Underground/Mill Maintenance Electrician
Resume:
Mathew MacMillan
Phone: 250-***-****
***-**** ******* **, **********, BC
V0H 1Z9
Email: *****************@*****.***
I pride myself on my career goals and ambitions, as well as how determined I am in achieving them. I offer myself as a hardworking and ambitious asset to the companies I work for. I am honest and trustworthy and a very committed person. I have strong communication skills and I think of myself a highly organized person
Certifications / Training
●Interprovincial Red Seal
●Graduate of Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology, Construction and Maintenance Electrician program 2015
●Underground Hard Rock Common Core 770010
●Western Canada Mine Rescue Certification
●JOHS Committee Member
●OSSA Fall Arrest
●H2S Alive
●OSSA Confined Space Entry/Monitor
●CSTS-09
●OSSA Regional Orientation
●OSSA Elevated Work Platform
●WHMIS Training
Experience
July 2020 - Present
Cementation Canada / Musselwhite Mine
Underground Electrician
January 2018 - February 2020
Coeur Mining / Silvertip Mine
Maintenance Electrician, Underground / Mill
February 2017 - December 2017
Integral Energy Services LTD. / Husky Sunrise
Construction / QAQC
March 2016 - November 2016
Ledcor Group / JACOS Canada
Construction / QAQC
May 2015 - December 2015
Pyramid Corporation / Sunshine Oilsands
Construction / Commissioning
July 2013 - December 2014
Integral Energy Services LTD. / CNRL
Construction
September 2009 – June 2013
Howg Electric
Construction / Residential, Commercial, Industrial
Underground
●Assemble, install, test and maintain electrical systems and components of machinery and equipment
●Inspect electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects and the need for adjustment or repair to ensure compliance with codes
●Perform repairs to mining equipment such as drills, fans and pumps
●Assist and carry out repairs and maintenance on all underground substations
●Troubleshoot trailing cables and ground monitoring systems
●Identify recurring problems and document so that engineered solutions can be provided
●Installation of mine communication and blasting systems
●Jumbo, pump and fan panels installed as required
●Installation of new underground substations
●5kv cable pull and splicing
●Maintain prints and documentation as required
Mill
●Support the commission and start up activities through the engineering, construction and operational phases of the mine site
●Inspect, isolate, troubleshoot and repair all electrical components related to the successful running of power on the mine
●Strong understanding of PLC control systems,
●Familiar with Schneider programming software
●Knowledge of 4160V and 600V power distribution systems, as well as 600V motor control centers and variable frequency drives
●Maintain, troubleshoot and repair VFD’s, AC/DC drives and soft starters
●Perform calibrations on process instruments
●Experience with HART devices and communicators
●Calibrate components and instruments according to manufacturers’ specifications
●Perform preventative maintenance on instrumentation (calibration, replacement, and tests as required); maintain field instrument records and standards
●Perform preventative maintenance on required equipment
●Read schematics and troubleshoot electrical circuits
●Capable of doing all hands-on work within the electrical trade for general installations in industrial operation
●Managing small to mid-size projects, interfacing with other departments
●Replace faulty electrical components of machines such as relays, switches, motors and position sensing devices
●Responsible to operate and maintain equipment and auxiliaries safely and efficiently
●Respond to emergency situations as required
●Document and keep an accurate record of work performed
●Adhere to the highest health and safety standards and is aware of the company’s policies and procedures on health and safety
Mine Rescue
●Active participant in mine rescue practices and drills
●Proficient with SCBA and BG4’s
●Respond to emergency calls and fire alarms
●Familiar with all rescue tools and equipment (ropes, mechanical advantages, fire extinguishers, jaws, spreaders, air bags, gas detectors, respiratory equipment, etc)
●Strong knowledge of mine gases and their hazards
Commissioning
●Perform loop checking and loop simulation on various process control instruments to ensure the correct tagging, ranges, and alarm trip setting
●Test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, and regulators
●Simulation of motor control panels to ensure that the control circuit is properly working as per client requirement
●Sequence checks of motors and pumps
●Conduct no-load and load run test of HV and LV motors and monitor motor integrity
●Loop verification of all instruments
●Inspection and testing of plant earthing system and its respective electrodes, using earth/ground tester and earth/ground clamp
●Compile commission report data
QA/QC
●Execute specific inspections on materials, equipment and construction/installation activities on site
●Issue the relevant quality records and, when necessary, writes and sends to QC supervisor non-conformance reports
●Checks cable laying and identification
●Redline and update as built drawings
●Perform punch-listing operations
●Check installation of instruments
●Conduct point-to-point wire checking between field control instrument and field junction boxes and between field junction boxes and marshalling cabinets prior to loop energization
●Perform tests of continuity, insulation resistance
●Witness the tests, controls and inspections carried out
●Ensure all installations, repairs and maintenance meet the requirements of the appropriate codes
Construction
●Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
●Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, lighting fixtures and other electrical components
●Installation of generator sets for emergency backup power systems
●Gland cables into MCC buckets, terminate switchgear, VFDs, motors
●Install UPS battery banks and rectifiers
●Test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems
●Install industrial instrumentation and related devices
●Gland and terminate PCS and SIS control systems, JB’s and instruments
●Perform walk downs on heat trace systems, troubleshoot and program heat trace controllers
●Install SR and MI heat trace on pipes, terminate power kits, JB’s and EHT controllers
●Cable tray installation
●grounding and bonding of equipment
●Temporary power, construction and take down
●Troubleshoot and install Honeywell fire alarm systems
●Cable pull
●Completed numerous residential projects from start to finish including new construction as well as renovations or troubleshooting for service calls
Skills & Attributes
●Excellent team player, great at problem solving
●Can multi-task in a highly disruptive environment
●Will work alone without the need for supervision
●Willing to grow within the company in a long-term position
●Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and various email systems
●Will always make sound decisions concerning safety
●Competent with standard safety practices and extremely compliant
●Respectful to all whom I work with, maintaining the utmost level of maturity and privacy
References
Mr. Felix Howg
Owner/Operator Howg Electric
Mr. Jason Geistlinger
Electrical Supervisor
Coeur Mining
Mr. Michael Cutic
Electrical Foreman
Ledcor
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