Jack Hicks Email & Phone Number

Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Identified regional cost savings projects with an annualized value of over $500k
• Supported quarry operations through cooperative cost improvement project
• Resolved vendor related quarry performance issues and managed long term solutions
• Improved relationships with key vendors, reinforcing supply chain reliability
• Completed training program on strategic negotiation tactics, contract law fundamentals, and seven step sourcing procedures

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Trained in pit and plant equipment usage, personnel management, and operations support functions
• Operated heavy equipment across stockpile yards and in surface quarries
• Led the creation of production planners across multiple sites, building plant operating schedules to account for proposed projects
• Taught and provided continual support quarry managers across multiple divisions in the implementation of new proprietary production software
• Assisted pit optimization engineer in heavy equipment fleet matching and haulage improvement projects
• Conducted plant production continuous improvement programs alongside the plant optimization specialist

• Prepare and analyze samples utilizing hypersonic particle and thermogravimetric analyses
• Support faculty in organizing samples and maintenance/improvements on processing plant

Elko, Nevada, United States

• Extensive training in surveying and stockpile management
• Consulted with geology, stockpile management, engineering, haul, and management teams to design a stockpile sampling program
• Wrote SOPs for the sample program; supervised contractors and a geology intern implementing the sampling system
• Worked for long, mid, and short range engineering, as well as survey, blast, and stockpile management teams

• Served as senior management team member for engineering design team
• Conducted research on advanced active anti-dust measures utilizing solar radiation, plasma, and electromagnetic energy

Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States

• Responsible for member registry, pool deck maintenance and organization of aquatic facility events
• Provided first aid and conducted aquatic rescues during medical emergencies

Ridgefiled, CT

• Senior Lifeguard at Martin Pond Beach and Town of Ridgefield Pool
• Worked as a team with other lifeguards to conduct rescues and completed solo rescues
• Responsible for general upkeep of waterfront facilities
• Red Cross certified for pool and waterfront

• Conducted a research project as part of an engineering team
• Used Microsoft Excel and Apache OpenOffice to analyze large datasets
• Used MSHA safety incident data to create a report on the safety and financial implications of replacing haul truck drivers with automated haul trucks.

Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States

• Modernized Ridgefield’s Local Emergency Operation Plan
• Created a report on the proposed fracking waste ban in Ridgefield
• Wrote speeches for Ridgefield First Selectman
• Attended county and local meetings as a representative of Ridgefield

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mining Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Delta Engineering Fraternity, Mixed Martial Arts Club, SME Burkheart, NASA BIG Idea Challenge Team.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Winter and Spring Track Fall Cross Country