Thomas L Thorpe

PO Box **

Richeyville, PA *****

724-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Joy Longwall Maintenance and Section Foreman

Patriot Coal – Underground and Surface Mine, Blacksville, WV 3/2010-4/2012 – Laid off

Oversee crew of 60 UMWA employees. Total company employees-300

Used SAP system to manage schedules and materials

Adhered to all MSHA laws

Held weekly safety meetings with crews

Maintained joy longwall

Maintenance Foreman

PBS/ROX Coal – Underground and Surface Mine, Friedens, PA 10/2010-1/2011 Above job called back

Oversee crew of 25 employees. Total company employees 25 / 5 open sections

Adhered to all MSHA laws

Held weekly safety meetings with crews

Fireboss

Coal Field Service – Underground and Surface Mine, Wytheville, VA 9/2010-10/2010 Temporary job

Total UMWA employees – 120

Installation of mine shaft and elevator.

First person to enter mine before and in between shifts.

Verifying its safety before mining crews commence work

Maintaining detailed records that catalog the condition of the mine in accordance with state and federal regulations

Fireboss/EMT

GMS Mine Repair and Maintenance – Underground Mine, Mt. Lake Park, MD 9/2009-9/2010 Temporary job

Oversee crew of 30 employees. Total company employees 500 / 7 open sections

Adhered to all MSHA laws

Held weekly safety meetings with crews.

First person to enter mine before and in between shifts.

Verifying its safety before mining crews commence work

Maintaining detailed records that catalog the condition of the mine in accordance with state and federal regulations

Maintenance and Bucyrus/BVT Longwall Foreman

Cumberland Coal Resource – Underground and Surface Mine, Waynesburg, PA 9/2005-4/2009 Better job

Oversee crew of 60 UMWA employees. Total company employees 400 / 5 open sections

Adhered to all MSHA laws

Held weekly safety meetings with crews.

Troubleshoot, repair all mining equipment

Used SAP system to manage schedules and materials

Service Engineer

Sandvik – Underground and Surface Mine, Briar Hill, PA 7/2001-72004 Laid off

Trouble shoot hydraulic and electrical trouble in underground UMWA coal mine

MILITARY

Army – 15 years Honorable Discharge

Fire Team leader in a infantry squad

EDUCATION

Albert Gallatin Sr. High School – Diploma

CERTIFICATES

Assistant Mine Foreman in states PA, WV

Black Hat issued by WV

Mine Examiner issued by PA

Electrical MSHA – Surface, Underground, High, Medium and Low voltage certificate by Tri State Safety

EMT Basic issued by the Department of Health.

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