Kurt E. Gleason
Ramsey,IN
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Blasting Consultant, Commercial Blasting Expert, Expert Witness
Rock Management Services, LLC
Ramsey, IN
01.2006 - Current
- Blasting Consulting experience includes quantity surveys and final quantity verification; blast plan preparation/ presentation; blast design/blast optimization; vibration & air overpressure analysis; blasting claim investigations; blaster training and blast site management. Commercial Blasting experience includes controlled blasting for commercial construction operations; lift blasting for pit excavation; establishment of non-metal surface mining operations; provision of quarry blasting services. Litigation experience includes commercial blasting disputes; surety bond related actions; subrogation claims; binding arbitration; damage, injury and fatality related actions.
Manager of Projects/Mine Operations
Impact Drilling & Blasting, Inc.
Charlestown, IN
01.2003 - 12.2010
- Responsible for all estimating, bidding and management of mining and commercial blasting off mines. Identifying hazardous conditions including roof, gas, dust and equipment. Projects types included non-metal surface mining, highway, municipal, institutional and private development.
Lead Blaster/ Miner/Explosive Engineer
HTA Enterprises, Inc.
Louisville, KY
01.2000 - 12.2003
- Responsible for estimating, bidding and execution of projects involving 'Precision Blasting'; specialized blasting projects perform in close proximity (less than 25’) to existing structures.
General Blasting Superintendent/ Mine Operations
Impact Drilling & Blasting, Inc.
Charlestown, IN
01.1996 - 12.2000
- Responsible for estimating, bidding and on-site field supervision of projects involving mining and commercial blasting services. Projects included highway construction, non-metal surface mining, private developments and site utility trench blasting.
Laborer
Affholder, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
06.2024 - 09.2024
- Responsibilities included jack-leg drill operation, coating and installation of liner plates and other duties associated with the drilling, blasting and lining of a 96” diameter tunnel.
Equipment Operator/ Driller/ Powderman
Flynn Contracting
Jasper, IN
06.2024 - 09.2024
- Responsibilities included drill operation and loading of explosives; excavating and spoiling of blasted overburden; mining, crushing and load out of the extracted coal seam.
Driller/Blaster/ Powderman
Croker-Gleason, Inc.
Louisville, KY
- Responsibilities included drilling, loading and detonation of explosives. Member of the blasting crew. Projects included blasting for the construction of an earth core dam and associated spillway - Bear Grass Creek Flood Mitigation Project.
Driller/Blaster/Powderman
Blasting Supplies, Inc.
Georgetown, IN
- Part-time employment in the family business with responsibilities including assisting with explosive deliveries, explosive inventorying, drill operation and shot service on non-metal mining and commercial blasting operations.
Project Manager/ Engineer
H&H Systems and Design, Inc.
New Albany, IN
- Responsible for estimating, bidding and managing projects involving the installation of medical diagnostic equipment (i.e., MRI, CT Scanners, X-Ray), in conjunction with the renovation of the associated medical facility, at multiple sites nationally.
Cost Engineer/Project Controls/Construction Manager
Chemical & Industrial Engineering, Inc.
Louisville, KY
- Responsible for estimating and scheduling of engineering, procurement and construction management services for Petrochemical and Food Processing design/build projects.
Teaching Assistant
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
- Classroom monitoring of concrete formwork static and dynamic design instruction, grading of assignments, testing and tutoring services.
Assistant Construction Inspector
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Louisville District)
Peru, IN
- Responsibilities included daily on-site inspections, of multiple construction projects, to assure adherence to approved submittals and contract specifications.
Project Engineer
Affholder, Inc.
Chesterfield, MO
- Responsibilities included the inspection of sewer systems, including manhole invert elevation verification, prior to relining (insitu-form).
Timeline
Laborer
Affholder, Inc.
06.2024 - 09.2024
Equipment Operator/ Driller/ Powderman
Flynn Contracting
06.2024 - 09.2024
Blasting Consultant, Commercial Blasting Expert, Expert Witness
Rock Management Services, LLC
01.2006 - Current
Manager of Projects/Mine Operations
Impact Drilling & Blasting, Inc.
01.2003 - 12.2010
Lead Blaster/ Miner/Explosive Engineer
HTA Enterprises, Inc.
01.2000 - 12.2003
General Blasting Superintendent/ Mine Operations
Impact Drilling & Blasting, Inc.
01.1996 - 12.2000
Driller/Blaster/ Powderman
Croker-Gleason, Inc.
Driller/Blaster/Powderman
Blasting Supplies, Inc.
Project Manager/ Engineer
H&H Systems and Design, Inc.
Cost Engineer/Project Controls/Construction Manager
Chemical & Industrial Engineering, Inc.
Teaching Assistant
Purdue University
Assistant Construction Inspector
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Louisville District)
Project Engineer
Affholder, Inc.