Ing. Walter von der Linden
- Forename: Walter
- Surname: von der Linden
- Primary Position: International Coal Sector Specialist
- Secondary Position: Senior Mining Engineer
Brief CV
2008 - present Independent Mining Consultant. Specialist in surface and underground engineering and implementation for coal and “intermediate hard” rock mines (room&pillar and longwall). Feasibility Studies, Appraisal Studies. 1994 – 5/2008 DBT GmbH: Underground mine equipment design, engineering and implementation for coal and “intermediate hard” rock mines (room&pillar and longwall). Mechanization of surface mining. Global Group Manager, Marketing (2002- present) Managing Director, DBT Africa, (2001) Sales Director, Export (1994 – 2000) 1992 – 1994 Westfalia-Becorit GmbH ( taken over by DBT GmbH in 1994)Managing Director 1989 – 1991 Mining Progress, Inc, Charleston, WVa, USA President (100 % subsidiary of Westfalia-Becorit)(USA Sales & Service of WB mining equipment) 1986 – 1988 Independent Engineering Consultant to various coal mining companies in USA for continuous mining (room & pillar and longwall) 1974 - 1985 NMS Longwall Co. Inc. , Pittsburgh, PA, USA Vice President Sales, Mining Equipment 1969 – 1972 Mine Construction Consortium, Boulby, UK Project Engineer Shaft Sinking 1987 – 1988 Demag-Lauchhammer GmbH, Düseeldorf, Germany Project Engineer Mining Equipment
Qualifications
- Mining engineering
Technical University of Clausthal
Languages *
- German: 10
- English: 10
- French: 4
- Spanish: 5
* N.B. Language skill is scored on a scale between 1 and 10.
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