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SUMMARY
Accomplished Assistant Construction Aggregates Plant Manager with extensive experience in multi-site operations and development of direct reports. I have a proven track record as a trusted and respected business partner making sound decisions with a common sense approach and a bias for action in a fast-paced changing work environment. Leadership skills include building high performance teams, delivering results and collaborative ability to solve complex production issues.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Plant Manager, Luck Stone Corporation, 2006-2008
Fairfax Plant
 Directed a team of 40 production employees at an aggregate plant producing over two million tons of crushed stone products per year.
 Developed and maintained business plans including production goals, pit development, capital projects, labor requirements, product mix & inventory, and neighbor relations.
 Developed daily plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees.
 Managed an operating budget balancing maintenance, production, and labor costs with customer needs.
 Provided leadership and guidance for three foremen to develop a high-performance production team that met or exceeded production goals.
 Responsible for safety meetings, task training records, contractor task training, and compliance with MSHA and VDMM&E regulations.
 Provided hands on training and support of employees in areas such as proper operation of equipment, safety, and quality standards.
 Proficient with Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
Pit & Plant Foreman, Luck Stone Corporation, 1986-2006
Leesburg Plant (1986-1988), Fairfax Plant (1988-2002), Bealeton Plant (2002-2005), Culpeper Plant (2005-2006)
 Managed pit and plant crews at multiple mine sites in Virginia.
 Responsible for training, coaching, and developing employees in all aspects of mobile and stationary equipment operation, maintenance practices, quality control, and safety.
 Responsible for work orders, purchasing, and maintaining critical stationary equipment inventory.
 Led capital and maintenance projects on stationary plant equipment.
 Guided pit development in a variety of mines with challenging geology.
 Accountable for safely meeting production goals, balancing operating budgets against production demands, maintenance, labor challenges, and customer needs
 Promoted to Assistant Plant Manager, February 2006
Foreman Trainee, Luck Stone Corporation, 1985-1986
Fairfax Plant
 Trained in all aspects of aggregate plant operations including managing employees, managing budgets, performing maintenance, operating equipment, leading safety efforts, deploying mobile equipment, developing daily production plans and meeting production goals.
 Promoted to Foreman, November 1986
Quality Control Technician, Luck Stone Corporation, 1981-1985
 Conducted aggregate testing to ensure product quality, worked with plant management, employees, and customers to ensure products met customer expectations and VDOT requirements.
Highway Construction Inspector, A, VDOT, 1978-1981
 Conducting bridge and highway construction inspection, concrete, asphalt, and aggregate testing in plants and in the field, nuclear density testing, and surveying transits & level.
MOBILE AND STATIONARY EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE
 Haul Units: Caterpillar 769-C, 773, 775, Euclid R-35
 Loader Units: Caterpillar 980-C, 988-B & F
 Track Loader: Caterpillar 955, 963, 973
 Gyratory Crusher: A.C. 42-65
 Jaw Crusher: Nordberg 1311ST
 Cone Crusher: Nordberg 7ft short head and standard, 5 ½ ft short head and standard, 4 ¼ ft short head
 Omni Cone Crusher: 1560 short head and standard
 Screens: Diester, A.C., SECO and Tyler screens
 General conveyor systems
EDUCATION
 University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, 1975-1978, Civil Engineering coursework
 Northern Virginia Community College, 1980-1994, General studies with concentration in coursework related to Engineering to further aggregate career
LANGUAGES:
 French (Basic - Familiar)
CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
 VDMME-Certified Surface Blaster (expires 6/30/12)
 VDMME-Certified Surface Foreman (expires 6/30/12)
 Standard First Aid (expires 9/27/09)
 METSO MINERALS NP, GP & C Series Crusher Operations and Maintenance Training Seminar (2005)
 METSO MINERALS Superior Gyratory Crusher Maintenance Seminar (2001)
 Human Relations Award- Virginia Run Elementary School (1998)
 Ken Blanchard's Situation Leadership for Managers (2007)
 Employment Law, Recruitment and Selection and Performance Management Classes, (1998-1999)
 Luck Stone Values Mentorship Program (2008)
 Luck Stone Human Resources Manager Program (2007)
 Introduction to Excel 97 (1999)
 Windows 3.1 (1995)
 Lotus 2.4 Advanced (1994)
 Excel 97, Level 1 (2002)
 Outlook 2000, Level 1 (2002)
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Have passport....will travel!
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