Currently working for the Department of Interior's Office of Surface Mining (OSM) as a Mining Engineer. Part of my duties include oversight of state programs in AK, AZ, CO, IA, KS, LA, MO, MT, NM, OK, TX, UT, and WY. I am an instructor for OSM's Bond Cost Estimating, Underground Coal Mining Methods, and Blasting Safety and Design. I am the Federal Lands Project Coordinator for the states of ND,MT, and WY. As project coordinator I prepare the Mine Plan Decision Documents for review and signature by the Assistant Secretary of Lands and Minerals Management (ASLM). In some cases I will over see preparation of EIS's and EA's by contractors when environmental information is out dated.On OSM's behalf, I have testified in Federal court as an expert witness on Bonding (reclamation costs) calculations, construction of rock rip rap structures, and earth compaction.When OSM wrote the national EIS for OSM's Valid Existing Wrights regulations I wrote the Back Filling and Grading Section and was part of the team that Reviewed the Draft EIS..As a member of the OSM National Blasting Team I have participated in review of changes to the OSM blasting regulations, completed blast damage investigations, worked with companies to reduce fly rock at the mines, and reviewed and approved blasting plans for the Black Mesa. McKinley and Navajo mines.

Completed property evaluations for purchase. Company purchased Golden Oak Mining at Isom, Ky. Only mining engineer in company and oversaw engineering work and facilities expansion at Belva Coal mine, Belva, WV; Golden Oak Mining; and R and B Coal in AL.