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OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position as a Senior Mining Engineer with particular expertise in surface mine engineering, mine planning, project evaluation and cost control.
PROFILE
Practiced mainly in the surface mining industry overseas, applying competence in mine production, mine planning, mine management, budgeting, human resources, equipment-accounting and surveying. Certified in use of mining software—XPAC (mine planning/scheduling), MICROMINE (geological and exploration) and AutoCAD. Versed in use of JD Edwards management information system and database management (MS Access, dBase V, FoxPro, Rbase, File Maker Pro). Skilled user of popular office productivity suites (MS Office, WordPerfect, Lotus SmartSuite, OpenOffice.org) and operating systems (Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/Vista, Fedora). Proficient in project evaluation, training, costing, manpower planning, procuring of supplies/inventory, safety and resource allocation.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Contractor 2005 – 2008 Spherion at American Red Cross
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Performed assignments in Disaster Response Center, IT Configuration Unit, Hurricane Recovery Program, Donations Development Section and Human Resource Records.
-Facilitated processing of 15 to 20 applications per week for dispensing aid (financial, housing, medical, food, clothing, transportation) to victims of major hurricanes.
Consulting Engineer 2003 – 2005 Self-employed
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Provided feasibility studies, operations planning, production engineering and project management services to contractors for small projects.
-Accomplished goal of providing small unschooled investors/entrepreneurs sound tools to run efficient operations and bring economic benefits to isolated communities with projects in ball clay mining, bauxite tailings reclamation, scrap metal recovery and Silica sand mining.
Mine Manager 1997 – 2003 Linden Mining Enterprise
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Managed three mine sites simultaneously, delivered 1.2 million tonnes annual mine production, developed short, medium and long-term mine plans, maintained mine equipment, and transported one million tonnes crude ore to processing plant.
-Good organization skills, coordination, constant innovation and quick decision-making ensured targets were consistently achieved in the range 94% - 106%.
-Instituted efficient cost control that reined in runaway equipment maintenance expenditure and high unit cost of production.
Chief Mining Engineer 1993 – 1997 Linmine
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Headed up Mine Planning Department, modernized Mine Technical Services department and served as Liaison/Point-man to foreign consultants engaged to design mine reconfiguration.
-Instrumental in implementation of the new extended bench mine configuration and in modernization of Mine Technical Services by discarding the manual paper-intensive systems and introducing new state-of-the-art computerized mine planning (XPAC) and electronic surveying equipment (Nikon total station).
Superintendent 1989 – 1993 Guyana Mining Enterprise Ltd
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Managed Geological Services Dept., Mines Technical and acted as Owner's Representative to a foreign stripping contractor.
-Resuscitated exploration drilling program to prove up hitherto probable ore reserves, and successfully renegotiated a reduction in the unit contract price of overburden stripping ($1.80/bcm-$1.35/bcm).
Senior Planning Engineer 1983 – 1989 Guymine
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Supervised the Mine Planning Section, Engineers and Assistants, coordinated project evaluations and studies, organized mine inspections and completed annual mine plans two months before the end of every calendar year.
-Completed major studies including, review and determination of engineering procedures for construction, operation and maintenance of crude ore stockpiles; feasibility of dredging versus conventional dragline stripping/backfilling for open-pit development in a swampy area; evaluation/justification for replacement, expansion, upgrading of various categories of mine equipment.
Production Engineer 1977 – 1983 Guyana Bauxite Company Limited
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Production scheduling (for draglines, scrapers, bucket wheel excavators, haul trucks, loaders), engineering control, manpower planning, equipment allocation, mine drainage, drilling and blasting.
-Increased the application of engineering tools for analysis and problem-solving in an operation steeped in tradition and hostile to technical approaches.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES
-Training Certificate in MICROMINE – Exploration and Geological
-Certificate of Achievement in XPAC 6 ADVANCED – Mine Planning
-Certificates in five modules - JD Edwards Management Information System
-Management Certificate - American Management Association
-Certificate in Advanced Management - Guyana Mining Enterprise Ltd
EDUCATION
ACSM, Mining Engineering
Camborne School of Mines Camborne, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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