Engineer, Operations, Mining, Leader
Resume:
Kim Grande
Corryton, TN *****
*********@*****.***
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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