Mr. MacEachern has twenty years of exploration experience, seventeen of which were with Falconbridge Limited, where he was involved with significant nickel, copper and zinc discoveries in the Sudbury and Timmins mining camps. He coordinated numerous base and precious metals exploration programs at several of the world's major operating nickel copper zinc and PGM mining camps, including the Sudbury, Thompson and Abitibi Nickel Camps, the Kidd Creek VMS Camp in Canada and, the Bushveld PGM Camp in South Africa. Most recently, Dean managed Falconbridge's Southeastern Africa nickel and PGM exploration efforts.
Paul D'Aloisio is a Partner with the accounting firm of Sostarich, Ross, Wright and Cecutti, LLP in Sudbury, Ontario. Paul received his designation as a Chartered Accountant in 1994 and his designation as a Chartered Business Valuator in 2000. Paul brings over fifteen years of experience in public accounting to the Company, including the audit of several publicly traded junior mining companies.
Mr. Keast brings 20 years of nickel-copper, base and precious metal exploration experience to Canadian Arrow obtained throughout Canada. Mr. Keast began his career as an exploration geologist on grassroots and advanced-stage gold-copper-zinc projects in Northern Ontario and the prolific Flin Flon/Snow Lake belt in Northern Manitoba. In 2001, Mr. Keast conducted the first season of exploration for Canadian Royalties on the Ungava project in Northern Quebec, leading to the discovery of the TK nickel-copper sulphide deposit. Over a five-year period, Mr. Keast conducted and directed the exploration program on the Ungava projects for Canadian Royalties as the project geologist/project manager leading to the discovery and delineation of five nickel-copper sulphide deposits and the reinterpretation of one existing deposit. Over a five year period the project evolved from a grass roots 12 person 1,000m drill program, into an advanced stage five drill 30,000m program with ongoing resource estimates on five deposits, a 35 tonne bulk sample, road construction, environmental and engineering studies, managing a 75 person construction/exploration crew. Mr. Keast is currently in charge of the exploration efforts for Canadian Arrow.
Mr. Macdonald brings over fifteen years of experience in the mining industry having worked in both open pit and underground environments, including the Campbell Mine in Red Lake and Dome Mine in Timmins respectively. Mr. Macdonald has also spent a number of years working in the oil sands projects in Fort McMurray, Alberta where he led continuous improvement teams in the mining group for Suncor Energy Inc., a leader in the oil sands industry. Among his responsibilities were to oversee large scale construction projects and supervise mine operations. Most recently he oversaw the bankable feasibility studies for Fortune Minerals Limited including the $275 million Mount Klappan anthracite coal project in northwest British Columbia, and the $215 million NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth project in the Northwest Territories. Mr. Macdonald obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Laurentian University and subsequently earned his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Mr. Tyler most recently held the position of chief geologist at the Frood Stobie mine in Sudbury for CVRD Inco, where he led the mines production geology team prior to accepting the position at Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. Mr. Tyler brings over 27 years of mine operating, as well as exploration experience involving both open-pit and underground environments. Mr. Tyler has held increasingly senior posts with senior mining companies such as Teck Cominco, Royal Oak Mines, Rio Tinto Minerals (a subsidiary of RTZ), and most recently, with CVRD Inco in Sudbury. As chief geologist of the Pamour mine, Timmins, Mr. Tyler developed and managed the strategy for the Pamour "superpit" that is currently the focus of Goldcorp's mining operation in Timmins. As mine manager for Rio Tinto Minerals' Penhorwood mine and concentrator (ISO 9001-quality-certified), near Timmins, Ont., Mr. Tyler oversaw the implementation of its ISO 14000 environmental certification (the second mining operation in Ontario to have achieved such status), as well as a complete plant modernization and a nearly three-fold increase in production. Additionally, Mr. Tyler implemented an ISO 18000 compliant safety system with zero lost-time injuries incurred during his tenure. Mr. Tyler's record demonstrates his strong commitment to the environment and safety while at the same time optimizing business objectives.
