1. JOEL ASAMBROGA
PERSONAL PROFILE
• Country laboratory Manager for a Multinational Mineral Services Company, Consulting Chemist,
Geochemical Analysis Expert with experience in running very competitive commercial and mine-site
laboratories, extensive work experience as Operations Manager and now aiming at exploring job
position as Chief Operations Officer
KEY QUALITIES
• Analytical techniques in Laboratory Practices with country specific strategies
• Experience in various aspects of both modern and classical Gold and Base metals assay techniques
• Ability to optimize both dry and wet plant of a heap leach operation
• Design metallurgical tests for the optimum heap leach operation eg Stability Test, Recovery tests etc.
• Experience in various environmental analysis – water quality analysis, sewage control analysis
• Knowledge in pre-shipment inspection of copper concentrate, copper cathodes and various minerals
ore, eg Iron, manganese
• Pre-shipment inspection of gold loaded carbon
• Sound knowledge in Basic Accounting [P&L management] , Auditing [Operations and Safety] and
Budgeting
• Considerable work experience within a class-one rated multinational company and cross-cultural
environments;
Ghana – Accra, Obuasi, Obotan, Ayanfuri, Akyempim, Damang
Guinea – Siguiri, Mali – Loulou, Kayes, Cote D’Ivoire-Angovia, South Africa - Johannesburg
• Widespread knowledge in various staff management and recruitment processes
• Innovative, analytical, goal getter, principled, self motivated, with prudent time management skills
• Strategic thinker, team player and leader, good communicator and excellent interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge in French
GENERAL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
• Design and implementation of result oriented business growth strategies[Commercial lab management]
• Monitoring and performance evaluation of quality and operations systems [Lab performance auditing]
• Implementation of quality control programs [ Lab service auditing]
• Aptitude for designing and coordinating recruitment and training programs for staff on the job and off
the job [Lab personnel management – casual and full time labour]
• Preparation of health and safety guidelines for staff [Lab safety auditing]
• Performance appraisals of personnel [Lab personnel management]
• Stock inventory management – consumables and equipment [Lab procurement management]
• Aptitude to develop and manage personal and professional contacts with clients – Marketing/Business
Growth [ Lab clients’ management]
• Very well versed in labour relations issues as well as a tough and astute negotiator and mediator for
management [Lab industrial relations]
• Computer Literate [Abreast with the most current software application in Microsoft Word,
Excel/Spread Sheet, software assisted management practices, LIMS 4.0, CCLAS EL and Power Point
Presentation]

2. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
SGS Mineral Services DRC: Feb 2014 – Present
Relief laboratory Manager – SGS Minerals Laboratories DRC
Laboratories - principally engaged to offer services to Copper Mining Companies in the DRC, The major
products being, copper and other base metals. The laboratories are engaged in the analysis of copper
blisters, cathodes, concentrates by electrogravimetric analysis, etc. The laboratories are also contracted to
do pre-shipment inspection of copper cathodes and concentrates.
Major responsibilities include but not limited to the following;
Analysis of copper cathodes by way of SpectroLab instrument
Take part in preparing pre-shipment documentation
Supervise the laboratories in copper and other base metals mining companies in the DRC. Supervise the
analysis to monitor the operations of SX plant. These include, GAC, Free Acid, ISO pH, Fe+2, Fe+3, etc.
This involves total management of the laboratories. These include process control and grade control
samples.
CLUFF Gold W/Africa Sept 2007 – Nov 2013
Chief Assayer – Yaoure Mine Cote D’Ivoire
Total Assay/Met Laboratories Management
Major responsibilities:
• Planned maintenance schedules of laboratory equipment
• Design Laboratory layout and installed all equipment
• Compile laboratory Methods and Procedures
• Test run and commissioning of laboratory
• Set up the Metallurgical Lab and design test works
• Supervise and Manage Assay/Met Labs
• Compiled lab safety procedures and waste management systems
• Write job descriptions for all the employees of the processing department
• Oversight responsibilities of optimization of both the wet and dry Gold processing plants–Heap
Leach
• Prepare budget proposal for the lab
• Stock inventory management
• Organize shift work and wage payments for laboratory staff
• Performance appraisal of laboratory personnel
• Prepare and issue monthly reports on laboratory performance and output
• Prepare and issue monthly operational report on heap leach Gold processing plant.
• Manage the operations of the Gold processing plant - Acting Role
• Offer advice to departments on analytical requirements

3. • Train chemists, technicians and non-skilled staff in various techniques of mineral assaying
SGS Mineral Services W/Africa: May 2007 – August 2007
Relief laboratory Manager – SGS Minerals Laboratories W/Africa
Total laboratory Management
Laboratories - principally engaged to offer services to Mining Companies in W/Africa, Ghana, Guinea,
Mali, Sierra Leone, B’ Faso, Mauritania
Major responsibilities:
• Planned maintenance schedules of laboratory equipment
• Growth of business in the various countries – Marketing Option
• Stock inventory management
• Organize shift work and wage payments for laboratory staff
• Payroll administration
• Performance appraisal of laboratory personnel
• Prepare and issue monthly reports on laboratory performance and output
• Prepare weekly and monthly expenditure reports
• Develop personal and professional contacts with clients
• Offer advice to clients on analytical requirements
• Train chemists, technicians and non-skilled staff in various techniques of mineral assaying
• Perform both Technical and Non-Technical audit of all affiliate laboratories in West Africa
SGS Mineral Services W/Africa
Ashanti Goldfields (SAG) Siguiri, Guinea: May 2006 – May 2007
Laboratory Manager – SGS on-site commercial lab
Total laboratory Management
Laboratory - principally engaged to offer services to SAG. Laboratory also serves external clients i.e.
SEMAFO, SMD, CAMBIOR, DELTA GOLD, CASSIDY GOLD, SLDC, LIBERTY GOLD
• For the year 2003, laboratory operated with total staff strength of 75 and yearly revenue of
1.7mUSD
• Laboratory processed between 35 – 54000 grade control, exploration, mill and bullion samples per
month
• For year 2004, lab operated with a total staff of 80 people with yearly revenue of 2.5mUSD, Lab
processed between 50 – 60,000 samples per month.
• For year 2005, lab operated with a total staff of 80 people with yearly revenue of 2.5mUSD, Lab
processed between 50 – 60,000 samples per month.
• For year 2006, lab operated with a total staff of 110 people with revenue from Jan to Dec being
4.1mUSD, Lab process between 60 – 85,000 samples per month.
Major responsibilities:
• Planned maintenance schedules of laboratory equipment
• Growth of business in Guinea – Marketing Option
• Stock inventory management

4. • Organised shift work and wage payments for laboratory staff
• Payroll administration
• Performance appraisal of laboratory personnel
• Prepared and issued monthly reports on laboratory performance and output
• Prepared weekly and monthly expenditure reports
• Developed personal and professional contacts with clients
• Offer advice to clients on analytical requirements
• Trained chemists, technicians and non-skilled staff in various techniques of mineral assaying
SGS Mineral Services W/Africa
Ashanti Goldfields (SAG) Siguiri, Guinea: May 2003 – April 2006
Assistant Laboratory Manager – SGS on-site commercial lab
Total laboratory Operations
Laboratory - principally engaged to offer services to SAG. Laboratory also serves external clients i.e.
SEMAFO, SMD, CAMBIOR, DELTA GOLD
• For the year 2003, laboratory operated with a total staff of 75 people with yearly revenue of
1.7mUSD. Laboratory processed between 35 – 54000 grade control, exploration, mill and bullion
samples per month.
• For year 2004, lab operated with a total staff strength of 80 people with yearly revenue of
2.5mUSD. Lab processed between 50 – 60,000 samples per month.
• For year 2005, lab operated with a total staff of 80 people with yearly revenue of 2.5mUSD. Lab
processed between 50 – 60,000 samples per month.
• For year 2006, lab operated with a total staff of 180 people with revenue from Jan to April being
1.5mUSD. Lab process between 60 – 85,000 samples per month.
Major responsibilities:
• Planned maintenance schedules of laboratory equipment
• Stock inventory management
• Organized shift work
• Payroll administration
• Performance appraisal of laboratory personnel
• Prepared and issued monthly reports on laboratory performance and output
• Prepared weekly and monthly expenditure reports
• Developed personal and professional contacts with clients
• Offer advise to clients on analytical requirements
SGS Mineral Services W/Africa
Obotan, Ghana: SGS-Analabs (WA) Ltd Jul 2002 – May 2003 (A subsidiary lab of SGS
Minerals Services W/Africa)
Laboratory Manager.
A geochem mine-site laboratory attached to a mine operated by the Resolute Group.The first Ghanaian
allowed by the mine to manage the laboratory instead of an expatriate. The Operation’s Manager was
impressed with the performance of the lab during my tenure as a Laboratory Chemist (2IC).
Total laboratory management
Major responsibilities:

5. Laboratory operated with staff strength of 20 people.
• Processed between 9 – 12000 Grade Control (for gold) samples per month
• Planned maintenance schedules of laboratory equipment
• Stock inventory management
• Involved in a Management team that reviewed and updated the safety standards of Obotan Gold
Project.
• Organized shift work
• Payroll administration
• Performance appraisal of laboratory personnel
• Prepared and issued weekly/monthly reports on laboratory performance and output
• Prepared weekly and monthly expenditure reports
• Developed personal and professional contacts with clients
• Offered advice to clients on analytical requirements
• Introduced batch processing to meet turnaround time
SGS Mineral Services W/Africa
Obotan, Ghana: SGS-Analabs (WA) Ltd. Dec 2001 – Jul 2002 (A subsidiary of SGS
Minerals Services W/Africa)
Laboratory Chemist – 2IC
Assisted the Laboratory Manager in the day to day running of a Geochemical mine site Laboratory in
Amansie West. A mine operated by the Resolute Group.
Major responsibilities:
• Carried out various types of analysis on Grade Control and Mill Process Samples
• Trained Student Chemists on vacation training in sample preparation, wet chemical analyses and
spectrometric determination of gold by use of an AAS
• Trained laboratory technicians in various aspects of mineral assaying
• Gold and base metals analyses on metallurgical samples
• Monitoring and performance evaluations of all quality control systems in the lab
• Liaise with client daily on technical issues including the reporting of all assay results.
• Responsible for controlling production and supervising staff strength of 25.
• Responsible for safety.
• Institute safety measures that move the laboratory from the last position to the best on site.
• Increased production figures from 200 to 400 samples/day
• Trained laboratory staff in various aspects of the mineral assaying
• Gold analyses on 9 – 12,000 Grade Control samples a month
• Organized shift work
Akyepim, Analabs (WA) Ltd. Nov 1999 – December 2001 (SGS took over Analabs by a
complete purchase in 2002 and competent employees of Analabs were retained)
Chief Chemist – Second in Charge (2IC)
Duties;
Assisted the Laboratory Manager in the day to day running of a Geochemical mine-site Laboratory in
Akyempim. A mine operated by Satelite Gold Mine.
• Assisted in the supervision equipment installation and commissioning

6. • Carried out an experiment that reduced the usage of Aliqua 336 from 1g/l to 0.4g/l of DIBK. This is a
chemical we use in enhancing the extraction of gold by DIBK from solutions. It safe the company
more than half the cost of that chemical.
• Recruitment of non-permanent staff
• Offered training to laboratory staff (Chemists, Technicians and non-permanent staff) in various
techniques of mineral assaying
• Gold and base metals analyses on 2 – 3,000 exploration samples per month
• Geochemical analysis on 15000 Grade Control samples
• Gold analysis on Mill Process samples including bullion analysis.
• Planned maintenance schedules for laboratory equipment
• Stock inventory management
• Organized shift work
• Carried out performance appraisals of laboratory staff
• Prepared and issued weekly reports on laboratory performance and output
• Prepared weekly expenditure report.
• Developed personal and professional contacts with clients
• Offered advise to clients on analytical requirements
Ayanfuri, Ghana: Intertek Testing Services (ITS) June 1998 – October 1999(Analabs took
over Intertek Testing Services by a complete purchase in 2000 and competent employees of
ITS were retained)
Chief Chemist
A mine-site laboratory attached to Ashanti Goldfields, Ayanfuri
Major Responsibilities:
• Carry out various types of analysis on Grade Control, Exploration and Mill Process Samples
• Trained Student Chemist on vacation training in sample preparation, wet chemical analyses and
spectrometric determination of gold by use of an AAS
• Trained laboratory technicians in various aspects of mineral assaying
• Gold and base metals analyses on metallurgical samples
• Monitoring and performance evaluations of all quality control systems in the lab
• Liaise with client daily on technical issues including the reporting of all assay results.
• Responsible for controlling production and supervising staff strength of 25.
• Responsible for safety.
Obuasi, Ghana: Intertek Testing Services Oct 1997 – May 1998
Shift Chemist
A geochemical commercial laboratory of more than 20 exploration clients.
Major Responsibilities:
• Carry out various types of analysis on Exploration and Mill Process Samples
• Trained Student Chemist on vacation training in sample preparation, wet chemical analyses and
spectrometric determination of gold by use of an AAS

7. • Trained a selected staff in the use of the LECO SC444DR Sulphur Analyser
• Monitoring and performance evaluations of quality control systems in the lab.
• Organized and Coordinate all shift work of staff strength of 15.
Accra, Ghana: Water Research Institute July 1996 – November 1996
Assistant Research Officer (Student Chemist).
Major Responsibilities:
• Potable Water analysis
• Waste water analysis – like BOD, COD, etc
• Sewage affluent analysis.
• Monitoring of the effectiveness of sewage plants.
• Writing reports on monitoring activities and writing professional recommendations.
• Monitoring of various water bodies
Other duties undertaken
• Assisted in cost analysis of branch SGS Minerals laboratory operations in W. Africa.
• Designed and issued cost analysis on laboratory extension project
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
• B.Sc. (Hons), Chemistry , University of Science and Technology , 1997
• Certificate in Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment, 2002
• Certificate in Execution & Evaluation of workplace Inspection, 2002
• ACCA/MBA Finance Option , London School of Business, Ongoing (Online Course)
PERSONAL
Nationality: Ghanaian
DOB: 23rd
September, 1969
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Christian
Permanent Address: P.O.BoxOD 353
Odorkor, Ghana
Email: b_joel23@yahoo.com ; Joel.Asambroga@sgs.com
Hobbies: Traveling and reading
References: Contact details will be provided upon request.