Ing Bernard Dare, PEGhIE

Experience

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  Liebheer Mining Ghana

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Senior Maintenance Planner
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  Ghacem(Hiedelberg Cement Group)

  Oct 2006 - Aug 2008

  Head Of Maintenance Planning, Projects and services

  Departmental head for maintenance planning for Cement milling machines, flux pumps, screw conveyor, line Packing machines, generators, forklifts, CAT wheel loaders, Fleets of Light vehicles(Toyota, Nissan and Honda), Trucks(Scania, Leyland, Benz). Project estimates. schedules and follow ups. Factory General services

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  Ghacem(Heildelberg Group)

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2010

  Head of Transport and General Services

  Head of Department for maintenance of fleet of trucks, light vehicles, generators, forklifts and All general services

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  BIA GROUP

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2011

  Maintenance Planner

  Roving maintenance engineer, visiting various mining sites within Africa to follow up on customer support, warranty and spare parts management.Coordinate assembling of komatsu machines, component rebuild programs and service level agreement contracts.

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  SMDlefa

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2012

  Mobile Equipment reliability Engineer

  Implemented maintenance strategies to improve equipment availability from 50% to 94% by adhering strictly to OEM preventive maintenance policies and good maintenance practices.Data acquistion through electronic and physical checks, improved major KPI's like MTBF, MTTR and MTTF.JSA's and SOP's were written for all equipments, improved tooling(Electronic, hydraulic, undercarriage measurement). Shop and service manual training were organised for local technicians and supervisors.Critical spares reccomendation and spare parts for budgetary purposes.Managed the following types of equipments: Komatsu: PC2000-8, PC1800-6, PC1250-8, PC300-8, HD785-7, HD785-5, HD465-7, WA800-3, WA600-3, WA600-6R, WA250, GD825, D275A-5, D375A-6RCAT: 980G, 938G Show less

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  XPPL, PHONESACKGROUP

  Nov 2013 - Sept 2014

  Maintenance Planning Superintendent

  • Ensure recommended maintenance programs on facilities are executed in a coordinated and cost effective manner through the creation of the facilities integrated maintenance plan.• Assist with the development and implementation of preventive maintenance programs for all production equipment.• Plan all maintenance activities utilizing the CMMS (SAP PM) and in collaboration with subject matter experts and support/assist in the development of work packs, monitoring execution schedules and close out of work orders.• Schedules and coordinates the development of work orders with plant and infrastructure personnel. Provides technical support for personnel on the SAP Plant Maintenance Module.• Ensures proper documentation and close out of maintenance work orders and any changes made to maintenance procedures. Recommends and implements, where required, training to enhance the effectiveness of maintenance execution activities. • Analyze work activities and process, develop, implement and make the necessary adjustments to the existing Preventive Maintenance programs and schedules and improvement to strategies for effective resource management.• Recommends selection of vendors and contractors for the purchase of materials, equipment, and supplies, and contracting and specialized technical services to improve maintenance execution efficiency.• Work closely with CMMS Coordinator and ensure all PM schedules are resident in the CMMS. Develop and implement all CMMS Planning procedures and work instructions and be the focal point for training all subordinates in the use of the CMMS system.• Provide support for the continuous improvement and development of the workforce.• Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment.• Establishing positive working relationships with individuals within and outside and workgroup.• Effectively managing time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Show less

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  Maintenance and Reliability Specialist Available for Hiring

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2017

  Maintenance and Reliability specialist
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  Asanko Gold

  Jul 2017 - May 2023

  Supervisor Mobile Equipment

  Successfully maintained, inspected heavy mobile machines mine wide for the company. Introduced massive cost savings strategies to reduce cost of maintenance, introduced best practices to improve equipment reliability. Presented annual budget estimates , advice and introduce measures to assist subordinates to work simple, smart and safely using standard operating procedures.

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  Faboula Gold SA

  May 2023 - now

  • Maintenance manager ( Faboula Gold SA)

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Head of Maintenance planning(Fixed Plant)

    May 2023 - Apr 2024