Mining Engineer

EKREM TAMKAN

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Objective: Seeking mining management, engineering & planning/mineral economics related jobs.

Education:

• M.S., Mining Engineering & Management, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology,

Rapid City, SD, USA.

Degree Expected: May, 2014 GPA: 3.83

• B.S., Mining Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Graduated with second highest GPA award in 2012.

Major GPA: 3.22; Overall GPA: 2.94

• Exchange Program, Mining & Tunneling Engineering, University of Leoben, Leoben, Austria.

Exchange student status with scholarship for one year, 2010-2011.

Summary of Qualifications:

• Team player, self motivated, initiative, high level of energy, accuracy and attention to details.

• International experience including Turkey, Europe, USA

• Languages: Turkish (native), English (fluent), German (conversational)

• Certified for MSHA Surface Mining Training (May 2013)

• Computer: Vulcan, Maptek I-Site Studio, Rocscience/Phase 2/Slide/RocData, Autocad, FLAC

2D/3D/Slope, Lingo (optimization modeling software), Matlab, MS Office Applications.

• Relevant courses: Mineral Economics, Mine Planning and Design, Health and Safety in

Mining, Advanced Mineral Economics for Managers, Sustainability, Mine Regulations, Mine

System Analysis, Mine Optimization, Surface Mining, Underground Mining, Slope Stability,

Geotechnical Engineering, Design of Support System in Mines and Tunnels, Blasting

Technology and Its Applications, Rock Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, Mine Ventilation, Large

Section Underground Openings, Mechanization in Mining and Tunneling, Mining Machinery,

Geology, Marble Mining Technology, Hydraulic Power Systems in Mining, Surveying,

Drilling Techniques, Groundwater, Mineral Processing, Coal Preparation and Technology,

Technical Drawing.

Employment:

• Geotechnical Research Engineer (May 2013 to Present)

Peabody Energy, Gillette, Wyoming, USA

Analyzing and designing stability of highwalls and spoils at two open pit coal mines. Examining

economic impacts of the analyze on mine planning. Ensuring complience of blasting designs with

slope stability aspects.

• Teaching Assistant in Rock Mechanics (January 2013 to May 2013)

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

Taught some topics in the class and supervised the laboratory part. Helped students with their

questions, checked homeworks and exams. Helped the lecturer prepare exam questions.

• Graduate Research Assistant (August 2012 to Present)

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

Taking part of slope stability project with Peabody Energy. Helping with research proposals and

reviewing potential papers come from different collegues and universities.

• Underground Coal Mine Engineering Intern (August 2011 to September 2011)

Ciner Group/Park Termik, Inc., Ankara, Turkey.

An underground coal mine running entirely with mechanized excavation system. Support and

ventilation systems, health and safety regulation, and machinery of the mine were observed.

• System Engineering Intern (July 2011 to August 2011)

The Voestalpine Group/Steel factory, Leoben, Austria.

A steel factory. The aim of the internship was, seeing how a system in a big international company

runs. Observed manufacturing system, working conditions, health and safety regulation, and

sustainability policy of the company.

• Tunnel Engineering Intern (August 2010 to September 2010)

Yuksel Project International, Inc./Marmaray Immersed Tube Tunnel Project, Istanbul, Turkey.

Tunneling department of Marmaray Project which is an immersed tube tunnel project passing under

the Bosphorus, Istanbul. Visited different tunnel sections and discussed with engineers to analyze the

information from the field. Attended brainstorm meetings for discussions about different scenarios of

problems.

Organizations and Awards

• American Rock Mechanics Association-ARMA (2013 to Present)

• Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration-SME (2012 to Present)

• International Society of Explosives Engineers-ISEE (2012 to Present)

• Chamber of Mining Engineering in Turkey (2007 to Present)

• Mining Engineering Society of South Dakota School of Mines & Tech. (2012 to Present)

• Mining Engineering Society of Istanbul Technical University (2007 to Present)

• International Students Society of South Dakota School of Mines & Tech. (2012 to Present)

• Graduate Students Society of South Dakota School of Mines & Tech. (2012 to Present)

• World, Turkish, Austrian, American Chess Federations (2003, 2003, 2010, 2012 to Present)

• Istanbul Technical University Chess Club, President (2011 to 2012)

• High School Students’ Life Coach Volunteer (2008 to Present)

• Ivanhoe Fellowship, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, (2012 to Present)

• South Dakota Teams Chess Championship 2013, 1st Place

• South Dakota Individual Chess Championship 2012, 2nd Place

• Involved in seminars about different topics such as Health and Safety in Mining,

Technological Developments in Mining Industry, Main Problems of Turkish Mining Industry,

Technology in Marble Mining.

• Involved in field trips to mining companies such as Henderson Molybdenum Mine/Climax

Molybdenum in Empire, Colorado, USA; Turkish Coal, Inc./underground coal mines in

Zonguldak, Turkey; Erzberg Iron Ore Pit/The Voestalpine Group in Leoben, Austria; The

Voestalpine Group/steel factory in Leoben, Austria; Buckskin Coal Mine/Kiewit Mining in

Gillette, Wyoming, USA; Rawhide Coal Mine/Peabody Energy in Gillette, Wyoming, USA;

North Antelope Rochelle Coal Mine/Peabody Energy in Gillette, Wyoming, USA; Caballo

Coal Mine/Peabody Energy in Gillette, Wyoming, USA.

!References will be provided upon request.

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