Evan Thibaud Email & Phone Number

United States

Chattanooga, Tennessee, US

Director of content and project goals for an online museum of stories and experiences in the explosives industry.

Development and introduction of advanced cryogenics into the mining industry. Engineering and testing to confirm innovative solutions match client's real-world reliability issues.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, US

-Utilizes global experience to enhance safety, reduce environmental footprint, and promote efficiencies in the multitude of explosives applications-Development of small business for improved face-to-face industry service of blast design for tunneling and surface blasting-North American Technical Representative for O-PitBlast utilizing blast design software.

-Communications and goals point man for customers' technical concerns of 9 open pit mining operations of Met Coal, Copper, Thermal Coal, and Oil Sands-Employee guidance and development of new hire and manufacturing personnel-Crisis management and planning programs for processing concerning events -Product stewardship of on site bulk blends, detonation cord.

-Product applications and field usability in various fields such as construction, dimension stone, pipeline blasting, demolition, seismic, quarrying, metal mining, and safe destruction of expired explosives -Engaged in environmental variables and challenges in extreme and varied conditions from south Florida to Artic blasting while working remotely under.

-Advised D&B team in best practices to drastically reduce oversize, post blast fumes, misfires, and overall mine costs for the Iron Ore Company of Canada, Rio Tinto-Improved partnership relations between consultants, union blasters, explosives providers, and mine technical personnel -Performed studies on digability and blast efficiency, as well as timing.

-Conversion of emulsion ingredients to produce more stable product and reduce nitrate leaching -Intensive VOD testing of chemically sensitized blends, booster run up phase, and High Energy dynamites used in seismic blasting -Performed signature hole studies to provide regression line for vibration analysis and suggest/fortify changes in blasting design and.

St. Louis, MO, US

-Designed experimental patterns and observed burn cut efficiencies to reduce variables in dolomite waste rock tunneling -Reduced blasting cost in half by minimizing Dynamite while utilizing emulsion in key locations & ANFO where feasible in lead/zinc ore belt-Introduction to high grade pillar removal processes

Maryland Heights, MO, US

-Operations tasks at both a large Room and Pillar limestone production and a 11 employee tunnel advancement project -Hands on work with blast crew, haul truck fleet, screen changer, and conveyor clean up

Wayzata, Minnesota, US

-Supervised contractors and worked to create safer facilities of Room and Pillar salt mine-Surveyed advancements, development slopes, & elevation levels of under cut blast methodology -Scaled and monitored subsidence on abandoned levels

Denver, Colorado, US

-Monitored vibration levels from surface blasting which were critical to UG operations-Used blasting software to design production, trim, & presplit patterns in surface gold mine-Survey and Sampling team member to determine ore dilution and dig methods

Master'S Degree, Explosives Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mining Engineering With Explosives Emphasis