Engineer Project
Resume:
I a n William McClain
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EDUCATION:
Colorado School of Mines:
• B.S. in Engineering with Mining Specialty – May 2008
• Minor in Economics
o Includes Stermole Economics Courses
Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly Missouri Rolla):
• M.E. in Mining Engineer
Working toward Professional Engineering (PE) Certificate
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Consol Energy (Metz, WV) May 2013/Present
Underground Assistant Shift Foreman – Loveridge Mine
Certified West Virginia Mine Foreman and Responsible Person. Manage the safe and compliant production of coal and outby construction projects. Assist in shift
supervising three different portals of approximately 150 union miners and 40 company management personnel. Areas of responsibility include: lining out the shift,
outby construction/projects (track, belt, mason, dusting, wire, etc.), managing all coal producing sections (Mains, Gate, and Longwall), managing approx.. 18 miles of
belt line, and addressing other various day to day problems.
Nominated by Consol Energy and inducted onto the Board of Trustees for SME Foundation.
Consol Energy (Metz, WV) June 2011/May 2013
Underground Section Foreman – Loveridge Mine
Certified West Virginia Mine Foreman. Manage the safe and compliant production of coal on development sections with a crew of 6-12 miners. Started supervising
the 9 South Mains sections: this included coal production and developing overcasts for gate section panels. Supervised 21D gate section to completion. Since
working for Consol Energy Inc., myself and my crew members have been exception free,
Conducted geotechnical project, looking for areas of roof support concern along Loveridge’s 18 miles of belt.
Nominated by Consol Energy and inducted into SME’s Young Leader Program.
Consol Energy – (Monongah, WV) December 2010/June 2011
Project Engineer – Northern West Virginia Operations
Assisted with various civil and mining engineering projects for the Northern West Virginia Operations – Loveridge Mine / Preparation Plant, Blacksville Mine /
Preparation Plant, and Robinson Run Mine / Preparation Plant. Major projects to note are the following: Oakdale Mine Portal reclamation, construction of the
Margaret Diesel Shop, ventilation surveys for all three mines, assembling an economic plan as well as a mine layout to reopen the Emery Mine (Emery 2 Mine), water
system improvements for Blacksville, and the layout and construction of the Loveridge Bleeder Fan.
Day to day duties included supporting on-site mine engineers with problems.
Consol Energy – (Emery, UT) March 2009/December 2010
Mine Engineer / Mine Rescue Trainer – Emery Mine
Managed Emery Mine Engineering Department: Load-Out / Building Analyst, Surveyor / Draftsman, Summer Intern Program, and Part-Time Survey Rodman. In
addition to managing, some of my duties are as follows; personal safety, mine budget and capital planning, government regulatory compliance (MSHA [federal and
state], BLM, DWQ, DOGM, OSM, EPA, DAQ, MMS, DWR, DAQ, NIOSH), mine design / forecasting (short and long range), weekly safety meetings, mine safety
planning, mine planning, weekly and monthly mine status reports, occasionally attending vital industry conferences, environmental engineering, production / quality
tracking, subsidence tracking, project engineering, assist with Emery Mine permitting, and assisting in the design / economics / planning of Emery Mine extension.
Made the Emery Mine: Mine Rescue Trainer in April 2010. Along with mine rescue responsibilities I have also received some safety department responsibilities.
These included: training records, seal sampling data, violation reduction plans, and regulatory compliance (MSHA safety).
Nominated (accepted nomination) by Senior Vice President and Emery Mine Superintendent to serve on the Emery Town Waterline Steering Committee to represent
Consol. The Emery Town Waterline is a public relations project (for Consol) that is designed to solve Emery Town’s water issues. The project consisted of weekly
meetings and constant communication between the committee’s members (the mayor, the State of Utah engineers, and Emery Water Treatment Plant personnel).
Consol Energy – (Emery, UT) December 2008/March 2009
Associate Engineer – Emery Mine
Trained for four (4) months under the former Emery Mine Engineer. End goal was to be promoted to Emery Mine Engineer. (Please see above for job description.)
Atkinson Construction (Salt Lake City, UT) August 2008/November 2008
Field Engineer
Worked as a contractor field engineer at the Kennecott Mine operation. Focused heavily on the current underground project that was taking place (Project Slim Jim).
Most of this work revolved around erecting a headframe and overseeing that the temporary hoist house was fully operational. This included personal safety, QA/QC
work and assuring the steel design was correct, surveying, project estimating and scheduling, and daily status reporting.
I a n William McClain
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HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:
Northern West Virginia Coal
Preparation Society(NWVCPS)
Utah Mining Association (UMA)
Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute, (RMCMI): Served on the Recruitment Committee (2x)
Sigma Phi Epsilon: Social Chairman, VP Communications, VP Recruitment (2x), Carlson Leadership
Academy, Examiner
Society of Mining, Metallurgy,
and Exploration Member, (SME) Young Leaders Program, Board of Trustee SME Foundation
American Society of Mining and
Reclamation Member (ASMR)
Interfraternity Council: Assistant Recruitment, Mid-American Greek Council Leadership
Academy.
Homecoming Committee: In-charge of Homecoming Parade in Golden, CO.
Club Sports: Lacrosse
Engineering-Days Committee: Coordinated activities for annual Dance Party for two years.
Intramurals: Football, Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, Hockey.
Mines Activity Council: Chair meetings of faculty/administration committee for student events
such as Battle of the Bands.
Community Service: Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House, Thomas the Train,
Denver Parade of Lights, Into the Streets, Various 30 man-hour projects.
Awarded “Most Involved Freshman on Campus”
ENGINEERING SKILLS:
Consol Training: Fundamentals of Supervision 1, ACE Training (Scribe), Responsible Person Training, MERD (Idaho Springs, CO), Fire Prevention
Training (Doll’s Run Training Facility – Morgantown, WV)
Computer: Microstation V7/V8/V8i, AutoCAD 2004 & 2008, Minesight 3D and Compass, CAT FPC experience,
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word & Excel, Microsoft Access, Winfore, Forecaster, NIOSH ARMPS program, Surfer 8.
Mining: Cycle Mining, Satellite Mining, Longwall Mining, Room/Pillar Mining, Responsible Person Training, Shuttle Car, Scoop, Coal Haulers,
Roof Bolting, Loader, Mine Rescue, Surveying (Surface and Underground), Mucking (Hand and Rail/Rubber Tire Vehicles),
Drilling/Blasting (Underground), Blast Design Basics, Cutting Torch, First
Aid, Rock Mechanics, Machine Maintenance, MSHA Safety Regulations, MSHA 40
and 80 (Coal) Hour Training, Mill Operations, General Geology Concepts.
Management: Provided leadership in a team situation and became team leader for a group of five people for the
successful development of a project to design an all-terrain vehicle.
Managed Emery Mine Engineering Department: Load-Out / Building Analyst, Surveyor / Draftsman, Summer Intern Program, and
Part-Time Survey Rodman.
Managed multiple coal mining crews and currently managing an entire shift.
Scholastic Projects: CSM Epics II Program. Worked with a team of three to submit an extensive report
on underground explosives for Prof. Vilem Petr (Colorado School of Mines). This
involved various aspects such as explosives material, economics, various drill holes,
safety, and underground blasting regulations. Delivered to Prof. Petr was a finished
report, an oral presentation, and recommendations on explosive type.
I was able to continue research into the explosives field with Dr.Vilem Petr by taking his
advanced explosives class. I worked alone on this part of the project which revolved
heavily around surface blasting drilling rates. At the end of the project I presented
a PowerPoint regarding my research.
Mining Senior Design Project. Worked with a team tasked to designing a mine
given drillhole data for the Twin Creeks Mine operation. A majority of the project revolved
around developing a feasibility study extension to the current pit or go underground. The end
result was to move underground. The project turned out to be a success.
SME Student Design Competition. It is a two Stage competition involving a technical design s tage and an
oral presentation stage based on an aggregate mining industry design problem. The design team was comprised of 6 students and
allowed a maximum of 35 logged hours. The teams was judged on presentation skills, creativity, understanding of aggregate mining
processes, and thoughtful methodology. Fifth place out of seventeen teams.
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