Christopher Gates, Git Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, United States

Mine Engineering• Monthly and yearly planning of mining activity• Utilization and implementation of Maptek Vulcan, Deswik, and AutoCAD software to design, direct, and plan development and mining activity• Planning and monitoring of critical mine infrastructure including pumping, ventilation, and electrical systems through Howden PumpSIM and VentSIM software• Utilization of Vulcan Gantt scheduler to track dependent tasks and account for over and under performance to maintain continuity with budgeted production and development• Utilization of Vulcan and Deswik Drill and Blast software to design drill plans for bulk mining activity• Employ continuous improvement methodologies to generate data used to develop operational insights• Liaison with operations, utilities, geology, and surveying teams to provide solutions and communicate plan initiatives• Operate DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone equipped with Emiscent Hovermap LiDAR scanner to map mining stopes including current, historic, accessible, and inaccessible areas

Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, United States

Mine Engineering• Weekly and monthly planning of mining activity• Utilization and implementation of Maptek Vulcan and AutoCAD software to design, direct, and plan development and mining activity• Planning and monitoring of critical mine infrastructure including pumping, ventilation, and electrical systems• Reporting of monthly mine reconciliation using 3D solids created through Maptek Vulcan software• Liaison with operations, utilities, geology, and surveying teams to provide solutions and communicate plan initiatives

Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, United States

Production Geology• Grade Control-Face and muck pile grading• Stope development and mapping• Plan, implement, and record subsurface infill drilling programs through MinePlan 3D and AutoCAD• Produce mine resource shapes using MinePlan 3D and AutoCAD to assist operations planning• Compile and produce reports on weekly, monthly, and yearly production and infill drilling KPIs• Communicate with geology resource modeler for monthly, quarterly, and yearly reconciliation of mining activities• Communicate and assist with mine planning and operations teams

Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, United States

Production Geology • Grade Control-Face and muck pile grading • Stope development and mapping • Plan, implement, and record subsurface infill drilling programs using Mineplan 3D and AcQuire• Compile and produce reports on weekly, monthly, and yearly production KPIs • Communicate and assist with mine planning and operations team

Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, United States

Exploration Geologist for three underground zinc mines located in East Tennessee.• Geological/geotechnical logging and sampling of diamond drill core of Mississippi Valley Type zinc deposits• Preparing core and chip samples for lab analysis• Visiting underground drilling sites to direct underground drilling operations• Visiting surface drilling sites to haul core, survey drill holes, and assist direction of drilling rigs• Manage exploration geology database• Compile and produce reports on drilling progress and ore intercepts• Training employees in the examination of lithology, structure, mineralization, alteration, specific gravity, and QA/QC

Knoxville, Tennessee

Graduate Teaching Assistant:• GEOL 485: Principles of Hydrogeology; Responsible for grading assignments and exams, answering student questions, holding review sessions. • GEOL 103: The Earth’s Environments; Responsible for preparing and giving lectures to students for investigative earth science labs, answering student questions, grading lab assignments, cleaning and maintaining the laboratory. • UT Field Hydrology Teaching Site; Responsible for preparing field hydrology site, assisting students in measuring hydraulic head and hydraulic gradient, assisted with conducting slug and pumping tests.• GEOL 101: The Dynamic Earth; Responsible for preparing and giving lectures to students for various introductory labs, answering student questions, grading lab assignments and exams, cleaning and maintaining the laboratoryGraduate Research Assistant:• Conducted spontaneous water imbibition experiments in rock core samples at the CG-1D Cold Guided Neutron Beam at Oak Ridge National Laboratory• Conducted contact angle imaging and measurement of water droplet imbibition into polished rock core samples at the Center for Nanophase Material Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory• Quantified and modelled wettability of rock fracture surfaces through sessile droplet contact angle analyses and fractal modelling of rock fracture surfaces

Strawberry Plains, Tn

Worked in Exploration Geology Team: Logging lithology, texture, and mineralization of core from Mississippi Valley Type zinc deposits; Cutting and preparing core samples for shipping

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Worked alone and with another laborer to facilitate maintenance projects throughout the property including:-Building and repairing electric fences-Removing intrusive plant life -Removing large unwanted olive and walnut trees-Pressure washing-Mowing

Master Of Science - Ms, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Activities and Societies: AAPG Student Chapter Vice President 2017-2018Thesis: Estimating Wettability of Rock Fracture Surfaces.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Activities and Societies: Member of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences