Mr.
Kenneth A. Brunk
Mr. Kenneth
A. Brunk a resident of Centennial, Colorado and 1969 graduate
of MTU’s Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
Kenneth A. Brunk began his career in 1969 in the Research
and Development Center at Owens-Illinois in Toledo, Ohio.
As Superintendent /Engineer of a silica and milling operation
in Illinois, Ken was instrumental in developing several process
improvements and automation practices. He was promoted to
Vice President of Technology of UNIMIN Corporation in 1977,
where he was responsible for the exploration, development,
engineering, and construction of three plants in the U.S.
and played a major role in developing operations in Europe.
After establishing a start-up engineering company in 1980,
he joined Newmont Mining Corporation as a Senior Metallurgical
Engineer in 1981. He was instrumental in developing a patented
technology for the treatment of refractory gold ores, and
rose through the ranks to become Vice President of Business
Development in 1991. Ken joined Bateman Engineering as Vice
President and Corporate General Manager in 1997, and in 1999
re-started his consulting firm of KSB Management LLC. In October
of 2001 he became President and CEO of HW Process Technologies
Inc., where he is working to commercialize the patented membrane
technologies developed by the company. He is also President
and CEO of the Harrison Western Group of companies, which
provide construction and contract mining services. Among his
other activities, Ken is a past president of the Mining and
Metallurgical Society of America, a Director of the Mineral
Information Institute, and a past Director the Western Museum
of Mining and Industry. Ken has received numerous awards,
including the Distinguished Nevadan for Services to Education,
and his most recent, the AIME’s James Douglas Gold Medal
for advancement in non-ferrous metallurgy. |
