Dayan J Anderson

Mining engineer with diverse experience in strategic & tactical planning, integrated mine and closure planning, pit operations, environmental management, permitting and public outreach. Proven ability to foster collaborative relationships with government agencies, community stakeholders and nonprofit organizations. Highly proficient with 3D CAD design tools, mine enterprise optimization techniques, databases and spatial analysis of landscapes. Extensive volunteer service record with the minerals industry, conservation organizations and sustainability initiatives. Certified naturalist with a passion for conservation, environmental education and youth leadership development in the outdoors.

Permitting & Environmental Management

Environmental Regulations - Colorado Mining Association

Permitting & Regulatory Analysis - Colorado School of Mines

California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) - University of Davis Extension

Mine Life Cycle Environmental Management - Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

Leadership, Continuous Improvement & Change Management
Leading for Sustainability Fellowship Program - LEAD Canada, LEAD International

GE Six Sigma/Change Acceleration Process (CAP) Training

Lean Manufacturing/Kaizen/5S Methodology

Rapport Leadership Breakthrough I

Coordinator Supervisory Skills - Level I

Dale Carnegie Leadership Program

White Stag Leadership Development Program (9 years)Girl Scout Leadership Program (5 years)

Sustainability, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services

Stakeholder Engagement Theory & Practice - Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD)

Sustainability & Community Engagement - Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

Life Cycle Analysis - International Society of Sustainability Professionals

Age of Sustainable Development - Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Project Approach - Stanford Online

Biological Diversity Theories, Measures & Data Sampling Techniques - Tomsk State University

Ecosystem Services: A Method for Sustainable Development - University of Geneva

Land Rehabilitation & Mine Closure

Level One Certification in GeoFluv Geomorphic Design Method

Integrated Mine & Land Reclamation Planning - University of Wisconsin, Madison

Stormwater Management, Erosion Control and Land Restoration - University of Davis Extension

Mine Closure, Financial Assurance and Final Reclamation - Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

Cost Effective Mine Closure - Colorado Mining Association

Mining Hydrology - Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc.

Conservation, Forestry & Agriculture

Conservation Academy - Wildlife Habitat Council

Insect, Disease and Hazard Tree Assessment Training - US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region

Forestry Institute for Teachers - Society of American Foresters

Introduction to Permaculture - Oregon State University

Nature Communications & Public Outreach

Certified California Naturalist - University of Davis Extension

Arizona Master Naturalist - Arizona Master Naturalist Association

Climate Change Communications - Smithsonian Institute

Carlson Natural Regrade, Maptek (Vulcan™, Evolution Strategy™), GEOVIA (Whittle™, MineSched™, Surpac™), Datamine NPV Scheduler™, Alastri Software (Haul Infinity, Tactical Scheduler), Hexagon (Minesight 3D, MinePlan Schedule Optimizer), Geoscience ANALYST, COSMO Suite, S-GeMS, TALPAC, DISPATCH Fleet Management System, ESRI ArcGIS Suite, AutoCAD

Stantec/McIntosh Ph.D. Fellowship Grant - SME (2021)

President's Citation - Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (2010)

Outstanding Young Professional Award for M&E Division of SME (2003)

Future Leader Award - Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (2001)

Colorado School of Mines E-Days Engineer Award (1997)

Northwest Mining Association Student Paper Contest, Silver Award (1996)

SME Coal Division Scholarship (1996)

SME Colorado Section Scholarship (1996)

Women in Mining Scholarship (1995)

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

• Sustainable Development Committee (2012-2017)
• AIME Engineering Solutions for Sustainability: Materials & Resources Committee (2009-2017)
• M&E Division Executive Committee (2003-2008)
• M&E Division Rock-in-the-Box Editor (2003, 2010)
• Sustainable Development Committee (2003-2005)
• Co-Founder & Co-Chair of Young Leaders Committee (2002-2004)
• M&E Division Open Pit Unit Committee (2000-2002)
• Student Member Affairs Committee, M&E Division Representative (2000-2003)
• Student Member Affairs Committee, Career Planning Workshop Char/Co-Chair (1999-2000)
• Upper Peninsula Section Chair (1998-1999)
• Student Member Affairs Committee, Member at Large (1997-1998)
• Colorado School of Mines Student Chapter, GEM Chair (1994-1997)

Mining and Metallurgical Society for America

• Councilor-at-Large
• Abandoned Mine Lands Committee

Women's Mining Coalition

Women in Mining

American Society of Reclamation Sciences

Society for Ecological Restoration

Desert Bighorn Council

• Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep, Board Member (2005-2007)
• Friends of the Tonto National Forest, Board Member (2020-Present)
• Arizona Master Naturalist Association, Volunteer (2020-Present)
• Central Arizona Conservation Alliance Sonoran Seed Collaborative (2021)
• Southern California Mountains Foundation, Board Member (2005-Present)
• Mojave Sustainability Project Bighorn Collaborative, Coordinator (2005-2007)
• San Gabriel Bighorn Sheep Annual Census, Volunteer Coordinator (2005-2006)

"The Bighorn Habitat Assessment Tool: A Method to Quantify Conservation Value on Landscapes Impacted by Mining". Land 2022, 11, 552. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040552 (Lead Author)

"Building Partnerships to Address Abandoned Mine Lands: Shared Legacy, Shared Responsibility, Shared Opportunity", MMSA Abandoned Mine Lands Summit, Golden, Colorado, 2018. (Co-Author)

"Bighorn Sheep Conservation Within Mine-influenced Landscapes: Management Implications and Opportunities", Thesis, Green Mountain College, Poultney, Vermont, 2018.

"Resource Selection by Desert Bighorn Relative to Limestone Mines", Desert Bighorn Council Transactions, Volume 54, 2017.

"Engineering Solutions for Sustainability: Materials & Resources", American Institute for Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers, Orlando, Florida, 2015. (Co-Editor)

"Biodiversity Management and Mining in the San Bernardino Mountains", Responsible Mining: Case Studies in Managing Social & Environmental Risks in the Developed World, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2015. (Lead Author)

"Mining and Sustainable Development in a Star Trek Universe", Rock-in-the-Box Editorial, Mining Engineering, 2010.

"The Rest of the Story of Stuff", Rock-in-the-Box Editorial, Mining Engineering, 2010.

"Engineering Solutions for Sustainability: Materials & Resources", American Institute for Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2009. (Contributing Author)

"The Mojave Sustainability Project: A Model for Community Partnership", Proceedings of the Sustainable Development Indicators for the Minerals Industry (SDIMI), Aachen Germany, 2005. (Lead Author)

"Hobbits, Dwarfs and Miners", Rock-in-the-Box Editorial, Mining Engineering Magazine, 2004.

"Another Sustainable Development Sermon on the Mount", Rock-in-the-box Editorial, Mining Engineering Magazine, 2003.

"Sustainable Development and the Minerals Industry,” Northwest Mining Association Student Paper Award, 1996.

''Rethinking the Mine Planning Paradigm: Integrating Conservation Decision Science and Mine Optimization", Colorado School of Mines/Maptek USA Research Forum, 2020.

"Bighorn Habitat Assessment Tool: Quantifying the Value of Mitigation Lands for Bighorn Sheep in a Working Industrial Landscape", Desert Bighorn Council, 2019.

"Habitat Selection by Mountain Sheep in Active Limestone Quarries, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA", Desert Bighorn Council, 2013.

"Bighorn Sheep and Mining - A Case Study in the San Bernardino Mountains", Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park, Old Schoolhouse Lecture Series, 2012.

"Mining and the Green Economy," Greening our Economies-Leadership, Learning and Technology for a Sustainable World, LEAD International Session, Ottawa, Canada 2011.

"Mineral Footprint of Green Choices", Mining and Metallurgical Society of America (MMSA) Minerals for a Green Society Symposium, Washington D.C., 2010.

"Critical Elements for New Energy Technologies: A Communication and Outreach Perspective", APS-MITEI-MRS Workshop, MIT, 2010.

"Revegetation from Wildlife's Point of View: A Desert Reclamation Case Study", California Society for Ecological Restoration Conference, Santa Barbara, 2006.