Team Profiles

Simon Yazdan, Early Career Geotechnical Engineer

2025-07-01T14:05:18+08:00By |Team Profiles|

BEng (Mining), MEng (CivEng (Geotechnics)) Simon graduated from the University of Tehran in 2011 with a degree in Mining Engineering. Subsequently, he has undertaken a Master's in Geotechnics at RMIT and has completed a PhD in Geotechnics at the University of Adelaide. Simon has more than 5 years of experience in geotechnical engineering. Technical

Chris McDiarmid, Geotechnical Engineer

2025-07-01T08:29:29+08:00By |Team Profiles|

BSc (Geology, Physical Geography) Chris is an experienced Geotechnical Engineer with over nine years of diverse experience across the civil and mining sectors. He has held a variety of roles – including underground and open-pit site support, ground investigation coordination, engineering geology, and field management – across New Zealand, Australia, and several South Pacific

Murtaza ‘Kach’ Kachwalla, Early Career Geotechnical Engineer

2025-06-30T15:54:57+08:00By |Team Profiles|

BEng (Civil), MSc (Structural Engineering with Management)  Murtaza has 5 years industry experience in geotechnical and structural engineering, site engineering, consultancy and contracting. His core technical skills are in geotechnical and structural design (practical and software), data analysis, and management of teams and projects. He gained experience in UG mining, Open Pit Mining, and

Lauren Goodall, Geophysicist

2025-06-30T16:02:45+08:00By |Team Profiles|

BSc (Earth and Environmental Science) (Hons), MSc (Exploration Geophysics)  Lauren graduated from the University of Leeds in 2011 with a master’s degree in Exploration Geophysics. She has more than 7 years of experience working as a seismic exploration geophysicist working across the UK, Middle East, and Australasia. Most recently, since joining MineGeoTech, Lauren has

Matteo Sala, Engineering Geologist

2025-06-30T15:56:29+08:00By |Team Profiles|

BSc (Earth Sciences), MSc (Geology)  Matteo has more than 46 years of geological and geotechnical experience having worked in projects across Australia both as Exploration Geologist and as Engineering Geologist. Technical capabilities include: Detailed Geotechnical and Structural Logging Underground and Open Pit Geotechnical and Structural Mapping Training of Graduate Geotechnical Engineers and Graduate Exploration

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