Don MacDonald

11/2019 – 12/2021 Mine Superintendent, Evolution Mining, Red Lake, ON • Demonstrated leadership by improving work processes and helping to train others. • Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely business initiatives. • Implement onsite safety protocols and procedures to adequately train team members on prevention measures, reducing injuries/incidents. • As a contract manager, ensured safe and efficient operations with contractors and vendors. • Obtained specifications and directed work for construction crews. • Improved operations by working with team members and vendors to find workable solutions. • Prioritized and organized tasks to efficiently accomplish service goals. • Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions to required deadlines. • Collaborated with management to identify and procure equipment, tools to increase safety and productivity.

• Enhanced development and drove continuous improvement project delivery process by providing strong program leadership. • Assessed project risks and devised mitigation strategies to avoid potential roadblocks. • Mitigated regulatory risks by increasing guidance compliance by clarifying policies and procedures with other departments. • Researched and selected project vendors consultants. • Assigned work and monitored performance of project personnel. • Built strong community relations with subcontractors and vendors to optimize cost savings to complete timely preconstruction. • Brought projects in on time and in accordance with budget and quality standards. • Extensive knowledge in slickline operations supporting concrete forming and placement, fibrecrete and shotcrete with both handheld and mobile application. Gained knowledge in Backfill manufacturing, underground reticulation and placement. Knowledge within Cementitious rock fill manufacturing and placement processes.

• Safe use of handheld tools ad mobile equipment to complete mining tasks. • Kept detailed records of locations, mining progress and safety conditions. • Contributed to development and documentation of safety programs and training initiatives • Worked closely with team members to deliver daily mine production plans and targets, develop solutions and meet deadlines. • Demonstrated self-reliance by meeting and exceeding workflows needed. • Operation of many pieces of heavy equipment underground and some surface equipment. • Preformed daily checks on equipment for defects before and after shift and submitted reports indicating equipment conditions. • Read and understand specifications, drawings and blueprints to complete accurate high-quality work. • Troubleshoot tools and equipment malfunctions to execute swift repairs to reduce downtime.