Trained and experienced at calculating return on investment (ROI), net present value (NPV), and payback period.

Working on project teams completing front-end engineering and design (FEED), I am intimately familiar with the requirements to select the most economic options for both the project and the corporation. I can use discounted cash flows to return a single number, ROI or NPV, for cost, revenue, and timing.

Modelers can use sophisticated economic models to compare the base case (do nothing) scenario with investment alternatives to calculate marginal ROI, NPV, and breakeven. The models can included depreciation, amortization, taxes, and royalties. A typical analysis included sensitivities for different parameters, such as gold price, increase in capital, project delay, etc.