Project Manager - Procktor Drilling and blasting Inc. - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
(2025-02)
- Assigned tasks to project team members and monitored progress to ensure timely completion.
- Monitored compliance with industry regulations, policies, guidelines throughout all phases of projects.
- Developed project plans outlining scope, goals, deliverables, resources, and timelines.
Surface Driller Operator Open Pit - New Gold Inc. - Rainy River, ON, Canada
(2023-06)
- Operate sandvik D75KX tower drill on drill blast pattern in a safe manner.
- Sampled holes when, and if needed.
- Cases each hole, and produced good production.
FOREMAN - Northspan explorations Inc. - Coffee Creek, MT, USA
(2022-04 - 2023-04)
- RC drill foreman for Heli portable drills based in Yukon (coffee Creek)
- Experienced with krux for drill reports
- Site docs for all other reports such as safety, and inspections of general equipment
- Experience with inspections of drill fly pads, and sending/receiving drill along with all gear
- Supervised projects to uphold schedule requirements and quality demands
- Managed sites by focusing on safety, operations and productivity
- Monitored job site parts and equipment
- Established expectations and motivated crews to consistently meet or beat goals
- Communicated with employees to demonstrate high standards and mitigate issues
- Planned and managed manpower and resource requirements to support project activities
- Checked project details to verify job site materials and equipment
- Managed workers at various experience levels in construction and restoration projects
- Viewed and checked job equipment to determine maintenance requirements
- Complied with federal and company regulations to maintain a high level of job site safety
- Tracked and reported units and labor hours prior to submission of timecards
DRILL OPERATOR, SURFACE - Consbec inc - Schefferville, QC, Canada
(2014-01 - 2022-04)
- Conferred with senior management, owners, contractors, and design professionals to discuss project goals and problem solve
- Monitored processes for continuous improvement and implemented changes to promote quicker task completion
- Increased productivity by improving employee morale and cross-functional communications
- Planned material and equipment needs to drive on-time delivery in concert with the project schedule
- Supported project quality assurance and quality control planning for assigned tasks
- Communicated with suppliers and coordinated delivery of supplies to job sites
- Inspected rigging and scaffolding for safety and reliability
- Monitored inventory to support budget and project goals
- Recorded inspection and work order results in software system with attention to conditions found and remediation taken.
- Operations of Ingersoll rand skf tower drill, atlas copco 780, Gardner Denver 5000
- Sandvik 75 kx tower drill (wenco system)
- Retained safe and clean work area in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
- Learned and followed safety and emergency procedures
- Rotated among various workstations, performing work necessary to meet production needs.
- Operated atlas coco 780, and SKF tower drill on new gold surface mine for blast sites
- Adhered to corporate and job site safety procedures to protect personnel and equipment
- Observed pressure gauge and moved throttles and levers to control the speed of rotary tables and regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.
- Excellent safety procedures
- Operated down the hole, and top hammer drills such as gardner 3500, 5000 for quarry, hwy, and mine sites.
Grouter/driller Operator - Beck drilling and environmental services. - Calgary, AB, Canada
(2004-01 - 2013-12)
- Drilled anchor holes for slope stability, for bridges, tunnels, and city jobs of all sorts
- Also mixed grout, and prepared anchors for installation
- Inspected finished products to verify conformity to quality standards
- Maintained production and quality documentation
- Observed and troubleshot equipment and machines to detect malfunctions and notify appropriate personnel of needed repairs
- Troubleshot and diagnosed equipment malfunctions to minimize downtime.
- Utilized hand and power tools and heavy machinery during manufacturing processes
- Complied with environmental regulations when using, dispensing of, or handling hazardous and non-hazardous materials and waste
- Followed daily preventive maintenance schedule for cleaning and lubricating machinery
- Reduced health and safety risks with strict adherence to safety protocols and PPE requirements
- Used hand trucks and forklifts to unload, load, and transport items.
