Joshua Kantor

Joshua Kantor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Focusing on Sustainable Continual Improvement

  • Education

    • University of Nevada, Reno

      2003 - 2007
      Bachelor of Science - BS Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Experience

    • BHP

      Jun 2007 - Jun 2015

      Completed annual and monthly cost, maintenance, and production budgets for a coal mine. Tracked multiple performance metrics. Coordinated yearlybusiness plans and tracked department adherence. Functioned as belt onprojects, including dozer productivity measurement improvement. Directly supervised rotating crew of data analysts and technicians. Responsiblefor maintaining data and hardware integrity for mine-wide data systems. Compiledreports for all business improvement projects company-wide. Oversaw transitionof mine data reporting software. Participated in several BI projects, includingHaulage Shift Change and Haulage Productivity Improvement. Performed multiple planning and engineering duties, including weekly drill, blast, haulage, sales, and dragline planning; surface (grade) design for ongoing reclamation efforts; reporting on weekly progress against plan and KPI's; assisting production superintendents as needed; and compiling design packets for operators to use in the field. Responsible for long range planning of coal mine, including reclamation bonding calculations; final surface designs integrating geofluvic techniques; final pit designs; production scheduling; and identifying future challenges to the mining sequence.

      • Assistant to the General Manager

        Jul 2013 - Jun 2015
      • Supervisor - Fleet Management Systems

        Jul 2011 - Jun 2013
      • Production Planner

        Jul 2009 - Jun 2011
      • Long Range Planning Engineer

        Jun 2007 - Jul 2009
    • North American Coal

      Jul 2015 - Jan 2019

      Responsible for long and short range scheduling of repairs on Draglines, Drills, and Surface Miners, including major outages and projects. Responsible for the safety and production of multiple crews, management ofdepartment budget, compliance with multiple environmental regulations andregulatory agencies, and execution of various special projects. Oversawimplementation of various improvement projects, including new reportingsoftware.

      • Dragline Maintenance Planner

        Jul 2018 - Jan 2019
      • Drill & Blast Manager

        Jul 2015 - Jul 2018
    • USC Consulting Group

      Apr 2019 - Jan 2022
      Project Manager

      Project Manager focusing on Mining and Metals industries. Responsible for project execution, operational completion, and budget adherence.

    • Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream

      Jan 2022 - now
      System Manager

      Areas of responsibility include MRO optimization and overhaul, maintenance planning, and vendor management

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Surface Instructor

      Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
    • Six Sigma Green Belt

      BHP
      Jun 2014
    • New Mexico State Mine Foreman

      New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
    • SafeStart Trainer

      SafeStart, A division of Electrolab
      Jun 2017
    • Certified Blaster

      New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
      Jul 2016
    • Certified Blaster

      Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
      Jul 2016