John A Gilbert
606-***-**** (Home)
606-***-**** (Cell)
P.O. Box 48
Hyden, KY 41749
************@***.***
Summary
I have 15 years of experience, including as a Mine Boss, as a Foreperson and as a Mine Foreman
in industries including Construction Special Trade Contractors, Engineering, Accounting, Research,
Management, and Related Services and Business Services.
Most recently, I have been working as a Mine Foreman at Barnett Energy from July 2013 to August
2013.
My skills and experiences include: Budgeting, Materials Management, Quality Control, first aid,
procurement.
Experience
Barnett Energy, Jackson, KY July 2013 to Aug. 2013
Mine Foreman
Supervised construction and extraction workers. Assigned necessary resources to complete each
task. Read and interpreted specs. Scheduled activities. Coordinated activities with all services.
Solved conflicts. Kept records on personnel, production and operations. Decided on project
changes. Communicated changes to appropriate personnel. Approved bills. Made sure project team
complied with safety codes, labor laws, OSHA regulations, DOE requirements and EPA regulations.
Monitored safety and health procedures.
B & W Resources, London, KY Sept. 2011 to Present
Mine Boss
Supervised construction and extraction workers. Worked with architects and engineers to plan
project. Decided on construction requirements including materials and personnel. Read and
interpreted specs and building plans. Marked site locations for placing structures and equipment.
Kept records on personnel, production and operations. Communicated changes to appropriate
personnel. Completed projects within budget and time estimates. Made sure project team complied
with building codes, safety codes, labor laws, OSHA regulations, DOE requirements, UBC, EPA
regulations and NFPA 70E. Scheduled inspection requirements. Maintained project documents such
as specs, drawings, payment schedules and quality assurance records. Provided maintenance
services after construction completion.
Nallie and Hamilton, Hyden, KY Mar. 2011 to Sept. 2011
Foreperson
Reposition machines and move controls in order to make additional holes or cuts. Observe indicator
lights and gauges, and listen to machine operation in order to detect binding or stoppage of tools or
other equipment problems. Replace worn or broken tools and machine bits and parts, using
wrenches, pry bars, and other hand tools, and lubricate machines, using grease guns. Move planer
levers to control and adjust the movement of equipment, the speed, height, and depth of cuts, and to
rotate swivel cutting booms. Cut slots along working faces of coal, salt, or other non-metal deposits
in order to facilitate blasting, by moving levers to start the machine and to control the vertical
reciprocating drills. Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
Remove debris such as loose shale from channels and planer travel areas. Charge and set off
explosives in blasting holes. Signal truck drivers to position their vehicles for receiving shale from
planer hoppers.
Massie Energy, Harlan, KY Mar. 2010 to Mar. 2011
Foreperson
Supervised construction and extraction workers. Decided on construction requirements including
materials and personnel. Coordinated procurement of materials. Assigned necessary resources to
complete each task. Read and interpreted specs. Solved conflicts. Marked site locations for placing
structures and equipment. Decided on project changes. Communicated changes to appropriate
personnel. Monitored safety and health procedures. Participated in emergency and storm
operations. Certified in CPR and first aid.
Southern, Briceville, TN Nov. 2007 to Mar. 2010
Foreperson
Supervised construction and extraction workers. Evaluated site. Coordinated procurement of
materials. Negotiated all services and subcontracts. Coordinated activities with all services. Solved
conflicts. Decided on project changes. Communicated changes to appropriate personnel. Made sure
project team complied with safety codes, labor laws, OSHA regulations and EPA regulations.
Monitored safety and health procedures. Scheduled inspection requirements. Approved invoices
from vendors.
B&W, Hazard, KY July 2000 to Mar. 2007
Foreperson
Supervised construction and extraction workers. Oversaw daily construction activities. Worked with
architects and engineers to plan project. Decided on construction requirements including materials
and personnel. Negotiated all services and subcontracts. Assigned necessary resources to
complete each task. Scheduled activities. Decided on project changes. Communicated changes to
appropriate personnel. Monitored safety and health procedures. Participated in emergency and
storm operations. Certified in CPR and first aid.
Skills
Budgeting, Materials Management, Personnel, Quality Control, Read, Safety, Drivers, Hand Tools,
Receiving, Cpr Certified, First Aid, Procurement, Ky & Tn Foreperson Certification, MET
Certification, Limited Instructor, Gas Technician Certification, Foreperson 6 Hour Training Up to
Date,instruction, technician