Duties include operating and maintaining the boiler and other related equipment on a rotating shift basis
Responsibilities include start up, shut down, and daily operation and trouble shooting of the boiler and all related equipment of the power generation plant at Rosebud Power Plant
Completing these tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
Heavy Equipment operator trainee
Western Energy Co.
04.2000 - 01.2001
Training in running various heavy equipment, including 657 Cat Scraper, Loader all sizes, 20,000 gal Cat Water Truck Loading out CELP haul trucks.
Leadman/Class 1 operator on the ACCP demonstration plant
Western Energy Co.
07.1999 - 04.2000
Duties include assisting the foreman in identifying and assigning tasks for five (5) union employees
Filling in as supervisor for the overland crusher/conveyor operation and tipple operations involving seven (7) union employees
Plant control room board operator, outside operator, MSHA on shift inspection, general maintenance and lubrication, operating various equipment involved in operation, maintenance and cleanup of the plant and plant site.
Fuel Tech
Constalation operating Services Inc.
07.1996 - 07.1999
Duties include operating and maintaining the coal and limestone systems for the Rosebud Power Plant on a rotating Shift basis
I was responsible for unloading limestone pneumatically, checking and trouble shooting coal handling, checking and trouble shooting the ash removal systems and helping operations and maintenance where needed
Served on the plant safety committee which includes preparing and presenting selected monthly safety meetings.
Leadman/Class 1 Operator on the ACCP demonstration plant
Western Energy Co. Rosebud Mine
02.1990 - 07.1996
Duties include assisting foreman in identifying and assigning daily tasks for five (5) union employees
Plant control room board operator, outside operator, assist mechanic, welding, MSHA on shift inspection, Warehousing, and general lubrication and maintenance.
Overburden Drill operator/Oiler Explosive crew
Western Energy Co. Rosebud Mine
09.1987 - 02.1990
Blade operator for explosive crew and scraper crew on overburden
Tipple service and maintenance
Transferred to ACCP Demonstration Plant.
Inventory of yard materials
Colstrip Building Center
10.1986 - 09.1987
Operated forklift and delivered materials
Picked up orders in Billings and transported to Colstrip
Worked as rough carpenter.
Push cat operator
E. H. Oftedal & Sons
09.1986 - 10.1986
Worked on a dike and a settling pond at the MPC power plant ash ponds at Colstrip.
Worked in the following areas; Overburden/Coal Drill operator/oiler, steambay operator, tipple service and maintenance, explosive crew, coal shovel oiler and haul truck operator
Overburden drill operator/oiler, Explosive crew, tipple service and maintenance, reclamation laborer
Long Construction Co. Rosebud Mine
08.1977 - 02.1984
Education
First Class Boiler Operator License -
State of Montana
01.2006
1910.120 Haz Mat Training (40 hr) -
Rosebud Mine Colstrip
01.1995
Confined Space Training -
Rosebud Mine Colstrip
01.1994
Gas Instrument training -
Rosebud Mine Colstrip
01.1990
Surface Mine Foreman Training -
Rosebud Mine Colstrip
01.1990
Operating Engineers Training -
Dozer, loader, scraper, and grade setting
01.1984
Graduate of Colstrip High School -
01.1977
Skills
Active Learning
Teamwork and Collaboration
Attention to Detail
Following Directions
Timeline
Currently Retired
Self
04.2022 - Current
Control Room Operator
Rosebud Operating Services
01.2001 - 04.2022
Heavy Equipment operator trainee
Western Energy Co.
04.2000 - 01.2001
Leadman/Class 1 operator on the ACCP demonstration plant
Western Energy Co.
07.1999 - 04.2000
Fuel Tech
Constalation operating Services Inc.
07.1996 - 07.1999
Leadman/Class 1 Operator on the ACCP demonstration plant
Western Energy Co. Rosebud Mine
02.1990 - 07.1996
Overburden Drill operator/Oiler Explosive crew
Western Energy Co. Rosebud Mine
09.1987 - 02.1990
Inventory of yard materials
Colstrip Building Center
10.1986 - 09.1987
Push cat operator
E. H. Oftedal & Sons
09.1986 - 10.1986
Worked in the following areas; Overburden/Coal Drill operator/oiler, steambay operator, tipple service and maintenance, explosive crew, coal shovel oiler and haul truck operator