Project Manager Geologist

Robert Yambrick, M.S. 954-***-**** § ***************@*****.***

Project Manager – Mining Industry

“Proven Record of Success in Project Development & Management in the Mining Industry”

Experienced Project Manager and Operations Supervisor with leadership role in management and advancement of several large domestic and international mine development and construction projects. Proven ability to collaborate at a high technical level with multidisciplinary professionals in the mining, engineering and construction industries to advance and complete demanding and complex projects. Demonstrated record of safely delivering quality, timely and accurate project execution, mile stones, reporting and results. Leader in maintaining exceptional safety record at all projects.

Project Management and Operations Expertise

Strategic Planning & Implementation

Project Scheduling

Leader in Health & Safety

Operation & Process Improvement

Capital Expenditures

Environmental Compliance

Financial Analysis & Budget Planning

Supply Chain & Logistics

Business Relationships

Project Assessment/Risk Management

Budget & Expenditures

Effective Communications

Experience

Mineral Exploration & Mining Consultant, Independent Contractor, Denver, CO 2014 – Present

Consult clients on mining trends, project and risk assessment, economic geology, drilling operations, and project management. Providing mining services clients with a better understanding of key trends, competitive dynamics, and expected areas of growth in the Mining Industry.

Senior Project Manager, Newmont Mining Corporation, Suriname, S.A. 2010 – 2013

Successfully served a duel role as Manager of the Regional Mineral Exploration program and Sabajo development project in Suriname, South America, supervising over 100 employees, including multidisciplinary professionals, technicians, consultants, vendors and contractors.

Advanced the Sabajo prospect from a first-pass drill test, with an ambitious program of core drilling, metallurgical testing, and engineering studies, to preliminary pre-feasibility in a less than one year. Collaborated with mining engineers on mine site facility design and layout, capital equipment considerations, and alternative mining methods (conveyor system, pipeline slurry, truck transport).

Leader in implementing best practices and maintaining high level of health and safety standards and consistently achieved one of the lowest incident and accident rates of projects, region, and company-wide through education, training and empowering employees to take personal responsibility for safety.

Project / Technical Manager, Newmont Mining Corporation, Guyana, S.A. 2008 – 2010

Successfully managed 4,000km2 joint venture exploration project in NW Guyana and supervised up to 160 field workers, technicians, local and international contractors, and professional staff.

Coordinated all project exploration activities and core drilling program and lead team of expatriate geologists and geophysicist that successfully and systematically mapped, sampled, and evaluated ~30 properties with multiple geophysical techniques and identified 15-20 drill targets.

Compiled a large amount of technical data and reported results to management and joint venture partner monthly and presented project summary and results for quarterly JV committee meetings.

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Project Manager, StrataGold Corporation, Guyana, S.A. 2005 – 2008

Successfully managed the Tassawini Project in remote NW Guyana with annual budgets up to $9.5M and delineated significant mineral resource and advanced project to initial pre-feasibility.

Planned and directed drill programs and exploration activities; managed staff of 120 employees, contractors, and expatriate staff; established protocols and safety standards for all departments.

Supervised construction of entire camp and infrastructure, including designing, building and licensing a 2,000-foot airstrip in the remote jungle location with limited resources.

Natural Resource Specialist, Broward Environmental Protection Dept., Plantation, FL 2001 – 2005

Successfully managed assessment and remediation of 40 to 50 petroleum, chlorinated solvent, and arsenic contaminated sites county-wide and coordinated work with professional engineers and geologists in private industry and regional and state regulatory agencies.

Managed clean up and monitoring of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale (the major petroleum distribution hub of South Florida), including monitoring of petroleum pumping and pipeline facility.

Project Hydrogeologist, Handex of Florida, Inc., Delray Beach, FL 2000 – 2001

Successfully managed 20+ assessment and remediation project sites impacted by petroleum contamination in South Florida funded by the State and petroleum industry clients.

Prepared proposals, cost estimates, contracts, change orders, technical reports, and determined groundwater and soil sampling analyses and protocols for assessment and remediation projects.

Environmental Scientist, Hazen and Sawyer, P.A., Hollywood, FL 1999 – 2000

Supervised on-site testing, geophysical logging, well casing installation (>5,000ft of casing/well) and cementing of monitor and large-diameter deep injection wells (3,500ft), drilled and constructed with a triple-string oil-&-gas-type drill rig at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in South Florida.

Monitored contractors to maintain accurate and precise technical standards and specification requirements for all phases of deep injection well construction.

Senior Exploration Geologist, Golden Star Resources Ltd, (Guyana, S.A.) 1997 – 1998

Managed and supervised various exploration projects in remote regions of the Guyana interior.

Planned and successfully and safely completed a helicopter and river-supported drill program.

Brought the Makapa Hills project from reconnaissance stage through the first phase of drilling in an extremely remote, logistically difficult area of NW Guyana in less than one year.

Project Manager / Geologist, Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation (Nevada, U.S.A.) 1989 – 1997

Successfully managed all on-site activities at the Mule Canyon Project from advanced exploration through initial development phase and mine feasibility.

Built and staffed project field office, complete with core logging and sample processing facilities.

Successfully and safely executed a 10-rig drill program in steep mountainous terrain that helped delineate 2.5 million ounce gold resource and reserves in six gold deposits.

Supervised a staff of ten geologists, five technicians, and support staff and collaborated with engineers, metallurgist, and geo-technical personnel and contractors.

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Education

Master of Science, Geological Sciences, University of California, Riverside

Bachelor of Arts, Geology, Honors, San Jose State University, California

Technical Skills

Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); basic proficiency in ArcGIS and AutoCAD.

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