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Penasquito, Mexico

Responsible for field verification and correction of existing P&ID drawings.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Oversee shutdown activities for Wet ESP's. Duties included verification of lead repairs, grounding ribbon repairs, cleanliness of tower and final inspections.Oversee shutdown activities for primary and secondary scrubber. Duties included inspections to determine repairs, executing repairs, and replacement of chevrons in scrubbers.Oversee floatation cells.

Calgary, Canada Area

Responsible for the safety and mechanical oversight of 50 millwrightsResponsible for planning and safe execution for start-up of several pumps, Instrument Air, Plant Air, Hydraulic systems, Sizers, Process water, Conveyor belts and various support equipmentMeet with senior management for updates, planning and scheduling of construction and commissioning.

Calgary, Alberta

Responsible for the safety and mechanical oversight of 20 millwrightsOversaw the successful planning and start-up of several pumps, Instrument Air, Plant Air, Hydraulic systems, Sizers, Process water, Conveyor belts and various support equipmentSuccessfully brought in product into a green field plant without incident Part of the team that was able to bring.

Mechanical Commissioning Lead (Rio Tinto Kennecott Concentrator and Mine)Responsible for the safety and mechanical oversight of 10 millwrights.Oversaw the successful start-up of several 300 cubic meter Flotation Cells, various pumping equipment, sampling systems and hydraulic systems.Successfully brought in process support systems and product into green.

Responsible for planning and implementation of all pre-commissioning and commissioning activities.Oversaw commissioning and client personnel in proper start-up procedures.Responsible for scheduling vendors, managing commissioning budget and personnel.Facilitated client completion walkthroughs and completed outstanding action items.

Rio Tinto Kennecott Smelter and Concentrator)Responsible for the oversight, testing and installation of new equipment. Responsible for the training of new operators for various pieces of equipment, including, tower mills, flotation cells, super cells, bag houses, pneumatic conveying vessels, de-watering screens and various pumps and bulk material handling.

Oversaw 30 people in the safe repair and rebuild of a large Flash Converting Furnace Electro-Static Precipitator. Completed cost, labor and progress reports for the project.

Supervised mechanical and electrical technicians in the safe repair of pumps, steam turbines, furnaces, conveyors, blowers, compressors, ESP’s, boilers, bag houses, specialized reclaiming equipment, and various mining equipment.

Lead mechanical technician in the repair and maintenance of furnaces, screw and belt conveyors, pumps, steam turbines, crushing systems, pneumatic convey systems, compressors, blowers, boilers and various mining equipment.

Supervised, coordinated, scheduled and monitored activities of personnel responsible for the maintenance, inspection and repair of the fuel storage, distribution and dispensing systems for all JP-5 fuel systems for Aircraft Carrier.Diagnosed and repaired difficult maintenance problems and recurring failures. Maintained optimum efficiency without.