Nicolette B. Email & Phone Number

Carlsbad, Nm, Us

Tampa, Florida, Us

• Led direct team of 4 superintendent level employees, indirect team of ~200 staff and unionized employees; team consists of leads, front-line supervisors, operators, mechanics, hoist team members, and electricians• Vision and strategy definition to create a positive safety culture and increase productivity• Coached and developed leaders at multiple levels to improve safety culture and build capacity to execute effectively• Site Lead for the Corporate ESG committee responsible for reaching the company's strategic 2025 ESG targets• Carlsbad Site Chapter Lead for a global corporate Employee Inclusion Network (employee resource group)

Tampa, Florida, Us

Continued development of the K3 asset by increasing production while achieving operational excellence through performance improvements.• Led direct team of 12 supervisors, indirect team of 150+ unionized hourly employees; team consisted of operators, mechanics, and electricians• Created and implemented a performance improvement strategy for the production team; developed KPIs and an implementation strategy to achieve higher productivity• Performance improvement strategy incorporated goal setting, performance management, employee engagement, culture change, digital transformation, and automation• Strategy execution resulted in a 56% and 29% increase in raw ore tons cut per operator compared to K1 and K2 respectively• Identified and championed digital technology within the K3 production team; developed new uses that have been spread across NAB• Safely led the team through COVID, the early completion of the K1/K2 operations, and a production increase of 65%• Management Co-chair for the OHC committee (during first year in the role)• Energy Lead for the K3 Site responsible for ensuring the site meets ESG targets• Lead of the Inclusion & Diversity Committee for the Esterhazy Site

Tampa, Florida, Us

Optimized Esterhazy ore flow coordination and improved K3 mine layout.• Initiated proactive collaboration between K1, K2, and K3 mine sites to address upcoming ore flow coordination challenges• Led process mapping and improvement in the ore flow coordination strategy with Esterhazy site stakeholders• Identified and implemented changes in the K3 mine design that increased mine life

Tampa, Florida, Us

Safely supervised an underground production crew through the K3 transition and the onset of COVID.• Led a team of 21 unionized hourly employees; team consisted of operators, mechanics, and electricians• Assessed risk to production targets and safety daily; developed and implemented solutions

Tampa, Florida, Us

Developed a new short- and long-term planning system for the K2 operation.• Developed an accelerated K3 ramp up schedule by analyzing processes and efficiency • The accelerated K3 schedule resulted in a 1.5-year project acceleration and >$200 million in cost savings• Developed a new short-term planning solution that reduced ore delay by 60%, incorporated process mapping, process improvement and culture change• Led a change management initiative for the short-term planning solution that allowed for successful implementation in the K2 operations group• Direct supervision of 6 mine technicians, unionized hourly employees

Developed a funding document for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) participation in the Mining & Metallurgy Legacy Project through CIM and CSTMC.• Gathered support for the project from FNMI leaders in the Canadian mining industry• Created definition with the ambiguous contract and delivered a funding document for the federal government

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ca

- Worked underground on a 7/7 days and nights fifo rotation- Completed a time study on the jet boring system- Analyzed time study data to make recommendations for process improvements to increase safety and production efficiency- Analyzed maintenance downtime data using pareto charts and made recommendations for miner reliability- Personal safety advocacy resulted in operational changes in the company to benefit the underground workers by increasing safety

Tampa, Florida, Us

- Designed and wrote the Ventilation Management System (VMS)- VMS consisted of 140 documents including a code of practice, standards and guidelines handbook, work instructions, and procedures that covered every aspect of ventilation- Assisted gathering information and data for a heat load study for a coworkers master's thesis- Completed ventilation surveys and inspections of the underground ventilation system- Designed and partially implemented changes to the ventilation design at another department's area- Assisted in mine rescue procedures and tasks (I wrote the procedure for using the manual stench gas dump, assisted in testing C02 curtains and analyzed the data from the tests)

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Mining Engineering