Mr Shi is an experienced geologist with over 10 years in the mining industry and a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Lei has served in various roles from field geologist to project geologist in several ASX, TSX, and Australian mining companies since 2012. He also served as Technical Director of the Spodumene Lithium Mine in Xinjiang Province from 2017 to 2019 and as Senior Manager of Hong Kong listed producer Lingbao Gold from 2017 to 2019. Since 2019, Lei has been working as an exploration and mergers & acquisitions consultant for various lithium and gold companies, including Theta Gold Mines, Ruifu Lithium Industrial, Eve Energy Co., Ltd, and Shandong Chenxing Mining Co., Ltd.