Bron Turner

I am a Senior Geologist at Mineral Mining Services and have had a diverse and successful career as a geologist over the past 28years. I completed a Graduate Diploma with CQUniversity in 2016, before returning a year later to complete a Masters of Business Administration (MBA). I completed study whilst working 12+ hour days on a 9 days on, five days off roster.

In my current role, I supervise a team of mining geologists and technicians and have responsibility for other contractors when drilling is required in the mines. This involves mentoring, training and recruitment of staff, planning work programs and liaison with contractors and the mine planning and safety teams. There is also significant liaison with management personnel and our joint venture partner. I am also involved in the daily to monthly planning of the mine site, reconciliation and invoice approvals. 

Before deciding to undertake study with CQUniversity, I had been working as a geologist for about 15 years in Western Australia. I was made redundant during a large downturn in the industry, so was unable to find more work. It was then that I decided to do an MBA to gain a better understanding of business practices. I feel my studies at CQUniversity have given me a greater understanding of how different parts of business run. i.e. what accountants, human resources personnel etc. do as a theoretical basis for decision making.