I'm the Managing Director of Alkane Resources Ltd. Alkane is a gold production company with a multi‐commodity exploration and development portfolio. Alkane’s projects are predominantly in the Central West region of NSW, but extend throughout Australia through investments in other gold exploration and mining companies. I'm a chemical engineer (B.Eng, Honours 1st Class from the University of Queensland) with 25 years’ experience in technical and operational optimisation and management, and have held a number of executive roles in mining and processing. Prior to my appointment as Alkane's Managing Director I was Alkane’s Chief Operations Officer.