Ryley Elkjer

Experience

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  1660 Hockey League

  Sept 2008 - Feb 2013

  Referee

  • Called penalties and communicated effectively with other officials to maintain order and allow fair play.• Tutored, trained, and instructed other association referees.• Reacted quickly and intelligently to high paced situations and challenges.

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  Plains Midstream Canada

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Plant Maintenance Assistant

  • Collaborated with millwright team to minimize production outages and extend machine life.• Maintained shop organization and workplace housekeeping to ensure efficient work practices. • Worked alongside superiors; familiarized with effective team management and task delegation.

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  Syncrude Canada Ltd.

  May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Heavy Equipment Operator

  • Recognized production opportunities and communicated with leaders to influence changes resulting in shorter haul routes, more effective signage, and easier pit access. • Identified gaps in mine safety procedures and suggested documents to fill these gaps.• Personally trained newer equipment operators in proper safe working practices.

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  University of Alberta

  May 2015 - Sept 2015

  Laboratory Research Assistant

  • Design, fabrication, and setup of apparatus to investigate and test hypotheses.• Collection, computer processing, graphing, and interpretation of experimental data.• Undertook individual projects, then organized and presented data and resulting conclusions to superiors in the form of PowerPoint presentations and reports.

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  Syncrude Canada Ltd.

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  Heavy Equipment Operator

  • Recognized production opportunities and communicated with leaders to influence changes resulting in shorter haul routes, more effective signage, and easier pit access. • Identified gaps in mine safety procedures and suggested documents to fill these gaps.• Personally trained newer equipment operators in proper safe working practices.

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  Modular Mining

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2023

  • Organized and scheduled Performance Assurance visits to proactively detect value-added opportunities to increase fleet utilization, fleet productivity, and haul cycle efficiencies.• Provided consulting services utilizing DISPATCH and ProVision product expertise to increase mine operation efficiency, data integrity, and optimization through data analysis, graphing techniques, and an understanding of stakeholder roles and mine specific challenges.• Facilitated workshops, training, and coaching initiatives to ensure proper product awareness, ability, and education for Modular clients and creating client specific action item lists. Show less

  • Performance Assurance Lead

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2023

  • Field Support Engineer

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
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  Komatsu Mining

  Jan 2023 - now

  Solutions Lead

  Providing value-added solutions and services to existing customers through sales and execution of paid projects to achieve continuous improvement initiatives at their respective sites.