Our People
Our team is driven to enhance the safety culture, compliance and effectiveness across the industry to ensure everyone remains safe as they work together
Our Team
Aaron Steinert
Co-Founder & General Manager
Aaron is a professional Geologist who has extensive mining, quarrying and exploration management experience throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory and South Australia. Commodities include gold, copper, tin/tungsten and coal.
Aaron has exceptional communication, interpersonal and people management skills and the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
David Peff
Founding Director/SSE
David is a safety professional and SSE with a strong focus on exploration in Coal and Minerals. David has performed SSE duties for a number of Australia’s leading exploration companies and is able to design and implement fit-for-purpose Safety Systems.
David also performs job observations and facilitates risk assessments for exploration activity.
David Lennard
Director
David has over 35 years’ experience in the coal mining industry working in a number of technical roles in both open cut and underground applications. Working in a variety of operational and consulting roles has provided him with experience in a wide variety of mineral deposits and mining methods in NSW, QLD, Indonesia and USA.
Brent Delany
Co-Founder/SSE
Brent is a Geologist and SSE with over 25 years’ experience in exploration, geology, geotechnical and operations management for the coal and construction sectors. Brent has been involved in coal exploration project management for BHP Billiton, CS Energy and Stanmore Coal. Brent specialises in the planning of coal exploration programs including managing site access and contractors, ensuring contractual obligations are met by all subcontractors and making technical decisions relevant to the investigation.
Darren King
SSE/OCE
Darren King has 32 years’ experience in the quarrying, construction & mining industries (base metals & coal). Darren has industry experience working as an SSE contractor, owner operator and as the Principal Representative managing contract mining operations. This includes ensuring compliance with corporate policies, the site Safety & Health Management System and the Qld Coal Mining Legislation.
Jemma Dingle
Health & Safety Manager
Jemma is a tertiary qualified safety professional experienced in leading people in both an office setting and within mining and exploration projects. Jemma’s previous career and educational experience have allowed her to expand on her ability to build and maintain safety systems, coordinate the onboarding process for clients, conduct high level accident investigations, provide expert advice in line with current legislation and best practice.
Russell Churchett
Health, Safety, Environment and Training Manager
Russell has over twenty years’ experience in the Health, Safety, Environment space in a variety of industries across Oil and Gas, Mining, Construction, Ports, Logistics, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Chemical Processing. In his current position he is responsible for developing and implementing health, safety, and environmental management systems that comply with legal and regulatory requirements, as well as industry best practices.
John Miller
John holds extensive experience within operations and management, both in open-pit and underground mines. With a strong technical background and well-established knowledge in the mining industry, John has been successful in overseeing all aspects of mining operations across multiple mine sites. He holds knowledge, understanding and experience engaging with community, environment, and government.
Darren Walker
Site Senior Executive & Non-Executive Director
Darren is a Senior Executive and Non-Executive Director with over 20 years of industry experience in technical, management, statutory, executive and board level roles within multinational ASX listed and private resource development companies. As a Non-Executive Director, Darren is on the Board of a private exploration company with critical metals projects in North Queensland while also sitting on two peak industry organisations representing the mining and exploration industry in Queensland and Nationally - the Association of Mining & Exploration Companies (AMEC) and Queensland Resources Council (QRC).
Damian Roe
Non-Executive Director
Damian has been a Non-Executive Director of SSE Co since October 2022. Damian is a Partner in HopgoodGanim Lawyer’s leading Resources and Energy practice. Offering commercial advice and high-quality negotiation skills, Damian’s extensive knowledge includes resources, energy and environmental approval regulations, land access issues for mining, oil and gas and renewable project and native title and cultural heritage law. Damian is the current President of the Queensland branch of the Energy and Resources Law Association (formerly AMPLA) and a member of the Queensland Advisory Committee of the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC).