Experience

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  American electric power, meigs division, southern ohio coal co, raccoon #3 coal mine

  May 1978 - Aug 1979

  Co-op mining engineer & surveyor

  Job with a multitude of all Mining Engineering Tasks and Surveying Training working for the late Darrell Buck P.S. and Chief Engineer & The Manager of Engineering for The Raccoon # 3 Coal Mine

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  American electric power, meigs div., southern ohio coal co, mine #2, #31 & complex's general office

  May 1980 - May 2001

  Senior mining engineer & mine foreman underground & surface mine foreman

  11 years Mine Foreman Longwall, Super-Section, Continuous Miner Section and Belt Installation/Repair Supervisor and plus 10 years Mining Engineering with strong emphasis on underground Longwall & Continuous Miner mining operations, mine design, mine planning, mine ventilation, roof control, water supply & drainage analysis and design, Conveyors for mining operations, mine budgeting and forecasting, asset management analysis of underground mining systems and operations, surveying, production capabilities, mine safety, Holmes Safety Association, mine operations management analysis, litigation support. Show less

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  Acnr inc. - belmont county coal resources - century mine & ohio valley coal resources no. 6

  Jul 2001 - now

  Mine manager / chief engineer

  The Belmont County Coal Resources - Century Mine is the most cost efficient coal mine operation in the world. Mining in less than 60" of coal, in the Pittsburgh #8 Coal Seam located in Belmont County, Ohio. In May 2013 the Murray Energy Corp. - AEC- Century Mine, mined 1,035,653 Clean Tons with 1 LW & 3 CM Sections. Mining Engineering with strong emphasis on Employee Safety, Financial gains in Longwall & Continuous Miner mining operations, mine design, mine planning, mine ventilation, roof control, water supply and drainage analysis and design, Conveyors & materials handling components for mining operations, mine site accounting, budgeting and forecasting, asset management analysis of underground mining systems and operations, mine property and equipment valuation, management of underground and surface surveying, production capabilities, mine safety, coal property and lease management, mine operations management analysis, environmental and reclamation audits, litigation support and as an expert Longwall Witness utilizing my testimony, safety & loss control audits. All in less than 60 inches of Coal Seam Height. Show less