Northwestern Resources Co. Work Values

Daily Duties at Northwestern Resources Co.:

LONG RANGE PLANNING SUPERVISOR 9/95 to 9/96 • Managed Long Range Planning Department (2-yr, 10-yr annual & 20-yr LOM) • Geologic Reserve Modeling, Reserve Cost Modeling, Permitting, Equipment Requirements and Specifications, Infrastructure Construction, Public Road and Utility Relocations, Economic Analyses and Special Studies • Feasibility and Cost Studies for strategic mining acquisitions by Montana Power • Provided information, opinions and testimony for lawsuits and miscellaneous contract negotiations • Managed Engineering Department hardware and software computer systems • Oversight of the development and integration of computerizing Engineering functions, assuring compliance with the company’s Information Systems Plan • Developed the programming used to create detailed economic reserves modeling for the Jewett Mine in the MINCOM system CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR 7/93 to 9/95 • Managed Civil Engineering and CAD Drafting Departments • Pre and Post mine development projects - engineering design and construction management • Sediment Ponds; Surface Water Diversions; Buildings and Facilities; Public Road Relocations; Powerline, Telephone and Natural Gas Pipeline Relocations; Creek and Pond Reclamation; Haulroad and Service Road construction and maintenance; • Close interface with Railroad Commission of Texas(RCT); Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA); Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission (TNRCC), currently renamed TCEQ; Freestone, Limestone and Leon County Commissioners MINING ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR 9/89 to 7/93 • Managed Operations Support, Mid/Long-Range Engineering, and Applications Engineering Departments • Day-to-day mine planning support; Monthly budget forecasts; Annual and Life-of-Mine mine planning and budgeting; Geologic Modeling; Equipment Efficiency, Productivity and Mechanical Availability tracking/reporting; and Permitting. • Dragline Operator Dig Mode - Productivity Analysis and Efficiency Improvement Program • Wrote and/or developed the majority of the programming used required for the MINCOM system for mineplan scheduling and reserve analysis • Developed a system of Excel Spreadsheets to automate calculations and costs for the Reclamation Bonding System to the Texas Railroad Commission SENIOR MINING ENGINEER 4/88 - 9/89 • Day-to-day operations planning and support; Geologic Modeling; Pit design; Equipment scheduling; Reclamation design, planning and construction management • Redesigned dragline stripping operations to reduce mobile prestripping by over 20 mil cyds in first 5-years in department PREBENCH PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR 2/87 - 4/88 • 12-hour rotating shift of 35 employees, managed prestripping crew of 19 scrapers, 3 85-t trucks, backhoe, along with support equipment of dozers and blades • Scraper and Truck/Shovel mobile prestripping operation producing approximately 18 M and 5 M. bcy/yr. respectively • 19 Cat 637E scrapers; 5 D8L and 3 D9L Cat dozers; 3 Cat 16G graders; 3 Dresser 85 ton end dumps; an O&K RH75 14cy backhoe and a Cat 992 FEL LIGNITE PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR 5/86 - 2/87 • 12-hour rotating shift staff of 15 employees, managed lignite removal and hauling crew mining 4 seams ranging in thickness from 1.5’ to 17’ thick; delivering 7.8M tpy • Managed 3 O&K RH75 14cy backhoes; a Clark 475 14cy FEL; a Cat 992 FEL; 12 CH120 (120 ton) Euclid haul trucks; and Cat 16G graders • Twin Stamler 2500 tph crusher, belt scale, and TEMA sampler lignite crusher facility

What they like about Northwestern Resources Co.:

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Skills

Audits, Budgeting, Cost Accounting, Expense Control, Financial Analysis, Reporting, Consulting, Start Ups / Turnarounds, Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Project Management, Business Development, Client Relations, Negotiations, Presentations, Product Marketing, Branding, QC / QA, Cost Reduction, Ops Management, Process Improvement, Scheduling, Engineering Design, Construction Management, Project Cost Management

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