Lucas Deel
Honaker
Summary
I am a 31-year-old detail-oriented maintenance professional with over 10+ years of experience. Skilled in troubleshooting, inventory management, and coordinating maintenance tasks. Committed to upholding safety standards and enhancing operational efficiency through effective team leadership and preventive maintenance strategies.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Foreman
Coronado Coal - Buchanan Mine
Raven
06.2021 - Current
- Supervised maintenance teams to ensure safety and productivity.
- Scheduled and coordinated daily maintenance tasks.
- Trained new electricians on safety procedures and maintenance best practices.
- Supervised a team of mechanics in the performance of daily tasks, such as machine repair, installation, troubleshooting and preventative maintenance.
- Delegated daily tasks to employees.
- Managed inventory of tools and supplies for efficient operations and cost control.
- Ensured proper functioning of all machines and equipment by performing regular maintenance and repairs.
Underground Electrician
Coronado Coal - Buchanan Mine
Raven
06.2016 - 06.2021
- Operated tools such as wire strippers, wrenches, battery powered tools and multimeters safely.
- Diagnosed electrical issues using troubleshooting techniques to minimize downtime.
- Ensured compliance with industry regulations and safety standards consistently.
- Experience working on fluid couplings.
- Performed preventive maintenance on underground electrical systems.
- Cutting and welding on mining machinery.
- Installed and maintained underground electrical systems for safety and efficiency.
- Conducted regular inspections of electrical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Setting and wiring pumps.
- Troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic components and circuits.
Underground Electrician
D&H Mining Inc.
Hurley
11.2014 - 06.2016
- Installed and maintained underground electrical systems for safety and efficiency.
- Diagnosed electrical issues using troubleshooting techniques to minimize downtime.
- Ensured compliance with industry regulations and safety standards consistently.
- Installed, maintained, and repaired underground electrical cables, conduits, and related equipment.
- Tested underground electrical systems for proper functioning using meters and other testing devices.
- Repaired damaged control panels by replacing defective parts or rewiring circuits as necessary.
- Conducted regular inspections of electrical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Cutting and welding on mining machinery.
- Setting and wiring pumps.
- Troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic components and circuits.
General Miner
SANW Coal Inc.
Raven
06.2012 - 11.2014
- Drove loaded shuttle cars to ramps and moved controls to discharge loads on to mine conveyors.
- Worked in a fast-paced environment by loading materials with mining machinery.
- Used hand tools. (Shovels, hammers, etc.)
- Build ventilation control walls using cinder blocks.
- Helped set water pumps and run discharge lines.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Southwest Virginia Community College
Cedar Bluff, VA04-2014
High School Diploma -
Honaker High School
Honaker, VA05-2012
Skills
- Managing teams
- Following company policies and procedures
- Equipment maintenance
- Experience with methane gas
- Changing electrical components, motors, contactors, breakers
- Print reading
- Safety compliance
- Troubleshooting
- Preventive maintenance
- Inventory management
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Electrical systems
- Facility maintenance
- Metal fabrication
- Lockout/Tagout procedures
- Skills using battery powered and hand tools, multimeters, meggers
Certification
- Underground Electrician - Virginia Energy
- Underground diesel mechanic - Virginia Energy
- Underground shot firer - Virginia Energy
- Advanced First Aid - Virginia Energy
- Underground and surface miner certifications - Virginia Energy
- Qualified methane gas detector - Virginia Energy
Timeline
Maintenance Foreman
Coronado Coal - Buchanan Mine
06.2021 - Current
Underground Electrician
Coronado Coal - Buchanan Mine
06.2016 - 06.2021
Underground Electrician
D&H Mining Inc.
11.2014 - 06.2016
General Miner
SANW Coal Inc.
06.2012 - 11.2014
Associate of Applied Science - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Southwest Virginia Community College
High School Diploma -
Honaker High School