A Day in the Life: Larry Fealy

Larry Fealy is a senior environmental technician at Rio Tinto’s Boron Operations in California. He describes a typical day at work – and how a family hobby inspired the creation of a pint-sized motorboat to rescue injured waterfowl from tailings ponds.

I joined Rio Tinto five years ago, initially as a haul truck operator. In early 2015 a role came up in the Environmental team and I decided to try something new. I love the outdoors, and the role also gave me the opportunity to put my college biology study to good use.