matt mcdonald

* Vacation work * Service crew and I.T. operation * Installation of cable bolts

Underground shift supervisor of a multi national crew

* Weekly scheduling of activities * Longhole drill and blast design * Appointed Ventilation Officer * Competent with Microsoft Office suite, SURPAC and Ventsim * Relief Shift Supervisor * Exposure to: * Large scale long hole stoping with cement paste-fill * Mining through, alongside and underneath paste-fill * Mining at depth (1.2km) within seismically active ultramafics. * Airleg stoping techniques

* Short term contract at Dugald River underground mine in Queensland * Installed two "Wilshaw" prefabricated escape way ladders * 45m: surface to undergound * 160m: underground, across seven levels * Installed intermediate platforms at the five breakthoughs on the 160m ladder * Completed all risk assessments and job safety analysis' * Completed the installation within quoted timeframe and without incident

* Direct supervisor of the underground mining crew * Instructed the crew to carry out activities required to achieve daily, weekly and monthly targets * Ensured compliance with all relevant safety rules, standards and regulations * Reporting and recording of daily activities * Provided feedback to the client regarding proposed mine plans. * Carried out risk assessment on new activities * Achieved 15 months LTI free on my shift. * Exposure to: * A new underground mine and the setting up of life-of-mine infrastructure * Mining through wet and hyper-saline ground * Development and installation of a primary vent system. * Contract management * Contractor/client relationships * QA/QC

* Weekly scheduling of activities * Daily data entry and reporting of production * Development designs * Appointed Ventilation Officer * Competent with Microsoft Office suite, SURPAC and Ventsim * Completed installation and commissioning of a booster fan underground to upgrade primary vent system * Completed Orica’s “Safe and Efficient Blasting” Course * 12 months underground (airleg development and ground support, development and production charging, Toro 151 loader operation) * Exposure to: * Large scale long hole stoping with cement paste-fill * Mining through, alongside and underneath paste-fill * Mining at depth (1.2km) within seismically active ultramafics. * Airleg stoping techniques

Received 2 year academic scholarship through the West Australian School of Mines scholarship program - 5 weeks work experience at the Perth office

* Longhole drill and blast design * Airleg stope design * Ventilation surveys * Designed the primary ventilation upgrade for Daisy Milano * Competent with Microsoft Office suite, SURPAC and Ventsim * Loader operation (Toro 151 and 006) * Offside airleg miners * Service crew work * Exposure to: * Small scale mining * Mining in and around old workings * Selective airleg mining * Narrow vein open stoping techniques

* Service crew and I.T. operation * Installation of cable bolts * Cat AD55 Truck operator * Exposure to narrow vein open stoping techniques

* Service crew and I.T. operation * Installation of cable bolts * Cat AD55 Truck operator * Exposure to a sub-level caving techniques

* Wildfire suppression - small to large scale bushfires * Hazard reduction (controlled) burning * Fire suppression equipment operation * National Park and forest management * Fauna control and relocation (native and non-native) * Assisted in the construction of public facilities (ie buildings and carparks)

* Longhole drill and blast design - narrow and wide stopes * Appointed Ventilation Officer * Scheduling of mining activities * SURPAC, Minesched and Ventsim * Explosives management and iKon detonation * Emergency Response Team member

Activities and Societies: WASM Social Club