Daniel Hennessy
Byford,Australia
Summary
Experienced projects superintendent bringing several years of experience in construction. Expert project and team manager with deep understanding of safety, scheduling and project controls. Talented at motivating workers to keep projects moving forward for on time completion.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Projects and Infrastructure Superintendent
St Barbara
Leonora, Australia
02.2017 - 06.2023
- Manage a multidiscipline team for delivery of major capital projects including new primary fans, mine cooling and associated underground vertical and lateral mine airway development
- Develop contract documentation for project tenders including scopes of work, technical specifications, variations and project execution plans
- Preparation and management of project budgets and schedules
- EOM Reporting of the project portfolio’s status to key stakeholders
- Undertake contractor evaluation, selection and management to achieve project deliverables
- Project manage ventilation raiseboring contract that successfully completed over 2,800m of 5.0m diameter raisebores to a depth of 1,700mbs
Senior Mine Development Engineer
St Barbara
Leonora, Australia
02.2017 - 06.2023
- Manage planning and execution of 1.5km of Jumbo development for major ventilation upgrade
- Design crusher chamber development for Paste Aggregate Fill (PAF) project
- Co-ordinate vertical and lateral capital development activities with mining contractors to ensure effective use of resources and minimise impact on mine production
- Oversee Hydro-Geotechnical investigations and assessment of raisebore vent shaft locations to confirm shaft stability to and pre-grouting requirements
- Direct and lead consultants, contractors and suppliers to achieve project deliverables
- Appointed as Construction Supervisor (Section 44) for the Gwalia Extension Project
Technical Services Superintendent
Newmarket Gold
NT, Australia
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Lead a team of Surveyors, Mining and Geotechnical Engineers
- Co-ordinate training and professional development programs
- Monitor UG production activities and ensure alignment with LOM designs and schedules
- Annual reserve reporting compliant with NI-43-101 standards
- Prepare operating and capital budgets, quarterly forecasts and monthly cost reports
- Manage design, tendering and construction of various capital projects
- E.g
- Ventilation raisebores, pump stations, underground fuel bay and escapeway installations
- Implement business improvement projects
- E.g
- Electronic detonator trial
- Review Ground Control Management Plan and ensure mining practices consider all geotechnical risks
- Acting Mine Manager as required
Senior Mining Engineer
Crocodile Gold
NT, Australia
08.2010 - 05.2014
- Mentor mining engineers
- Manage and monitor geotechnical hazards associated with mining in close proximity to crown pillar under open pit containing 4 Mt of tailings
- Oversee change in mining method from transverse stopes with CRF fill to longitudinal modified Avoca stopes with rockfill and tight firing
- Develop and maintain mine design standards and engineering procedures
- Review and recommend mine design and scheduling software for use at Cosmo Deeps
- Create plans, schedules and systems to ensure optimal mining practices
- Acting Mine Manager as required
Senior Mine Planning Engineer / Production Engineer
Intrepid Mines
Ashburton, Australia
10.2008 - 08.2010
- Develop LOM schedules and budgets
- Design preliminary stopes, decline and levels for LOM plan
- Design ventilation network and escapeway system
- EOM reports and contractor claim processing
- Perform duties of the Alternate Underground Manager as required
- Provide weekly plans and manage underground contractor to ensure production targets are met
- Statutory ventilation officer duties
- Active mines rescue member
Mining Engineer
GBS Gold
NT, Australia
06.2007 - 10.2008
- Design for long hole open stoping and modified room and pillar production areas
- Design of capital development and level drives, service holes and escapeway system
- Produce ground support standards for development mining
- Long/short term planning of development and stoping
- Reporting of daily and EOM results
- Responsible for ventilation surveys, planning and scheduling of primary and secondary ventilation installations
- Processing of mining contractor monthly claim
Shift boss / Airleg Miner
Renison
Mount Bundey, Australia
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Shift planning and underground supervising duties
- Airleg development and stoping
- Health and safety representative
Underground Operator
Byrnecut Mining
Kalgoorlie, Australia
01.2001 - 01.2006
- Production and development bogger operator
- Development and stope charge up
- Health and safety crew representative
- Service crew: Ground support, ladderway installation, airleg work
Underground Operator
HWE
Kalgoorlie, Australia
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Decline development crew – Truck, Bogger and Charge-up operator
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mining
Western Australian School of Mines
Kalgoorlie01.2005
Certificate of Secondary Education -
Aquinas College
Manning, WA01.1994
Skills
- Mine design Software – Deswik, Surpac, Vulcan, Mine 2-4D, Ventsim
- Scheduling Software – Mine works planner, iGantt, EPS
- Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project
- Other - Pronto
Certification
- WA Underground Supervisor’s Certificate No. A1768
- WA Shot Firers Permit No. P7600
- WA C Class Licence
- Forklift Ticket
- Working At Heights
Membership
- Member AusIMM
- Member WASM Alumni
Coursescertificates
- Cert IV – Project Management Practice
- Safety and Health Representative Training Course
- Senior First Aid Certificate
- WASM Shot Firers Training Course
- ACG Ground Control Course
- Orica Safe and Efficient Blasting for Underground Mining Course
- Accredited Mines Rescue training
- Emergency First Responder Certificate
- Incident Cause Analysis Method training
- On Site Testing for Alcohol and Drugs
Timeline
Projects and Infrastructure Superintendent
St Barbara
02.2017 - 06.2023
Senior Mine Development Engineer
St Barbara
02.2017 - 06.2023
Technical Services Superintendent
Newmarket Gold
10.2015 - 10.2016
Senior Mining Engineer
Crocodile Gold
08.2010 - 05.2014
Senior Mine Planning Engineer / Production Engineer
Intrepid Mines
10.2008 - 08.2010
Mining Engineer
GBS Gold
06.2007 - 10.2008
Shift boss / Airleg Miner
Renison
01.2006 - 01.2007
Underground Operator
Byrnecut Mining
01.2001 - 01.2006
Underground Operator
HWE
01.1999 - 01.2000
- WA Underground Supervisor’s Certificate No. A1768
- WA Shot Firers Permit No. P7600
- WA C Class Licence
- Forklift Ticket
- Working At Heights
Bachelor of Science - Mining
Western Australian School of Mines
Certificate of Secondary Education -
Aquinas College
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