John Toomey
John Toomey FTSE

Fellow status Elected 1996 Division QLD Forum(s) Energy, Water
Fellowship Affiliations Classification Industry Sector Expertise 361 - Mineral science and engineering

Biography at time of election

BE(Syd), ME(UNSW), Post Grad Dipl Hyd Eng (Delft), MICE, MIE Aust, FAusIMM, Ch Prof Eng (Aus), ChProfEng (UK).
has an outstanding record of technological and engineering achievement in industry, of service to his profession and universities. His distinguished industrial career including leadership in R&D make him eminently suited to election as a Fellow.
He is
BHPAC's Director of Special Research Project (Australia's largest coal R&D programme); BHPAC's Research Manager,
board member of four CR Cs and Official Visitor to two CR Cs
a director of BHP Mitsui Coal P/L, and former director of 2 other companies.
Earlier, he was responsible for exploration, planning and development of several coal mines and their associated infrastructure, transportation system and export contracts involving several billion dollars for BHP AC and its predecessors; General Manager ofNabalco Engineering and managed Nabalco's Civil/Architectural Group constructing Gove; active in several Universities' organisations