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Willis, Texas, Us

Front Royal, Virginia, Us

Bridgeport, Wv, Us

Calgary, Alberta, Ca

Responsibilities and AchievementsCompliance • Led the creation and implementation of the corporate Environmental Management System under budget and on time • Successfully negotiated an Environmental Consent Decree with the EPA and DOJ reducing proposed penalties by over 95% saving approximately $19 million• Environmental oversight of all mineral, farming, and retail facilities• Reduced clean water act violations by over 98% within 12 months• Managed 23 reclamation projects in 5 states with budgets exceeding $20 millionEngineering & Operations• Delivered technical support to all mining operations located in 5 states• Developed and maintained short term and long term mine plans, forecasts, and models• Acquired 11 new mining permits allowing for the extraction of over 51 million tons of premium metallurgical coal reserves• Developed and maintained reserve reports on all mining and mineral properties• Provided engineering support for the Greenbrier Sports Performance Center and the NFL Practice Facility in White Sulfur Springs, West VirginiaM&A• Participated in negotiations and diligence on acquisitions and divestitures totaling more than $570 million in transaction value in 7 separate transactions covering over 150,000 acres of land• Performed diligence related to reserves, environmental & safety compliance, land rights, and operations• Participated in creation of pro-forma financial models for related to all M&A projects• Developed marketing materials for proposes corporate sales highlighting our mining reserves and operationsLand Management• Prepared and negotiated land agreements and performed dispute resolution with land owners• Managed over 300 leases in 7 states• Oversaw preparation of un-mined mineral taxes in 5 states• Provided royalty reports and production maps to mineral land ownersManagement and Corporate Interaction• Reported to the Owners, CEO, and COO• Managed 27 technical personnel and 35 field operators

Responsibilities and AchievementsM&A• One of five managers responsible for the marketing, diligence, and sale of Bluestone Industries to Mechel, AOA. The $4.5 billion sale was the largest business transaction in the history of the State of West Virginia• Performed environmental and reserve diligence on acquisitions and divestitures totaling more than $120 million in transaction value in 6 separate transactions covering over 240,000 acres of landEngineering and Operations• Prepared SEC and JORC reserve reports • Managed technical consultants and contractors• Worked with COO and Senior VP of Engineering to develop mine plans and production forecasts• Developed a cost analysis system for our mining operations• Acquired 9 new mining permits allowing for over 25 million tons of high grade metallurgical coal to be extractedConstruction and Project Management• Implemented an exploratory drilling program after the Bluestone sale that added over $160 million in value to the Bluestone deal• Prepared successful bid for the India Ridge Industrial Park prison site at Welch, West Virginia. Our outside the box bid, which included the recovery of coal reserves located onsite, saved McDowell County taxpayers over $15 million while being extremely profitable for Bluestone• Oversaw completion of the IRIP project• Managed, from bidding to completion, multiple multi-million dollar earthwork projects including site preparation and AML projectsLand Management• Prepared and negotiated land agreements • Acquired new properties necessary for mining activities• Prepared production maps and royalty reports for landlords• Completed unmined mineral taxes• Developed reserve evaluations for bank collateral purposesPersonnel Management and Corporate Interaction• Reported to the COO and Senior Vice President of Engineering• Had regular interactions with company owners and other executives• Regularly prepared reports for senior management review

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management

Information Systems

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics And Computer Science