these SOP’s.
- Phoenix, AZ
Project Consultant
PHELPS DODGE INC
01.2005 - 05.2007
- Development of the associated contract requirements, overall business processes & standards for the EPCM, Suppliers, Commissioning Agents & for the provision of the data & documents required for on-going operations, including asset & supply chain management.
- Directing the development of an (EPISTLE) ISO based web site for the assembly & quality assurance of data & documents from the Owner, Engineer, Suppliers & Commissioning Agents.
- Managing the ERP System configuration & the upload of the required data & documents supplied prior to commissioning.
- Detailing the assessment process for the determination of the required capital spare parts & components.
- Justifying the use of a dynamic simulator for design verification, DCS checkout & operator training.
- Integrating competency-based training program for both operations & maintenance incorporating hardcopy manuals, classroom training, computer-based training modules & dynamic simulation system.
- Reviewing construction risk dossiers & filing the information into the document management.
- Cerro Verde, Arequipa, Peru
Project Consultant
PLACER DOME INC
04.2004 - 12.2004
- Justifying & designing the use of the SAP production planning (PP) for global deployment at Placer Dome, piloted at the Red Lake, Ontario underground gold mine.
- Specifying the overall application architecture to ensure delivery of the required gold production through the integration of mine planning with SAP production planning system.
- Detailing assets & their categorization from project, financial, maintenance & production perspectives.
- Focusing on production & maintenance reporting to ensure effective project & production cost management.
- Vancouver, BC
Director
AMEC ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
10.2001 - 03.2004
- Strategy, marketing, sales, & management of the Operations & Maintenance Consulting Practice for the Americas.
- Key Projects included:
- Development of a risk-based program for the restart of the Falconbridge’s Kidd Creek Plant.
- Risk assessment for the BC Hydrothermal Power Plant.
- Information standards & requirements to support optimized design, construction, operations & asset management at BP’s new world-class SECCO Chemical Complex in China.
- Business Plan, staffing & facilities selection for a new warehouse/ cross-dock for Kennecott Utah Copper to support their maintenance inventory reduction program (in partnership with Ausenco).
- Developing corporate project information requirements, based on ISO, for Phelps Dodge Corporation.
- Bellingham, WA
Manager Systems Planning
BC HYDRO
01.1993 - 01.1995
- Developing the system strategic plan to improve ROI on the $100 million in annual information systems expenditures.
- Specifying corporate guidelines & procedures for system specification, justification & implementation.
- Working with Steven Spewak to develop enterprise data, technology & application architectures.
- Re-engineering the roles of two hundred computer development & operations staff.
- Detailing $100 million transmission & distribution systems upgrades to improve flexibility, accessibility & customer service.
- Introducing real-time monitoring for large industrial customers, improving service & reducing costs.
- Completing the business plan to upgrade the firm's $30 million investment in AM/FM/GIS to re-engineer the use of spatial data & improve asset management.
- Demonstrating real-time Geographic Information Systems for transmission & distribution situation monitoring.
- Vancouver, BC
Education
MBA degree - Finance & Management Information Systems
UBC
Undergraduate Degree - Mining & Mineral Processing Engineering
UBC
Engineering Thesis - Newmont Similkameen Mine’s SAG Grinding Circuit Modeling
MBA Thesis - Planned Maintenance Management Systems at Noranda
Certificate - Advanced Control
University of Alberta
Certificate - Maintenance Planning
Phelps Dodge
Knowledgeable in ERP Systems including SAP
Skills
- Project management systems
- Digital twin creation
- Stage gate
- Asset management
Timeline
Envirogold
01.2025 - 07.2025
Spanish Mountain Gold
05.2023 - 07.2024
Project Management Consultant
McEwen Mining Los Azules
05.2021 - 02.2022
Project Management Office Consultant
Los Calatos Holdings (LCH)
05.2017 - 12.2018
Project Consultant
AZ Mining
01.2016 - 05.2017
Project Consultant
HUDBAY MINERALS
02.2015 - 01.2016
Project Consultant
HUDBAY MINERALS
09.2012 - 02.2015
Project Consultant as Project Director
MICRON RESOURCES CORPORATION
11.2010 - 08.2012
Project Consultant
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
11.2008 - 10.2010
Project Consultant
FREEPORT MCMORAN
12.2007 - 10.2008
Project Consultant
PHELPS DODGE INC
01.2005 - 05.2007
Project Consultant
PLACER DOME INC
04.2004 - 12.2004
Director
AMEC ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
10.2001 - 03.2004
Manager Systems Planning
BC HYDRO
01.1993 - 01.1995
MBA degree - Finance & Management Information Systems
UBC
Undergraduate Degree - Mining & Mineral Processing Engineering
UBC
Engineering Thesis - Newmont Similkameen Mine’s SAG Grinding Circuit Modeling
MBA Thesis - Planned Maintenance Management Systems at Noranda
Certificate - Advanced Control
University of Alberta
Certificate - Maintenance Planning
Phelps Dodge
Knowledgeable in ERP Systems including SAP
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workDesired start date: Flexible
Desired Job Title
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Black Belt taekwondo
Search and Rescue Trainee
Affiliations
- Sigma Phi Delta
- Canadian Legion