Crusher supervisor - Mount Polley Mine - Williams Lake, British Columbia
(2025-08)
30,000 tonnes crushing plant. 42" by 65" Gyro crusher secondary crusher 7' standard head cone crusher, 3- 7' short head cone tertiary crusher.
- Implement and maintain department safety, environmental and production performance.
- Work with maintenance department to oversee that work orders are ordered and completed. Create maintenance notifications using SAP system.
- Work with operation team with mentoring and to achieve safety and production goals.
Mill operation supervisor/acting general foreman - Ascot Resources Premier gold mine - British Columbia
(2024-02 - 2025-06)
Assisted in plant start up and commissioning. Sag mill, ball mill, CIL, knelson concentrator, pressure vessel, gold refinery.
- Assisted with putting the plant into care and maintenance
- Supervisor of water treatment plant after mill was put into care and maintenance.
- Administrative duties include payroll entry, incident investigation and reporting, employee development and daily production reporting.
Mill operation supervisor - Mount Polley Mine - Williams Lake, British Columbia
(2022-04 - 2023-06)
Gold/Copper processing plant. Assist in plant re-start and commissioning. Rod mills, ball mills, pebble mills and crushing plant.
- Implement and maintain department safety, environmental and production performance.
- Administrative duties including payroll entry, incident investigating and reporting, employee development and daily production reporting, create maintenance notifications using SAP system.
Mill operations spare supervisor - Brucejack Mine - British Columbia
(2020-03 - 2022-04)
Gold processing plant.
- Flotation operator. Grinding. Sag mill and ball mills, Knelson concentrator, control room. Water treatment plant.
- Member mine rescue emergency response team
- Member joint occupational health and safety committee
- PASS leader and couch (safety system)
Gold Processing Plant-Lead Operator - TMAC Resources Inc. Hope Bay Project - Nunavut
(2017-01 - 2020-03)
Process Plant commissioning.
- Started and commissioned water treatment plant
- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary crushing and screening
- Operate pressure jigs, Falcon and Knelson concentrators grinding, flotation, and tailings circuits.
- Operate cyanide leach circuit, monitoring and managing equipment and reagent balance.
- Operate central control room with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system
- Provide mentorship and guidance to inexperienced team members
- Member Mine Rescue Emergency Response Team
- Member Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
Mill Operation Supervisor - Thompson Creek Metals Co. Mount Milligan Mine - British Columbia
(2013-03 - 2015-09)
60,000 tons per day (TPD) concentrator.
- Team lead for an operating crew of 8-10 personnel
- Assist in plant startup and commissioning
- Implement and maintain department safety, environmental and production performance
- Identify needs and coordinate scheduling of maintenance for optimum plant throughput
- LOTO Authorized isolator – ensure compliance across all in house departments and contractors
- Administrative duties including payroll entry, incident investigation and reporting, employee development and daily production reporting
- BST – Safety Leadership Training
Mill Operations Relief Supervisor - Copper Mountain Mine - Princeton, BC
(2011-03 - 2013-02)
35,000 TPD Copper/Gold Concentrator.
- Flotation operator/lead hand.
- Primary first aid attendant.
- Assist with start-up and commissioning of 35,000 TPD Copper/Gold Concentrator
- Troubleshooting plant bottlenecks for improved recoveries
- Provide mentorship on flotation circuit.
- Operate 32' SAG mill ABB 8500 HP Variable drive motors and associated ball mill
Flotation Operator - Gibraltar Mine - Williams Lake, BC
(2004-09 - 2009-09)
Copper/molybdenum plant operations.
- Assist with re-construction and start-up of copper/molybdenum plant
- Operate copper and molybdenum flotation, crushing, grinding and dewatering circuits.
- Assisted in the removal and replacement of Denver Cells to OK 160 tank cells
Paramedic - BC Ambulance Service - Alexis Creek and Williams Lake, BC
(2003-10 - 2005-01)
- Administer emergency medical treatment and trauma care
- Drive ambulance transporting patients to hospital or other medical facilities
