Kim Grande

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Corryton, TN *****

423-***-****

abiqzk@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

Graduation date: August 1996

BS in Geological Engineering, Specialty in Hydrology

MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING SKILLS

• 10 Years managing underground and surface crews

• Multiple Leadership training classes including, Rapport Power

Communication, Predictive Index, Situational Leadership and 1 Minute Manager

• Trained and implemented 5S workplace organization techniques

• Six Sigma Green Belt

• Skilled knowledge of CAD, Word Processing, Presentation and

Spreadsheet applications, Microsoft Access, SAP and Ellipse

• Skilled at Drafting, Underground and Surface Surveying, Technical

writing and presentations, and Lab techniques.

• Knowledge in C/C++, Visual Basic, LISP

• Engineer In Training (EIT)

• Former Member of the Henderson Operations Mine Rescue Team

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nyrstar Tennessee Mine - Jefferson City, TN

June 2014 to January 2015

Superintendent - Coy Mine

Responsible for all underground production, mining, utility and maintenance activities. Manage

multiple layers of employees to safely meet company goals. This includes hiring, promotions,

counseling and terminations. Create and manage short and long term expense and capital

budgets.

Climax Molybdenum Company – Henderson Operations, Empire, CO

September 2008 to March 2014

Superintendent – Mill Services

Responsible for all mill services activities including tailings impoundment management, topsoil

stockpiling, mobile equipment maintenance, road repairs, snowplowing on private and public

roads and engineering projects. Manage multiple layers of employees to safely meet company

goals. This includes hiring, promotions, counseling and terminations. Create and manage multi-

million dollar budgets. Spec and purchase major equipment and other capital items and projects.

Ensure that all activities are consistent with company policy, MSHA, environmental regulations,

and that safe working conditions exist. Key achievements include implementation of a dedicated

topsoil crew doubling manpower and heavy equipment and creation of a piece of equipment for

applying dust suppressant to the tailings dam.

January 2008 to September 2008

Superintendent – Underground Production

Responsible for all underground production activities. Manage multiple layers of employees to

safely meet company goals. This includes hiring, promotions, counseling and terminations.

Create and manage short and long term expense and capital budgets. Spec and purchase major

equipment and other capital items. Key achievement includes increasing productivity by 10%

without modifying manhours or compromising safety.

January 2007 to January 2008

Senior Supervisor – Underground Mobile Equipment Maintenance

Oversee crews responsible for maintenance on underground mobile equipment fleet including

LHDs, haul trucks, drills, bolters, concrete transports, and other support equipment. Typical

duties include managing personal and contractors, budgeting expense and capital projects and

planning maintenance activities. Successfully implemented use of biodiesel fuel underground to

reduce DPM emissions.

September 2005 to January 2007

Front Line Supervisor – Underground Production

Assign, supervise and review work for extracting ore at a block-cave mine utilizing LHDs, drilling

and blasting of oversized rocks and drift maintenance in production areas. Implement production

plans according to approved schedules. Conduct performance evaluations. Prepare estimates of

the staffing, materials, and equipment requirements for projected work activities during scheduled

production and production shut-downs. Requisition tools, supplies, materials and equipment.

Ensure that all activities are consistent with company policy, MSHA, environmental regulations,

and that a safe working environment exists. Work with available resources to continuously

improve efficiencies and procedures. Actively take part in the safety program to educate and

provide the necessary tools to ensure the safety of the crew.

January 2005 to September 2005

Mine Engineer / Production Planner

Developed long term production plans based on all available geological information to support

short and/or long range planning and production goals. Assisted in the preparation of detailed ore

reserve estimates. Recommended courses of action designed to eliminate potential production

problems and to improve safety, operational efficiency and control production costs.

October 2003 to January 2005

Mine Engineer / Lead Surveyor

Learned the Henderson survey program to effectively perform as lead surveyor and supervise

over other surveyors and interns. Performed surface and underground surveying including

setting control points, painting grade, performing check surveys, setting grade sticks or lasers,

cavity monitoring surveys as well as surface construction staking. Prepared monthly advance

maps and spreadsheets for Henderson and contractors. Worked closely with Henderson crews

and contractors to successfully supply survey and ventilation support.

July 2003 to October 2003

Mine Engineer

Projects included payload optimization and condition monitoring for 80 ton haul trucks to increase

load efficiency and truck availability. Examined bucket loading and loader wear on LHDs to

compare tonnage produced for the current bucket to various bucket configurations.

Hyalite Engineers, PLLC., Bozeman, MT

February 2003 to July 2003

Civil Engineer

Designed water, wastewater, roads and parking, site grading, fencing and storm-water discharge

for a mini-storage facility. Performed groundwater and septic assessment studies. Surveyed

several job sites including construction staking and topographic surveys. Created and enforced

company wide drafting standards. Managed the company network including all computer and

server maintenance, internet/intranet connectivity and file management.

Bridger Engineers, Inc., Bozeman, MT

June 2000 to February 2003

Civil Engineer

Designed elements for large and small-scale civil engineering projects including roads, water

systems and wastewater treatment systems. Ensured projects had proper permitting and

complied with all state and local laws. Made several on-site visits to meet with contractors and

guarantee proper installation of systems. Produced comprehensive groundwater models to

determine impact on public water supplies. Surveyed various projects including staking and

topographic (site) surveys. Performed soil and geologic surveys to determine optimal placement

of wastewater treatment systems. Created and enforced company wide drafting standards.

Managed the company network including all computer and server maintenance, internet/intranet

connectivity and file management.

Stillwater Mining Company, East Boulder Mine, Big Timber, MT

July 1998 to January 2000

Mine Engineer

Aided in the development of the mine plan and design for a new underground hard rock mine

from start-up to full production. Oversaw several surface construction projects including the new

office / dry building and radial stacker. Researched high speed transport systems for 3.5-mile

long tunnel ride into the mine. On site liaison for database contractor aiding in the development

of a company wide enterprise database system. Created various computer programs to increase

office productivity. Conducted ground support studies in both Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)

boreholes up to 12,000 feet into the tunnel. Headed up a project to determine the optimum time

to replace rail haulage of TBM muck with conveyor haulage including placement of multiple

switches. Set up round the clock on site paramedic service.

Western Energy Company, Rosebud Mine, Colstrip, MT

March 1998 – July 1998

Engineering Technician

Involved with creation and updating of mine permitting maps. Worked on standard naming

conventions for AutoCAD files and layers. Assisted mine hydrologist in compilation of

groundwater modeling data.

Northern Industrial Hygiene, Inc., Billings, MT

February 1997- November 1997

Staff Engineer

Aided in air monitoring of asbestos abatement jobs. Worked extensively with Microsoft Access to

increase usability and productivity of forms and reports. Used AutoCAD at length to graphically

represent various forms of data.

General Chemical (Soda Ash) Partners, Green River, WY

May 1996 - September 1996

Mine Engineering Intern

Developed a comprehensive geology database which was then used for long-range mine

planning and more accurate reserve estimations. Headed a drilling program and determined the

best drill hole locations. Worked at the rig as the on site geologist. Involved in the annual

ventilation survey for the underground mine.

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