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Biography:
Born Australia 1972
§ Masters of Engineering - (Bulk Solids Handling & Particulate Studies), University of Newcastle, 2001
Majors Include Dust & Fume Control, Systems & Design, Freight & Slurry Pipelines, Conveyor Design, Comminution & physical processing, Bulk Product Storage
§ Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), University of Queensland
§ Engineering Education Australia — Project Management Short Course, 1998
§ Australian Institute of Steel Construction — Steel Structures Design Short Course, 1998
§ Professional Writing Course, PPK Editor, 2000
§ Toastmasters International – Speechcraft for Engineers Course, 2000
§ Life International – Senior First Aid Certificate, 2000
§ Effective People Skills – Australian Institute of Management, 2000
§ Conflict Resolution – Australian Institute of Management, 2000
§ Consultant Contracts Seminar – Parsons Brinckerhof Legal Counsel, 2000
§ Parsons Brinckerhof Project Management Training Modules (PM126 Project Control, PM125 Cash Management, PM175 Project Organisation, PM104 Project Quality, PM102 Project Schedule, PM103 Project Budget, PM101 Project Scope, PM100 Project Management, PM105 Negotiating)
§ The Trusted Advisor – David Maister, Australian Institute of Management, 2000
§ Effective Meetings – PPK inhouse course, 2000
§ An Introduction to ProjectSolve - Parsons Brinckerhof , 2000
§ Scaffold Theory and Practice – Class 2, 1990
§ Restricted Australian Private Pilots Licence (Student)
§ NAUI Open Water Scuba Diving Licence
AFFILIATIONS
§ Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia
§ Member, IEA College of Mechanical Engineers
§ Member, Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy
§ Member, Society of Bulk Solids Handling
§ Australian National Professional Engineering Register — Grade 3 (NPER-3)
§ Australian Society of Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief
§ Treasurer, Mount Isa Chamber of Commerce, 1998
§ IEA NEC Conference Chairman, 1998
§ IEA North-west Queensland Local Group President, 1997
§ IEA North-west Queensland Local Group Committee Member, 1995–1999
PUBLICATIONS
§ Gilroy, T, Stacey, C, Peterson, P and Chambers, J, Ventilation Effects Of Tall Vertical Empty Ore Passes, Fifth International Conference in Bulk Materials Handling, 1995.
§ Gilroy, T, Intercooling effects on turbocharged engines, University of Queensland Mechanical Engineering Department, 1994.

Know-how and experience:
MATERIALS HANDLING EXPERIENCE
§ 1.2M tpa woodwaste receival and processing facility, Maryborough Sugar Mill co-generation project. Concept design engineer and selection of mobile crushers, loaders and excavators.
§ 120 tph woodwaste receival and processing facility, Rocky Point Sugar Mill co-generation project. Concept design through to tender award engineer and design manager
§ 7 km overland salt conveyor, Port Headland, Thiess. Concept design manager and engineer for project costings through to final contract negotiation.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE (Continued…)
§ Fisherman Islands Container Packing Plants, Brisbane, Grainco Australia. Design manager and engineer, providing ‘design and construct’ scope development and documentation for Fisherman Islands container packing plants for bulk and bagged agricultural products.
§ Appleton Dock Container Packing Plants, Melbourne, Grainco Australia. Design manager and engineer, providing ‘design and construct’ scope development and documentation for Appleton Dock container packing plants for bulk and bagged agricultural products.
§ Agricultural Equipment Design, Melbourne, Grainco Australia. Design manager and engineer, investigating and selecting equipment for scalping, aspiration and screening of various agricultural products.
§ Sulphur Loading Facility, Marlborough, Queensland Rail. Feasibility and concept design engineer, responsible for report, cost estimates and drawings for prilled sulphur loading and unloading, rail and road facility.
§ Materials Handling Infrastructure, Gympie, PB Power. Feasibility and concept design engineer, responsible for report and cost estimates for materials handling infrastructure for a macadamia co-generation plant.
§ Materials Handling Infrastructure, Griffith, New South Wales, PB Power. Feasibility and concept design engineer, responsible for report and cost estimates for materials handling infrastructure for rice co-generation plants.
§ 400,000 ton Sugar Storage Shed, Townsville, Queensland, Thiess. Design manager and design engineer for concept tender design and value engineering review.
§ Underground Crushing and Conveying System, MacArthur River, Northern Territory, MacArthur River Mine. Design engineer, responsible for design calculations for various parts of underground crushing and conveying system.
§ Crushing and Conveying System Upgrade Feasibility Study, Waihi, New Zealand, Waihi Gold Mine. Feasibility and concept design engineer responsible for design calculations and concept development for crushing and conveying system upgrade feasibility study.
§ Granulated Lead Slag Conveyor, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. Design manager and engineer responsible for detail design and documentation for truck loading granulated lead slag conveyor.
§ Underground Feeder and Chutes, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. Design manager and engineer, responsible for detailed design and documentation of retro-fit design of underground 1200 tph vibrating feeder and associated chutes at Level 13C N52 fill pass.
§ Conveyor System Feasibility Study, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. Concept development and cost estimate for proposed lead smelter furnace feed conveyor system.
§ Kogan Creek Power Station, Dalby, Thiess. Tender design manager and engineer for fly ash project. Responsible for concept development to tender design for Kogan Creek Power Station fly ash collection, conditioning, mixing and pumping.
§ Concentrator Vertical Pump and Piping Installation, MacArthur River, Northern Territory, MacArthur River Mine. Detailed design of concentrator vertical pump and piping installation suitable for a mineral concentrate two phase slurry (lean slurry and brittle froth).
§ Cyclone Splitter Box, MacArthur River, Northern Territory, McArthur River Mine. Design manager and engineer, responsible for detailed design of modified cyclone splitter box suitable for a mineral concentrate slurry.
§ Lead Smelter Belt Filter Installation, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. Concept development and cost estimation for lead smelter Delkor belt filter installation for waste water product recovery.
§ Lead Smelter Sieve Bend Installation, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. Design manager and engineer, responsible for on-site client liaison and detail design of two lead smelter sieve bend installations for removal of gross solids from wastewater.
§ Feasibility Modelling and Analysis, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. On-site measurements, analysis and report for copper Isasmelt secondary hygiene study.
§ Conceptual Design and Feasibility Study, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. Concept development, cost estimation, drafting and on-site client liaison for new copper concentrator reagent trace, including cyanide, xanthates and lime (length 350 m).
§ Copper Smelter Feed Anti-pollution System, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. Design manager and engineer, responsible for on-site client liaison, concept development and detailed design of copper smelter feed prep anti-pollution system.
§ Lead Smelter Anti-pollution System, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. Design manager and engineer, responsible for on-site client liaison, concept development of lead smelter anti-pollution system.
§ Lead Concentrator Blower Rationalisation Study, Mount Isa, Mount Isa Mines. On-site investigation and desktop modelling and analysis for lead concentrator blower rationalisation study.

Fields of Consulting work:
bulk materials handling
conveying
port
containerised bulk
crushing
railways
mining