Manager Plant Superintendent
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Eric Billings
Newburgh, N.Y. 12550
After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in October 1986 I became the
machinist for Lone Star Industries New York Trap Rock division in Poughkeepsie, A 5 million
ton per year quarry. In October 1987 I was promoted to production and repair manager and sent
to our Rockland County based quarry in West Nyack. My responsibilities included: Budgeting,
Drilling and Blasting, Production and maintenance. I worked all 3 shifts with other managers
making significant changes to improve production and decrease down time. In 1996 I returned
to the Poughkeepsie based plant known as Clinton point as the plant superintendent. My
responsibilities were the same as West Nyack, but on a larger scale. I resigned from Lone Star
Industries with good standing accepting a position with Waste Management as superintendent of
their brownfill land reclamation and crushing facilities in the northeast region. My
responsibilities were budgeting, scheduling repair and maintenance, production, P/R with local
government officials and marketing the finished products. I resigned from Waste Management
also with good standing to become the plant superintendent for Highland Stone in Highland
Mills, N.Y. With a much smaller capacity of 500,000 tons per year. My responsibilities were
Budgeting, Drilling and Blasting, Production, Repair and Maintenance, site development
working closely with DEC and the EPA. In May of 2006 Thalle Industries offered an exciting
plants superintendent/operations manager position to oversee the Fishkill and the Elmsford
plants. My duties included Budgeting Drilling and blasting with the emphasis on pre splitting
and finished benches working with DEC and EPA on the reclamation and planting of the
finished benches. I work closely with our Geologist for all of our permitting of both plants.
I am computer literate and have excellent communication skills I have 25 years
experience in the above fields. I offer a hard working and loyal attitude along with a high
standard of professionalism.
Respectfully;
Eric Billings
Eric Billings
648 Gardnertown Rd.
Newburgh, N.Y. 12550
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Plant superintendent/operations manager Thalle Ind. 5/24/06 to the present. Thalle industries
has a Granite Niece quarry 1 hour north of NYC. We crush granite which is a high friction and
highly abrasive stone that we use in our asphalt plant for NYSDOT roads.
Plant superintendent for Highland Stone, Highland Mills N.Y. 2/1/99 to 5/23/06. Highland stone
is a quarry that crushes a sand stone it has a high friction and highly abrasive stone which
makes it an excellent stone for NYSDOT roads.
Plant superintendent for Waste Management 9/30/97 to 1/31/99. Waste management was not a
mine site but I performed my duties under OSHA and crushed mainly in the recycling field.
Plant Superintendent for Lone Star Ind. N.Y. Trap Rock Clinton Point plant Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
1/30/96 to 9/29/97. Lone Star is a quarry in Duchess county 2 hours north of NYC right on the
Hudson River. We crushed dolomite which is a softer nonabrasive lime stone.
Production and repair manager for Lone Star Ind. West Nyack N.Y. 2/4/88 to 1/30/96. Lone Star
had a quarry in West Nyack Which was a hour distance to NYC. We crushed a Trap Rock
which was very hard but not so abrasive. The stone was used for NYSDOT roads, asphalt and
concrete.
Machinist and welder in local 825 operating engineers for Lone Star Ind. N.Y. Trap Rock
Clinton Point plant Poughkeepsie N.Y. 10/17/86 to 2/3/88.
MILITARY SERVICE
U.S. Navy September 1982 to September 1986
Honorable Discharge as E-4 pay scale.
EDUCATION AND PROFFESSIONAL TRAINING
I am High School graduate with 30 college credits in the biology field
Completed advanced crusher and screen operation and repair with Metso/Nordberg processing
in Milwaukee, Wis.
Completed crusher and screening operation and repair with the following producers: Allis
Chalmers gyratory, Eljay, Cedarapids, Telsmith, Pioneer, simplicity, Svedalla, Hazemag,
Kleeman, ISC Impact Service Co.,
Completed training in the production and introduction of RAP, Recycled Asphalt Product into
virgin asphalt mixes.
Training with Eagle iron works fine material washing and fines reclamation equipment in Des
moin, Iowa.
Attended drilling and blasting courses with Colorado school of mines.
Attended drilling and blasting seminars with Main drilling and Blasting.
Computer literate with Excel spreadsheet, Word, and other programs within Thalle Ind.
Completed 2 years of trade school in Machine shop and welding.
Work closely with the Department of Environmental Conservation and the company
environmental consulting engineer to maintain quarry permitting and compliance such as;
SPEDES, NPDES, PBS, MINE LAND RECLAMATION, MINE PERMIT, and AIR PERMIT.
Work with NYSDOT for source report compliance and sampling of all aggregates and asphalts.
MSHA SKILLS THAT I PERFORMED AT EACH QUARRY THAT I MANAGED
Able to recognize Hazards on high walls, overhead falling rock zones and road conditions and
able to make decisions to repair such issues.
Wrote part 46 training plan and trained personnel in the following fields: New miner, New
experienced miner, new task training, Annual refresher, and Site specific hazard awareness in
accordance with the 30 CFR
Wrote part 47 training plan for HAZCOM program in accordance with the CFR 30.
Implemented comprehensive hearing conservation program in accordance with part 62 of the
CFR 30.
Wrote a comprehensive dust prevention program and testing with the HT & group consultants.
MSHA competent person training.
Took course in ACRI alternative case resolution initiative with Catamount consulting. This
allows me a better understanding of the CFR 30.
MSHA supervisory training.
MSHA search and recovery in confined spaces.
Set up ventilation in confined spaces using air movers and blowers.
MSHA inspection and audit.
Write and provide weekly MSHA safety toolbox training.
Provide annual refresher training.
Provide and participate in First aid and CPR training.
I have been trained in recognizing dust and noise hazards.
Managed crews on and around rivers and other bodies of water loading barges with stone and
equipment for distribution. Taught water safety as per MSHA standards.
Trained SCUBA diver in areas of stress and rescue and search and recovery.
I understand that all aspects of safety for miners is important, however I pay great attention to
high walls, ground conditions and berms. June of 1994, the location was Lone Star industries
Clinton point. A company driller was being transported to a new drilling site by his supervisor.
Driving in the company pickup, the supervisor was unable to detect a berm had been missing
due to an over shot bench. The driller and the supervisor went to close to the shot area and fell
66 feet. The truck landed on its roof pinning the employees from escaping. Rescue crews were
on the scene in minutes extracting the employees. The supervisor had severe head trauma and
had to be flown to the hospital while the driller was taken in an ambulance with serious injuries.
The supervisor never recovered and died in 2004 having never spoken a word or opened his
eyes. The driller had a broken back, head trauma and numerous lacerations. His recovery was
extensive and painful. He returned to work 1 year later in good health. I tell this event because
the supervisor was my good friend; we worked together for many years. The driller is my older
brother and I mourn the loss of my friend and cherish the time with my brother.
25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Drilling and blasting layout
Design blasting layouts for maximum breakage of rock.
Excavating, stripping and scalping.
Quarry and site development which includes reclamation of finished benches and replanting
trees and other indigenous growth.
Production of N.Y.S.D.O.T. and non D.O.T. products based on the customer’s request.
Maintain a large fleet of mobile equipment ie: loaders, excavators, trucks.
Mobile crushing of stone, recycled concrete for sub base and asphalt to reuse for new asphalt.
Maintain and supervise all crews in production, repair and maintenance.
Respectfully:
Eric Billings
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