Vision Statement
Empowering industries for a sustainable future, Atlantech envisions becoming a leader known for seamlessly integrating cutting-edge engineering solutions with environmental conservation. We aspire to redefine industry standards, fostering innovation and promoting responsible practices. Our vision is to be a key contributor to creating resilient and sustainable local communities, where industries thrive in harmony with nature. Through a continuous commitment to excellence, ethical principles, and active participation in global carbon reduction initiatives, we strive to be a trusted partner, influencing positive change and contributing to a greener and more sustainable world, as we grow into a prominent and influential company in our sector.
About Us
Atlantech is a consulting company providing first-class mining, civil and environmental support services.
Why we do what we do?
After many years walking the walk, with a wealth of experience gained from projects across global sites and a diverse range of commodities, we thought why not help others as they have helped us?
We are driven to give back our expertise and continually strive to push others to succeed in their chosen career path.
A diverse team is also an adaptable team and we are here to work with your schedule and support your team as best we can to add value to your business.
Atlantech's fundamental values are:
Mansour Nasrollahzadeh
Managing Director and Founder
Mansour Nasrollahzadeh is a highly skilled mining engineer and entrepreneur, equipped with over ten years industry experience and a Master of Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology – Tehran Polytechnic.
His roles across open cut and underground mine sites in Australia have enriched Mansour with a wealth of knowledge in the resources sector. Mansour has obtained the statutory certificate of open cut examiner, which illustrates his thorough understanding of legislation and safe practice in the mining industry.
Mansour specialises in: Mine planning, including tactical and strategic planning, through seam mining, scheduling, design, process optimisation, feasibility study, reconciliation, truck and haulage modelling. Drill and Blast, including design, loading and timing plan, constraints management, through seam blasting, hot hole blasting and process optimisation.
After a decade in the mining industry, Mansour decided to found Atlantech to provide first class mining engineering services to every client to whom quality matters.
Jason Desmond
Director and Environmental Lead
Jason Desmond is a passionate environmental professional and leader with over 15 years industry experience and a Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management from the University of Newcastle.
Jason has previously worked across several open-cut coal and metalliferous mine sites within Australia. This has included working as a consultant, mining supervisory positions as well as site-based environmental roles ranging from Environment & Community Officer through to Environment & Community Manager leading a team.
Jason has experience in Project Approvals, Management Plans, Mining Operations Plan, Rehabilitation monitoring, site compliance, life-of-mine and budget planning, reporting (Annual Reviews, Annual Returns, non-compliance) mine closure, auditing, government and community liaison as well as mentoring of many students / undergraduate / graduates. He possesses an environmental auditors' certification as well as statutory certificate of open cut examiner.
Jason is passionate about supporting clients in the mining industry whilst leveraging off his vast prior experience.
Guy Simpson
Technical Services Manager (Western Australia)
Guy Simpson is an industry leader with a remarkable 30 years' global experience in both underground and open-pit mining from an operational and technical perspective. Guy also has extensive management experience, including roles as General Manager of Operations at Barto Gold (Minjar) and Blackham Resources, Open Pit Manager at Blackham Resources, Manager Mine Optimisation at Cudeco Limited, General Manager of Operations at Veris Gold, and Underground Projects Manager at Harmony Australia.
Guy has previously held senior positions in technical services, including roles such as Group Mining Engineer for Resolute Mining and GM Technical Services for Norton Goldfields. His contributions in these positions were instrumental in improving client satisfaction and streamlining processes. Guy also made a significant impact as a Principal Mining Consultant with Rapallo Engineers, where he played a pivotal role in building the mining engineering division from the ground up.
This wealth of knowledge and experience showcase Guy's ability to lead and grow divisions within the mining industry and is vital to Atlantech as we extend our footprint into Western Australia and expand our services to adapt to the evolving needs of our clients.
Dean Sorley
Principal Mining Engineer
Dean Sorley is a principal mining engineer and industry heavyweight, armed with over 30 years domestic and international experience gained from open cut and underground coal, gold and iron ore operations, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) with Honours II Division I from the University of Wollongong.
Dean has developed strong technical skills, highly integrated with deep financial understanding and analysis associated with mining businesses and is well versed in how to drive high return improvements.
He enjoys working collaboratively with technical, operational and commercial personnel to ensure plans are delivered to meet business objectives.
Dean has well developed problem definition and solution creation skills and has used LEAN methods to assist in improving businesses at operational levels.
In his spare time, Dean enjoys cycling different areas around Newcastle, and kayaking. So much so, he has even kayaked across the Bass Strait!
Tiju Thomas
Senior Drill and Blast Engineer
Tiju Thomas has accumulated an abundance of experience working on a diverse range of projects across the globe as a mining engineer since 1995, with a particular passion for drill and blast engineering. He is armed with 29 years in the mining industry and a Bachelor and Master of Science - Mining Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In addition, Tiju has a Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency (South Africa) and is a published author of multiple industry papers and publications.
Tiju specialises in: Drill and Blast planning, the best and latest blasting techniques and technologies, computer aided design using relevant software packages, project management, blast monitoring, investigations, audits and consulting services, and much more.
As a blasting enthusiast, Tiju delivers a high quality and practical product, while using the resources available to continually improve on the tools and processes in place. His goal is to use his extensive experience in collaboration with his technical ability to build trust and integrity amongst crews. He believes in working as a team to deliver a more cost effective and operationally efficient outcome.
Hannah Lumsden
Senior Environmental Consultant
Guy Simpson is an industry leader with a remarkable 30 years' global experience in both underground and open-pit mining from an operational and technical perspective. Guy also has extensive management experience, including roles as General Manager of Operations at Barto Gold (Minjar) and Blackham Resources, Open Pit Manager at Blackham Resources, Manager Mine Optimisation at Cudeco Limited, General Manager of Operations at Veris Gold, and Underground Projects Manager at Harmony Australia.
Guy has previously held senior positions in technical services, including roles such as Group Mining Engineer for Resolute Mining and GM Technical Services for Norton Goldfields. His contributions in these positions were instrumental in improving client satisfaction and streamlining processes. Guy also made a significant impact as a Principal Mining Consultant with Rapallo Engineers, where he played a pivotal role in building the mining engineering division from the ground up.
This wealth of knowledge and experience showcase Guy's ability to lead and grow divisions within the mining industry and is vital to Atlantech as we extend our footprint into Western Australia and expand our services to adapt to the evolving needs of our clients.
Dean Woods
Senior Environmental Consultant
Dean Woods is a highly motivated and qualified environmental professional with experience in environmental management within the mining industry and local government.
With a thorough understanding of NSW environmental and planning legislation, Dean has considerable knowledge and experience in the development and implementation of environmental systems including mine site rehabilitation programs.
Armed with a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Land and Water) and a Graduate Certificate in Business from Charles Sturt University, as well as over 8 years industry experience, Dean is a welcome addition to the Atlantech team.
For leisure, Dean thoroughly enjoys spending quality time with his family, regularly exploring new places together and an occasional game of golf where he can find the time.
Samantha Hovar
Senior Environmental Consultant
Samantha (Sam) Hovar is a Senior Environmental Consultant with six years of industry experience and a Bachelor of Environment and Sustainability degree majoring in Environment Science with minors in Soil and Land Management and Water Science and Policy from the Australian National University in Canberra.
Most recently, Sam led the site in-house monitoring team at Glencore's McArthur River Mine in the Northern Territory, responsible for surface water, groundwater, marine water, fluvial sediment and air quality programs which include over 450 monitoring sites. She was also heavily involved in regulator engagement and external environmental approval applications for mining activities such as alternative storage of product concentrate and extension of the open pit. Prior to this Sam spent time in rehabilitation focussed roles within the Northern Territory and QLD. In 2022, Sam was a Northern Territory Women in Resources Exceptional Young Women Finalist.
In her spare time, Sam enjoys hiking, camping, travelling/exploring new places and country music. She also completed the Overland Track hike in 2022.
David Shirley
Senior Mining Engineer
David Shirley is a dedicated and passionate Senior Mining Engineer with 15 years’ experience in open cut mining. He gained a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from Curtin University Western Australia School of Mines and a Master of Civil Engineering from Deakin University.
David’s other qualifications include having an Unrestricted Quarry Managers ticket from Western Australia and a NSW Mining Engineering Manager’s Practising Certificate.
His experience includes working with iron ore in the Pilbara, large-scale open-cut coal in Central Queensland and open-cut coal in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales.
Among his experiences, David was involved at a mine site as it transitioned from full-scale operation to closure, and his work was integral for guiding production strategies that would optimise value whilst ramping down.
David is well accustomed to the latest mine design and scheduling packages, and strongly believes in building relationships with production personnel to deliver effective outcomes for the business as a team. His specialist Operational Engineering disciplines include drill and blast, pit and dump designs, rehabilitation, bulk push designs and short-term scheduling.
In his spare time, David will either be in the gym keeping fit, mountain biking or gardening with his family. David and his wife enjoy an active lifestyle with their three small children and two dogs, and you’ll often see the family down at the local park run on a Saturday morning either running or volunteering.
Marck Maramat
Senior Mining Engineer (Western Australia)
Marck Maramat is a highly knowledgeable and dynamic Senior Mining Engineer with 12 years’ experience across a diverse range of projects and operations in Australia and the Philippines. He graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a Bachelor of Science in Mining and Mineral Engineering in 2012.
In his most recent role as Senior Mining Engineer in Perth, Marck specialised in project management and delivery of mining technical studies at conceptual, scoping, and pre-feasibility level spanning mining model creation, pit optimisation, pit and dump designs, mine planning, mine scheduling, cost modeling, and technical report writing.
Marck thoroughly enjoys giving back to the profession through training and mentoring of team members and has a wealth of experience with mining engineering software suites, including Surpac, Minesched, Whittle, Datamine NPV Scheduler, Studio OP, Deswik, and CAD.
Outside of work, Marck loves watching sports (basketball, footy, NFL, and tennis in particular). He plays basketball at least once a week and also goes to the gym on most weekdays to lift weights. Lastly, Marck enjoys traveling the world with his family.
Nina Foley
Environmental Consultant
Nina Foley is a highly motivated and innovative environmental professional, armed with three years' industry experience and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Waikato in Aotearoa New Zealand, majoring in Ecology, Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences.
Having previously worked as a Graduate Environmental Scientist at global engineering consultancy GHD, Nina helped contribute to an extensive service line in contamination and remediation across Northern NSW. Her client project experience had a strong focus in monitoring and reporting on environmental changes and emerging contaminants in both water and soil spaces.
Prior to this, Nina was a Laboratory Technician at biotechnology research and testing solutions provider Analytica Laboratories for eighteen months while completing her degree in Waikato.
Nina’s hobbies and interests include keeping active everyday with her two large dogs at the local park, taking advantage of Newcastle's dog beaches, and finding new places to camp or visit on the weekends.
She also loves spending time with her family and friends in Newcastle or keeping in touch with those in New Zealand and Tasmania.
Jonathan Kool
Graduate Environmental Consultant
Jonathan Kool is a proactive and enthusiastic environmental professional, who graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in January 2021.
His Class 1 Honours Project involved research conducted at the University of Newcastle and The Hunter Water Corporation and is entitled "Distribution and ecology of Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) within the Williams River Catchment: Implications for drinking water supply".
Jonathan's work experience includes several roles with PetQuarters, most recently as Import Biosecurity Facility Manager. During this time, he was successful in writing and integrating company-wide policy and procedures to decrease fish mortality.
For leisure, Jonathan enjoys caring for his property, which includes decorative and edible gardens, tending to his aquariums, collecting antique items, and spending time with family over a BBQ.
Joshua Pawson
Graduate Environmental Consultant
Joshua Pawson is a keen environmental professional who graduated from Charles Sturt University with a Bachelor of Environmental Science in mid-2023, with specialisations in Applied Earth Sciences.
Joshua has a special interest in geographic information systems (GIS), mine site rehabilitation and contaminated land remediation after completing several subjects in these areas with distinction.
Joshua’s work history has included working with geo-technicians to carry out field sampling and testing. This included maintaining laboratory equipment to Australian standards, as well as Roads and Maritime Services standards.
Outside of work Joshua’s interests include woodwork, Formula One, touch football and soccer.
Emma Murray
Administrative Assistant
Emma Murray is an experienced administrative professional with a background in the real estate property market.
With clear communication skills and a welcoming personality, Emma brings a diligent and motivated work ethic, great organisational skills and computer literacy to her new role at Atlantech.
Armed with a Diploma in Business Administration and experience as a small business owner, Emma excels at prioritising and completing multiple tasks simultaneously, while following through to achieve project goals.
As a mother of two young children, and with an adventurous partner, Emma's family's activities revolve around travelling in their caravan, riding their mountain bikes, and enjoying beach outings.
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Atlantech provides technical excellence and innovative mining and environmental consulting services to the Australian resources sector. We are passionate about identifying your needs and customising bespoke solutions that add value to your business.
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