JHONNATAN GONZALES
Kalgoorlie,Australia
Summary
As a postgraduate student with over five years of FIFO experience in the mining industry, specializing in autonomous drilling, blasting, mine planning, and management, I’ve worked with companies like Orica and Sandvik on process optimization and data analysis projects. My focus is on safety and continuous improvement, and I am eager to apply my technical expertise within a dynamic team at BHP. I aim to contribute to BHP’s operations while further developing my skills in the resource sector, with a strong emphasis on safety, sustainability, and innovation.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Blasting Engineer
Orica
, Peru
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Design and implement drill and blast plans using ShotPlus to enhance efficiency, safety, and productivity.
- Provide technical support for drilling and blasting operations, collaborating with teams to meet production targets and address challenges.
- Perform quality control on explosives, ensuring compliance and driving process improvements.
- Conduct fragmentation analysis to optimise shovel productivity, applying data analysis and critical thinking to enhance performance.
Rock Tools Operative Supervisor
Sandvik
, Peru
02.2022 - 07.2023
- Monitor the correct application of rotary drilling parameters in autonomous drilling to optimise efficiency and accuracy, demonstrating a strong commitment to safety practices and operational standards
- Develop and implement a Power BI dashboard to monitor and analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) effectively, taking the initiative to drive data-driven decisions for continuous improvement
- Supervise the performance of bits and steels for the Pit Viper 351 drills at Quellaveco Mine to maximise drilling effectiveness, ensuring high standards and cost efficiency
- Collaborate with supervisors to develop and implement improvement plans for drilling operations, leveraging a keenness to learn and adaptability to integrate innovative practices and achieve operational excellence
- Train operators in drilling best practices to enhance skills and operational outcomes, promoting a culture of safety and continuous development
Blasting Engineer
Orica
, Peru
06.2021 - 01.2022
- Analyse blasting data to develop a Power BI KPI dashboard, including metrics like powder factor and blasting costs, to optimise operational efficiency
- Support the evaluation of new explosive products, comparing parameters like RWS, RBS, velocity of detonation, and energy for improved blasting performance
- Collaborate with the mine planning team to optimise extraction by strategising mining polygons based on ore grade, tonnage, and economic value
- Deliver technical training on OrePro 3D software to planning personnel at Marcobre Mine, ensuring proficiency for enhanced mine planning and efficiency
Drilling and Blasting Assistant
Summa Gold Corporation
, Peru
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Supervise drilling and blasting operations to ensure safety, efficiency, and timely project delivery
- Develop and implement projects and designs aligned with site objectives to optimise operational effectiveness
- Analyse data to compute KPIs, such as productivity, dig rate, powder factor, and rate of penetration, for performance improvement
- Track daily costs of drilling and blasting activities to ensure accurate financial management
Mining Engineer
Pervol Consultores
, Peru
08.2019 - 12.2020
- Collaborate with the Technical Assistance team to assess operations at Chinalco and Antamina mines, identifying and implementing improvements to optimise operational efficiency
- Monitor blast vibrations in near-field and far-field environments to ensure safety compliance and minimise environmental impact
- Recommend adjustments to charging design parameters for improved efficiency and effective explosive deployment
- Enhance bulk emulsion explosives performance through field and lab testing, adjusting viscosity and density to optimise blasting outcomes
Graduate Engineer
Antamina
, Peru
06.2018 - 05.2019
- Develop drill and blast designs with Minesight to optimise fragmentation and safety
- Coordinate and schedule drilling and blasting operations weekly to meet production targets and safety protocols
- Plan and execute wall control blasting with JKSimblast to ensure stability and safety in mining operations
- Compute daily throughput and dig rates to assess fragmentation and ensure efficient ore recovery and production continuity
Education
Master of Professional Engineering - Mining Engineering
Curtin University
Western Australia, Australia03.2025
Bachelor’s degree - mining engineering
National University of Engineering of Peru
Lima, Peru12.2019
Skills
- Australian manual driver's license
- National Police Check (cleared)
- MS Excel, MS Office, MS PowerPoint
- Ventsim software
- GEOVIA Whittle
- Maptek – Blast Logic Training
- Vulcan Training
- Deswik
- Data science for mining
- Data science and big data – MIT
- Directive skills for effective management
- Blasting wall control techniques
- JkSimblast
Websites
Certification
- Maptek – Blast Logic Training, 2024
- Vulcan Training at Curtin University, 2024
- Whittle Training at Curtin University, 2024
- Deswik, 2024
- Data science for mining (University of Technology), 2023
- Data science and big data (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 2022
- Directive skills for effective management (University of Pacific), 2022
- Blasting course (Cosmos Blasting), 2021
- Blasting wall control techniques (Blast Consult S.L.), 2019
- JkSimblast (Split Engineering, Part of Hexagon), 2018
Volunteer Experience
- Esperance – John Curtin Weekend, 2024
- Member of the AusiMM (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy), 2024
- Kalgoorlie – Boulder Treeplanting Day and Community Celebration, 2024
- Creativity to fly (A project fostering creativity in children through art and reading), 2023
- Member of the SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration), 2024
- Member of the ISEE (International Society of Explosives Engineering), 2024
Timeline
Blasting Engineer
Orica
08.2023 - 03.2024
Rock Tools Operative Supervisor
Sandvik
02.2022 - 07.2023
Blasting Engineer
Orica
06.2021 - 01.2022
Drilling and Blasting Assistant
Summa Gold Corporation
01.2021 - 05.2021
Mining Engineer
Pervol Consultores
08.2019 - 12.2020
Graduate Engineer
Antamina
06.2018 - 05.2019
Master of Professional Engineering - Mining Engineering
Curtin University
Bachelor’s degree - mining engineering
National University of Engineering of Peru
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