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Objective: To offer services as a Maintenance Manager within a large international corporation.
Born: Wainwright, Alberta, Canada
Education: Higher National Certificate; Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Structural Engineering endorsement. Brooklyn Technical College, Great Barr, Birmingham, England. Ordinary National Certificate; Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Tamworth College of Further Education, Tamworth, England.
Membership: Member, Institution of British Engineers Certified Plant Engineer, American Institute of Plant Engineers Accredited Safety Auditor, Loss Control Management, DNV
Work Experience
June, 1999 to Feb. 2001:
Kvaerner Bowen
Senior Maintenance Engineer
Escondida Copper Mine, Chile
June, 1999 to Dec., 1999:
Responsible for maintenance consulting services of this large mining corporation.
Dec., 1999 - Feb., 2001:
Kenecott Utah Copper Corporation
Responsible for maintenance consulting services at the Utah Copper Smelter and Slag Mill.
Dec. 1995 to Dec. 1999:
Proprietor of Misti Mina and Champs Tavern, Arequipa, Peru.
Misti Mina provided maintenance, safety, and sales services to the mining and heavy industry in Peru.
Jan. 1990 to Nov. 1995:
Southern Peru Copper Corporation, Peru
General Superintendent, Maintenance
Responsible for the administration of the Maintenance Division of this large
mining corporation. Comprised of the Toquepala and Cuajone mines;
mechanical and electrical disciplines. Ilo smelter and refinery; mechanical
and electrical disciplines. Industrial railroad, maintenance engineering and
Ilo power plant.
Direct reports: Assistant Superintendent, 5 Master Mechanics, 3 Chief
Electricians, Chief Maintenance Engineer, Industrial Railroad Chief,
Power Plant Chief and Chief Safety Engineer.
Indirect reports: 12 General Mechanical Foreman, 9 General Electrical
Foremen, 4 General Instrumentation Foremen, 3 General Railroad
Foremen, 3 General Power Plant Foremen, 4 Maintenance Engineers
and 4 Safety Engineers.
Total workforce: 1862 professional, technical and non-technical personnel.
July 1986 to Dec. 1990
Performance Associates Incorporated, Danville, California.
Senior Consultant, Maintenance. Responsible for maintenance consulting services to the mining industry.
1986 to 1987: Mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance programs for
mine and plant equipment at Pegasus Corporation's property in Nevada.
1987 to 1988: Mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance programs.
for underground mine and concentrator, mobile and plant equipment at RTZ's
Somincor Copper Mine in southern Portugal.
1988 to 1989: Mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance programs
for mine, concentrator and smelter equipment at ZCCM's Kitwe underground
copper mine, concentrator and smelter in Zambia.
1989 to 1990: Mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance programs for
mine mobile equipment at Barrick Goldstrike gold mine in Nevada.
Sept. 1980 to June, 1986
Bechtel International, San Francisco, California.
Senior Consultant, Maintenance.
Responsible for maintenance consulting services to the mining and power
generation industry.
1980 to 1982: Mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance programs
for underground mine and Merryl Crowe gold plant at Minerven's gold mine in
southern Venezuela.
1982 to 1983: Mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance programs and
warehouse spare parts inventory for nuclear power generating station at
Arizona Public Service's facility in Phoenix, Arizona.
1983 to 1986: Mechanical and electrical preventive maintenance programs
for mines, concentrator and smelter mobile and plant equipment at RTZ's
copper mine at Rio Tinto and smelter at Huelva in southern Spain.
June 1978 to August 1980:
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Mines Inspector, Botswana, Southern Africa
Responsible for mechanical and electrical inspections and safety programs covering three diamond mines; one copper/nickel mine, concentrator and reduction facility; one underground coal mine and various quarries.
August 1975 to May 1978
Cominco Ltd., Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Maintenance Superintendent, Lead Smelter
Responsible for the administration of the mechanical and electrical maintenance
in the lead smelter.
Direct reports: 2 General Mechanical Foremen, 1 Chief Electrician, 1 Chief
Instrumentation Engineer, and 1 Maintenance Engineer.
Total workforce: 120 professionals, technical and non-technical personnel.
June, 1973 to July 1975
Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Dominican Republic
Supervisor of Design
Responsible for administration of the design office. Work included all major and minor projects and day-to-day in-plant changes.
May, 1970 to June 1973
Cominco Ltd., Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Maintenance Superintendent, Zinc Operations
Responsible for the administration of the mechanical and electrical maintenance
in zinc operations. Direct reports: 3 General Mechanical Foremen, 1 Lead Burner Foreman 1 Chief Electrician, 1 Chief Instrumentation Engineer and 1 Maintenance Engineer. Total workforce: 23 professionals, technical and non-technical personnel.
Military Service
1968 to 1971 Royal Canadian Engineers, Militia
Rank: Captain
Interests Golf, chess, bridge, mind games, darts, reading, carpentry, travel, fine dining, water sports.
Languages: English and Spanish
References will be provided on request.
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