David Thomas , Director of IT
were previously conducted prior to new technology being introduced , Thomas acknowledges the challenges he ’ s faced over the years . “ Previously , we didn ’ t have an Operational Excellence team like we do today ,” he says . “ Making that connection with the business was a big challenge because we ’ ve got IT-orientated people and then at the other end of the scale are mining-focused people , too . For us , we had to bring those teams on the extreme ends together and talk about the challenges . For example , our Marigold mine has a dispatch system ,
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
David Thomas , Director of IT
After six years of Civil Engineering and running a high-rise building computer design department in the mid 90s , Thomas graduated from the University of Technology in Sydney with an Engineering Degree and a Masters Degree in Engineering Management . After graduation he quickly moved into the Information Technology field in Melbourne Australia , working in the bill payment and consulting industries , before moving to Canada in 2005 where he led numerous IT departments and IT Consulting teams in mining , shipping , forestry and finance . With a deep background and education in both Engineering and Information Technology , Thomas provides both IT leadership and strategic IT transformation for SSR Mining Inc .
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