Maintenance Manager

Patrick Mardon

Address: Po Box **, Prosperity WV, 25909, United States

Email: *************@*****.***

Professional profile

A highly productive middle management mining professional who combines over 15 years’ experience working with various

mines with strong leadership and management capabilities. Has a positive approach to handling complex situations with

natural problem solving skills and the ability to resolve issues to supply, personnel and safety concerns quickly and

efficiently. Able to work effectively on own initiative with the organisation and prioritisation required to achieve tight

deadlines and budgets. Possesses excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to develop

positive relationships both internally and externally. Enjoys being part of, as well as managing and developing, a successful

and productive team and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments.

Objective

Looking for a new and challenging opportunity within the mining industry; one that will make best use of extensive

knowledge and experiences while focusing on maintaining upper level management positions to support an organisations

growth and development.

Career summary

2012 - Date MINERA BOLEO / KORES - SANTA ROSALIA, BCS, MEXICO

Underground Mine Operations Manager

• Stepping up to an Operations Manager accountable for overseeing all mining operations covering safety,

production, maintenance, logistics and supply

• Responsible for recruiting, training, developing and motivating a highly productive team of staff, accountable for

conducting performance reviews as well as handling any performance management issues as they arise

• Reviewing, revising and implementing new and more efficient operating procedures designed to reduce costs while

improving productivity

• Ensuring that direct reports are held accountable to the short and long term life of mine objectives

• Up keeping the constant training on Health and Safety issues at work

• Responsible for the detailed annual mine plan and corresponding budget and execution

• Having a broad oversight of policy and procedure implementation including compliance

• Accountable for the security and protection of all company assets

• Overseeing the overall financial management, planning, systems and controls as well as the long-term planning /

expo of the mine

• Liaising with the senior team including Directors on a weekly basis, reviewing key projects and initiatives, weekly

progression and any issues subsequently formulating innovative plans to combat and eliminate on-going problems

Key Achievements

• Developing training for new underground miners to improve safety and productivity

• Successfully improving current supply chain problems that exist due to the remote location of the mine

• Continuous improvements in all areas of underground production and maintenance.

2012 - 2013 Mine maintenance and production superintendent

• Working within a new copper, cobalt, zinc, and manganese mine as a mine maintenance and production

superintendent

• Responsible for the installation and maintenance of the mine infrastructure including the direct training and

mentoring of new / inexperienced workers operating and repairing new underground mining equipment

• Taking a lead role training and installing safe practise at work guides while focusing on the overall safety of the

team members and the mine

• Responsible for installing all new surface and underground conveyors and feeder breakers; training workforce on

proper methods for alignment and maintenance

Key Achievements

• Supervised the installation of new surface ventilation fans and surface ventilation infrastructure

• Superintendent with 10 salary supervisors and 50 hourly employees

• Initiated training style designed to create and foster individual volition

2010 - 2012 PHILLIPS MACHINE - Beckley, WV

Service technician

• Responsible for training of new operators and maintenance personnel at various mine sites across China, North

and Central America

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Key Achievements

• Being selected for often tough assignments due to a natural ability to complete tasks in timely and efficient manner

• Reducing costs for travel plus logistics for equipment support

Career summary continued

2009 - 2010 FRASURE CREEK MINING - Isaban, WV

Mine chief electrician and mechanical superintendent

• Overseeing the maintenance and installation of all underground mine infrastructures as well as any equipment

related to production and transport

• Having overall control of 3 salaried and 15 hourly employees, accountable for conducting regular performance

reviews plus training and safety briefings

Key Achievements

• Maintaining a 99.6% availability rate with conveyors plus a 99.3% availability rate with production equipment

2007 - 2009 KWV GLENN ALUM COAL - Wharnecliffe, WV

Mine electrician, belt and power move foreman

• Undertaking the movement of high voltage distribution centres and conveyor systems during both the advance and

retreat phases of mining while managing a crew of 7 hourly employees

2005 - 2007 ARCH COAL - Wharnecliffe, WV

Underground shift maintenance foreman

2001 - 2005 TRI STATE COAL - Williamson, WV

Underground mine electrician and miner

1999 - 2001 MASSEY ENERGY - Blackberry, KY

Apprentice underground electrician and miner

Education and qualifications

NATTC: Naval Air Technical Training Center Aviation Electronics Technician

MSHA Instructor: Electrical Underground and Surface

Certifications: WV, VA, OH, KY, and SC journeyman electrician

Surface and UG WV and KY electrician

Certified UG and Surface miner WV,KY,VA,AL, and OH

Equipment knowledge and experience

Joy Mining Equipment S&S Scoops Narco Shuttle Cars

J H Fletcher Fairchild Cogar Feeder Breakers

Atlas Copsco Intermountain Electronics Brookeville

Phillips Machine Sandvik A E Lee

Stamler Oldenburg Allen Bradley PLC’s Spendrup

Long Airdox GE series PLC’s Damascus

Continental Hubble MCI

FMC Caterpillar/Bucyrus Goodwin Motors

Superior Conveyor Eimco Cummings Gensets

Key I.T. skills

Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Projects plus AutoCAD 2011 and JD

Edwards Maintenance Software

Personal details

Languages: Spanish (Basic)

Other: Driver; full clean licence; qualified in first aid

Interests include: Sport fishing, off-roading, and motorcycles

References are available on request

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