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Mine Maintenance Management experience (15+ years)
* Direct Maintenance Management and contract maintenance management in surface and underground mines (coal, copper, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, and quarries).
* Maintenance planning for PM and outages.
* Maintenance budgeting and cost control.
* Sourcing and management of contract maintenance suppliers.
Troubleshooting experience (17+ years)
* Conveyor systems, chutes, mills, tanks, mobile equipment, pumps, pipes, and specialty equipment.
* Dust control & Spillage evaluation / control / elimination
* Control system evaluation / improvements
Equipment Maintenance Supervision experience (25+ years)
* Direct Maintenance Supervision
* Preventive Maintenance & Predictive Preventive Maintenance Program design and management
* Maintenance Procedure development
* System and Equipment Maintenance Performance tracking
* Specialty maintenance tool development
* System & equipment mapping
Project Management experience (7+ years)
* Evaluation, procurement, construction, and commissioning for processing systems and for process improvements.
* Planning and management of major maintenance work.
Process Engineering experience (15+ years)
* Evaluation and improvements for processing and maintenance methods.
* Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Non-destructive testing, and Maintenance History Analysis.
Consulting experience (10+ years)
* Maintenance program design; training of maintenance and production personnel; Operation and Maintenance manual development; troubleshooting, and supply of specialty equipment.
Equipment Maintenance Requirement Familiarity
* Conveyor Systems, Crushers & Sizers, Stacker/Reclaimers, Bucket Wheel Excavators, Shovels, Drag Lines, Mills, Drilling Machines, Test Equipment, Mixers, and others.
Employment
Drummond Company, Birmingham, AL Sr. Maint. Supervisor 2006 to March 2009
[Mechanical Maintenance Supervision]
Training and supervision of Mechanical Maintenance and Welding personnel for conveyors, mobile equipment, and crushers at the Drummond Pribbenow mine in Colombia. Coordination with production, electrical maintenance, and materials departments to facilitate production needs and maintenance activities. Maintenance planning for equipment moves and major repairs.
ADM Consulting/D&T Technologies, Uniontown, OH Proprietor 1999 to 2007
[Conveyor system & specialty equipment consulting service / Documentation & Training / Maintenance Program Development and Implementation / Conveyor Troubleshooting]
Serving the mining (open pit and underground) industry, heavy industry, and general industry, duties included site maintenance management, maintenance program development and implementation, safety program design and implementation, training of specialty service technicians and maintenance personnel, conveyor belt repair and splice training, conveyor performance analysis, site project management, technical documentation of specialty equipment and automated conveyor systems (mechanical and electrical), documentation (operator procedures manuals, safety manuals, electronic manuals, and software user guides), conveyor system and equipment troubleshooting, laser alignments, engineering design of conveyor system alterations, and supply of specialty equipment.
Belt Maintenance Group, Buffalo, NY National Sales Manager/Vice President 1989 to 1999
[Conveyor belt installation, splicing, & repair; conveyor system installation; automated conveyor system layout and installation; conveyor troubleshooting; lightweight & heavy conveyor belting; and conveyor system components]
General management, sales management, direct sales, marketing, system engineering, site maintenance management, facility maintenance management, technical training of personnel, document development, project planning, project site management, product development, general troubleshooting / problem resolution, product sourcing, and product/service development.
Millayne Corporation, Uniontown, OH Owner 1987 to 1989
[Custom thermoplastic extrusions]
Tremco, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1976 to 1987
[Custom rubber extrusions, transfer molded assemblies, magnetic window systems]
Marketing Manager 1985 to 1987
Technical Sales Representative 1983 to 1985
Technical Coordinator 1976 to 1983
Sternson, Ltd., Brantford, Ontario Polymer Chemist 1974 to 1976
Toronto Plastics Co., Ltd., Toronto Estimator 1973 to 1974
Education
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Technology - Chemical Engineering Technology (1981 with A average)
Chemical Engineering Diploma - Polymer Chemistry (1973)
La Salle University, Mandeville, LA, USA
MBA courses (Oct. 1995 to Feb. 1996 - 5 of 8 courses completed with A average)
International work
Sales / Business Development Activities: Canada, USA, England, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Colombia, Trinidad, and the Netherlands.
Consultation & Contract (maintenance management, system analysis, training, laser alignment, project supervision): USA, Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad, and Colombia.
Documentation & Training:
Operations & Maintenance Documentation: Developed multiple Operations and Maintenance Manuals (hardcopy and computer based training formats) for the automotive and general industry.
Training: Trained operators, electrical maintenance, mechanical maintenance, and follow-up trainers on equipment and system usage and maintenance.
Trained service technicians and maintenance managers on conveyor belt splicing and conveyor system troubleshooting.
Maintenance Programs: Developed Preventive and Predictive Preventive Maintenance programs and trained users.
Safety Programs: Developed Safety and Environmental Programs and trained employees.
Languages: English (fluent); Spanish and French (technical vocabulary only)
Software Usage: Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Outlook; Project; PeopleSoft; Photoshop; Dreamweaver; AutoCAD; and others.
Equipment Familiarity
Automated conveyors systems (Automotive, Package, Airport, Distribution Center, Industrial, and Postal/Courier industries); Bulk Material Handling Conveyor Systems (flat, pipe, corrugated sidewall, cleated, high angle, filter, feeders, etc.); Crushers & Sizers; Screens; Stacker/Reclaimers; Bucket Wheel Excavators; Shovels; Dozers; Front-End Loaders; Drag Lines; Mixers (Banbury, Hockmeyer, Ross, Cowles, etc.); Mills (Ball, 2-roll, 3-roll, cracker, etc); Test Equipment (Rheometers, Viscometers, Instron, Scott, Pico, Taber, Mass Spectrometry, GLC, etc.); and others.
References: Available upon request
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