Todd Kunde
Manly,Qld
Summary
Talented Process Technician specialist 2IC bringing 15 years experience in DCS control room and mine site production environments. Known for commitment to increasing production efficiency, reducing downtime and costs and maximizing plant efficiency to drive customer satisfaction. Quick-learning with excellent communication and leadership skills.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Process Technician Specialist
BHP Billiton (NLN)
09.2009 - Current
- Relief Shift co-ordinator, DCS control Specialist
- Monitoring of concentrator trends and problem solving, Training in PID Tuning Loops and reading of Truth Tables
- Monitoring of sag mill through put 400TPH, Sag mill / Ball mill monitoring of weight and power draw
- Monitoring of tails dam storage facility
- Water circuit management and stability
- Tails thickener and concentrator thickener torque and bed level pressure monitoring
- Tailings dam storage facilities, Water control monitoring and management
- 20 x sag mill / 18 x ssf and 8 x ball mill cyclone monitoring of K.P.A pressure
- All autonomous pumps and valves of concentrator change over
- 2 x flash floatation and 40 x floatation cell management, Monitoring of trends and Concentrate grade, Air and depth moves of floatation cells
- Adding of reagents to floatation cells, Mixing of reagents Copper/Xantate/Gaur/Polyfroth and strength control
- Separate size Floatation cell depth and air moves, Flash floatation cell monitoring
- PSI monitoring for oversize material
- Operation of 6 x Larox pressure filters, Drying stack and truck load out operation
- Resetting of pull wires and drift switches, Pump change overs, Unblocking of feeder transfer chutes
- General housekeeping hosing floors and structures and bobcatting
- Sag and ball mill cyclone change outs, Rebuilding of sag and ball mill cyclones
- Washing and maintenance of 6 larox pressure filters, Clothe and seam change outs
- Unblocking of filter transfer chutes, Drying column inspections, Sampling of final concentrate product
Storeman/Forklift Driver
RECOCHEM
03.2006 - 09.2008
- Safe operation of loading and unloading of trucks with forklift, Prepare vehicles for the next day activities
- Picking goods to be packed for deliveries, Filling of 200l drums for warehouse and delivery sales
- Unloading chemicals from road trains and isotainers into storage tanks
- This position required a great deal of manual labour which I enjoyed
Education
High School Diploma -
Wynnum High State School
Wynnum, QLD12.2001
Skills
- Decision making
- Time Management
- Cross-Functional Communication
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Strategic Planning
- System Optimization
- Operational Efficiency
- Performance Improvement
- Production Monitoring
Certification
- White card
- Bobcat/Skidsteer
- Forklift
- Working at heights
- Confined space
- Gas Testing atmosphere
- Permit Isolator/Issuer and checker
- C Class licence
- Overhead Crane VOC
Additional Information
10 years + Process technician experience
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 01/18/84
References
- Brett Lawrence, Shift Co-ordinator, BHP Leinster Nickel, 0417174045
- Ben Whitehand, Laboratory 2IC, BHP Leinster Nickel, 0447683352
- Matt Webster, Electrical Supervisor, BHP Leinster Nickel, 042180132
Timeline
Process Technician Specialist
BHP Billiton (NLN)
09.2009 - Current
Storeman/Forklift Driver
RECOCHEM
03.2006 - 09.2008
High School Diploma -
Wynnum High State School
- White card
- Bobcat/Skidsteer
- Forklift
- Working at heights
- Confined space
- Gas Testing atmosphere
- Permit Isolator/Issuer and checker
- C Class licence
- Overhead Crane VOC
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