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Director of Engineering, Marketing & Technology 6/2005 - Present
Harbor Company
Greensboro, Georgia
* Worked with CEO, General Manager, Club Management Consultants and Advertising Firms to develop and implement strategies for marketing an exclusive golf/lake community located in Lake Oconee, Georgia. Focusing on property sales, public relations, lifestyle, and club memberships.
* Developed concepts, wrote content, selected photography, and hired programmers for two websites: www.harborclub.com & www.lakecountrysir.com
* Developed new site plan and bi-monthly color newsletter for residents and members of the Harbor Club development.
* Developed marketing DVD to showcase Harbor Club property, lifestyle, and golf course.
* Developed engineering specifications, prepared budgets, solicited bids from vendors, submitted progress reports to management and coordinated construction of community infrastructure projects: (200,000 gallon elevated water tower, new water wells, tennis courts, boat ramp, community roads, installation of electrical utilities, and communications both telephone & internet).
* Performed due diligence, environmental assessment, and negotiations to purchase additional properties for Harbor Club Development, resulting in purchase of additional 615 acres of property.
* Prepared presentations and land use plans, to obtain permits from local County government (Planning & Zoning Board and County Board of Commissioners).
* Coordinated start-up, prepared financial records, adhered to new corporate brand specifications, changed to new system of record keeping for the purchase of Sotheby's International Realty franchise. Developed real estate advertisements concepts for exclusive lake properties, prepared print ads for national & international publications, hired and trained new office manager for the franchise.
Red Rooster Resources, LLC 9/ 2004 – 6/2005
Owner
Contract Surface Coal Mine
Richlands, Virginia
* Prepared all pre mining engineering regarding permitting, ground control plan, licensure, environmental assessment, and construction to reopen an abandoned Highwall for mining coal.
* Prepared mining plan for evaluation and approval of State DMME and Federal MSHA.
* Selected, hired, trained, and supervised mine foreman and hourly work force to staff and operate a thin seam high wall coal mining machine and all accessory earth moving equipment.
* Transported, assembled, modified, and placed into production an electric Superior Highwall Miner at remote site in Southern Appalachian Mountains.
* Designed and supervised construction of mine haul roads, ponds, moving of waste material, and reclamation work at the surface mine.
* Placed miner in production and produced 30,000 raw tons of coal in first month of operation from 38 inch Jawbone seam.
* Sold company in June of 2005.
Senior Project Manager 3/2002 – 9/2004
Appalachian Technical Services (ATS, Inc.)
Abingdon, Virginia
* Responsible for marketing professional consulting engineering, project management, and architectural services to client base located in SW Virginia, West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Upper East Tennessee. Client base consisted of coal producers, land management companies, timber companies, oil & gas, gas pipeline, manufacturing, construction, local government, and private individuals.
* Added new clients to firm: Virginia Gas, Washington County IDA, Town of Damascus, Lear Industries, GOBCO, Inc. for a total of $200K in engineering services in 2003 & 2004.
* Performed engineering for permitting of surface and underground coal mines in Virginia and West Virginia.
* Performed prospecting and economic evaluation on coal deposits & coal gob piles for mining feasibility.
Agency Chief Deputy Director 7/1998 – 2/2002
Va. Dept. of Mines, Minerals, & Energy
Charlottesville, Virginia
* Deputy Director, for regulatory agency responsible for enforcement of health, safety, and environmental laws & regulations regarding mining (coal & non-metal) and oil & gas production in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Agency was comprised of 250 personnel, in seven departments, with locations throughout Virginia.
* Provided leadership utilizing the Agency's strategic management process for guidance of all departmental programs, administration, financial, and budgetary measures.
* Reviewed and monitored progress of team members in meeting the goals and objectives of their Operational plans.
* Ensure that employees of the Agency adhere to all state & federal laws, policies, and procedures.
* Monitor state & federal legislation to determine impact upon the Agency, assist with impact statements regarding policy to the Director of the Agency.
* Represent the Agency to customers, legislators, stakeholders, and other state Agencies in public forums and events.
* Direct supervision of the personnel, programs, & budgets of the Department of Mineral Resources (Geological Survey) and Virginia Dept. of Energy.
* In association with the Radford University, produced a five volume set of "The Geology of Virginia" in CD-ROM format and distributed 10,000 copies, including a set every secondary school in Virginia. The material was developed to be used in a computer format so persons could learn about the physical geology, mineral resources, extraction methods, environmental compliance, and the role that geology played in the history of the development of Virginia.
Mine/Mill Department Manager 5/1993 – 7/1998
United States Gypsum Company
Saltville, Virginia
* Manage and operate all activities and functions of USG's underground Locust Cove Mine & Mill Dept. in support of a 1M sq. ft. gypsum wallboard production facility located in Saltville, Virginia.
* Established, developed safety programs, and maintained safe working conditions and practices for employees. The Mine/Mill complex operated from 1995 to 1998
without a lost work day injury. In 1998 the Locust Cove Mine was awarded the Holmes Safety Foundation "Sentinels of Safety Award" as the best safety record for an underground metal/non-metal mine in the United States.
* Performed mine planning, geological exploration and mapping of the deposit, and capital appropriation program to increase safety for employees, and lower delivered rock cost for manufacturing plant. Through implementing these projects the rock cost was lowered from $13.25 per ton to $9.50 per ton. The mine produced approximately 300,000 tons of raw gypsum rock for annual saving in excess of $1M per year in direct cost.
* Implemented an aggressive exploration program consisting of core drilling and underground directional drilling to delineate the gypsum orebody. Expanded proven gypsum reserves from 10,000 tons to 1,500,000 tons. Based upon indications of drilling program USG purchased additional mineral properties adjacent to mine holdings. Negotiated the purchase and development of this acquisition.
* Designed and implemented a computerized mobile equipment record keeping system on mine equipment to develop a preventative maintenance program.
* Designed, implemented, and trained employees in company's first mine monitoring system which was used to detect fire, gas levels, conveyor operation, and mine pumping system.
* Directly supervised 10 salaried professionals and 76 hourly employees.
Mine/Mill General Foreman 9/1988-5/1993
United States Gypsum Company
Saltville, Virginia
* Direct line supervisory responsibility of engineering staff, surveyors, mine production and maintenance foremen. Coordinated efforts of mine personnel and front line management in surveying, driving of development tunnels, roof control, blasting, haulage, crushing, hoisting, and repair of equipment for a 300,000 ton per year underground gypsum mine.
* Directed geological exploration, core drilling, and mapping at a multi-level, modified room & pillar extraction method that utilized sublevel stoping and backfilling.
* Directed, scheduled, and responsible for maintenance duties on mine fleet of mobile equipment including: rock haul trucks, LHD's, roof bolters, exploration drills, mechanical scalers, air compressors, conveyor system, power system, and feeder breakers used for crushing mine run rock.
* Performed analysis and tests of mine roof conditions, implemented new methods of roof support: (fully grouted resin bolts, split sets, pneumatically applied shotcrete over tensar wire mesh screen, and square set timbers to hold unstable ground).
* Responsible for employee compliance with USG company safety program, Federal and State government laws and regulations. (Employee safe practices, safety huddles, Job Safety Analysis, compliance with all air and water pollution permits, underground fuel storage, pressure vessels, explosive storage, handling, and accounting).
* Recommended, researched, and implemented the USG Company's first use of rubber tired mechanical scaling equipment to replace hand scaling of roof rock after blasting.
* Designed, tested, and implemented new method of drilling pattern and replaced electric blasting caps with safer NONEL system of blast initiation.
* Installed system of handling bulk ANFO for blasting agent instead of employees handling in 50 lb. bags.
* Supervised emergency water control chemical grouting to stop inflow of ground water into the mine.
Mine Project Engineer 3/1986 – 9/1988
United States Gypsum Company
Oakfield, New York
* Performed surface and underground survey control in thin seam room & pillar gypsum mine.
* Designed, wrote a capital appropriation, and constructed an underground mine refuge chamber to provide miners a sealed protected location with outside oxygen, water, survival material in event of fire or mine emergency.
* Established, selected, trained, and purchased mine rescue equipment for two full underground mine rescue teams for the Oakfield Mine.
* Completed an investigation and the emergency clean-up of a hazardous PCB spill at mine surface substation.
* Under the direction of the mine manager prepared mine's capital project submittals to corporate directors for approval. Typical projects included mobile equipment, construction of new underground shop, rehabilitation of mine shaft, upgrade to mine track haulage system, and new mining method using conveyor belts and feeder breakers in a panel belt arrangement.
Mine Manager 1/1985 – 12/1985
Harrison-Western Corporation
(dba) Alaska Mineral Resources
Fairbanks, Alaska
* On site manager for surface placer gold mine located at Slate Creek, Alaska. Located in Alaska Range 300 air miles SE of Fairbanks.
* Planned and directed the efforts of 43 personnel in all matters relating to logistics, safety, housing, camp operation, mining, beneficiation, recovery, security, and transport of 8800 Troy ounces of gold during the 1985 Alaska mining season. Personnel included: cooks, engineers, surveyors, pilots, assayers, equipment operators, laborers, electricians, welders, maintenance, expeditors, gold house operator, foreign nationals, and various contractors.
* Built 47 miles of ice road from the mine to the paved road located at Chistochina, AK. Supervised the transport of heavy mine freight prior to thaw. Typical freight included fuel, oil, gasoline, steel, crushers, tires, and various supplies needed for mining season.
* Constructed a dirt runway, 3500 linear feet @ 10% slope to allow access by air service.
* Pioneered first use of Alluvial Dredges Limited jigging plant system for processing and recovery of gold, in conjunction with screening plant and sluice boxes.
* Fine gold recovered from the jig plant was transported to gold house for additional concentration using Diester tables, mercury for amalgamation of fine gold in concentrate, and pouring of gold into Dore bars for shipment to refinery in Fairbanks.
* Responsible for the security and accurate accounting of all gold recovered, poured, and transported to refinery.
* Provided daily reporting to management on all aspects of production, gold recovery, conditions, and progress of mining plan vs projections.
Mining Engineer 5/1983 – 9/1984
Piper & Associates, Inc
Pierce, Idaho
* Prepared detailed plans to obtain a gold placer mining prospecting permit on a fee simple mining claim surrounded by the Clearwater National
Forest. Agencies required to approve plans: Idaho Dept. of Water Quality, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US Forest Service.
* Performed initial site survey, produced a plane & topographic map, conducted geologic sampling, produced an economic evaluation of the results of the sampling, and procured equipment to process alluvial gravel based on results of sampling program.
* Funding was provided based on initial sampling and mine start-up commenced. During the initial season, supervised 12 hourly miners, working on two shifts, and produced approximately 600 ounces of gold in the first season.
Underground Hard Rock Miner Summer Seasons 1981 & 1982
Blue Range Mining
Tobin Creek, Alaska
* Worked as an underground miner at remote Arctic mine located in Brooks Range 200 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska.
* Performed all aspects of contract hard rock miner: driving drifts and raises on ore veins, setting square set timbers, using jack-leg drills, dynamite with spitter cord to time delays, installed roof bolts, installed rail, operated Eimco 12 B rocker shovel, constructed ore shoots, and used track haulage of ore.
* Nationally registered and certified Emergency Medical Technician. During the two summers was called upon to utilize these medical skills a number of times in life & death situations.
Mine Surveyor & Engineering Technician 6/1979 – 5/1981
Anaconda Copper Company
Kelley Mine
Butte, Montana
* Mine surveyor in underground block cave copper mine.
* Collected and analyzed data on air quality & quantity.
* Measured & calculated the volume of work performed by contract miners to determine their pay.
* Produced mine maps for development and geologic mapping.
* Member of Kelly Mine, underground mine rescue team. Position Mapman.
Graduate Assistant Football Coach 8/1978 – 5/1979
Montana Tech
Butte, Montana
* Defensive line coach for Montana Tech Orediggers. Frontier conference champions 1978.
* Teach defensive line play, plan practice schedules, and oversee conditioning of athletes in weight room.
* Work with student athletes in scheduling classes, assist with tutoring, and follow up to make sure athletes were going to class, performing assigned classroom work, and remain eligible to participate in football program.
Mine Surveyor 6/1977-7/1978
Jewell Smokeless Coal Corporation
Vansant, Virginia
* Performed surveys in underground coal mines to direct working and assure exact location of active mines in relationship to the surface and abandoned mine workings.
* Mapman for the Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp. mine rescue team.
* Virginia Certified Emergency Medical Technician.
EDUCATION
* B.S. Mining Engineering May 1983
o Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology o Butte, Montana
* B.A. Economics May 1977
o University of Virginia o Charlottesville, Virginia
* Additional Post Graduate Course Work o Graduate Fellow, UVA Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership 2000
o Graduate, VCU, Virginia Executive Institute 1998
o Penn State University ( Mine Cost Analysis & Mine Power Systems)
o West Virginia University ( Mine Ground Control)
o University of Florida ( Fundamental of Grouting)
o Dale Carnegie, graduate & graduate instructor, Effective Speaking & Human Relations.
* Affiliations o Member State Board of Directors- Virginia Community College System (2001- 2004).
o Albemarle County Sheriff's Department- Trained & sworn reserve deputy sheriff of Albemarle County o Founding member & Events Chairman – UVA Football Alumni Club (2000-2002)
o Board Member- Washington County, Virginia IDA (1996-1998)
o Virginia State Board of Mineral Mine Examiners (1994-1998)
o Coach- Little League Baseball
* Awards & Honors o Recipient of Virginia's, Patrick Henry Award, presented by Governor of the Commonwealth for outstanding service (2001).
o Sentinels of Safety Award on behalf of Locust Cove Mine safety record (1998).
o USG's Chairman's Award for development of new technology employed at the Locust Cove Mine in 1990.
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