Industrial Hygiene/Ventilation Specialist

• Aug 2018 - Present

Senior Specialist-Continuous Improvement, Mining Operations

• 2017 - 2018

I was on a strategic Health and Safety initiative to re-invigorate the 'HomeSafe Safety Program' across all Ontario Surface and Underground Mines. I worked collaboratively with Public Relations to integrate HomeSafe into family days, resulting in the creation and distribution of a divisional HomeSafe video to remind employees and their families of their reasons to get HomeSafe.I participated in the company Joint Health and Safety committee as a member from 2017 to 2018 to identify and resolve issues, and achieve goals for continuous improvement in safety.

Process Superintendent, Business Systems, Mining & Milling Operations

• 2011 - 2017

Supporting the General Manager of Mining, I provided overall support to the Mines and Mill by improving and creating safety systems and controls so that the mines could operate more efficiently and safely. Some notable accomplishments are:• Led a major hazards project with external safety consultants to determine fatal hazards, high risks, and controls resulting in an operational hazards guidance document for 5 mines.• Analyzed historical fatal incidents to ensure that corrective and preventative measures were implemented through action planning , creation, and execution of new safety systems so that the mines could operate more safely and efficiently.• Collaborated in complex risk assessments and developed action plans for implementing new controls. • Provided continuous improvement to Vale's All Mines Standards document.

Production/ Process Superintendent, Stobie Mine Division B

• 2010 - 2011

I was accountable for establishing operational safety, cost containment, strategic development targets and training in accordance with achieving a production goal of 2850 tons/day. I supervised 5 front line supervisors and a workforce of approximately 52 miners. Primary mining methods were sub-level cave, blasthole (VRM), uppers retreat, and pillar recovery in a copper-nickel sulfide deposit.

Development/ Production Frontline Underground Supervisor-Frood Mine

• 2008 - 2009

In this role, I supervised a crew of 18 miners to execute the safety and production plan of 1850 tpd while working within company budget, legislation, and safety standards. Mining was predominantly remnant pillar recovery in fractured ground in a copper-nickel sulfide deposit.

Mine Engineering Supervisor / Senior Engineer - Stobie Mine Division B

• 2007 - 2008

In my first technical leadership role for a team of technologists and engineering professionals I encouraged the creation and adherence of best practices to support safety, cost containment and achievement of production and development targets. In addition, I created short and long term plans, schedules, mine designs, budgets, execution plans, and capital plans to ensure daily production of 2850 tons/day was met, if not exceeded. Some of my major accomplishments were collaboratively resolving the safety hazards and production inefficiencies due to the large fragmentation and leading the conversion of the Mine 24D implementation project.

Development Mine Planner, Stobie Mine

• 2006 - 2007

I completed short and long range development layouts, conducted crew development meetings, performed cost analysis, completed infrastructure design and tracked development performance.

Cost Planner/ Contract Administrator/ Prodstats Coordinator, Stobie Mine

• 2004 - 2006

Reporting to the Chief Mine Engineer, I created operating budgets, forecasted cost and labour; managed the 5-year capital plan submissions, prepared business cases for capital risk ranking and equipment procurement; and managed contracts during plant maintenance shutdowns.

Ground Control Engineer, Stobie Mine

• 2001 - 2004

Using a hands-on approach to ground control I conducted underground inspections, tested ground support, installed/monitored instrumentation, maintained/interpreted the microseismic system, and provided geotechnical evaluation and guidance on mine designs and stability.

Head of Ground Control Department, Mine Planner and EIT, Macassa Mine

• 1996 - 1999

In my first role after graduating from University, I completed various engineer in training rotations in surveying, ventilation, ground control, geology, tailings reclamation and mine planning eventually becoming the head of the ground control department providing geotechnical support on mine stability, design and support methods. Macassa Mine is a narrow vein gold mine with primary mining methods being overhand and underhand cut and fill, shrinkage, and blasthole. In my first role after graduating from University, I completed various engineer in training rotations in surveying, ventilation, ground control, geology, tailings reclamation and mine planning eventually becoming the head of the ground control department providing geotechnical support on mine stability, design and support methods. Macassa Mine is a narrow vein gold mine with primary mining methods being overhand and underhand cut and fill, shrinkage, and blasthole.