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Education
01/2008 - present Masters of Science, Mineral Economics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
* Includes 6 transfer credits from the University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida, USA) completed between 2005-2006.
02/2007 Construction Project Manager Course, The Associated General Contractors of America, Dallas, Texas, USA
02/2004 GIW Slurry School, Augusta, Georgia, USA
08/1997 – 12/2002 Bachelors of Science, Mining & Minerals Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Additionally completed courses in Accounting & Economics
09/2001 – 04/2002 European Mining Course (EMC), 48 ECTS credits
2 months Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
4 courses, among 'Mining Technology and Economics'
2 months Imperial College, London, England
4 courses, among 'Mine Project Evaluation and Financing'
2 months RWTH Aachen, Germany
4 courses, among 'Environmental Issues'
2 months University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
4 courses, among 'Industrial Minerals'
Final group case study: 'Pre-feasibility study' for an iron ore project in Minnesota, USA under supervision of Corus Steel Ijmuiden, The Netherlands
Working experience
10/2006 – present HARRISON WESTERN (Lakewood, Colorado, USA)
Project Manager, Underground Mining
* Effectively managed all aspects of engineering, safety, personnel, budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, and scheduling
* Springer Mine, Golden Predator Mines Inc., Imlay, Nevada, 1/08 – present o Tungsten Narrow Vein o Adit rehabilitation, hoist re-certification, etc.
* Henderson Mine, Freeport-McMoRan, Empire, Colorado, 10/06 – 1/08
o Molybdenum Block Caving o Responsible for contract underground construction activities
05/2001 – 10/2006 MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC. (Mulberry, Florida, USA)
Permitting Engineer, 2/06 to 10/06
Operations Shift Supervisor, 2/05 to 2/06
Operations Engineer, 1/03 to 2/05
Mine Planning Co-op, 5/01 to 8/01
* Completed mine-wide permit mods for the Army Corp of Engineers and Florida Dept. of Env. Protection
* Frontline supervision of mining & processing of a 60M / 7M TPY union mine / plant with 250+ personnel
* Performed metallurgical test work and analysis on screens, hydrosizers, and misc. flotation equipment
* Identified material handling systems efficiency opportunities yielding annual savings over US$7M
* Invented software widely used to design, evaluate, and optimize series pumping systems (patent-pending)
01/2001 – 12/2002 MINERALS & COAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Blacksburg, Virginia, USA)
Part-Time Research & Development Engineer
* Conducted flotation and dewatering analysis of various mineral samples using novel reagents
05/2000 – 08/2002 ILUKA RESOURCES INC. (Stony Creek, Virginia, USA)
Mine / Process Engineer Co-op, 5/02 to 8/02, 5/00 to 1/01
* Carried out test work, mtce, & repair on Kelsey jig, spiral, magnetic, & high-tension separation circuits
* Gained experience with Datamine, ArcView, & AutoCAD with the development of short and long term plans
* Provided engineering assistance on a US$32.4M expansion project increasing plant throughput by 50%
06/1999 – 12/1999 GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Sacramento, California, USA)
Mine Engineer Co-op
* Managed construction and operation of a union sand & gravel and asphalt batch plant with 15 employees
Presentations / Publications
10/2004 "New Pit Pump Development and Field Experience", by Richard E. Bishop and Graeme Addie (Vice President Engineering and Research & Development, GIW Industries, Inc.). Paper presented at the 19th Annual Regional Phosphate Conference, (October 14-15, 2004), Lakeland, Florida, USA.
09/2004 "Improving Slurry Transport through Computer Simulation", by Richard E. Bishop. Paper presented at the September Florida Section SME Meeting, (September 7, 2004), Bartow, Florida, USA.
Language skills
English: mother-tongue
German: moderate
Spanish: fair
Slavic languages: working knowledge
Computer skills
Office Programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, FrontPage, Project, Outlook, Publisher
Programming: Visual C++, Turbo Pascal, Visual Basic
Software: ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Minitab, Primavera, Stata, Vulcan
Memberships & Positions of trust
2008 – 2009 Chairman: SME Young Leaders Committee
2007 – 2008 Vice-Chairman: SME Young Leaders
2006 – 2008 Vice-Chairman: SME Young Leaders Selection Committee
2006 – 2009 Member: SME Young Leaders Committee
2006 Chairman: Regional Phosphate Conference (Lakeland, FL)
2005 – 2006 Chairman: SME, FL Chapter
2004 – 2005 Vice-Chairman: SME, FL Chapter
2003 – 2004 Vice-Chairman: SME, FL Chapter
1998 – present Member: SME
1996 – 1997 Class Vice-President
1995 – 1996 Class President
1994 – 1995 Class President
Activities & Honors
2006 SME M&E Division - Outstanding Young Professional Award
2005 DSK Underground Coal Training Mine: Herne, Germany
2002 Mine Rescue Course: Saarbrücken, Germany
2002 Who's Who Among American College Students
2001 WAAIME Student Award
2000 WAAIME Student Award
1998 – 2001 Virginia Tech Mining Competition Team
1999 Pit & Quarry Student Award
Certifications
2003 Six Sigma Green Belt
2001 Engineer in Training (EIT)
Other activities & interests hiking, investing, mining history, running, skiing, travel
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