Further information can be found in Duncan's CV and personal webpage.

Chris Masurenko is a 41 year old German Geologist who has graduated in 1995 at the University of Clausthal. Since 1996 he worked mainly in Africa (W and SE) as Project Manager, Technical Director or Chief Geologist in Manganese and Tantalum/Niobium Mines before he joined European Nickel PLC as Regional Geologist in July 2004. He is now responsible for the Regional Geology of Turkey and the Balkans. He is currently based in Belgrade/Serbia from where he coordinates the exploration programs in Albania and Turkey as well as the search for further Ni-laterite deposits in SE Europe.
He is a co-founder of the company ECTerra with base in Belgrade (Oct 2008); the company will be actively involved in the project management of exploration & mining operations.

Core Skills

Feasibility Studies: Exploration & Mining studies for Mn, Ta, Nb, Ni and other minerals; investment strategies in mining & processing; cash flow analysis and viability studies; JORC & NI43-101 compliant;
Geology: structural mapping, planning & implementation of exploration programs; standards according to JORC & NI43-101; grade control and quality management of data and field work; training of local geologists;
QA/QC: set up of sample preparation facilities and laboratories according to int. standards; optimisation of projects; production and processes; process controlling; quality control of products;
Project Management: leading short and long term exploration campaigns; technical supervision of mining projects; enhancement of internal and external communication; team building and supervision of external experts and auditors.
Languages: German mother tongue, English fluent, basic Portuguese and Serbian

Further information can be found in Chris' CV here.

Einar Rossmann has with his 38 years, 13 years in the business. He studied geology in Germany and France and worked since then in different companies in these two countries. His jobs were mainly focused on Drilling, exploration and mining. In 2008 he decided to create ECTerra with his former colleague Chris Masurenko.

Core Skills

Geology: Structural mapping, planning & implementation of exploration programs; standards according to JORC & NI43-101; grade control and quality management of data and field work; training of local geologists.
Drilling: Exploration drilling; sampling; geotechnical reconnaissance; geotechnical sampling; environmental reconnaissance and sampling; well drilling; coordinating of drilling campaigns; training of supervisors and local drilling crews.
Mining: Mine closure according to European standards, shaft sinking, drifting, scaling and support.
Project management: Leading short and long term exploration campaigns; technical supervision of mining projects; enhancement of internal and external communication; team building and supervision of external experts and auditors
Languages: German mother tongue, English and French fluent.

Further information can be found in Einar's CV here.

Career Highlights

Leading geologist for industrial mineral exploration in Serbia.
Exploration Geologist for Pb, Zn, Cu exploration in Former Yugoslavia
GIS Database development for Coal deposits of YU.
JORC, NI43-101 GIS data-base management of Ni deposits Balkan
Familiar with Surpac, DataMine, AutoCAD, ARC GIS software.
Assisting in ore reserve calculation according to JORC and Russian standards.
Assisting in feasibility & prefeasibility studies on ore deposits.

Further information can be found in Dusan's CV here.

Mohamed Hamza is a 42 year old Management Accountant. He has served in several senior positions in both, manufacturing and service sectors alike and has worked in Australia, UK, Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria and Sri Lanka. Service sector organizations include Transport, Quality Certification, Insurance and Financial services, whilst Manufacturing sector organizations consist of a textile yarn dyeing and processing plant, open pit manganese mine and Asphalt plant / spray business. He worked closely with Chris Masurenko in Ghana and is currently based in Melbourne, Australia and joins ECTerra as its latest team member.

Core Skills

• Heading finance divisions in Manufacturing and Service sector organisations.
• Experience in working and communicating with commercial and operational managers.
• Excellent communication skills both, written & verbal. (English being his first language).
• Exposure in recruitment, training and mentoring staff and teams.
• Negotiation and change management skills.
• Superior knowledge in investigating and implementing process improvement.
• Strong skills in Excel, SAP, Oracle Financials, COGNOS, Hyperion.
• Management accounting, Forex, budgeting, cost control & analysis.

Project Management & Consultancy

• Restructuring & Re-organization
• Preparation of Project Reports and Evaluation of Project Feasibility.  
• Designing & Implementing Inventory and Payroll systems (In-house developed)
• Analysis, design, and implementation of Accounting and Management Information Systems 
• Implementing & documenting Financial & Audit procedures and processes.

Further information can be found in Hamza's CV here.