Engineer Manager
Resume:
Keith Tatenda Mandisodza
Address: * ****** ******
Soldiers Hill
Mount Isa
Mobile: +61-457-***-***
Email: ***********@*****.***
CAREER OVERVIEW
As a Rock Engineer with over 6 years in the industry, I am looking to increase my responsibilities and take a larger project management role in areas covering either or both surface and underground operations.
Summary of Qualifications
Aspiring to enrol for a MSc. program in rock engineering
Strata Control Certificate (Chamber of Mines, South Africa in Collaboration with University of South Africa)
ISRM Member
SANIRE Member
Engineering Institute of Zambia Member
BSc Degree in Geology and Physics (University of Zimbabwe)
3 A Levels and 8 O Levels
ISO 17025 Certified Auditor
Relevant Experience
From January 2012 to current date employed by Xstrata Copper – Rock Mechanic Engineer.
Responsibilities include:
• Currently working on the Mount Isa Open Pit Project (MIOP) – to link the old copper pit and the current zinc pit involving collecting all the geotechnical data necessary for open pit modelling. The project involves monitoring of the old copper pit and to ensure that the slopes are well stable. Monitoring instrumentation includes electric tilt meters, electric wire extensometers and point prisms.
• Data collection being done by drilling geotechnical holes that are fully-detailed geotechnical logged using Acquire software and samples taken to the lab to obtain rock properties
From July 2010 to December 2011 employed by Kansanshi Copper - Gold Mine (Zambia) - Open Pit Mine as a Geotechnical Engineer.
Responsibilities include:
● Managing and implementing the Geotechnical Control Management Plan (GCMP) in the two pits and the dewatering decline (underground).
● Performing pit wall mapping and core logging for rockmass parameter analysis.
● Analysis of geological, structural and hydro-geological models so as to design a reliable geotechnical model.
● Analysis of major structures in the pits and determination of major failure modes and their implication and risk potential.
● Drafting geotechnical slope design recommendations, including coming up with different geotechnical sectors according to different rockmass parameters.
● Assessing and analysing slopes for hazards and drafting hazard maps for pits according to the quarries regulation 1999.
● Visual inspection on the pit walls and analysing and reporting inherent risks to management.
● Prism monitoring for wall stability.
● Mapping underground and doing support designs and recommendations.
● Completing thorough reports on all pit wall failures and doing back analysis for continuous improvements.
● Working with mining software including: SURPAC
● Working with geotechnical design software including: DIPS, ROCKLAB, UNWEDGE, SLIDE, PHASE.
● Numerical modelling software such as UDEC, FLAC, MAP3D also being introduced into the system.
ACHIEVEMENT: Management and Implementation of the GCMP and designing support for the dewatering decline that is being mined through weak rock strength material (weathered clastics).
From August 2007 to June 2010 employed by Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Pvt) Ltd (Zimbabwe) - Underground Reef Mine as a Rock Mechanics Officer.
Responsibilities included:
● Maintaining and controlling the Ground Control Management Plan, ensuring it is appropriate, efficient and updated.
● Actively participating in all investigations relating to rock engineering, ensuring the identification of root causes and implementation of proper controls to reduce risk levels.
● Ensuring adequate rock engineering assessments to maintain the extraction sequence in the mine (numerical modelling and stress analysis used as methodologies to achieve this).
● Constantly maintaining and reviewing rock fall database to minimize the risks associated with future rock falls.
● Providing high level rock engineering recommendations to mine management and planning teams regarding findings from investigations and reviews.
● Providing sound rock engineering inputs timeously for planning of new mining operations or rehabilitations.
● Ensuring relevant new technical developments/technology in rock engineering is duly investigated and considered for possible implementation.
● Effectively managing/leading a team of technicians by implementing and maintaining performance management, training and development best practices.
● Working with softwares including: VULCAN, SURPAC, UNWEDGE, DIPS
ACHIEVEMENT: Designing and implementing a support regime for room and pillar mining method to suit the ground conditions in poor ground conditions and starting a portal from first principles designs.
From February 2006 to July 2007 employed by Shabanie Mine (AAMines -Zimbabwe) - Underground Sub-level Caving Mine as a Rock Mechanics Geologist. Started as a Graduate Trainee and rose to become a Section Geologist (Managing grade and draw control and rock mechanics)
Responsibilities included:
● Grade and draw control.
● Preparation of ore reserve sequences.
● Generation of long sections, cross section and plan for geology and geomechanics.
● Data compilation from boreholes and mapped areas into Lynx Software and interpretation of outlines to form 3D orebodies and lithologies.
● Issuing in-situ support recommendations.
● Adjusting MRM to MRMR (Geomechanics using Laubscher Classification of rockmass System)
● Conducting dump drainage test to monitor stability of waste dumps.
● Monitoring of instruments so as to assess cavability of both surface and underground workings.
● Assessment of stability of producing and non producing mining blocks.
● Conducting core logging and underground mapping for geology and geomechanics.
ACHIEVEMENT: Ability to design and improve support regimes for sub-level caving mining method in one of the deepest sub-level caving operations in Zimbabwe and ability to assess and control the damages of block caving and sub-level caving and their impact to environment.
Other Attributes
● Good communication skills.
● Can work without supervision.
● Teamwork.
● Adaptation to change in environment.
● Honesty and Integrity.
● Professionalism.
● Innovative.
● Result oriented.
References
Nathan Bullock (Manager Strategic Mine Planning, Xstrata Copper)
Mobile: + 61 7 4744 2585
Email: ********@*************.***.**
Geoffrey Clynick (Former Chief Geologist-Kansanshi Mine, First Quantum LTD. Now working as Exploration Manager, Marampa Iron Ore Ltd, Sierra Leone)
Mobile: +614********
Home: +618********
Email: ********.*******@*****.*** or ************@*******.***
Michael Davey (Chief Mining Engineer – Kansanshi Mine, First Quantum LTD)
Mobile: +260*********
Email: *******.*****@****.***
Keith Tatenda Mandisodza
Address: 4 Bulolo Street
Soldiers Hill
Mount Isa
Mobile: +61-457-***-***
Email: ***********@*****.***
CAREER OVERVIEW
As a Rock Engineer with over 6 years in the industry, I am looking to increase my responsibilities and take a larger project management role in areas covering either or both surface and underground operations.
Summary of Qualifications
Aspiring to enrol for a MSc. program in rock engineering
Strata Control Certificate (Chamber of Mines, South Africa in Collaboration with University of South Africa)
ISRM Member
SANIRE Member
Engineering Institute of Zambia Member
BSc Degree in Geology and Physics (University of Zimbabwe)
3 A Levels and 8 O Levels
ISO 17025 Certified Auditor
Relevant Experience
From January 2012 to current date employed by Xstrata Copper – Rock Mechanic Engineer.
Responsibilities include:
• Currently working on the Mount Isa Open Pit Project (MIOP) – to link the old copper pit and the current zinc pit involving collecting all the geotechnical data necessary for open pit modelling. The project involves monitoring of the old copper pit and to ensure that the slopes are well stable. Monitoring instrumentation includes electric tilt meters, electric wire extensometers and point prisms.
• Data collection being done by drilling geotechnical holes that are fully-detailed geotechnical logged using Acquire software and samples taken to the lab to obtain rock properties
From July 2010 to December 2011 employed by Kansanshi Copper - Gold Mine (Zambia) - Open Pit Mine as a Geotechnical Engineer.
Responsibilities include:
● Managing and implementing the Geotechnical Control Management Plan (GCMP) in the two pits and the dewatering decline (underground).
● Performing pit wall mapping and core logging for rockmass parameter analysis.
● Analysis of geological, structural and hydro-geological models so as to design a reliable geotechnical model.
● Analysis of major structures in the pits and determination of major failure modes and their implication and risk potential.
● Drafting geotechnical slope design recommendations, including coming up with different geotechnical sectors according to different rockmass parameters.
● Assessing and analysing slopes for hazards and drafting hazard maps for pits according to the quarries regulation 1999.
● Visual inspection on the pit walls and analysing and reporting inherent risks to management.
● Prism monitoring for wall stability.
● Mapping underground and doing support designs and recommendations.
● Completing thorough reports on all pit wall failures and doing back analysis for continuous improvements.
● Working with mining software including: SURPAC
● Working with geotechnical design software including: DIPS, ROCKLAB, UNWEDGE, SLIDE, PHASE.
● Numerical modelling software such as UDEC, FLAC, MAP3D also being introduced into the system.
ACHIEVEMENT: Management and Implementation of the GCMP and designing support for the dewatering decline that is being mined through weak rock strength material (weathered clastics).
From August 2007 to June 2010 employed by Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Pvt) Ltd (Zimbabwe) - Underground Reef Mine as a Rock Mechanics Officer.
Responsibilities included:
● Maintaining and controlling the Ground Control Management Plan, ensuring it is appropriate, efficient and updated.
● Actively participating in all investigations relating to rock engineering, ensuring the identification of root causes and implementation of proper controls to reduce risk levels.
● Ensuring adequate rock engineering assessments to maintain the extraction sequence in the mine (numerical modelling and stress analysis used as methodologies to achieve this).
● Constantly maintaining and reviewing rock fall database to minimize the risks associated with future rock falls.
● Providing high level rock engineering recommendations to mine management and planning teams regarding findings from investigations and reviews.
● Providing sound rock engineering inputs timeously for planning of new mining operations or rehabilitations.
● Ensuring relevant new technical developments/technology in rock engineering is duly investigated and considered for possible implementation.
● Effectively managing/leading a team of technicians by implementing and maintaining performance management, training and development best practices.
● Working with softwares including: VULCAN, SURPAC, UNWEDGE, DIPS
ACHIEVEMENT: Designing and implementing a support regime for room and pillar mining method to suit the ground conditions in poor ground conditions and starting a portal from first principles designs.
From February 2006 to July 2007 employed by Shabanie Mine (AAMines -Zimbabwe) - Underground Sub-level Caving Mine as a Rock Mechanics Geologist. Started as a Graduate Trainee and rose to become a Section Geologist (Managing grade and draw control and rock mechanics)
Responsibilities included:
● Grade and draw control.
● Preparation of ore reserve sequences.
● Generation of long sections, cross section and plan for geology and geomechanics.
● Data compilation from boreholes and mapped areas into Lynx Software and interpretation of outlines to form 3D orebodies and lithologies.
● Issuing in-situ support recommendations.
● Adjusting MRM to MRMR (Geomechanics using Laubscher Classification of rockmass System)
● Conducting dump drainage test to monitor stability of waste dumps.
● Monitoring of instruments so as to assess cavability of both surface and underground workings.
● Assessment of stability of producing and non producing mining blocks.
● Conducting core logging and underground mapping for geology and geomechanics.
ACHIEVEMENT: Ability to design and improve support regimes for sub-level caving mining method in one of the deepest sub-level caving operations in Zimbabwe and ability to assess and control the damages of block caving and sub-level caving and their impact to environment.
Other Attributes
● Good communication skills.
● Can work without supervision.
● Teamwork.
● Adaptation to change in environment.
● Honesty and Integrity.
● Professionalism.
● Innovative.
● Result oriented.
References
Nathan Bullock (Manager Strategic Mine Planning, Xstrata Copper)
Mobile: + 61 7 4744 2585
Email: ********@*************.***.**
Geoffrey Clynick (Former Chief Geologist-Kansanshi Mine, First Quantum LTD. Now working as Exploration Manager, Marampa Iron Ore Ltd, Sierra Leone)
Mobile: +614********
Home: +618********
Email: ********.*******@*****.*** or ************@*******.***
Michael Davey (Chief Mining Engineer – Kansanshi Mine, First Quantum LTD)
Mobile: +260*********
Email: *******.*****@****.***
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