The Digital Drift: Unearthing innovative opportunities for Australia’s Mining and Mineral Industry 

Claude D’Cruz is a mechanical engineer with over twenty-seven years of experience in the resources and energy sector. His international experience includes expatriate assignments in Canada, Chile and the United Kingdom. He is passionate about bringing high performing teams together in a collaborative manner to solve the mining sectors most challenging issues. Claude is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and a Chartered Professional Engineer and currently leads Hatch’s Metals Business Sector in the Australia-Asia region.

Mike Grady is the digital consulting lead for Hatch. He has twenty years of experience in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) and the start-up and operations of major industrial plants. In addition to his capital project experience, Mike contributed to the establishment of Accenture’s Capital Projects Business and led the Australia and New Zealand practice. His projects include the definition of new digital operating models for several M&M companies.