I am currently working with Newmont operations at Ridgeway gold mine in Orange. I am responsible for the remote Secondary Break drill and blast operations while The Ridgeway block cave is being reactivated after being in care and maintenance since 2016.Prior to Newmont, I was working in Mongolia at Oyu Tolgoi as a production specialist. In this role I was responsible for ensuring compliance to drill and charge plans and production and development operations. Mentoring of the national workforce was priority as Oyu Tolgoi is Mongolia’s first block cave, teaching people how the mining process works and safety was one of my main functions. I've been in the mining industry for 14 years, working underground at Ridgeway gold mine and the Cadia East gold mine as a secondary breaking specialist, bogger operator and Emergency Response Officer. The role of ERO requires a number of skill sets, those being Fire fighting, Rope rescue, Confined space rescue, Land search and rescue, swift water rescue, Motor vehicle rescue, Hazmat, Underground search and rescue.I hold a Cert IV in Training and Assessing, Cert IV Work, Health and Safety, CertIV in Public Safety leadership and Diploma of Paramedical Scienceand I am an AHPRA registered paramedic (PAR0002416600). I spent time as a retained fire fighter stationed at Terrigal before moving to Orange in 2011.