Richard DiPaola, Senior Technical Illustrator, is a Registered Professional Mining Engineer and has worked more than 20 years in the mining industry. His experience comprises all aspects of mine ventilation engineering, including mine design, the plan and execution of ventilation surveys, as well as economic evaluations and feasibility studies for both developed and undeveloped properties. He also has extensive experience in computer aided design drafting and is currently responsible for design and output of technical illustrations and management of our GIS databases for a wide variety of projects.