Curt Niehaus
Vale,SD
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Ini technician
Fermilab
Lead, South Dakota
02.2026 - Current
- Installed temp lighting and utilities using 120'
- Drilled and installed concrete anchors
- Rigged steel to build structure.
RHS Technician
Thyssen Mining
Lead, SD
05.2022 - Current
- Operate and maintain crusher equipment including conveyors, feeders, and screens.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations while operating crushing equipment.
- Maintain daily logs of operation activities and document maintenance performed on crushers.
- Monitor the performance of crushers by regularly checking output and adjusting settings as required.
- Perform minor repairs on crushing machinery using hand tools or welding equipment as needed.
Mechanic
HHH Performance & repair
Spearfish, SD
11.2019 - Current
- Executed preventive and corrective maintenance on work trucks and other vehicles.
- Conveyed troubleshooting diagnosis to customer and outlined proposed repair plan and associated costs.
- Performed troubleshooting and diagnostic procedures to locate source of malfunctions.
- Used diagnostics and troubleshooting tools to identify failures and equipment issues.
Mechanic
Kiewit
Lead, South Dakota
07.2024 - 09.2025
- Disassemble and reassemble equipment to lower into mine.
- Maintenance and inspections of equipment.
- Created rigging plans for picking equipment.
Derrickhand
Pioneer Drilling
Williston, ND
10.2014 - 10.2019
- Maintained clean worksite, equipment and tools to promote efficiency and effectiveness.
- Assisted with pipe tallying, rigging up and pipe handling processes.
- Inspected fall arrest systems, harnesses, derricks and hoisting components for safety.
- Assisted with mud house and chemical sack room procedures.
- Performed routine repairs and preventive maintenance on rigs and circulation machinery.
- Mixed drilling fluids and handled hazardous chemicals.
- Mixed mud, water and chemicals to attain required viscosity and pumped mud into bore hole.
- Monitored and protecting coworkers and checking all body parts remained away from dangerous moving parts.
Fabrication Welder
Custom Cage
Spearfish, SD
08.2008 - 10.2014
- Made steel form parts using various cutting equipment and welded part together per specifications.
- Read and followed blueprints and weld diagrams.
- Deposited intermittent tack welds for fit-up and alignment of work assemblies.
Education
High School Diploma -
Sundance High School
Sundance, WY05.2009
Skills
- Height work
- Mud pumps
- Preventive maintenance
- Working collaboratively
- Reliable and trustworthy
Timeline
Ini technician
Fermilab
02.2026 - Current
Mechanic
Kiewit
07.2024 - 09.2025
RHS Technician
Thyssen Mining
05.2022 - Current
Mechanic
HHH Performance & repair
11.2019 - Current
Derrickhand
Pioneer Drilling
10.2014 - 10.2019
Fabrication Welder
Custom Cage
08.2008 - 10.2014
High School Diploma -
Sundance High School