Qualifications for Senior Business Analyst Possesses 40+ years of experience directing expansion and management for natural resource companies. Specializes in leading process improvement initiatives to increase profits, upgrade equipment and facilities, reduce reliance on contractors, and enhance working conditions. Spearheads negotiations, analyzes markets, delegates responsibilities, and trains/manages as many as 900 employees across multiple backgrounds. Speaks Spanish along with some Russian and has frequently traveled overseas for business. Holds an M.B.A. and is a US Navy veteran. Skills include: International Business Strategic Planning Budgeting/Cost Accounting Operations Management Talent Recruitment Sales Strategy Project Management Proposal Preparation Consulting/Startups Selected Accomplishments * Increased productivity of a client's prime mover from 80,000 tons per month to 120,000 tons as a consultant changed the overlying rock blasting process from a buffer shot system to a blast casting system boosted production 50% and generated an additional $12.5M in annual revenue. * Updated an antiquated mining system by adjusting the blast hole drilling program to create fewer holes with the same equipment, using stronger explosives, speeding up rock moving, and defining goals. * Established a common maintenance program and selected an equipment manager to form a team that ensured consistent procedures for upkeep grew mechanical availability from 80% to 84% as a result. * Guided rapid expansion of a Colombian mine from 2.5 million tons to 9.5 million tons delivered annually, which led to a revenue increase from $75M to $280M managed four-year capital expansion of $150M. * Replaced 40 contract trucks with ten 100-ton coal haulers alongside two large shovels with a 45 cubic-yard capacity each and ten 240-ton rock trucks initiated a training program to upgrade the skills of all operators. * Supervised construction of a 25-million-ton fast loading facility and connecting railroad managed development of a 500-hectare impoundment and a dike system to prevent flooding. * Coordinated a five-crew operation that ensured a full staff was available for day and night shifts along with a relief team during training periods. * Designed a cost model as a consultant to recommend the purchase and development of new properties became the company's Vice President of Operations after the purchase of a property for $16M with $50M in development costs. * Directed a $66M green-field project with responsibility for equipment purchasing, advertising, and staff hiring and management worked with multiple engineering firms and succeeded in meeting projected return on investment. * Taught operations management and project management in the MBA program of a large university. Accomplishments * Increased productivity of a client's prime mover from 80,000 tons per month to 120,000 tons as a consultant changed the overlying rock blasting process from a buffer shot system to a blast casting system boosted production 50% and generated an additional $12.5M in annual revenue. * Updated an antiquated mining system by adjusting the blast hole drilling program to create fewer holes with the same equipment, using stronger explosives, speeding up rock moving, and defining goals. * Established a common maintenance program and selected an equipment manager to form a team that ensured consistent procedures for upkeep grew mechanical availability from 80% to 84% as a result. * Guided rapid expansion of a Colombian mine from 2.5 million tons to 9.5 million tons delivered annually, which led to a revenue increase from $75M to $280M managed four-year capital expansion of $150M. * Replaced 40 contract trucks with ten 100-ton coal haulers alongside two large shovels with a 45 cubic-yard capacity each and ten 240-ton rock trucks initiated a training program to upgrade the skills of all operators. * Supervised construction of a 25-million-ton fast loading facility and connecting railroad managed development of a 500-hectare impoundment and a dike system to prevent flooding. * Coordinated a five-crew operation that ensured a full staff was available for day and night shifts along with a relief team during training periods. * Designed a cost model as a consultant to recommend the purchase and development of new properties became the company's Vice President of Operations after the purchase of a property for $16M with $50M in development costs. * Directed a $66M green-field project with responsibility for equipment purchasing, advertising, and staff hiring and management worked with multiple engineering firms and succeeded in meeting projected return on investment. * Taught operations management and project management in the MBA program of a large university.

Highlights:

• Startups
• Budgeting
• Business Analysis
• Business Analyst
• Consulting
• Cost Accounting
• management
• manager
• Accounting
• Mining