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Sigra Pty Ltd
Ian Gray is the managing director of Sigra Pty Ltd, the company he set up 28 years ago. Sigra provides services in the field of geomechanics and geofluids for the civil, mining and petroleum industries. Sigra undertakes a lot of both industry and internally funded research and development and operates worldwide. It manufactures most of its own equipment used for field and laboratory testing including both mechanical and electronic components. Ian started his studies with a BE civil degree completed in 1976. He then studied for a master’s degree in engineering geology and undertook his PhD studies while working in coal mines in North and Central Queensland, finishing in 1983. He has worked as a civil engineer, geotechnical engineer (mining and civil), mining engineer, reservoir engineer, engineering geologist, hydrogeologist and has designed a significant amount of equipment and a few mines.
