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Born, Holland 1952. more

EDUCATION
Secondary: Guildford Grammar School, Western Australia. Private tuition: Jan Holmes a'Court. Tertiary: Diploma in Applied Science (Chem) Mt. Lawley Technical College, Perth, Australia.‘74.

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

Dec 98 to Current
4 Web Marketing internet marketing and site promotions.

Ben at Scarborough Beach office  August 2000.

Jul 1998 to Dec 98
RELIEF TEACHER, Bunbury Catholic College Computer Programming, Career Education, CAD

Jan 1997 to April 98
MANAGER, Leonora Laverton Regional Development Association Inc. Liaise with mine managers, government agencies, NGOs, indigenous and other civic leaders. Manage enterprise support services, employment, training, finances, staff, computer systems, marketing, webmaster, budgets, community relations, meetings, media releases etc etc.

Aug ‘96 - Dec’97
COMMUNITY EDUCATION TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT COORDINATOR Kimberley College of TAFE (Technical And Further Education) Management of the LaGrange Bay TAFE Centre, Organise adult training courses. Funding applications, course promotions & enrolments. Selection of Staff, materials and equipment. Instruction of Word 6 for Win’95, database and file management, spread-sheeting/charting, Hypertext mark-up language for World Wide Web publishing, Driver training, etc. Editor of The Bay News community newsletter.

Jan 95 - July 96
Family relocation/reunion from Cook Islands and Qatar, home buying and redevelopment at Scarborough, Western Australia

July - Dec 1994
TECHNICIAN INSTRUCTOR - Vocational Training Centre, Qatar General Petroleum Corp., POB 3212, Doha, Qatar, Arabian Gulf. Math/Science/Chemistry instruction curriculum development and technical writing of laboratory manuals and student work-sheet books, for the training of Arab oil and gas process plant operators and technicians.

Feb - June 1994
MATHS / SCIENCE / CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTOR - Vocational Training Centre, Qatar General Petroleum Corp.

Feb 1990 - Feb ’94
SENIOR TECHNICIAN - Department of Minerals Engineering & Extractive Metallurgy, Western Australian School of Mines, a branch of Curtin University of Technology. Procurement/negotiations for laboratory equipment, chemicals and services. Expediting late deliveries. Computer hardware & software procurement and documentation. Information systems analysis and operation. Technical archivist, department accounts. Video-conferencing (Picturtel) facilitator. Metallurgical research: Comminution - Bond work index testing, assisted masters researchers with high pressure, temperature & oxidation leaching, bio-oxidation, column, and heap leaching, refractory gold ore fine grinding and roasting, batch and column nickel froth flotation.

Materials testing - hardness testing of steels, wet chem and instrumental methods of gold ore analysis. Metallurgical laboratory safety: evaluation, equipment design, procedures, and hazard reporting. Safe storage of chemicals. Liaison with Senior Curtin Safety Officer and government health officials in my capacity as department Safety Officer. Gold process plant visits. Staff and student supervision, demonstration of: density separation: panning, tables, jig etc. Particle sizing and statistical analysis.

1989
SECRETARY - Aitutaki Chamber of Commerce. Honorary position. Produce reports, organise meetings, etc.

Jan'85 - Oct'89
MANAGING DIRECTOR - Lagoon Sailing Tours Ltd., Aitutaki, Cook Islands Financial records and analysis, using Quicken computerised accounting, Microsoft spread-sheeting and charting, payrolls. Marketing, sailing, fishing, wind-surfing instruction, dive guide, policy formation, staff motivation, training. Leadership of sailing fleet and game fishing captains. 4wd and scooter hire. International purchasing and import entry documentation. Stock control, maintenance, negotiating with business and civic leaders, etc. etc.

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Feb'80 - Dec'84
HEAD of SCIENCE - Australian Volunteer Abroad, Araura College, Aitutaki, Cook Islands. Years 8 to year 11. Science staff supervision. Instruction of NZ School Certificate sciences, student assessment and reporting. Curriculum development. Also sport activities and foreign aid funding.

May'78 - Dec'79
SCIENCE TEACHER - Years 8,9,10 Mercedes Ladies College, Perth, Western Australia. Lesson preparation, instruction, assessment, reports.

Jan'76 - Dec'77
SCIENCE MASTER Nulungu College, Broome Western Australia. Curriculum development, audio visual co-ordination, purchasing, maintenance, manufacturing science equipment, liaison with state government departments, leading students on local and interstate excursions, in-service conferences. Science instruction, student assessment and reports.

Jan’75 - Dec’75
SCIENCE TEACHER - Years 8,9,10. Nulungu College, Broome, Western Australia 6725. Science instruction. Student assessment and reports.

1972-1974
LABORATORY ASSISTANT / 1973 TECHNICIAN - Australian Selection Pty. Ltd. Queens Park laboratory and Kalgoorlie pilot plant. Nickel ore research: Sample preparation, batch froth flotation testing, high pressure leaching, solvent extraction.

1971 Summer Work Experience.
LABORATORY ASSISTANT AV Jennings Pty Ltd. Heavy liquid media separation of beach sands.

VOLUNTEER President Laverton School P&C 97 & 98. Member Laverton Fire & Rescue Service. Donation of an aeroplane to the Royal Historic Air Museum of Western Australia In the Cook Islands: Australian Volunteer Abroad, Relief teaching, Sea rescue, Founding Committee member of Aitutaki Fishing Club, Secretary Chamber of Commerce; Patron, founder and fund raiser for Aitutaki Basketball Association. Donation of audio visual gear, flood lights and sports equipment to Araura College. Assist in construction of hard court. Boy Scouts. Sailing instruction to locals and expatriates. Fund raising for victims of disaster

PUBLICATIONS:
Monthly reports for Leonora Laverton Regional Development Association. North Eastern Goldfields, 32 page web site.
LaGrange TAFE Centre media releases and broadcast advertising 1996
LaGrange Bay home page, June 1996
"The Bay News" bi-monthly community newsletter. 1996
"Technician Training Program Objectives" 1994, Qatar.
"Laboratory Reference & Techniques Manual" 1994, Qatar.
"Matter & Particles" 1994 Qatar.
"Acids & Al-Kalis" (sic) 1994 Qatar.
"Elements, Compounds, Mixtures & Solutions" 1994, Qatar.
"Metals & Non-metals" 1994, Qatar
"Chemical Structure, Valency & Calculations" 1994, Qatar.
Database of tests, 1994, Qatar
Various basketball, sailing and fishing reports, 1983-1990 Cook Islands News.
Advertising for Lagoon Sailing Tours Ltd, 1981-1989 Cook Islands
Science Syllabus, 1975, Nulungu College, Broome

Physiological
height	198cm
weight	85 kg
fat	14.5%
shape	ectomorphic (tall & thin)
blood group	A negative
blood pressure	medium/low

Volunteer Fire and Rescue member Ben Grummels at Son's of Gwalia Ltd. gold mine, after a winter 1997 fire drill. Photo by Garry Price.