MANAGING DIRECTOR

Scott has more than 40 years experience in the mining and energy sectors. He has worked as a private consultant in the resource industry since 1998 specialising in coal seam gas and technology development. Mr. Thomson has managed several small service businesses in addition to being involved in the development of advanced geological, drilling, and geophysical technologies. Over the past 25 years, his focus has been on private consulting and research activities related to coal seam gas, geology, and drilling technology.

(Mr. Thomson was a joint winner – with Mr. Steve Hennings - of the prestigious Stefanko Award for ‘Best Paper’ at the 2007 SME Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA for a paper titled “A Petroleum Industry Approach to Coal Mine Gas Drainage”).

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Duncan is the Project Director of CoalBed Innovations Pty Limited, has practical hands-on project management experience in mining and unconventional gas and has specialised in drilling and logistics for the last 15 years. Duncan joined CoalBed in 2008 and became a Director in 2010. He has project managed a number of mining and CBM-related projects in major Australian coal basins, and overseas. Duncan has experience in coal seam geology, coal mining, exploration, coal seam gas, geotechnical engineering, safety systems and project management. Duncan holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Newcastle, a Masters of Mining Engineering from the University of NSW and an International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) WellCAP – Supervisor Certificate (UNSW).

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Duncan M (DCM) is the R & D Director of CoalBed Innovations Pty Limited. DCM is a relentless innovator in the areas of drilling, drilling services and operations geology across the mining, civil and oil and gas industries. Finding, building and implementing alternate approaches or building new tools, teams and workflows are DCM’s specialty. DCM has worked within local service companies as well as large international operating companies and has a particular focus on the delivery of digital simplification, digital services and automation into field operations.