Brian Combs

Experience

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  Pinnoak Resources

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Summer Internship

  Engineering Internship, May 2005 - August 2005 and May 2006 - August 2006Setup and operated longwall mining system. Worked with belt department during section belt advancements. Helped with re-habbing and supporting an area of the coal mine where the mine roof collapsed.

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  DBT America

  May 2007 - Jan 2007

  Quality Engineering Intern

  Designed, coded, and helped implement a computer program to track quality specifications for each steel plate used in manufacturing a piece of mining equipment. Put together quality assurance packages for customers.

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  Cliffs Natural Resources

  May 2008 - Jan 2008

  Industrial Engineering Intern

  Improved continuous miner section standards. Assisted management in managerial duties including scheduling, projections, staffing, and leading a crew on job assignments

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  Consol Energy

  Jul 2009 - Feb 2011

  Equipment Operator

  Worked on the longwall and section as a production laborer mining coal while finishing my Industrial Engineering degree.

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  Tunnel Ridge

  Mar 2011 - Sept 2013

  Equipment Operator

  Worked on the longwall and section running equipment to mine coal. During this time period I obtained several certifications including my assistant mine foreman papers and began to fill in as a section foreman (supervisor).

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  Alliance Coal, LLC

  Oct 2013 - now

  Working in the safety department with a focus on respirable dust compliance and sampling. Other job duties include escorting/conferencing MSHA and WV State mine inspectors during their inspection of the mine, ensuring the workforce is using good health and safety practices, and working with production supervisors on mine planning and laws. Worked as a section foreman supervising a production crew on a continuous miner section. Worked in the mining engineering department. My main focuses were keeping track of underground production numbers and coal processing numbers by entering the data into a computer program, drawing mining plans in AutoCad, mine ventilation, and updating mine maps. Worked as a salaried supervisor over a production crew on both a continuous miner section and long wall section.

  • Safety Technician

    Oct 2015 - now

  • Foreman

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Engineer

    May 2014 - Jan 2014

  • Foreman

    Oct 2013 - Jan 2014
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  U.S. Department of Labor

  Jan 2023 - now

  MSHA Health Specialist