Ian Tromans is a trigonometrical surveyor and mining engineer, having qualified in HM Royal Engineers in 1959. He has served with the British Army in Africa and the Middle East and has operated at the Director level in the UK for several major civil engineering and opencast mining companies, including Trafalgar House, English China Clays and Public Works Ltd. Mr. Tromans has been responsible for the overall management of engineering teams of up to 600 personnel and has played a major role in the supervision of several major engineering projects including Kielder Dam, Kernick Dam, the M4 Motorway and the Brent Cross Flyover. He has also served as Director in other areas of commerce including the telecommunications, leisure and building supplies industries and has controlled annual operating budgets in excess of $100 million. Mr. Tromans has lectured to the Quarrying Associations of Australia and the United Kingdom and has, in recent years, acted as Management Consultant to many London-based international trading corporations. |