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.

-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 and deviation tools for improved blasting results -State Level Blasters' Training and diversified product stewardship. -Misfire mitigation and product disposal.-Project development & execution of method to showcase safety improvements in the automotive industry using explosives

-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 and dual delay initiation systems, and introduction to sourced electronic detonators

-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 little to no supervision -Misfire management; field investigations, root cause analysis, mitigation, and remediation -Manufacturing Systems reviews of detonating cord, dynamite, boosters, shock tube, packaged emulsion, and electronic/non-electric detonator assemblies-Customer contact and training for Davey Bickford and Orica electronic detonators

-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, and fragmentation while on 18 day fly in / fly out program. -Created safer site specific loading practices unique to the industry due to harsh conditions

-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 planning to increase highwall stability -Conducted audits to increase blaster, MMU operator, and engineering controls at the Teck Coal LLC open pit mines

-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

-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

-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

-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