Ivan received his undergraduate degree in Mining Engineering from Montana Tech and is currently a licensed civil engineer in the state of Alaska. He specializes in surface water management, infrastructure design, water storage structures, and conveyance and collection of both impacted and unimpacted water. He also specializes in mine closure design and planning, and closure and construction cost estimating. His closure experience includes large coal mines in the L48 and metal mines in Alaska and Canada. He has assisted most operating mines in Alaska with closure planning, permit compliance, and financial assurance calculations allowing him to become very familiar with each operation.
Outside of the mining industry, Ivan has designed and assisted with permitting various municipal, federal, and private development projects, in the eastern United States and Alaska. Engineering and design outside of mining include surface water management (conveyance, attenuation, and water quality controls), road design, land development planning, platting, and utility designs.
