Fernando Mesa
Engineer
Houston,TX
Summary
Bilingual Senior international Coal Mining Engineering executive with a track record of success driving double-digit profits through strategic business management, effective operations, and contributing up to $100M in assets. Collaborative thought leader across different countries in the coal mining (1982-2010), and Oil industry. Business Development acumen solving complex challenges and achieving organizational success while delivering positive P&L results. Proven leadership in building and retaining successful cross-cultural teams. Key competencies include Global Strategic Planning, Operations, Project Management, Q&A, and HS&E. US based Oil & Gas Data Management Company best-in-class, a low-cost operator with assets in the USA.
Sr. Staff Data Management Analyst.
In- depth expert knowledge and experience using and applying analytical software, database management system software, database reporting software, oil and gas database management and data mining software.
I thrive in high-pressure and fast-paced situations, striving for positive results by applying my project management, quality control and engineering abilities. Further, I possess expertise in data analysis and acumen for maximizing performance and inspiring colleagues. I can visualize success and identify unconventional yet highly effective strategies for achieving it. Compass Well boring tool knowledge.
I have skillful balanced organizational objectives and productive relationship, strategizing and recommending ways in which to achieve and maintain a competitive business edge. My leadership and planning talents have supported my professional growth. Reported daily pandemic Coronavirus on daily basis 2020-2021 on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Coal Mining Engineer
Exxon- Carter Mining, Caballo mines
06.1988 - 01.1988
- Developed statistical analyses and financial evaluations and monitored the performance of the mine operations for the engineering department
- Completed a feasibility study and capital project justification for “aggregate” supply
- Passed the MSHA Training Course, Part 77: Mandatory Safety Standards - Surface Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas.
Mining Supervisor and Engineer
Exxon- Intercor, Cerrejón Zona
01.1982 - 01.1988
- Coordinated coal truck and shovel operations for a group of 30 technicians
- Provided effective instruction for new technicians training to become proficient heavy equipment operators
- Supervised a very productive and safe crew that posted no fatalities over a six-year period, and fulfilled the proposed targets
- Administered several contractor projects, including topsoil removal and mine reclamation
- Coordinated mine operations with the fully automated truck dispatch system by Modular.
Sr. Staff Production Engineer
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
11.2014 - 11.2019
- US based public (NYSE: OXY) Oil & Gas Company best-in-class, a low-cost operator with assets in the US, EMEA, and LATAM, with annual revenues of 17.8B, 11k+ employees
- Leader of Wyoming coal mines: Bridger and Black Butte from Geological modeling review to mine plans optimization and auditing
- Worked together with key stakeholders implementing strategies to major mineral extraction players that allowed an increase of $5M per year in royalties
- Saved $100M by providing the right advice and leadership to corporate mineral owners as well to mining producers
- Took leadership with a financial team to manage a corporate mortgage associated with the royalty income
- This action opened $400M cash availability to be invested in other O&G businesses
- Prevented $20M over expense by actively participating as a peer reviewer for a variety of active and new projects in one year timing
- Developed statistical analyses and financial evaluations computer programs to anticipate potential challenges in the mine plan.
Mine Engineering Superintendent /Acting Mine Manager
Ma‘aden Phosphate Co
11.2013 - 11.2014
- Saudi Arabia -based multinational Mineral corporation, a leader in the International Phosphate production, with annual revenues of $50.9B having +500 employees across the country
- Led a mining operation company and managed phosphate mining production contractor called Comedat
- Saved $5MM defining optimized mining plans at the open pit 12M tons per year operation
- Increased effectiveness of mineral quality production reducing mill processing costs 20% per year.
Sr. Mine Planning Engineer
BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Perth
01.2010 - 01.2012
- BHP Billiton is a British-Australian global mining company, headquartered in London and Melbourne
- The company is one of the top global players in the mining and metals sector
- In 2020, BHP employed 7,330 people in South America., Leadership position with key responsibilities in all aspects of Iron ore resource optimization
- Increased the Pilbara Iron Ore mineral resource utilization by 20% for two years through the application of new strategies and techniques in the mine plans (Penalty Concept)
- Generated mine plans and schedules for all current and future areas of operations generating $10MM per year in savings
- Performed pit layout designs for mine Area C iron deposits
- Carried out load/haul planning, scheduling, the truck/shovel fleet balance, and waste dump planning for various resources
- The project generated $25MM in savings in a year.
Sr. Mine Planning Engineer
Mesa Associates, Fernando Mesa data Management Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Led evaluation of potential business opportunities and development of Energy Coal projects in the Americas: concept, pre-feasibility, and feasibility which identified additional $20MM cash availability in a year
- Provided resource development potential exercise to mining operation
- Within this action reduced operating costs 20% per year for two years
- Assured the integration of appropriate HSEC management systems into all project plans which reduced operational incidents at the mining operations by 30%
- That represented a safety success for 3 years in a row.
Sr. Mining Engineer
Drummond Company Inc
01.2003 - 01.2007
- As a global leader in coal production, today Drummond ships more than 30 million metric tons of coal from Rincon Hondo, Similoa, Mina Pribbenow and El Descanso with annual revenues of $500M and with +9,000 employees
- Led evaluation of potential business opportunities and development of Coal projects in Colombia operations
- This action opened the largest coal mining operation: El Descanso Coal Mine to produce 30M tons per year for the next 40 years
- Led mine planning for the new mine contracts in Colombia
- This action reduced $10M of operational costs for four years
- Reported to the Manager of New Development and worked with a team of Project Engineers, Planners, and Geologists at the Jasper offices as well as in La Loma Operations to achieve $5MM in savings for four years.
Manager of Support
Exploration Computer Services
01.1997 - 01.2003
- Provided full mining planning support and consulting services for several coal mine operations open pit and underground for over 4 years
- Supervised a staff of Mine Engineers that provided consulting and software services
- Expert in geostatistics, pit optimization techniques, and NPV maximization for coal properties
- Defined a state-of-the-art short-term scheduler that considers costs, quality ranges, and mine advance constraints
- Used powerful design tools for mine planning and design for both simple automated designs and very complex ones
- Incorporated environmental regulations into mine plans to ensure compliance
- Provided training for the mine planning software package MINEX to the engineering group of several coal mining companies in the US, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia
- Provided in-house technical support for software and hardware issues in North and South America coal mines.
Mining Planning Engineer
Exxon- Intercor, Cerrejón Zona
01.1982 - 01.1994
- Engineering experience at coal mines
- Performed mine design, production scheduling, costing, equipment/manpower estimation, and economic evaluations
- Developed several optimization techniques for the Long-Range Planning team
- Feasibility and acquisition analyses were essential part of my duties
- Performed short-, medium-, and long-term mine planning, including the associated reclamation
- Responsible for the planning and scheduling of over 180 pieces of mining equipment to ensure they met production and cost targets
- Also supervised a crew of planning engineers
- Developed a planning tool (using Excel) that saved US $2 million by improving the quality and efficiency of the mine plan.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mining Engineering
UPTC
Skills
- ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS TRAINING
- Analytics, Statistics, Geo-Statistics, Data Management, Visual Basic, AutoCAD, Operations Management, supervision, MSHA training, time leadership, corporate planning, risk management, HSEC
- Geology and mine planning software tools: Minex, Mincom, Blasor, Whittle, Optimizers, Maximizers and SurvCad
- Feasibility studies, resource range analysis, life of asset planning, 5-year planning, 2-year budgets, and Corporate Planning Cycle Business planning and Budgeting SME Active Member Annual Meetings
Additional Information
- AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS , Implemented Daily Maps, graphs, and analyses of the USA and world Covid 19 in LinkedIn and Facebook. User’s communities have expressed gratitude for this effort. From April 2020 – September 2021. Meritorious Geostatistical project graduation Award, 1981 Invented several computer tools to improve the operations planning and data management effectiveness: Ecomina, Arcon, Block Sorter, Seeker, Minex2Blasor and Sequence adjuster. All these implementations saved $200MM to the coal mining industry through my tenure. Fernando Mesa | Resume Page 1 / 3
Timeline
Sr. Staff Production Engineer
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
11.2014 - 11.2019
Mine Engineering Superintendent /Acting Mine Manager
Ma‘aden Phosphate Co
11.2013 - 11.2014
Sr. Mine Planning Engineer
BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Perth
01.2010 - 01.2012
Sr. Mine Planning Engineer
Mesa Associates, Fernando Mesa data Management Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2010
Sr. Mining Engineer
Drummond Company Inc
01.2003 - 01.2007
Manager of Support
Exploration Computer Services
01.1997 - 01.2003
Coal Mining Engineer
Exxon- Carter Mining, Caballo mines
06.1988 - 01.1988
Mining Supervisor and Engineer
Exxon- Intercor, Cerrejón Zona
01.1982 - 01.1988
Mining Planning Engineer
Exxon- Intercor, Cerrejón Zona
01.1982 - 01.1994
Bachelor of Science - Mining Engineering
UPTC
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