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ROLAND GRAFE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
15 years of professional experience relating to
· Consulting + Engineering + Project Management · Energy Emergency Programs · Mine Management & Mine Planning · Executive Functions - Energy & Mining Sector
PROVEN CAPABILITIES
► Managing, planning, engineering and consulting of projects and programs for the energy & mining sector worldwide
► Team leader for a group of international experts, implementing new technical components, machines, parts and equipment in Yugoslavia
► Procurement of equipment for power plants & coal mines, involved in contracting / sub-contracting, evaluation of bids, tendering procedures
► Assistance and counselling for top level management of Serbia’s power industry
► Involved in feasibility, operational improvement and due diligence studies
► Extensive computer skills in using planning software, project management tools, databases and office applications
AVAILABILITY
· Ready to apply acquired skills and expertise in an environment requiring expertise, knowledge, and exceptional managerial abilities
· Willing to travel and/or relocate internationally
since August 2002Self-employed, Freelance Consultant Germany / Australia
· Competency Demonstration and Acknowledgement of Mining Engineering Qualifications at the Institution of Engineers in Australia · Continuing Education in English Language and Intercultural Business Communication in Australia (2/2003...5/2003, Australia) · English Language Study at the BOND University in Australia (9/2002...12/2002, Australia) · Seminars and Trainings for Students of the Fachhochschule Hannover, Germany
June 2001 … August 2002MVV Consultants and Engineers GmbH, Germany Belgrade, Yugoslavia Senior Expert Mining (6/2001 – 1/2002) Head of a Project Implementation Unit (2/2002 – 8/2002) (Contract on behalf of the European Agency for Reconstruction)
· Responsible for 60 supply contracts for the delivery of mining equipment, that was urgently needed in the Serbian mining sector, budget €30 million · Assistance and advice to top management of Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) and the Serbian Ministry of Mining & Geology · Operational improvement study for Serbian lignite opencast mines in the Kolubara & Kostolac lignite basins · Technical, economic and strategic consulting for EPS Management · Voting Member in Evaluation Committees of the European Agency of Reconstruction for the award of contracts of mining and power plant equipment amounting to €70 million · Responsible for budgeting, project management, finance, administration and operational management for a team of 20 international and national experts
April 1999 … May 2001Freiberg University of Mining & Technology Dresden / Freiberg, Germany Lecturer, Computer Aided Mine Planning German Representative for Mintec Inc, USA · Lectures, seminars & training courses in computer aided mine planning, using MineSight® / Medsystem® and SURPAC · Software implementation, technical support, user training for mine planning software, in-house and on-site training · Project engineering for opencast mines (OCM) & underground mines (UGM) -- UGM: potash deposit in Thailand, OCM lignite mines in Bulgaria and Romania, various German small and medium sized mines · Involved in a Due Diligence Study with SRK Consulting, UK and Chase Manhattan Bank, UK, carrying out of a Financial Mine Model · Involved in a Operational Improvement Study with Rheinbraun Engineering GmbH, Germany, for a Turkish open-pit mine
January 1996 … March 1999LAUBAG – Lausitzer Braunkohle AG (Lignite operation) Senftenberg, Germany Junior Executive Manager Mine Planning Department, Consulting Department · Operational management in various Mining Departments of LAUBAG, Jaenschwalde OCM, Welzow OCM, Cottbus OCM (lignite operation) · Tailor made trainee program for junior executive management,practical on-site training, special management courses · Project manager at LAUBAG Consulting Department, responsible for planning & implementation of a coal quality management system for Marica East OCM, Bulgaria · Project engineer, in-depth feasibility study for lignite deposit Hong Sa, Thailand, feasibility study for a Gold project, Ghana · Special seminar & training of MineSight® at the Mintec inc. head office, USA, implementation of planning software for LAUBAG’s mine planning department
November 1993 … December 1995EMCP Montan Consult & Planning Goerlitz, Germany Mine Planning Engineer, Project Manager · Consulting, engineering and planning of reclamation and recultivation for several mined-out areas in Germany· Environmental impact assessment studies for various running opencast mines · Economic and financial evaluation of recultivation and rehabilitation projects in the mining sector
Sep 2002 … May 2003 BOND University, Gold Coast, Australia English Language Course, IELTS Test Extended vocational training, Innisfail, QLD Intercultural Business Communication
Mar 1989 … Oct 1993 Freiberg University of Mining & Technology, Germany PhD in Mine Engineering (Dr.-Eng.)
Sep 1984 … Feb 1989 Freiberg University of Mining & Technology, Germany BS and MS in Mine Engineering (Dipl.-Eng.)
Aug 1987 … Dec 1987 Moscow Mining Institute, Russia Study Trip, Mine Engineering
Grafe, R., Drebenstedt, C. Stereoscopic 3D-Display for Computer Aided Mine Planning, APCOM 2001, International Mining Conference in Beijing, China, April 2001, Published in Braunkohle - Surface Mining, June 2001
Grafe, R., Drebenstedt, C., Schwerdtner,A. Visualisation of mine planning software with a stereoscopic 3D display, International conference for Mining and Geology in Freiberg, Germany, March 2001
Grafe, R. Computer Aided Mine Planning with MineSight / Medsystem Mintec inc. Annual User Seminar, Paper held on an International Workshop in Tucson (AZ), USA, April 2000
REFERENCES
References Available Upon Request
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