The University of British Columbia

Current Research:

I am currently working on a gold-rich porphyry deposit in the Alaskan Range of SW Alaska, USA. The Whistler Porphyry-Au deposit has a (2008) defined 43-101 resource of 1.31 Moz indicated, and 4.44 Moz inferred Au equivalent and is 100% controlled by Kiska Metals Corporation. My project will focus on understanding the genesis of this deposit in the context of local and regional exploration potential.

Education:

M.Sc (in progress) - The University of British Columbia (2010-2012) - Project Title: "The Whistler Porphyry Gold Deposit, SW Alaska". Supervisor: Dr Craig Hart

B.Sc (Hons.) - The University of Western Australia (2006-2009) - Honours thesis entitled; "Geology of a Paleozoic Subduction Complex: Cockburn Formation, New England Fold Belt, NSW". Supervisors: Prof. Peter Cawood, Dr Mary Gee.

Relevant Work Experience:

2007: BHP Billiton Iron Ore - Summer Student Placement (Resource Evaluation Group) - Yandi (Pilbara Channel Iron Deposit), WA, Australia

2008: Rio Tinto Coal Australia - Summer Student Placement (Mine Planning) - Hunter Valley Operations, NSW, Australia

2008 - 2009: Demonstrator & Tutor - School of Earth & Environment, UWA, Australia

2010: Kiska Metals Corporation - Core Logging & Fieldwork, Whistler Deposit, Alaska, USA

2010: Teaching Assistant - Earth & Ocean Sciences, UBC, Canada

Professional Memberships:

Society of Economic Geologists (SEG), Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA), Geological Society of Australia (GSA), Geological Society of Canada (GSC), Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG), Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), Canadian Institute for Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM), and Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC)