Roger Whitaker

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Principal Engineer at AIC Mines Limited

Greater Brisbane Area, Australia

Overview

Roger Whitaker is a Principal Engineer at AIC Mines with over 25 years of experience in mining, minerals processing, and power generation. A graduate of Newcastle University, he specializes in Electrical, Instrumentation & Control (E, I&C) and has led significant expansion projects for major mining operations throughout his career.

Beyond his technical profession, Roger holds a unique academic background in Spanish Literature and Language from the Universidad de Málaga. This suggests a deep appreciation for the humanities, language, and culture, offering a distinct contrast to his engineering focus. He also follows major global engineering and power companies.

He is an engineering leader who has also formally studied Spanish literature and language.

Personality Overview

Believer

Relationship Oriented

Informal

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be.

Topics They Care About

Mining Project Execution
Has extensive experience leading E, I&C for large-scale brownfield and greenfield mining projects, from design and planning through to execution and quality control.
Electrical & Control Systems
His career focus is on Electrical, Instrumentation & Control engineering, with specific skills in Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
Gold Mining Operations
Possesses deep industry knowledge from roles at several major gold mining companies, including Newcrest Mining, Alacer Gold Corp. , and Evolution Mining.

Media Appearances

Roger has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2025
Principal Engineer at AIC Mines Limited
10-2021 - 1-2025
Principal Engineer at Evolution Mining
7-2019 - 10-2021
National Lead E,I&C Principal Engineer at Mineral Technologies
11-2014 - 11-2018
Lead Electrical, I&C Engineer - Owners Team, Cöpler Sulfide Project by at Alacer Gold Corp.
10-2013 - 11-2014
Lead Electrical Project Engineer - Sustaining Capital Projects Team at Newcrest Mining

Education

1988 - 1991
B.Eng from Newcastle University
1984 - 1985
Spanish Literature & Language from Universidad de Málaga

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Insights For Selling To Roger

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Roger is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Roger

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Roger move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Roger take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Roger

Personality Compatibility


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