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EDUCATION
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Bradley Yates

Bradley Yates

Leschenault,Australia

Summary

Highly capable, skilled and driven individual with a history involving various OEM's, giving exposure to different designs, systems and working environments. Deep knowledge and experience with Komatsu mining products, specifically with the Komatsu Frontrunner autonomous haulage system. Proven track record for improvement in both personal and company capability to support the customer.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

TECHNICAL MANAGER - MINING AUTOMATION

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2024 - Current
  • Responsibilities as per previous title
  • Support new technology introduction HD785-7AWT & D475Ai-8
  • Work with factory contacts to develop local product roadmaps and customer presentations
  • Collect customer and market data for use in future development

SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - MINING AUTOMATION

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Technical support for Komatsu Frontrunner AHS, equipped manual vehicles, and autonomous haul trucks.
  • Previous role duties with further responsibilities and reports.
  • National Technical Specialist Supervision, Western Australia, and Queensland.
  • Incident root cause analysis and presentation.
  • KLTD & KAC Factory liaison for technical information and issues.
  • Continuous improvement management, internal.
  • Customer management of change for upgrades and updates.
  • Coordinate and conduct factory field testing, data collection and reporting
  • Prepare detailed documentation, including user guides, installation instructions, and training materials.
  • Manage multiple customers with requests and support nationally.
  • Collaborated with other departments, such as sales, marketing, engineering and technical services.

TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE - MINING AUTOMATION

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2016 - 01.2021
  • Technical support for Komatsu Frontrunner supervisory AHS and autonomous haul trucks
  • Duties include but not restricted to
  • Product issue reporting and resolution
  • Remote technical support for onsite technicians
  • Hands on support for new site deployment and upgrades
  • Training material development, review and delivery

AHS SITE SPECIALIST

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Onsite customer support for all aspects of the Frontrunner autonomous haulage system
  • Duties included but not restricted to
  • Equipped vehicle and AHS troubleshooting and repair
  • AHS Wi-Fi field network assistance / troubleshooting / adjustment
  • Technical service report writing and issue analysis
  • Data acquisition and analysis from AHT and supervisory systems

FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
Newman, Australia
01.2011 - 01.2014

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

RIO TINTO IRON ORE
Pilbara, WA
01.2010 - 01.2011

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION - UNDERGROUND HARD ROCK
01.2007 - 01.2010

Skills

  • CONTINUOS IMPROVEMENT
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  • TRAINING DEVELOPMENT & DELIVERY
  • REMOTE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
  • DIAGNOSTICS & TROUBLESHOOTING
  • ROOT CAUSE & FAILURE ANALYSIS
  • DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS & PRESENTATION

EDUCATION

  • DIPLOMA OF ENGINEERING - TECHNICAL (MECHANICAL)
  • DIPLOMA OF LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
  • CERTIFICATE 4 - FLUID POWER
  • CERTIFICATE 3 - ENGINEERING TRADESPERSON (MECHANICAL)
  • REMOTE PILOTS LICENCE (MULTIROTOR

MAJOR PROJECTS

  • TECHNICAL PLANNING AND EXECUTION. WORLDS FIRST, KOMATSU HAUL TRUCK AUTONOMOUS RETROFIT > 830E-1AT.
  • TECHNICAL PLANNING AND EXECUTION, SUBSQUENT RTIO, BHP and BMA FLEET CONVERSIONS. 830E-1AT, 830E-5AT, 930E-4AT & 930E-5AT
  • TELE-OPERATED MINING DOZER TRIAL AND SUPPORT, D475Ai-8
  • AUTONOMOUS WATER TRUCK TRIAL AND SUPPORT, HD785-8AWT
  • LEADING HAND 4 X MINING SHOVEL ASSEMBLY AND COMMISSIONING, PC5500 & PC4000.
  • LEADING HAND 4 X WA1200-6 WHEEL LOADER ASSEMBLY AND COMMISSIONING.

Hobbies and Interests

  • 3D DESIGN & PRINTING
  • TOP FUEL DRAG RACING (PIT CREW)
  • FISHING
  • DIRTBIKES
  • DRONES

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

TECHNICAL MANAGER - MINING AUTOMATION

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2024 - Current

SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST - MINING AUTOMATION

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2021 - 01.2024

TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE - MINING AUTOMATION

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2016 - 01.2021

AHS SITE SPECIALIST

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2014 - 01.2016

FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN

KOMATSU AUSTRALIA
01.2011 - 01.2014

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

RIO TINTO IRON ORE
01.2010 - 01.2011

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN

SANDVIK MINING AND CONSTRUCTION - UNDERGROUND HARD ROCK
01.2007 - 01.2010

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