SALAH ALFAZARI

• Besides geological work, I also hold position of Project Manager at company:
• Develop overall project implementation strategy, systems, approaches, tools, and materials.
• Manage implementation and support for regional strategy.
• Plan various stages of project implementation and set direction by prioritizing and organizing activities and resources to achieve project objectives.
• Oversee and manage project implementation, ensuring that technical quality and standards are considered and respected throughout.
• Organize regular project coordination meetings with project team.
• Ensure budget utilization and physical target achievements are reviewed at least once month as per work plan.
• Ensure project implementation is on time, on target, and on budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired impacts.
• Regularly update work plan, output tracker, PMF, and other documents relevant for effective project management.
• Forecast monthly cash requirements of project and submit to AC.
• Participate in recruitment of technical staff.
• Ensure that project staff understand and are able to perform their roles and responsibilities.
• Present project outlines to team members
• Manage project staff in cooperation with Area Coordinators.
• Ensure positive working environment and good team dynamics.
• Monitor progress of project in partnership with other department contributors.
• Ensure that each member of project team is aware of security issues, policies, and SOPs, and they follow them accordingly.
• Facilitated smooth transitions between project stages for seamless progression.
• Streamlined processes using lean methodologies, significantly improving operational efficiency.
• Fostered positive work environment, enhancing team productivity substantially.
• Integrated new technologies into existing systems for improved functionality.
• Steered teams through complex project phases to successful completion.
• Led cross-functional teams to achieve project goals on time.
• Identified risks and implemented mitigation strategies for secure project outcomes.
• Managed budgets diligently and controlled unnecessary expenditure on projects.

Perform Geological, structural, and Regolith mapping.

• Perform detailed geological data review to determine prospective targets.
• Oversee soil sampling, trenching, and various forms of exploratory drilling.
• Monitor and control varied samples, ensure adequate insertion of QAQC samples, and perform Geological Interpretation.
• Collect, compile, analyze exploration data, and recommend appropriate follow-up programs.
• Prepare budgets as well as complete projects on budget and within planned time frames.
• Write comprehensive reports on scheduled basis for review by senior management and regulatory agencies (Quaternary, Annual and Technical).
• Perform any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time by supervisor.
• Work with technical services team on exploration drilling programs, including but not limited to monitoring drilling progress, core logging, up-to-date plotting and interpretation of drill sections, implementing and monitoring relevant workflows and procedures.
• Contribute to comprehensive exploration targets and plans including compilation of historical data, managing and analyzing site database, surface sampling and mapping, and historical core reviews.
• Assist with technical aspects of the Company’s projects, including but not limited to QA/QC for exploration activities, exploration, resource modelling and engineering, due diligence and data auditing, economic assessments, etc.
• Contribute to geological interpretation of structural information and deposits including data compilation, integration and 3D modelling.
• Manage standards and procedures when generating and analyzing data.

• Plan and direct company’s exploration activities.
• Ensure that exploration goals are achieved on time and within budget.
• Identify exploration opportunities (Copper, Chromite, Gold, etc).
• Search and evaluate new mining investment opportunities in Oman for Copper, Chromite, and gold, etc.
• Developing growth strategies and plans.
• Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients.
• Increasing client base.
• Having in-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition.
• Writing business proposals.
• Negotiating with stakeholders.
• Identifying and mapping business strengths and customer needs.
• Prepare and oversee operational budgets to evaluate economic and environmental efficiency and feasibility of mineral extraction process.
• Oversee and manage team involved in identifying and assessing location, quantity, and quality of mineral deposits on Earth.
• Oversee and manage mapping of locations where mineral deposits would be located.
• Optimised resource allocation for increased profits.
• Secured new business opportunities with successful networking events.
• Cultivated strong relationships with clients to secure repeat business.
• Identified growth opportunities through comprehensive market research.
• Boosted department efficiency by streamlining operational processes.
• Supervised project timelines for timely completion.
• Delegated tasks efficiently to maximise productivity.

• Investigating structure and evolution of earth and its natural resources (Copper, Chromite, gold, etc).
• Planning programmes for exploration of sites for oil, gas, water, minerals, etc.
• Surveying and mapping geologically promising sites.
• Collecting and recording samples and data from test sites.
• Analysing geological data using specialist computer applications
• Ascertaining extraction risks.
• Advising managerial and technical engineering on development of reserves.
• Geological logging.
• Geotechnical logging and investigation of rock and soil for mine design and infrastructure such as roads and offices.
• Supervision of field and drilling programs.
• Prospect mapping.
• Monitor drilling contractor’s quality and performance.
• Reporting for company and government (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual and Technical).
• Ensure sampling and QAQC process is accurate and validated.
• Ensure exploration data is accurate and validated.
• Integrate available data to assess further exploration potential for areas.
• Interpret exploration data in 2D and 3D and make recommendations.
• Design field and drilling exploration programs.
• Plan and schedule activities and costs as per exploration budget
• Work with landowners and government departments.
• Stratigraphic unit definitions involving characterizing attributes and known distribution of stratigraphic units.
• Mine roads design (inner roads and to highway road) according to Oman roads standards.
• 3D geological models construction.
• Portugal
• Savannah has potential to become first significant lithium producer in Europe thanks to its Mina do Barroso Project in northern Portugal. I joined team in Portugal to:
• Geological logging.
• Execution and planning of drilling programs, including data management and QAQC.
• Execution and planning of near-mine geochemical exploration and mapping programs.
• Interpretation of drill results and development of resource models.
• Supervision and mentoring of junior staff.
• Contributed to feasibility studies, enabled informed investment decisions in new mining ventures .
• Assisted in drilling operations to ensure optimal extraction processes were followed.
• Promoted sustainable practices during exploration activities, minimised ecological footprint of operations .
• Conducted fieldworks, provided vital inputs for strategic planning.

• Assist supervision of all grade control functions to ensure safe work practices and quality control procedures are followed.
• Develop and maintain work practices and procedures of highest professional and safety standards to achieve optimum performance of grade control functions.
• Geological mapping and interpretations.
• Supervision of mining of ore zones to minimize dilution and maximize ore recovery.
• Maintain good communication and reporting with mining and plant staff.
• Provide on-site supervision, coordination, development, support and training to subordinate geology department staff and contractors.
• Provide supervision and quality control of various pit geology and grade-control data sets (in digital and hardcopy form).
• Assist with ore reconciliations between modelled and mined production as a part of end-of-month production, bench production and geological mapping reports.
• Conduct ore inductions to train new operators and personnel.
• Complies and takes active role in HSE.
• Work as material inspector and test in mine (mine design and infrastructure such as roads, offices, plant, etc).

• Geological logging.
• Supervision of field and drilling programs.
• Prospect mapping.
• Monitor drilling contractors’ quality and performance.
• Reporting for company and government.
• Ensure sampling and QAQC process is accurate and validated.
• Ensure exploration data is accurate and validated.
• Integrate available data to assess further exploration potential for areas.
• Interpret exploration data in 2D and 3D and make recommendations.
• Design appropriate and cost-effective field and drilling exploration programs.
• Investigating structure and evolution of Earth and its natural resources.
• Planning programmes for exploration of sites for minerals.
• Surveying and mapping geologically promising sites.
• Collecting, recording and analysing samples and data from test sites
• Advising on development of reserves.
• Plan and schedule activities and costs as per exploration budget
• Work with landowners, JV operators, sub-contractors and government departments.
• Present exploration updates to management.
• Construction of 3D geological models for resource estimation.

• General
• Pick casing point: using isopachs, changes in drilling parameters, samples and logs.
• Pick core point: using isopachs, changes in drilling parameters, samples and logs.
• Log correlation/interpretation and quality assurance.
• Formation and fluid marker picks.
• Revise/update geologic marker and target projections.
• Geo-steer wellbore to achieve objectives of SOR.
• TD determination.
• Wellbore landings and target adjustments to drill data.
• Forward projections and real or apparent thickness corrections.
• Fault recognition and characterization.
• Cuttings sample evaluation and description:
• Reservoir characterization: general lithology, grain size, sorting, roundness, porosity, consolidation and cementation.
• Stratigraphic unit definitions involving characterizing the attributes and known distribution of stratigraphic units.
• Hydrocarbons show analysis and description: stain, visual cut, surface fluorescence, cut fluorescence, percentage of HOT (heavy oil / tar) occluding porosity.
• Sample quality control and documentation.
• Log Quality Control
• Depth control and log tie-in on sidetracks (rotary or CT) and conventional wells.
• Provide onsite quality control for MWD / Wireline / Drill Pipe Conveyed logs.
• Provide logging service company with log normalization zones.
• Witness CH log acquisition and provide quality assurance.
• Communication
• Advise town personnel on drilling and well execution status and propose changes in well plan as necessary.
• Advice rig team on geologic risks, attend morning meetings and any others as needed or requested, advice rig team on casing point.
• Advise MWD and mud logging personnel of program requirements and revisions.
• Provide quality assurance.
• Distribute daily reports, files and interpreted data to Operator’s designated representatives and others as approved and directed by the client.
• Regular and routine interaction with NWD operations geologist.
• Documentation
• Daily file / documentation and final documentation maintenance.
• Daily Reports, interpreted “Geosurvey” (lithology description).
• Interpreted daily MWD log with target projections.
• Final perforation recommendations in collaboration with Town subsurface team(s).
• Prepare final geologic operations report (End of Well Summary), interpreted log and digital log file(s).