RESUME OF CHRISTIAN YEBOAH NELSON

PERSONAL DETAILS

Residential Address : Sharp Link House No.12 Tamso Estate.Takwa - Ghana

Date of Birth : 5 June 1971

Telephone : +61-474-***-*** / +233-***-******

E-Mail Address: aduyfv@r.postjobfree.com / aduyfv@r.postjobfree.com,

Skype id – yeboah. nelson

Profession : Heavy Duty Mechanic – Sandvik U/G & Surface equipment

SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE

Over Twenty Years Working Experience As A Maintenance Fitter In The Following Mining Industry : Minjar Gold Pty Ltd, Pajingo U/G Operation (Australia) African Underground Mining Service (Aums) Jacrijk Al-Rushaid Cont. & Service Co. Ltd (Saudi Arabia), Aureus Mining Inc.-New Liberty Gold Mine (Liberia) Automotive Management Service (Liberia) Pan Africa Minerals (Burkina Faso), Enor Spa De Mining Ltd (Algeria), Sandvik Mining & Construction (Ghana), Africa Mining Services, Ghana (Tarkwa And Damang Sites), Taywood Mine (Ghana), Drill Sure Exploration (Ghana)

I Am An Expert In Breakdown, Preventive, Periodic And Predictive Maintenance Of Any Heavy-Duty Equipment.

EDUCATION DETAILS

Institution : University of Mines and Technology

Year : 2011

Certificate : Maintenance Management (Preventive, Predictive and Breakdown)

Institution : Nsawam Anglican Middle School

Year : September 1987 - June 1991

Certificate : Middle School Leaving Certificate

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Technical training on Sandvik DP Series Rig, Finland

Technical training on Sandvik U/G equipment’s.

Basic hydraulic certificate

Advance hydraulic certificate

Trouble Shooting Hydraulics

Introduction to tamrock sandvik hydraulic systems.

Introduction to Atlas Copco Roc L8

Proficiency –Maintenance Management

International St. John Ambulance First Aid Certificate

WORKING EXPERIENCE

COMPANY: Minjar Gold Pty Ltd, Pajingo U/G Operation (Australia)

POSITION: Lead U/G Mobile fleet Fitter

YEAR: October 2021 to date

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for U/G Breakdowns, Maintenance, Repairs, etc. on Sandvik underground drills, Trucks, loaders, cable bolter,

Maintain machine availability

Train line mechanics on planned maintenance.

Hand on approach in solving all U/G drills problem.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn_ out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain Sandvik U/G equipment’s.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition U/G drills.

General trouble shooting, identifying and repairing mechanical defects and faults

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Safety, see to that the co-workers work safe at all times under my supervision.

Fault finding and risk assessment.

Housekeeping at all times at a work place.

Demonstrated good work ethic and willingness/ability to learn and mentor on the job and update skills.

Committed to safety using occupation health and safety, environment standards and procedures.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

COMPANY: African Underground Mining Service (Ghana)

POSITION: U/G Maintenance Fitter

YEAR: April 2017 to October 2021

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for Absolute Technical Support Sandvik underground drills, Trucks, loaders, cable bolter, Rock bolter and Rhino (Breakdowns, Maintenance, Repairs, etc.)

Maintain machine availability

Train line mechanics on planned maintenance.

Hand on approach in solving all U/G drills problem.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn_ out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain Sandvik U/G equipment’s.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition U/G drills.

General trouble shooting, identifying and repairing mechanical defects and faults

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Safety, see to that the co-workers work safe at all times under my supervision.

Fault finding and risk assessment.

Housekeeping at all times at a work place.

Demonstrated good work ethic and willingness/ability to learn and mentor on the job and update skills.

Committed to safety using occupation health and safety, environment standards and procedures.

COMPANY: Jac Rijk Al-Rushaid Cont. & Service Co. Ltd (Saudi Arabia)

POSITION: Sandvik D Pi Technical Specialist /Trainer

YEAR: April 2016 TO April 2017

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for Absolute Technical Support (Breakdowns, Maintenance, Repairs, Spares, and Coaching & Training Locals etc.)

Maintain machine availability

General trouble shooting, identifying and repairing mechanical defects and faults

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Ensures that all maintenance procedures are strictly adhered to.

Conduct weekly and monthly rig auditing to help prevent future breakdowns.

Prepare and submit detailed daily maintenance report to maintenance supervisor

Mechanical pit areas and maintenance work in a safe, clean manage conditions.

Effective mechanical maintenance on sandvik DPi

Supervise workshop and field activities

Train line mechanics on planned maintenance.

Hand on approach in solving all rig problems.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain Tamrock/sandvik surface drill rigs.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition drill rigs.

Adhered to the safety standard and procedures of Jac Rijk Cont.& Service Co. Ltd

COMPANY: Aureus Mining Inc.-New Liberty Gold Mine (Liberia)

POSITION: Drill Technician/Trainer

YEAR: Dec 2015 to November 2016

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain machine availability DR560, DR540, DE810, DP1500i.

General trouble shooting, identifying and repairing mechanical defects and faults

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Ensures that all maintenance procedures are strictly adhered to.

Conduct weekly and monthly rig auditing to help prevent future breakdowns.

Prepare and submit detailed daily maintenance report to maintenance supervisor

Mechanical pit areas and maintenance work in a safe, clean manage conditions.

Effective mechanical maintenance on caterpillar

Supervise workshop and field activities

Train line mechanics on planned maintenance.

Hand on approach in solving all rig problems.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain Tamrock drill rigs.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition drill rigs.

Carryout break downs and all preventive maintenance services

Troubleshooting machine breakdowns

Undertake safety and environmental planned inspection, safety audit, critical and planned task observation and other related duties

Perform oil prevention, containment, and/or clean up in accordance with set environmental standards on site

COMPANY: Automotive management service (Liberia)

POSITION: Field Service Technician (Drill & Shovels)

CLIENT: Aureus Mining Inc.-New Liberty Gold Mine (Liberia)

YEAR: Dec 2014 to Dec 2015

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible for Absolute Technical Support (Breakdowns, Maintenance, Repairs, Spares, and Coaching & Training Locals etc.)

Testing of machines pressures and mechanical.

Train line mechanics on planned maintenance.

Hand on approach in solving all rig problems.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn_ out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain sandvik DP1500i series.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition drill rigs.

Maintain machine availability

General trouble shooting, identifying and repairing mechanical defects and faults

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Ensures that all maintenance procedures are strictly adhered to.

Conduct weekly and monthly rig auditing to help prevent future breakdowns.

Prepare and submit detailed daily maintenance report to maintenance supervisor

Mechanical pit areas and maintenance work in a safe, clean manage conditions.

Effective mechanical maintenance on caterpillar

Supervise workshop and field activities

Troubleshooting machine breakdowns

Undertake safety and environmental planned inspection, safety audit, critical and planned task observation and other related duties

Perform oil prevention, containment, and/or clean up in accordance with set environmental standards on site

COMPANY: Power Edge Equipment, Burkina Faso SARL

POSITION: Equipment Engineer (Drill & Shovels)

YEAR: February 2014 to Date – Dec 2014

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Attending to major breakdowns on site

Complete daily report

Complete failure report

Using CAT SIS and ET as well as VOLVO computer (MATIS or Electronic Technician)

Doing standby / shifts

Ability to work extra hours if needed

Overhauling under carriage on dozers fleets and rebuild engines 3306, 3406.

Provide support to reporting staff with regards to safety and health in the delivery of specialist maintenance services;

Compliance with Statutory, Company ’s site specific requirements

Resolve safety matters within the area of his responsibility as they arise

Attend regular safety meetings with employees to discuss safety issues;

Maintain continuous contact with other shift supervisors to enable quick response to complaints on equipment to minimize downtime;

Providing leadership and a job plan to shift supervisor based on the overall maintenance plan;

Report and investigate all accidents that occur in his area of responsibility;

Providing direction to reporting Foremen/Leading hands on equipment repair priorities;

Active promotion of the safety, wellbeing and personal development of all employees;

Report on all accidents/incidents and review investigations to ensure all corrective actions are being implemented;

Promote health and safety in the workplace;

Upward reporting as required;

Carry out daily inspections of housekeeping standards and report accordingly;

Direct and share tasks to personnel at the beginning of shift and convey the Superintendent’s instructions to the shift;

Prepare shift hand-over notes for incoming Shift Supervisor notifying them of issues about mechanical fleet and any hazards;

Record all training on timesheets and daily training forms;

Report all matters involving disciplinary action to the Maintenance Superintendent.

COMPANY: Pan Africa Minerals, Burkina Faso

POSITION: Drill Maintenance Supervisor (Atlas Copco /sandvik Equipment)

YEAR: 2013 – 2014

RESPONSIBILITIES:

To troubleshoot, overhaul repairs, servicing, breakdowns, maintained and Train nationals to meet my competencies, capabilities, skills, education and experiences in L8 MK-1, L8 MK-2, DM25, Cubex DR 560, Pantera Dp1500i, etc.

Carried out monthly machine inspections

Attend and accurately report event at daily production meeting as required

Training nationals on fault finding and repair on hydraulics, compressors (pneumatic system)

Testing of machines pressures and mechanical.

Maintain machine availability

General trouble shooting, identifying and repairing mechanical defects and faults

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Ensures that all maintenance procedures are strictly adhered to.

Conduct weekly and monthly rig auditing to help prevent future breakdowns

Supervise workshop and field activities

Train line mechanics on planned maintenance.

Hand on approach in solving all rig problems.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn_ out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain sandvik DP1500i series.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition drill rigs.

Daily toolbox meetings with a team of eleven (40) personnel to promote safety awareness

Trouble shooting of hydraulic systems.

Carrying out repair works on all Drill Rigs.

Long and Short hour services, 250hrs, 500, 1000, 2000 hrs services.

Safety, see to that the co-workers work safe at all times under my supervision.

Fault finding and risk assessment.

Housekeeping at all times at a work place.

Demonstrated good work ethic and willingness/ability to learn and mentor on the job and update skills.

Committed to safety using occupation health and safety, environment standards and procedures.

COMPANY: Enor Spa De Mining, Algeria (Sandvik Specialist)

POSITION: Drill Maintenance supervisor

YEAR: 2011 – 2013

RESPONSIBILITIES:

To organize, lead, develop and monitor a team of people to maintain Sandvik equipment services to optimize mechanical fleet availability

Supervision and Safety of maintenance personnel

Carried out earthmoving equipment rebuilds, services and maintenance.

Carry out failure analysis and condition monitoring.

Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic and basic electric faults

Analysis and plot of equipment availability and utilization.

Carried out component rebuild task

Feedback, First Aid, Height safety (Fall Arrest). Comfortable with any working conditions.

Attending to major breakdowns

Will be assessing the local artisans

Train local nationals

fault-finding on equipment

Complete daily report

Complete failure report

Doing standby / shifts

Ability to work extra hours if needed

Provide support to reporting staff with regards to safety and health in the delivery of specialist maintenance services;

Compliance with Statutory, Company ’s site specific requirements

Resolve safety matters within the area of his responsibility as they arise

Attend regular safety meetings with employees to discuss safety issues;

Maintain continuous contact with other shift supervisors to enable quick response to complaints on equipment to minimize downtime;

Providing leadership and a job plan to shift supervisor based on the overall maintenance plan.

COMPANY: Sandvik Mining & Construction, Tarkwa – Ghana

POSITION: Service engineer (product support)

YEAR: 2006 –2011

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leading workflow on site and solve all breakdowns on. Pantera DP1500, DP1500i and DrillTech D45SK, D25SK, D90KS, D55SP, D50KS, D7SKS, DR560, DE710, DE110, DE880.

To perform Preventive Maintenance, repair machine component and trouble shoot on machine i.e.; also organize Maintenance activity an Unscheduled Breakdown.

Performing service maintenance repairs and assembles new sandvik Drill Rigs on a wide range of equipment.

Expect and able to do Preventive, Corrective and Predictive Maintenance

Carried out intensive repairs and maintenance on undercarriage

Undertaking diagnostic work.

Providing timely customer service.

Train line mechanics on planned maintenance.

Hand on approach in solving all rig problems.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain Tamrock drill rigs.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition drill rigs.

Doing physical Inspection around the Machine to check for any obvious Mechanical fault

Prepare Preventive Maintenance (PM)

Safety, see to that the co-workers work safe at all times under my supervision.

Housekeeping at all times at a work place

Safety, see to that the co-workers work safe at all times under my supervision.

Committed to safety using occupation health and safety, environment standards and procedure

Arrange and organize Mechanics for daily working

Maintain, diagnose, and repair auto-electric system to achieve acceptable maintenance availability

Ensure work is carried out in keeping with daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance planning activities

Be involved in assessment of National Employees development and recommendation for additional training

Carry out general mechanical and electrical duties including maintenance, repairs and fault diagnosis working on open pit mining Drill equipment, maintaining high availability of equipment and minimizing cost from equipment downtime.

Holding of warranties.

Troubleshooting, maintenance, servicing and repairs all Sandvik Drill rigs on site.

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Ensures that all maintenance procedures are strictly adhered to.

attend and accurately report event at daily production meeting as required

Training nationals on fault finding and repair on hydraulics, compressors (pneumatic system)

Setting of machines pressures and mechanical.

maintain machine availability

Conduct weekly and monthly rig auditing to help prevent future breakdowns.

Prepares and submits detailed daily maintenance report to Maintenance Supervisor.

COMPANY: Africa Mining Services, Damang Site– Ghana

POSITION: Drill Rig Mechanic

YEAR: 2004-2006

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Doing lock-out and tag-out for safety purposes and safely working conditions

Testing of machines pressures and mechanical.

Maintain machine availability

General trouble shooting, identifying and repairing mechanical defects and faults

Mechanical pit areas and maintenance work in a safe, clean manage conditions

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Ensures that all maintenance procedures are strictly adhered to.

Conduct weekly and monthly rig auditing to help prevent future breakdowns.

Prepares and submits detailed daily maintenance report to maintenance manager.

Effective mechanical maintenance on tam rock Pantera1500i,CHA1100

Leading workshop and field activities in absents of supervisor

Train line mechanics on planned maintenance.

Hand on approach in solving all rig problems.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain Tamrock drill rigs.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition drill rigs.

Doing physical Inspection around the Machine to check for any obvious Mechanical fault

I did break downs and repairs to all machines

Planned preventive maintenance

Carrying out all component repair and change out valve, motors, pumps, cylinders and undercarriage Diagnosis.

COMPANY: Africa Mining Services, Tarkwa Site – Ghana

POSITION: Caterpillar Mechanics

YEAR: 2001-2004

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition Cat equipment

Performing scheduled maintenance on equipment, performing basic component removal, replacement or repairs on equipment, performing trouble shooting diagnostics on equipment, performing electronic diagnostic testing on equipment, performing component repair/rebuilding on equipment as required

Attending to major breakdowns

Breakdown repairs, maintenance and Troubleshooting of engine, transmissions, hydraulic pumps and heavy equipment CAT 777/Dump Truck, Cat 345DL/345B/,Excavator, CAT 826C Wheel loader, CAT 424E/424B B/Soil Compactors, Dozer, D8R,D7R,D6,

Repairs & Overhauls of all models CAT Hydraulic Pumps.

Trouble shooting & Maintenance.

Parts Planning & Scheduling.

Preventive Maintenance

Major Brands Worked On Caterpillar, Cummins engines.

Overhauling under carriages CAT

Prepare and submit daily report to HME supervisor

Overhauling under carriage on dozers fleets and rebuild engines

Daily toolbox meetings with a team of fifty (50) personnel to promote safety awareness

Trouble shooting hydraulic systems.

Component change out

COMPANY: Taywood Mining Services, Tarkwa– Ghana

POSITION: Drill Rigs Mechanic

YEAR: 1998 – 2000

RESPONSIBILITIES:

solve all drills breakdowns on site

Establishing and maintaining high performance and cohesive teamwork

Planned maintenance, fault finding, repair of component, breakdown and preventive maintenance on caterpillar.

Carried out monthly machine inspections

Testing of machines pressures and mechanical.

Maintain machine availability

General trouble shooting, identifying and repairing mechanical defects and faults

Solve all hydraulics and air systems problem with the help of schematic.

Ensures that all maintenance procedures are strictly adhered to.

Conduct weekly and monthly rig auditing to help prevent future breakdowns.

Prepare and submit detailed daily maintenance report to maintenance supervisor

Mechanical pit areas and maintenance work in a safe, clean manage conditions.

Hand on approach in solving all rig problems.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn out parts.

Troubleshoot, repair, services and maintain Tamrock drill rigs.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition drill rigs.

Undertake safety and environmental planned inspection, safety audit, critical and planned task observation and other related duties

COMPANY: Drill Sure Exploration, Ghana

POSITION: Exploration Drill Mechanic

YEAR: 1996 –1998

REPONSIBLITIES:

Hands on approach in solving all rig problems.

Disassembly and assembly of rigs to replace worn out parts.

Testing and adjusting to maintain good working condition drill rigs.

Adhered to the safety standard of Drill Sure exploration.

REFEREES

ROBERT BAFFOUR-AWUAH

Service Manager – Workshop, Rebuilds & Warranty (West Africa)

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology -Kumasi-Ghana

Mobile: +233-*********

Email: aduyfv@r.postjobfree.com mailto:aduyfv@r.postjobfree.com

Hendrik Meyer (Hennie)

Service Manager – Surface Customers (West Africa)

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology

Mobile: +233-********

Email: aduyfv@r.postjobfree.com

JASON MORRISON

Workshop Superintendent

African Mining Services

Ghana: +233-*********

Email: aduyfv@r.postjobfree.com

TOM COLLINS

Workshop Manager

African Mining Service

Burkina Faso

Email: aduyfv@r.postjobfree.com

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