Areas of Expertise
Every material is critical for something!
The question is when, where, and for whom?
Understanding why these materials matter, where they sit, and how they can be accessed is a different kind of challenge, one that sits across geology, geochemistry, policy, and recycling.
Rather than treating resources as static commodities, I model how they flow, where value is lost, and how materials can be better retained — particularly in the context of the energy transition and growing pressure on critical material systems.
Getting stuck between science and policy?
I’ve spent more than a decade at the intersection of complex circular material systems, supply chains, and policy, helping make sense of how these resources feed into the global energy transition.
From working with researchers and policymakers on strategic decision-making around critical resources and energy, to growing melons in the Kalahari, my work centres on turning complexity into insight on which people can act.
Before supply chains or policy, there is geology!
My background is grounded in understanding how mineral systems form and evolve, and applying this across the full lifecycle, from exploration and mining through to resource definition and 3D modelling.
From Archean to Cenozoic, from sedimentary to igneous, recognising the geology is key to understanding the subsurface, the economics, and ultimately the people connected to these integrated resource supply chains.