Dan Popescu

EXPERT GEOSCIENTIST (over 32 years of experience) Registered member of SME – USA

• Geological investigations (expert missions) & research (22 years of which: 20+ years in cement industry, 7 years in ceramic bricks industry, 4 years in geological & mining consulting companies): geological/ hydrogeological survey and mapping; all range geological data interpretation; regional structure interpretation; mineral reserve/resource’s quantitative and qualitative evaluations; qualitative/chemical interpretation and mapping; 3D (Leapfrog, Surpac) deposit (block) modelling; logging; conductor and supervisor of drilling programs, development of process tools (technical specifications) and state-of-art/best practices for geological investigation;
• Mining operations (10+ years): feasibility studies; quarries/open pits development and production plans; mining plan/design (exploitation method substantiate) and optimization; yearly exploitation mining plan; costs optimization; conductor of mining activities for hard rocks (blasting, hauling, transport, technological processing) and soft rocks; Coordinate preventive maintenance and repairs of quarry equipment; safety and health; management;
• Environmental studies & works (10+ years): studies of post-use of existing mining sites; reclaiming plans for mining sites; contamination land mapping; environmental impact assessment for mining industry; risk management;
• Geotechnical studies & works (4 years): geotechnical studies for roads, industrial and civil objectives; slope stability analysis and monitoring; foundations;
• GIS (3+ years): database administrations and mapping of geographic information;
• Project Management: costs controlling, resources allocation, tender/inquiry analysis, contracts negotiation, decision analysis, project controlling;
• OH&S: Hazard identification, Risk assessment and Risk control

• Geological investigations (expert missions) & research (22 years of which: 20+ years in cement industry, 7 years in ceramic bricks industry, 4 years in geological & mining consulting companies): geological/ hydrogeological survey and mapping; all range geological data interpretation; regional structure interpretation; mineral reserve/resource’s quantitative and qualitative evaluations; qualitative/chemical interpretation and mapping; 3D (Leapfrog, Surpac) deposit (block) modelling; logging; conductor and supervisor of drilling programs, development of process tools (technical specifications) and state-of-art/best practices for geological investigation;
• Mining operations (10+ years): feasibility studies; quarries/open pits development and production plans; mining plan/design (exploitation method substantiate) and optimization; yearly exploitation mining plan; costs optimization; conductor of mining activities for hard rocks (blasting, hauling, transport, technological processing) and soft rocks; Coordinate preventive maintenance and repairs of quarry equipment; safety and health; management;
• Environmental studies & works (10+ years): studies of post-use of existing mining sites; reclaiming plans for mining sites; contamination land mapping; environmental impact assessment for mining industry; risk management;
• Geotechnical studies & works (4 years): geotechnical studies for roads, industrial and civil objectives; slope stability analysis and monitoring; foundations;
• GIS (3+ years): database administrations and mapping of geographic information;
• Project Management: costs controlling, resources allocation, tender/inquiry analysis, contracts negotiation, decision analysis, project controlling;
• OH&S: Hazard identification, Risk assessment and Risk control

Education

• University of Bucharest

Grade: Summa cum Laudae

• University of Bucharest

Grade: Engineer Geologist

• Cement Manufacturing Course

• Economic for managers training program

• Lafarge’s quarry manager training program

• Managing Safely

• Performance Management

• Plant Managers Course

• Project management

• Situational Leadership II