Background

2009 w&p; PEGGAU,  AUSTRIA

Modification of a grinding shop to enable fine grinding

2007-09 w&p; WIETERSDORF, AUSTRIA

manager of projects and process department; 2008: cement operation manager

Clinker-cooler-filter planning and commissioning; cooling of cement with air and  ultrasound water spray; utilization of alternative raw materials, raw meal mixing instead of cross belt analyzing; emission reduction of SO2 and NOx

performance increase of kiln and mill production >10% by pure process optimization

2005-07 CEMENTARNA  TREBOVLJE - LAFARGE; TREBOVLJE, SLOVENIA 

Manager of process and mining department, coach of the production manager in training

Optimization of clinker cooler; implementation of an emission control procedure; adaptation and performance increase of the raw material grinding plant; Fine-tuning of cement grinding; mine planning; optimizing the transport logistic of the raw materials; planning and commissioning of a fine material separation equipment after primary crushing

2003-05 BATH PLANT - LAFARGE; KINGSTON - ONTARIO, CANADA

Manager of the departments: process, laboratory/quality, environment 

Feasibility studies of: raw material drying using clinker cooler waste heat instead of natural gas, power generation by using kiln exhaust gases,

Alternative fuel mid kiln injection including information sessions for the community; modification of the preheater tower using model design results; raw mill modification to increase the performance; implementation of a web-supported operational data control system

1999-2003 CENTRE TECHNIQUE EUROPE CENTRAL - LAFARGE: VIENNA - AUSTRIA

Senior process engineer supporting plants in Austria, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia; equipment optimization and trouble shooting; project responsibility mainly for grinding plants of raw material, cement, coal and slag

Planning and commissioning of separator modification in Malogosz (Poland); planning and commissioning of a new separator in Wössingen (Germany); modification for performance increase of the raw material processing shop in Beocin (Serbia); planning and comissioning of a coal grinding plant in Trebovlje (Slovenia)

Participation of extensive training units for process, cement quality, project management

1997-1999 KIRCHDORFER BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT: Krumau, Czechoslovakia

Technical assistant of the CEO for 5 quarries in CS

Feasibility studie of a sand processing plant; planning and commissioning of crushing and sieving equipment in Plesovice (CS); renewal of mobile equipment for the mining plants

1991-99 KIRCHDORFER ZEMENTWERKE LTD: KIRCHDORF - AUSTRIA

Operation manager of 2 quarries, process engineer for the cement plant

Mine mapping and planning; digital block modeling based on geostatistic results after an extensive exploration phase; rationalization of the open pit organization - a  change of the mining method  resulted in a labor reduction of 40%; renewal of mobile equipment

Optimizing the joint operation of primary crusher and raw mill

Project support at: preheater tower renewal with KHD, SCR pilot plant (DeNOx), alternative fuel dosing at the main burner, precrushing plant before klinker grinding; feasibility study to improve the performance of the finish grinding plant; study and implementation of of tools to reduce the water demand of cement in cooperation with the laboratory- and quality control department

1990-91 ASPANGER AG; ASPANG - AUSTRIA

Assistant of plant manger

Planning and implementation of a required performance increase of 20% in the wet processing plant, feasibility study of yield increase by flotation

EDUCATION

1989 diploma degree in mining engineering at the university in Leoben / Austria with emphasis in mineral processing