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Introduction:
I have been a Journeyman Industrial Electrician since 1972. My background has been very broad, with a lot of time in the Mining Industry. I’m no stranger to the North, or to isolated camps, as you’ll see in the details below. As additional responsibilities have come up, I’ve accepted them, working as Acting Boss or Lead Hand as it was required. (presently Lead Hand/ Acting Foreman) I’ve also taken on the challenge of establishing a CMMS at Consumers Glass, adapting it to the realities of production budgets.
I offer you my experience and skills as a healthy, ready-to-go tradesman that can start being valuable from the first day on any job-site. Although I have a good job with O.I.Canada, my kids are now out of the house, and I am in a position to travel to remote camps.
PERSONAL DATA
54 years old, born June 17, 1947 in Braunschweig, W.Germany. Came to Canada in 1952, to Sault St. Marie, Ontario. To B.C. in 1958 - raised mostly in Lower Mainland and Victoria. I’m 6 foot tall, about 180 lb. I can still speak German a bit, and read it. I’m married since 1976, have 3 kids and 2 dogs.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Sept./90 to present Consumer’s Glass,(now Owens Illinoise, Canada) Lavington, B.C. 604-549-8261 Len Comeau, Foreman
Bottle Manufacturing Plant. Work involves glass furnaces, blowers, pumps; automated inspection, labelling and packaging ; Igor Maint. Management System (Kakari, Edmonton); Lead Hand, Acting Foreman; Shift work; mechanical equipment set-up; Allen Bradley PLC (Slick 503), some construction, lots of administrative duties around pay, materials ordering, crew assignments, plant safety training.
Mar./90 to Sept./90 Skyline Gold, Johnny Mountain, B.C. Rolland Muller, chief electrician (shut down) Underground Gold Mine in Iskut River area --- Wrangle, Alaska was the nearest real town. Maintained Diesel Generators, Underground expansion work, construction on underground substation. Reason for leaving - about to shut down.
July /89 March /90 Afton Mines, Kamloops, B.C. 604-374-5022 Cal Molton, Maintenance Superintendent. Open Pit Copper/Gold mine. Maintained Pit equipment - P&H Shovels, Lectra Haul Trucks, Cable Splicing, Line Work. Reason for leaving - shut-down was eminent, and opportunity at Johnny Mountain.
Nov./88 to June /89 Bell Mine, Noranda; Granisle, B.C. 604-697-2201 Art Silvey, Foreman, Dave Pritchard, Superintendent. Open Pit Copper Mine - P&H Shovels, Lectra Haul trucks. General maintenance, some line work including climbing. Reason for leaving: opportunity at Afton Mines - a place much closer to home.
Jul. 4 to Sept 31 /88 Mnt. Skookum Gold, Yukon Ter. Total Erickson, Vancouver, Manager, Bill Draper; 604-685-9501 Underground Gold Mine - Mine expansion, Mine Shutdown!
1981-1987 Pine Point Mines (COMINCO) , Pine Point, N.W.T. Closed - for references, , Personnel Manager, Polaris Mines, N.W.T.; 819-253-6001, Open Pit – dewatering, Dragline, P&H Shovels, BE shovels, milling maint., Underground – Eikhoff Miner. Reason for leaving - Mine shutting down.
1983 Alex Muhlert, Electrical Contracting - Yellowknife - Wired 3 houses during temporary mine shut-down.
1978 - 1981 Canadian Forest Products, Plywood and Hardboard Division, New Westminster, B.C. 604-541-9656 Bill Brow, Lead Hand
1976-1978 Elk Falls Pulp and Paper, Campbell River, B.C. 287-7411
1975-1976 Texada Mines, Texada Island, B.C. Underground Iron Mine
1972-1974 United Keno Hill Mines, Elsa, Yukon. Johnny Gailitis, Electrical Superintendent
1971-1972 Pre apprentice training, WhiteHorse, Y.T.
1969-1970 New Imperial Copper, WhiteHorse, Y.T.
Education and Certification
Trade Certification: Interprovincial Red Seal (1975); B.C.T.Q.; B.C. “B” License (lapsed)
Technical Courses: P&H Excavators (2100BL); Westinghouse Elect. Maint., Transformers;Auto Cad LT, Icom (Allen Bradley) PLC programming. LECTRA-HAUL truck driving,(all maintenance electricians had to learn to drive) Eikoff mining machines. PLC – Introductory motion control with CAE-Newnes (A/B PLC-5)
Management Courses: Flagstone Motivation; Xerox Interpersonal Management Skills; Loss Control; Supervisory Training, (COMINCO), Management Skills For Supervisors-Okanagan U.College, Dale Carnegie, 1st level
Apprenticeship: United Keno Hill Mines, Texada Mines; Pre Apprentice - WhiteHorse Vocational
High School Diploma: Grade 12, University Program, West Vancouver Senior Secondary School, West Van., B.C.
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