Ben Grummels Dip App Sc
Perth Western Australia

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 Aitutaki, Cook Islands and Qatar, home buying and redevelopment at Scarborough, Western Australia

July - Dec 1994
INSTRUCTOR of TECHNICIAN  - Vocational Training Centre, Qatar General Petroleum Corp., POB 3212, Doha, Qatar, Arabian Gulf.
Math, Science, Chemistry teacher, 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, Kalgoorlie. 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 chemistry 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 QuickBooks 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. At right, Admiral Ben working on Maina islet, barrier
reef of the Aitutaki Island lagoon, Cook Islands.

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'1978 - Dec'1979
SCIENCE TEACHER Perth - Mercedes Ladies College.
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 teaching. Student assessment and reports.

Favourite sports:
Surfing,     Sailing,     Fishing.