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United States

Southpointe - Cannonsburg, Pa

Senior Geologist. Responsibilities include management, evaluation, and estimation of reserves, resources, and holdings, annual internal reporting, and SOX controls compliance. Update reportable reserves and resources tables and operations summaries within the company annual 10-K filing. Assemble and manage files and records including TRS’s & Consent Letters between the company and S-K 1300 qualified professionals (JTB, MMA Consultants). Provide an overview and present to the BOD reserves and resources committee. Manage operations coal quality files, including database management, adjustments, missing values, and issuance of quality files to operations for use within timing and forecasting models. Model critical quality attributes (clean ash & sulfur percent, metallurgical properties, etc.). Review timing / forecasted product quality with operations and marketing departments once quarterly. Manage exploration drilling, including annual budgeting, planning with operations and technical staff, scheduling of drilling and excavation/reclamation, storage of cores, photography of immediate roof and floor strata and coal cores, drillhole database management, correlation of strata, and modelling of geologic anomalies and characteristics associated with the company’s operations. Manage in-mine floor coring at PAMC operations to log, evaluate, and model mine floor strata moisture sensitivity to avoid technical difficulties during development of mains/gate and longwall operation. Evaluate M&A coal opportunities for potential growth of the company. Alternate participant to the Emergency Management System handling geologic mapping and drilling.

Berlin Center, Ohio, United States

Responsible for the growth and development of shaft drilling and mechanized tunneling services within North America. Attain specifications and geotechnical reports for construction developments (shafts & tunnels) in order to provide cost estimates. Review geotechnical reports for assessment of ground conditions in developing pre-grout programs, shaft piloting and reaming phases. Managed trade show venues. Maintained leads and opportunities within CRM platform.

Berlin Center, Ohio, United States

Built & maintained customer relations for directional drilling related projects of various capacities within North America for coal, salt, trona, and hard rock mining, and through sales and support of products. Responsible for diversifying the drilling business into new opportunities within other mining sectors (open-pit mining, uranium, potash, phosphate). Managed trade show venues, marketing, and potential products for resale. Provided geologic support to REI Operations as needed.

Carrollton, Ohio, United States

Evaluated deep-mine coal reserves through geologic modeling and mapping of coal seam characteristics (thickness, structure, coal quality, roof & floor properties, & overburden) within eastern Ohio & western Pennsylvania. Planed and facilitated exploratory core drilling programs to support modeling/mapping, active mining, permit development, and environmental controls. Coordinated with mine operations providing underground technical support (interpretation and recognition of geological anomalies & roof control). Managed core shed, core photography, and prepared coal core & overburden samples for engineering properties, chemical analysis, preservation, & organization. Developed and maintained property control databases and associated queries to maintain coal leasing & ownership, and permitting.

Berlin Center, Ohio, United States

Responsible for acquiring drilling projects within the NAPP, CAP, and ILB regions. Developed new drilling opportunities within other engineering sectors (tunneling & civil industries). Prepared and managed trade show venues and mine related professional meetings domestically. Represented REI at domestic and international professional venues and presented drilling related papers. Provided MSHA safety training to fulfill annual 8 hour refresher course. Also responsible for all public relations and marketing activities.

North Lima, Ohio, United States

Performed all in-house mapping (reserves, field work maps, State & MSHA mine ventilation & projections updates, permit maps, and mine level work maps). Conducted geological evaluations for coal and limestone reserves within Eastern OH & Western PA to understand development potential of underground mine operations. Planned and developed borehole exploration programs. Managed digital borehole database & core storage area. Logged chip samples, rock and coal core and prepared sampling for laboratory analysis. Utilized video borescope within in-mine roof test holes to troubleshoot horizontal stress and/or other geologic anomalies. Managed all phases of in-seam horizontal directional drilling projects for old works abatement. Conducted and supervised field data collection of in-seam seismic, and seismic tomography for the interpretation and location of old works, auger holes, and geologic anomalies. Represented EFCC in developing and writing mine plan modifications to fulfill MSHA recommendations and requirements. Provided safety training seminar segments (8 hour miner refresher courses) to recognize and avoid in-mine geologic hazards. Provided management, training, & mentorship to geology interns, in coal geology, utilization of CAD software in coal & limestone reserve evaluation and development.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Provided planning, geologic interpretation, and mapping for exploratory, dewatering, environmental, and degasification boreholes to the domestic and international coal mining industry. Logged and described boreholes and cuttings. Plotted and utilized borehole data to map structure contours, coal thickness, post-depositional scour, igneous dikes, sedimentary dikes, and clinker (coal burn). Evaluated coal basins and leases for coal bed methane resource potential. Assessed resource potential through correlation and mapping of coal beds, gas content, coal rank, depth of cover, regional basin geology, and environmental impact. Provided technical geologic reports for drilling projects. Managed office and field operations. Acquired new job contracts for drilling projects.

Rural Valley, Pennsylvania, United States

Provided technical expertise to the Eighty-Four Mining Company to establish proven reserve tonnages for all acquired Pittsburgh coal seam interests, Washington County, PA. Utilized exploration drill holes and mine data to correlate and map the Pittsburgh main bench, associated roof coals, intercalated material, and seam discontinuities. Planned exploration drill hole programs. Inspected in-mine geologic anomalies which adversely affected development sections and longwall advancement. Incorporated data into geologic models and mine maps. Provided consultation on upper Devonian gas prospects within western PA. Generated regional property control maps by interpreting surveys, land plats, and tax maps.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Was an integral part of ARI’s team providing evaluations of coal bed methane, tight gas sand, and Devonian shale plays for multinational and stateside corporations. Evaluated coalbed methane reserves within coaliferous sedimentary basins domestically and internationally. Supported project management and engineering staff with digital and hard copy maps of isopachous completable coal, overburden, thickness, structural geology, surficial geology, coal permeability, coal rank, gas in place, and geologic cross sections. Also prepared maps showing lease ownership, geographic and cultural base maps, energy infrastructure, and pipeline distribution.

Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Participated in countywide, multiple coal seam reserve studies. Tabulated and digitized drill hole data and mine maps using various means, including digitizing board, scanning, and by hand drafting. Calculated strip and deep mine reserves based upon coal quality (BTU’s, sulfur & ash %, grindability, etc.), RQD’s, overburden thickness, post-depositional scour, structure, etc. Took part in exploration drilling, core logging, description / interpretation, and deep mine inspection of geologic hazards.