Omar Padia

Omar Padia is a Long Term Mine Planning Engineer at Talison Lithium since April 2023, with prior experience as a Senior Mining Engineer and Alt Quarry Manager at Calidus Resources Limited from 2021 to 2023, where responsibilities included mine scheduling and optimizing designs for pit infrastructure. At Calidus, Omar also undertook roles as a Mining Engineer, developing short and medium-term plans while utilizing software tools for design and planning. Previous experience includes working as a Mining Engineer/Project Engineer at Iron Mine Contracting and as a Graduate Engineer at Hanson within the HeidelbergCement Group. Education includes a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering from CQUniversity and a Graduate Diploma in Mining and Mineral Engineering from Curtin University, along with a Graduate Diploma of Project Management.