Dr. Laird Ward
3738 Lake Buynak Road
Windermere, FL 34786-7708
Phone: (407) 909-4786
Fax: (407) 909-4796
E-mail: lglw@aol.com

Specialties:

  1. Chemist - INORGANIC
  2. Consulting Services
    • QC/QA Manager in Platinum Group Metals Refining
      • Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru, Ag, Au, Re
    • Roving Supervisor as in Witness Representative during precious metal scrap sampling campaigns at client customer plants throughout the US.
  3. Recently completed overseas two-year assignment:
    • Technology Transfer
      • Assisted in commissioning a solvent extraction based precious metals refinery in the Southern Hemisphere.
  4. Twenty plus years experience with a worldwide established precious metals refiner, in the chemistry and practice of secondary precious metals (PM) refining, and in the recovery and benefaction of PM values from process by-product streams (pyro and hydrometallurgical processes)
  5. Thoroughly familiar with many varied Pm scrap sampling techniques for loss control, especially those that minimize bias in related sample preparation methods. Representation Services: Supervision of weighing and sampling inspection; Metals; Ores; Concentrates; Sweeps; Precious Metals; Catalyst: Auto & Petroleum; PGM Scrap; Jewelry Scrap; Member IPMI.