Brandon Lee Howard

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Yeaddiss, Kentucky 41777

606-***-****, cell 606-***-****

Email: ab9xeu@r.postjobfree.com

Maintenance Foreman

A responsible person whom manages the maintenance staff, maintenance work, and assist with the planning and

logistical area of the maintenance department. This position is also responsible for the training, safety, and quality

control of work that is performed within the staff and field. A job requiring one to troubleshoot industrial mine

equipment safely as possible with other individuals, while figuring out solutions to problems involving the

operation of equipment, all while practicing the concept of preventive maintenance and preserving the longevity of

industrial mining equipment.

Overview I’ve spent nine years in the underground mining field, with all time spent underground

performing maintenance on underground mining equipment. The first year underground

I was the section mechanic and service man responsible for servicing the equipment on

the section and changing parts out on demand. The equipment I was responsible for was

:

•Joy 14CM9 and 12CM12 Continuous Miners •Fairchild 35C Scoop

•(2) Bucyrus Mobile Bridge Carriers •S & S 602 Scoop

•(3) Mobile Bridges by AAA mining equipment

•(2) Fletcher Dual Roof Ranger Bolt Machines

• Buchannan CR35 pump supplying water to section

•Face Belt Drive (995 volts)

•Demascus MAC 8 Buggy

During my first year I would service and change filters on section equipment and look

for any preventable breakdowns. Once my servicing was up to date I would help the

section electricians perform maintenance on equipment, power moves, and belt setups.

After my first year I acquired my state and federal underground electrical card and spent

the next five years on second shift as the section electrician. Being the only electrician on

the section I was responsible for the performance, electrical permissibility and

preventable maintenance for the equipment mentioned above. This was of course a

production shift so I was required to safely perform work on and troubleshoot the

equipment on the section with regards to performance in the electrical and hydraulic

components. Over the next five years I successfully taught myself how to read both

electrical and hydraulic schematics, with the use of numerous books and documents. In

addition to performing electrical and hydraulic work being the only repairman on the

section I was also responsible for any welding that took place. Primarily I used stick and

mig for welding underground. The stick welding was performed with a bonder while the

mig welding was done with a Lincoln LP25 suitcase wilder. I can weld horizontal,

vertical and overhead with both a stick and mig welder. During that time I also acquired

my underground Mine Emergency Technician (MET) card and was responsible for the

care, treatment, and transportation of any individual on the section that was injured. In

2007, I challenged and passed my Assistant Underground Foreman training from the

Department of Mines and Minerals. During this time there were numerous

circumstances where I would act as section foreman and was the supervisor of the

second shift section production and section electrician. When I would act as Foreman, I

was responsible for the safety and performance of thirteen men working on that section.

In 2010, I was moved to the day shift as a section electrician with the same responsibility

and previously stated only a different shift. During this time I also acquired my First

Class Foreman’s Certification. In 2011, I was able to attend a 3-day course given by the

Kentucky Coal Academy, which focused on Joy’s FaceBoss software. During this three

day course studies focused on troubleshooting JNA software, introduction of new

electrical hardware, and troubleshooting newer Joy electronics without the help of JNA

software and a display screen to navigate though. Also during this time I took the job of

Pump man at the mines and was in charge of sixty-three, three-phase pumps throughout

the mines. This job required me to be present at the mines seven days a week in order to

keep pumps running efficiently. On Saturdays and Sundays I was present at the mines by

myself and there were numerous occasions when the power going underground would

knock and I was responsible for fixing whatever caused the power to trip and

reestablishing power underground. In 2012, I was offered a third shift trouble shooter/

maintenance foreman position. At this time I was in charge of the maintenance,

permissibility, and preventive maintenance of two sections and twenty-one belt drives.

Not only was I required to keep up the quality of maintenance, but I was also

responsible for the safety and performance of the employees at the mine site on third

shift. I would arrive one hour before shift change and look over what happened the

previous two shifts and talk with the maintenance foreman on second shift to determine

what was needing to be done. After the shift was over it would usually take an extra

hour to fill out maintenance reports and talk to other maintenance personnel to discuss

things that took place and what needed to be done. In addition to working on the

equipment mentioned above I am also familiar with high voltage substations and

underground high voltage distribution centers. When it comes to distribution centers I

have done everything from changing out and tapping up monitor units to replacing

entire vacuum switches.

Troubleshooting electrical and hydraulic equipment

Areas of Expertise

Joy’s Faceboss software and the older “Dual 6SCR System II”

MET, First Aid, and CPR training

• Saminco Traction Drives

• Underground Diesel Engines

Professional September 13,

B ledsoe Coal Corporation

Experience 2004 - Present

J ames River Coal Corporation .

B ledsoe, Kentucky

Troubleshooter/ Maintenance Foreman

Responsible for keeping every piece of equipment on mine property

running efficiently and safely.

Informed the maintenance staff on third shift of all necessary repairs

that need to be made and got them the necessary parts they needed to

fix the equipment with.

Kept up to date monthly and weekly examinations of outby high

voltage distribution centers, outby diesel motors and carriers, section

diesel low-tracs, and two twenty ton diesel locomotives.

Performed whatever necessary repairs needed to twenty-one belt

drives, whether it was motors, reducers, or bearings.

Goodyear Gemni April, 2002

Richmond, Kentucky - May 2004

S ervice Tech

Changed tires, oil, and service automobiles.

Education & Kentucky Coal Academy’s Helton, KY 2011

Qualifications 3 Day Joy Faceboss Course

First Class Mine Foreman Barbourville, KY 2010

Certified Assistant Mine Foreman Hazard, KY 2007

Certified Electrician

Barbourville, State Office Barbourville, KY 2005

Certified Mine Emergency Technician Barbourville, KY 2005

MET

Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY 2000- 2004

Bachelors Degree in Political Science

Leslie County School Hyden, Ky 1995-2000

Business/Education

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