Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Prepared and presented short-term mine plans to achieve weekly production targets. • Coordinated with engineering, operations, and geology departments to align mining activities and minimize operational delays. • Collaborated with operations to address unexpected challenges and adjust weekly plans to maintain production targets. •Conducted weekly underground inspections across all active headings to monitor progress, verify plan compliance, and promote safe working conditions.
• Performed ground control inspections to verify bolting conformity, onsite bolting practices, and assess overall excavation integrity. • Led the expansion of the seismic monitoring array, increasing coverage at greater depths. • Utilized mXrap, Seisvis and Deswik.CAD to conduct seismic analysis and reporting. • Designed cable packages, rehabilitation and backfill directives using Deswik.CAD and Promine.
• Designed stope layouts and blast letters using Deswik Suite. • Conducted weekly underground site visits, including gyroscopic surveys, longhole loading, and site inspections to ensure safety and execution of the weekly priorities. • Improved drilling processes with operations, reducing field fitting drillholes. • Streamlined the stope design process by developing a new template and process map in Deswik.CAD, significantly enhancing productivity and workflow efficiency.
• Provided user support for Deswik Suite, ensuring optimal software utilization. • Resolved complex technical issues with precision and efficiency. • Replicated and reported software defects to ensure product quality. • Delivered Deswik.CAD training sessions for clients and universities
• Teaching assistant for Engineering Materials • Marked assignments • Provided feedback to students
• Generated stope designs and blast letters proficiently using Deswik and Amine. • Assisted in the execution of underground loading and blasting using Digishot Plus. • Conducted gyroscopic surveys and performed data analysis to assess drillhole deviation. • Enhanced efficiencies of Deswik.UGDB by altering the drill and blast templates for site specific functions
• Constructed geological models based on mechanical properties of intact rock • Conducted estimation of mechanical properties of various geological domains • Developed horizontal and vertical variograms for individual mechanical properties • Determined minimum distance of sampling points required to reach desired confidence levels • Co-wrote a research paper with Dr. Marie-Hélène Fillion