Senior Management
Reinis Sipols, PE — Managing
Director
Mining engineer with three decades of hands-on operations and twelve years of executive consulting across the minerals industry.
MR. REINIS SIPOLS, PE
Mr. Reinis Sipols is a mining engineering graduate from Michigan Technological University. He has over 20 years of operational experience in the construction materials and his responsibilities included all aspects mine operations and management.
He has 12 years of consulting experience beginning as Vice President of Spectra Environmental Group (a Northeastern United States integrated engineering and environmental firm), as President of Behre Dolbear & Company (USA) Inc., as Director of Mining Projects for Dalmore Group, as a Senior Associate of Behre Dolbear and Managing Director of Pack Leader Services.
His project experience while at Spectra Environmental Group, Behre Dolbear and Pack Leader Services includes compliance reviews, due diligence reviews, operations advisory work, site plan approval and environmental permitting and feasibility study work on gold, copper, iron ore, coal, and industrial minerals projects. He was also Chief Operating Officer of Rare Earth Industries and was responsible for negotiating the acquisition of a major rare earths/rare metals refining asset acquisition in Ukraine.
Mr. Sipols is a Professional Engineer in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey and has obtained the FINRA Series 7 and 63 certifications. He is also a Qualified Person Member (QP) of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member, Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
- Qualified Person Member of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America (#01440QP)
- Member, International Society of Explosives Engineers
LICENSES
- Registered Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey
- FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 Certifications. Qualified as a Registered Representative for a broker dealer.
- Licensed Blaster in the State of New York
EDUCATION
- Michigan Technological University, B.S. Mining Engineering – 1987
LANGUAGES
- Fluent in Latvian (also a Latvian citizen with a Latvian passport) and have a limited knowledge of Spanish and German
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
12/11- Present
Managing Director, Pack Leader Services LLC
11/10–11/11
Chief Operating Officer, Rare Earth Industries Ltd.,
02/10–11/10
Director, Mining & Minerals Projects for the Dalmore Group LLC
5/06–2/10
President & CEO for Behre Dolbear & Company (USA), Inc.
8/02–4/06
Spectra Environmental Group Inc., Vice President and Director.
10/97–4/02
Tilcon New York and New Jersey Inc., Mining Operations Area Manager.
4/89–9/97
New York Trap Rock Corporation (Division of Lonestar Industries)Plant Manager.
12/87–3/89
Martin Marietta Corporation/Aggregates Co., Mining Engineer