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SKILLS
* Responsible and conscientious, with excellent communication skills
* Extensive supervisory, technical, and practical experience
* Computer literate and familiar with numerous types of application software, including AutoCad and Minesite
* Certified in Common Core for Underground Hard Rock Mining
* Additional training in Interactive Management, STOP Safety Training, Mine Rescue, First Aid, Mine Planning, G.P.S. Technology, Explosives, and Dispatch
* M.S.H.A. Certified Trainer, familiar with M.S.H.A. regulations
EXPERIENCE
Mine Planning Engineer 1997 - Present
Elkview Coal Corporation, Sparwood, British Columbia
* Supervise a team of professionals to maintain quality, quantity, and efficiency standards of a large scale coal mining operation
* Complete mine plans using computer software to ensure timely development of the mine for the upcoming years, then prepare reports and presentations on the recommendations
* Recommend and successfully introduce new technologies, such as G.P.S. and Dispatching systems, and their related software
* Liaison with operational and maintenance departments to ensure adherence to plans and procedures, recommend ways of improving practices to overcome hurdles
* Control all aspects of the drill and blast cycle, from pattern design through vibration monitoring
* Maintain strict productivity and cost goals, and introduce improvements in both areas
Mine & Quarry Manager 1994 - 1996
National Gypsum Company, Sun City, Kansas
* Manage all aspects of a 500,000 T.P.Y. gypsum quarry and underground mine, including long range plans and strategies
* Develop, specify, procure, and commission new equipment, both mobile and stationary
* Visualize new concepts to enhance productivity, then justify, engineer and implement the project
* Develop and work within budgets, while introducing productivity and cost improvements
* Ensure compliance to the policies of the company, and all other regulatory agencies, specifically M.S.H.A.
Mine & Quarry Engineer 1992 - 1994
National Gypsum Company, Sun City, Kansas
* Manage, schedule, train and utilize a workforce of unionized employees
* Supervise all of the daily operations of a mine and quarry
* Ensure that the quantity and quality of all products is maintained
* Direct and prioritize maintenance activities
Development Miner 1987 - 1990
Barrick Gold Corporation, Kirkland Lake, Ontario
* Development miner in jumbo, jackleg, and longtom tracked and trackless drifts
* Raise miner in Alimak raises
* Loaded ore using muckers, cavos, and LHDs
* Primed and loaded ring drilled longhole stopes
* Surveyed the underground workings then drafted the data both manually and on AutoCad
* Member, 1989 Ontario Provincial Mine Rescue Championship Team
Operational Foreman 1982 - 1986
Algoma Steel Corporation, Algoma Ore Division, Wawa, Ontario
* Supervise the operation of smelter equipment such as crushers, feeders, conveyors, coolers, screens, and mobile equipment
* Adjusted equipment and the supply of raw materials to maintain the quality and quantity of sintered iron ore product
* Responsible for the productivity and safety of unionized employees
* Initiated maintenance procedures through work orders and prepared shift reports
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering 1992
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
* Graduated Cum Laude
* Recipient of the 1992 Jon S. Mayer Memorial Award for Scholastic Excellence in Mining Engineering and outstanding service to the Student Chapter of the A.I.M.E.
Mining Engineering Technologist Certificate 1982
Northern College, Haileybury School of Mines, Haileybury, Ontario
Honours Graduation Diploma, Grade 13 1979
Ridley College, St. Catharines, Ontario
OTHER
* Member of S.M.E.
* Cub Leader, Fernie Cub Pack
* Executive Committee, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #36, Fernie, B.C.
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