Michael Zenar has an extensive experience in mining & metallurgy, heavy industrial and oil & gas projects. He has participated in various mining & metals, industrial and oil & gas projects where he assumed the supervisory, lead and project engineering responsibilities for engineering and design, construction and commissioning assistance of all systems and equipment. He has experience in plant layouts, mechanical and process equipment, material handling systems and various specialized equipment, etc.

Michael has well developed and utilized his interdisciplinary skills and understanding of other discipline requirements while performing his engineering and supervisory duties.

EDUCATION

1972 B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

1980 M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Master Degree, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

EXPERIENCE

2008 - 2009 AKER SOLUTIONS INC. Toronto, Ontario

Project Engineer

 NICO FEED Project

Project Engineer

Project Engineer for Fortune Minerals NICO Project in NWT during Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase working on engineering assignments to produce discipline deliverables for Client’s bankable feasibility study. Providing continuous interface with the Client and engineering disciplines. Responsible for technical equipment reviews and selection including layout development, discipline deliverables, schedule coordination and Vendor information input. Project consists of development of a new mine including processing plant, oxygen plant, power generation plant, construction and permanent camp, etc.

2007 MET-CHEM CANADA INC. Montreal, Quebec

Supervising Engineer / Lead Mechanical Engineer

 Bucko Lake Nickel Project

Supervising Engineer and Lead Mechanical Engineer including Material Handling Consultant during Detail Engineering phase work for Crowflight Minerals Inc. Nickel project in Wabowden, Manitoba. Working on mechanical and material handling assignments. Responsible for the selection, evaluation and approval of mine site and process plant mechanical equipment design, equipment layout, etc.

1997 - 2006 SNCLAVALIN ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS INC. Toronto, Ontario

Project Engineer/Lead Mechanical

 DYNATEC Corp. Ambatovy Nickel Project

Lime Plant Area Manager during Basic Engineering phase of the Project. Responsible for the selection and evaluation of plant equipment design, equipment layout, etc.

Lead Mechanical Engineer and Material Handling Specialist during Feasibility Study and Basic Engineering phase work for Dynatec Corp. on a Nickel/Cobalt green field project in Madagascar. Responsible for the selection, evaluation and approval of mine site and process plant mechanical equipment design, equipment layout, etc. The Project develops the production of 60,000tpa of nickel and 5,600tpa of cobalt.

 MAGSA Veladero Gold Project

Project Mechanical Supervisor to an Argentinean engineering company during Detail engineering phase representing the Client, MAGSA - Minera Argentina (Barrick), on a gold mine Project developed as a green field plant in Veladero, Argentina. Responsible for the approval of all equipment design, equipment selection, specifications and bid evaluations, detail engineering drawings acceptance etc. ( incl. all equipment, tanks, dust collection and material handling systems, duct work, bins, silos, dampers/gates, valves, special custom made machines design and engineering, etc.).

 Cameco SEU Blending Project

Project / Lead Mechanical Engineer during Basic engineering phase for SEU (Slightly Enriched Uranium) Blending Project as an addition to the existing Port Hope plant operations. Responsible for mechanical equipment design, equipment specifications and bid evaluations, detail drawings etc. for BDU (Blending Dysprosium), SEU and SEU Scrap Areas (tanks, dust collection systems, material handling systems, duct work, special custom made machines design and engineering, dampers, valves, etc.).

 Syncrude UE-1 Project, Fort McMurray, Alberta

Lead Mechanical Engineer during detail engineering phase for Upgrade Expansion Project of the Fort McMurray existing plant responsible for mechanical equipment selection, specifications and bid evaluations, detail drawings etc. for ESP (electro precipitator units), tanks, dust handling system, duct work, expansion joints, dampers, valves, etc.

 Inco Ltd., Smelter, Sudbury

Project Engineer/Manager, during detail engineering phase for the engineering and design of the equipment and components required for the elimination of the fugitive dust. Responsible for equipment selection, specifications and detail drawings, etc.

 Kennecott Utah Copper Company (KUCC), Salt Lake City, USA

Project Engineer/Manager, during detail engineering phase for the engineering and design of the equipment and auxiliaries required for the capacity upgrade of the system and associated components incl. drag chain conveyor. Responsible for equipment selection, specifications and detail drawings, etc.

 TVX Hellas, Olympias Project, Greece

Lead Mechanical Engineer, during detail engineering stage responsible for mechanical equipment selection, specifications and bid evaluations, detail drawings etc.

 CBMM, Araxa, Brazil,

Lead Mechanical Engineer, as part of a technical review team for the Client, for an open pit NIOBIUM mine. Responsible for all equipment review, material handling systems review and proposal in the pit area, including the conveyor selection/upgrade.

 Inco Ltd., Goro Nickel Integrated Pilot Plant Project, New Caledonia

Lead Mechanical Engineer, provided support for equipment design and selection for project’s detailed phase; heavy equipment and engineering of various systems and components.

 Kumtor Operating Company, 14,500 t/d Kumtor Gold Project, Kyrgyzstan

Lead Mechanical Engineer, provided engineering support for sulphur handling facility. Responsible for the preparation of all engineering documentation, bid analysis and recommendations.

 Proctor and Gamble, Pulsar Project, Ontario

Specialist Mechanical Engineer responsible for preparations of specifications and detail design, drawings for equipment and systems.

1996-1997 STONE WEBSTER, Toronto

 CanFibre Company, Lackawanna Project, NY, USA

Lead Mechanical Engineer, provided engineering and supervision for detailed engineering and design activities, incl. selection and ordering of the equipment for a green field plant built to produce recycled, medium strength particle board.

 Flexys, CAP II Project, Malaysia,

Specialist Mechanical Engineer for engineering assignments during detailed engineering and construction Phase II, for material handling, dust collection, ventilation, tanks, storage vessels, etc.

 Bayer, Butyl II Phase Project, Sarnia, Canada

Specialist Mechanical Engineer for engineering assignments during detailed and construction for tanks, storage vessels, material handling, dust collection, ventilation, etc.

1993-1995 BECHTEL, Toronto

Lead Engineer

 Falconbridge, Raglan Project, Sudbury, Ontario

Lead Engineer provided engineering supervision and support for mineral processing project during detail engineering phase. Responsible for specifying mechanical, process and material handling equipment, design, specifications, checking and approving vendor drawings etc.

 Hibbing Taconite Company, Iron Ore Plant, Hibbing, Minnesota, USA

Lead Engineer provided engineering support for overland iron ore conveying system as part of a Transportation Study, including detailed cost analysis.

 RGC, Mineral Sand Project, USA

Supervisor for mechanical engineering, responsible for the preliminary and detailed engineering for mineral sands projects. Performed evaluations for equipment modifications and detail design of required upgrade for the equipment and materials handling system. This included a complete design of the silo distribution system and improvements to eliminate flow problems in bins and chutes, transfer points and to eliminate spillage and environmental dusting problems.

 Louisville Cement Plant, Kentucky, USA

Consultant provided consulting services for the Client for the upgrade including dust collection system and electrostatic precipitator, material handling system, etc. and an environmental study for the second cement plant.

 3M, Ontario

Consultant responsible for custom designing and engineering of a material handling system, including a crushing and loading system and its equipment. This material handling system involved mobile/semi-mobile feeders/breakers, loaders and conveyor systems.

 Reynolds Aluminum Co., Massena Aluminum Project, New York, USA

Consultant provided engineering and mechanical design services including supervision for USA-based engineering construction firm as required for detail designing and engineering of a material handling system for furnace and turn table.

 Marblehead Lime Co. (Northern Lime Ltd.), Ontario

Consultant providing project engineering and consulting services required for designing of material handling equipment for lime storage system. Determination of the loads for structural and electrical sizing of the equipment for the storage system.

 Inco Ltd., Myren Dryer Feed Project

Consultant providing project engineering and consulting services required for designing of material handling equipment for dryer including dust collection and ducting. Provided design, sizing and data sheets.

 Inco Ltd., Nickel Foam Plating Project, Ontario

Consultant providing project engineering and consulting services for designing a Nickel foam plating lines.

 A.G. Simpson, Scarborough, Ontario

Project Engineer provided project engineering and design including project management services in the areas of material handling (product transport with overhead conveyor systems), pollution control (dust collectors and wet scrubbers), process equipment design and improvements (washer and scrap handling systems), design and data sheets specifications, bid preparation and evaluation, installation and start-up. Engineering of product transport system (overhead conveyors systems over six thousand feet long), of acid fume removal system, etc.

1991-1992 HOLDERBANK, Mississauga

Mechanical Engineer

 Various Cement Plants: Cementos Apasco, Mexico; Tecoman Line II, Colombia; Cementos Boyaca, Nobsa Plant, Colombia; La Cemento Nacional, Cerro Blanco Plant; INCSA, Costa Rica; Cementos Nacionales, Republica Dominicana, etc.

Provided engineering services in the areas of material handling for cement plants (belt conveyors, screw conveyors, air slides, gates, valves, etc.), pollution control (dust collectors, electrostatic precipitators, ducting, supports, gates, dampers, etc.) including equipment sizing. Involvement included data sheets preparation for equipment purchase, bid evaluations, equipment selection for purchase recommendation and reports to the management and the owner.

 Ontario Hydro, Ontario

Provided audits on energy utilization and optimization, mainly cement industry, raw and cement mill and kiln gans, etc. all of Ontario cement plats were audited in British Columbia

 Brick Plant, Ukraine

Mechanical Engineer, consultant for a proposal, equipment sizing and selection of the equipment for a upgraded brick plant, participated in the feasibility study.

1988-1991 DOMTAR INC., PACKAGING DIVISION, Ontario

Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer, responsible for several large material handling projects in Domtar’s operations including a new Lithotech facility in Scarborough.

1986-1988 POLYTAINERS INC., Etobicoke, Ontario

Project / Mechanical Engineer

1983-1986 USARCO LTD., Hamilton, Ontario

Project / Plant Engineer

1981-1982 STEETLEY INC., Ontario

Project Engineer

1977-1981 PROGRESS-INVEST, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Project Engineer/Project Manager

Project Engineer, Project Manager and after Construction Manager for a new green field plant (2,000 tpd, Novi Popovac, Yugoslavia) with a significant domestic content in equipment supply in material handling and pollution control equipment, in addition to FLS equipment supply.

1972-1977 IKS-CABLE FACTORY, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Plant Engineer working on new projects and plant improvements.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Professional Engineers of Ontario

LANGUAGES

English, Slavic languages, working knowledge of French,

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Canada, Yugoslavia, Argentina, USA, Brazil, Columbia.

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