Arjan Goris graduated with a MSc in Mining Engineering from Technical University Delft (The Netherlands). For the past 14 years he has worked for several mining companies in underground and open cast mines in South Africa and South America, the last 5 years of that as Head Mining Operations of a bauxite mine in Surinam. He joined Boskalis Westminister in 1998 and was sent to Kazakhstan. Since mid-1999 he has been Boskalis’ Project Manager in Kazakstan Fugro Kazproject, responsible for all operations and contacts with the client OKIOC.