BIography
Having acquired a broad range of skills and experiences for the past 35 years in the Mining and Civil Industry, it has given me a greater perspective into the world of exciting opportunities. I have extensive use and operation of Hydraulic Face Shovels, Excavators, Dozers, Graders, Loaders, Dumptrucks etc in coal, gold, nickel, iron ore, Lithium, Urainium and various other hard rock / soft rock mines. I am proficient in Document Control including procedural and safety documentation also experienced in Assessment Writing and compiling i.e. V.O.C ( Verification Of Competency).
I have been fortunate enough to travel around the globe networking and developing ways to not only improve the business model structure but to also make it safe for everyone. I have recently returned from contract in Sumbawa, Batu-Hijau Indonesia.
Throughout my career I have demonstrated a wealth of relevant expertise that I believe would make a positive contribution.
Maintaining a high level of competency in any arena is always a challenging task and over the years I have developed some unique and engaging training packages. I developed an operational method call Applied Dynamic Response which allows less input from the operator and more output from the machine.
Efficiency training is at the core of what I do, proficiency training is not. Simply because it is not obtainable, proficiency in mining are orders of magnitude above current levels of competence and is a myth.
Providing a range of assistance to team members with a proven track record of results whilst adhering to OH&S standards and undertaking safe work practices. Whilst employed in the mining industry, I have developed paperwork to record and report faults, incidents and accidents, supervised compliance to OH&S practices, attended and delivered to toolbox meetings.
Committed to professional development and Business Improvement, I have completed numerous training programs with positive outcomes. I’m also an owner of an Immersive Simulator.
ExperiencE
Mining Equipment Operator
January 1995 - Present 2023
Civil works including deep sewer, storm water, sub-grade road construction, culvert installation and deep peer construction
Critical Skills Trainer Assessor
Demolition operator and Mobile Plant operator
Operate Liebherr and Komatsu Electric Dump Trucks
Operate WA500, WA 900 and Caterpillar 966, 992, 994 etc
Operate 769,777,789,793,794,797 Caterpillar dump trucks
Operate Liebherr 932, 994, 9400, 9130, 996, 9800 excavator and shovel
Operate Hitachi models 1200, 2600, 3600, 5600 +
Operate O&K excavators and shovels now Cat Models 6060
Operate Komatsu 3000 and 5000 Excavators
Operate jaw crusher and Rotary crushers
Operate fixed and mobile crushing plant
Manage employee skills training
Conduct safety and communication meetings
Training and Assessing Underground Operations
Allocation of duties, overtime, annual leave & special leave of employees
Project management – contractor management, supervisor and training advisor
Rehabilitation Coordination
Management / operating systems auditing
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Training, Assessing And Business Improvement
January 1995 - Present 2023
Excavator Efficiency Training and Truck Efficiency Training
Operator training/assessment for heavy mining equipment
Operate and train/assess on AG/SAG Mills
Operate and train/assess a range of fixed and mobile crushers
Schedule training/assessment programs for clients
Operation of Immersive Training Simulator And Managing an Immersive Training Programme
Systems/Procedure Auditing
Delivery of cert II, III and IV in Surface extraction mining
Manage training supervisors work rosters
Allocation of duties to training supervisors
Develop, schedule and deliver training programs
Schedule and chair meetings (safety, return to work, toolbox)
Manage internal/external employee training requirements for employees
Deliver presentations to workgroups
Operate Cat D10T D11T 375,475 Komatsu dozers, Bulk push, Dump prep, Coal load out CHPP, Coal pre-strip and Coal recovery, Rehab operations, Cat 24H & M Grader, Cat 16H & M Grader, Cat 793D Dump truck, Komatsu 830 – 930, Cat777F Dump truck and Cat 777C-F Water cart , 785-789 Dump truck. Liebherr Ultra Class T282B and C.
Skills Maintenance Program
V.O.C - Verification Of Competancy - Training And Assessment of operators and mobile plant equipment operators - Dump trucks, Loaders, Dozers, Graders and Excavator, Shovels, crushers and screening plant
Design and develop mine operations
Develop and deliver site induction and permits
Preparation and management of training budget
Development and management of site operational procedures
Create and manage reporting and recording systems
Monitor and develop workgroup team skills
Audit management and operational systems
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Summary SNAPSHOT OF Work History TimelinE - (EARLIER WORK HISTORY UPON REQUEST)
2006 - 2007 Contract trainer Thiess Prominent Hill
2007 – 2008 Contract Excavator operator Royal Park Salvage Demolition Operator and Civil Construction Operator
2009 – 2010 Contracted to Liebherr France African/EU deployment
2011 – 2012 Contracted to Rio Tinto Mt Thorley Excavator Proficiency Trainer
2014 - 2015 Operation Manager at JS Excavations Civil Operations
2015 - 2016 Contracted to Chandler McCloud 8 months at various sites Mt Owen Coal 6 months
2016 - 2017 Trainer Supervisor at KCGM Kalgoorlie, WA
2017 - 2018 Contracted to Evolution Mining as Training Consultant to Develop Electronic Reporting and Assessing
2018 - 2019 Contracted in Sumbawa - Batu Hidjau, Indonesia as Training Advisor And Supervisor.
2019 - 2021 Contracted with BHP as Critical Skills Trainer
2021 - 2022 Independant Contractor for BHP/ Coal
2022-2023 Trainer Assessor Pilbra Minerals, Pilgangora Lithium Mine
2023 Trainer Assessor for a leading training company in the Bowen Basin engaged in delivering Cert III competencies and delivering operator skill levels with efficient operational training.
Skills
Companies Worked
Thesis Bros And Theiss Indonesia, Thiess JV Lihir NG, Rio Tinto Australia, Liebherr Australia, Liebherr France, South Gobi Sands Mongolia, HWE, Leightons Contractors, BHP, Curtin Bros NG, Macmahons, Anglo, STRATA, Glendora, Griffin Coal, Newmount, Glouster Coal Middlemount, JS Excavations, Evolution Mining, Pilbara Minerals And dozens more
Current Licences
Drivers License Class HR-R
EWP license (VL,SL,BL,TL,TM)
Load shifting license’s (LE,LL,LS,LZ,LB)
Forklift (FL)
Power Craft
Registered Assessor No SRA 95052
Training And Development
Effective supervision for line supervisors
Front line management
Employee relations training
Safe and effective blasting techniques
Problem solving and decision making
Computer management systems
Industrial relations training
Confined space training
Systems and process auditing
Electrical safety awareness
Dust & respiratory hazards awareness
Use and care of fire extinguisher
Defensive 4WD operator training
Dozer operator training
Grader operator training
Loader operator training
Excavator operator training
CHPP Dozer training
Backhoe operator training
Elevated Work Platform training(VL,SL,BL,TL,TM)
Environmental awareness program
Work at Heights
Gas Management program
Fatigue management program
Med vet drug & alcohol screening
Oraline saliva & Urine drug testing
Cultural awareness
Bussiness Improvement
Education
Mining Industry, Australia
Certificate 4 workplace trainer/ assessor TAE
Certificate Train small groups
Level 3 Immersive simulator trainer TAO193
Drug testing techniques
Contractor management OH&S
OHS committee training (advanced)
Mining Industry Training, Australia
Safe use of fire extinguishers TDHF1801A
Plan and conduct evacuation THHBTHS01A
Apply safe driving behaviour TLIC3707A
ICAM Acc/Inc investigation training
Modular Mining Training
Jigsaw Training
Cyber Awareness Training
References
Bruise Ellis - Supervisor Civil Road Works - Civil Works Constructions Mt. Collan - 0429 907 236
Cam Halfpenny - General Manager Operations Bengalla Coal - 0429 701 500
Brenton Hobley - Trainer Assessor/Supervisor for BHP- 0438 581 980
Marika Van Der Kluge - OHS Blackstone Minerals - 0412260420