Before launching into consulting in 2002, Paul Tim worked for Barrick Gold in Tanzania as Senior Mine Engineer and at Myra Falls Operation on Vancouver Island with the same position. With over 34 years in the mining industry he has worked at 14 underground mines, has hands on experience with mining and a wealth of experience in designing mining methods. Trained in Geology and Physics, completely fluent in Spanish, and gaining fluency in Portuguese, Paul Tim has worked in numerous positions in engineering and production supervision. Paul Tim volunteered as a cross country ski coach for 17 years and he applies coaching values of ethics, teamwork, excellence and humour to his work in mining.