Drilling & Blasting Engineer and Explosives Manufacturing Manager. Engineer with over 10 years experience in Drill and Blasting Open Pit Mining, with a solid background in Bulk / Cartridge / IS Explosives Manufacturing and Optimization Production Process. High responsibility and commitment to Safety, Health and Environment.
Working very close and coordinated with Maintenance Departments for availability of planned physical equipment and high utilization and productivity, focusing on the reduction of standby time and significant delays, in addition, increase the reliability of the equipment. Skill in use of SAP, MS Office.
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Work Experience
Blasting Project & Warehouse Explosives Engineer
Austin Powder International, Panama, Jan 2015 – Feb 2016
Austin Powder Company began in 1833, is a world leader in the blasting industry, that provide blasting services and commercial explosives throughout North America and the World. We primarily service the construction, mining, quarry, and seismic exploration industries.
Responsible for Blasting Open Pit Operations in for Cobre Panama Mining; Coaching, Mentoring and Training of a team: Blaster Technicians, Mobile Manufacturing Unit Operators, Explosives Material Handler, Explosives Warehouse Chief.
Responsible for maintenance of Mobile Manufacturing Units, Explosives pumps. As well as giving technical proposal over maintenance investments
Responsible for the execution of the Safety Programs generated by Safety, Health & Environment Coordinator of the Company in order to provide and maintain a secure working environment without risk to the health of employees.
Mine Drilling and Blasting Engineer and Site Leader
Orica Mining Services Panama, Sep 2013 – Dec 2014
Cobre Panamá Mine (First Quantum Minerals) is one of the largest world copper mine. Cobre Panama is a large open-pit copper development project in Panama. The concession is located 120 kilometres west of Panama City and 20 kilometres from the Caribbean Sea coast, in the district of Donoso, Colon province, in the Republic of Panama. The concession consists of four zones totalling 13,600 hectares. Orica has Operations structure to deliver Drill & Blasting service
Responsible for Drilling & Blasting Open Pit Operations in Orica Mining Services for Cobre Panama Mining{ 250,000 BCM per Month / 100 MT of the Bulk Explosives } ; Coaching, Mentoring and Training of a team: 2 Blaster Technicians, 2 Mobile Manufacturing Unit Operators, 6 Explosives Material Handler, 4 Driller, Magazine Management
Responsible for the Analysis Drilling & Blasting data in order to propose methods, options and sequencing to improve operations performance
Responsible for maintenance of 2 Mobile Manufacturing Units, 4 Explosives pumps, 4 Drilling Equipment(Furukawa, Sandvik, Cat) and 4 Light Vehicles. Responsible for Tracking Cost Control using SAP. As well as giving technical proposal over maintenance investments
Responsible for all the Safety Programs in place in order to provide and maintain a secure working environment without risk to the health of employees Identify relevant hazards and assess the related risks, Implementation of risk management principles.
Emulsions Explosives Manufacturing Plant Manager
Orica Mining Services Venezuela, Oct 2009 – Sep 2013
Orica is an Australian based multinational corporation that is provider of commercial explosives and blasting systems to the mining and infrastructure markets worldwide.
In addition to the previous accountability as Mine Projects and Maintenance Manager, now I was assigned a new third Role as Plant Manager of the “Paso Diablo” & "Mina Norte" Mines Site operations and Bulk Emulsion production operations, responsible to meet the monthly/annual production targets to support the Sales Budget of the parent company, Orica Mining Services in Venezuela in accordance with agreed goals and objectives.*
Responsible for Safety & Environmental Plans of this Plant as well as Mina Norte Mine operations, and Ferrominera Ciudad Piar. One very critical accountability was the safe, secure and effective delivery of products and services using trained & competent personnel.
Responsible for the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) on of the above mention plants.
Mine Projects and Maintenance Manager
Orica Mining Services Venezuela, Oct 2007 – Oct 2009
Continues with the same accountabilities and responsabilities as "Mine Project Manager" from the period 2006 -2007 but now I am assigned new accountabilities as Maintenance Manager for the Plants “Paso Diablo” and Ferrominera.
“Paso Diablo” & "Mina Norte" Coal Mines in Venezuela with Open Pit Operations. Orica has Bulk Emulsion Plant and Operations structure to deliver Blasting Services on site. “Ciudad Piar” Ferominera is the largest Iron Ore Mine in Venezuela, with Open pit Operations. Orica another ANFO Plant and Operations structure to deliver Blasting services in site.
As Maintenance Manager of the plants, Installations and equipment I was responsible of the Predictive & Preventive annual Maintenance plans as well as its execution. Assisting in specification requirements of new and used purchases of equipment as requested, Provide training to maintenance staff in Mobile Manufacturing Unit certification and Plant maintenance, Conduct performance reviews annually and periodically as required by company guidelines. Responsible of the Cost & Investment annual plans for the above Plants. Responsible for the improvement and optimization of Reliability Assets Program focused on Root Cause Analysis.
As Project Manager I managed, on average, around 6 to 8 external company contractors, but as Maintenance Manager I had the following organizational structure: 2 Maintenance Supervisors, 6 Mechanical Maintenance Technicians, and 4 company contractors for hydraulics, instrumentation and electrical tasks.
Mine Projects Manager
Orica Mining Services Venezuela Oct 2006 – Oct 2007
Project Manager of the Cartridge / Bulk / Explosives of Guasare “Paso Diablo”, “Moron”, and Ciudad Piar Ferrominera of the manufacturing Plant of Orica in Venezuela. Management of Mobile Manufacturing Unit, Pumps, cartridge machine, and all Equipment & Machines around explosives manufacturing to ensure maximum plant product output.
Management the portfolio of capital works projects for the site and Orica´s plants by providing a stable direction and focus, building strong relationships with partners
Responsible for the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) on of the above mention plants.