Shu Chen
MAusIMM
Membership year(s) completed: 8
- Manager Continuous Improvement
- Discipline(s)
- Metallurgical and Process Engineering, Project Valuation and Development
Professional bio
PhD Chemical Engineer, MBA ( Imperial College Business School)
An operation and business improvement manager specialising in mining and metal industry. 15 years experience spans across commodities: copper/lead/zinc mineral processing (1.5 mtpa ore), copper smelter and refinery (210ktpa cathode) and steel plant (1.1mtpa). Core to this is leading improvement (~$100M EBITDA) via lean principles/continuous improvement mindset
KEY SKILLS
• Management and leadership: (1) people: build, supervise and develop diverse teams (2) safety: lead by example, visible field leadership, critical risk management, bowtie/safety case, certified ICAM lead (3) operation: budgeting, balanced scorecard, value/cost drivers, management accounting
• Technical skills: (1) base-metal metallurgy: hydraulic mining/tailings reclaim, grinding and flotation, copper smelting and refinery, nickel leaching (2) lean-six sigma structured problem solving (3) new plant commissioning and operation readiness (4) project management, ROI, front-end loading study
• Finance (MBA study): valuation, capital structure and cost, M&A, corporate governance, VC/CVC
• Well-developed network of processing plant/smelting specialists in both Australia and China
An operation and business improvement manager specialising in mining and metal industry. 15 years experience spans across commodities: copper/lead/zinc mineral processing (1.5 mtpa ore), copper smelter and refinery (210ktpa cathode) and steel plant (1.1mtpa). Core to this is leading improvement (~$100M EBITDA) via lean principles/continuous improvement mindset
KEY SKILLS
• Management and leadership: (1) people: build, supervise and develop diverse teams (2) safety: lead by example, visible field leadership, critical risk management, bowtie/safety case, certified ICAM lead (3) operation: budgeting, balanced scorecard, value/cost drivers, management accounting
• Technical skills: (1) base-metal metallurgy: hydraulic mining/tailings reclaim, grinding and flotation, copper smelting and refinery, nickel leaching (2) lean-six sigma structured problem solving (3) new plant commissioning and operation readiness (4) project management, ROI, front-end loading study
• Finance (MBA study): valuation, capital structure and cost, M&A, corporate governance, VC/CVC
• Well-developed network of processing plant/smelting specialists in both Australia and China
Current AusIMM title
| Role | Activity |
|---|---|
| Committee Member | Adelaide Branch |
Company overview
Currently I hold the position of Manager Continuous Improvement, at Liberty Whyalla Steelworks. The Whyalla Steelworks employs ~1,600 people and produces 1.1mtpa steel. I oversee the Continuous Improvement Program that is designed to turn around profitability of the Steelworks.