Pratama Akbar

A registered member of IAGI (Indonesian Association of Geologists, NPA:3933) and PERHAPI (Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals, 1906920), PAAI (Association of Groundwater Experts of Indonesia), and a Master's Degree in Hydrogeology from ITB who has more than 12 years of experience in Mining, Hydrology, Geology, Engineering, and Coal.

PT Merge Mining Industri                                                                     Jakarta│July 2018 – Present

Engineering/Geologist Manager 

• Complete the technical report of short-term mine planning of underground mining, supervising hydrogeologists on pumping, maintenance of water drainage, and water treatment.
• Leader of Power System overhaul program of 5 MW generators to support Underground Mining
• Works closely with PLN for an additional 10 MW power supply by evaluating contract and commissioning
• Initiate the Coal Mining Methane (CMM) power plant by using CH4 of underground ventilation
• Success in the supervising group of professionals (Hydrogeologist, Geologist, Geotech Engineer, and Mine Engineer) to increase longwall underground coal production on panels D01 and B02.
• Proven expert advice to clients on a broad range of topics, including geological and resource data collection, QA/QC, drilling programs, resource modeling, classification and verification, mine-to-mill reconciliation, and geostatistical modeling.
• Works closely with SRK Consulting (Bruno Strasser) on longwall underground coal mining evaluation and long-term mine planning in 2019, a further study of PT MMI 2016 JORC report.

PT Quantus Consultant Indonesia                                    Tangerang Selatan│June 2015 – July 2018

Senior Geologist

• Complete the exploration program in the Anchora Gold Mining (PT Indotan Lombok Bangkit)
• Proven success in an integrated group of professionals to ensure due consideration is given to all aspects of the project value chain when developing Geological models for 22 projects
• Work closely with Geotechnical Engineer to provide a Geotechnical Report of feasibility study projects including drilling program, soil investigation, rock mechanics, and groundwater modeling
• Maintained client relationships; prepared bids; liaised with clients and sub-consultants to comprehend the output requirements and monitored project costs and progress.

PT Gunung Bara Utama                                                               Jakarta│October 2010 – April 2015

Geologist (Resource Specialist)

• Leading Leading the preparation of resource estimates that focus on our client’s needs at all stages of mining projects
• Review Geotechnics and Hydrogeology reports by consultants to assist the long-term mine planning
• Proven expert advice to clients on a broad range of topics, including geological and resource data collection, QA/QC, drilling programs, resource modeling, classification and verification, Mine to Mill reconciliation, and geostatistical modeling.
• Consulting on projects from early-stage exploration to active mine sites globally, including travel to mine sites to conduct reviews, audits, and site investigations

Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) │Bandung│September 2015 – October 2017

Master’s Degree, Groundwater Engineering / Hydrogeology

Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) │Bandung│September 2004 – February 2010

Bachelor’s Degree, Geological Engineering