Maria Mora
Winnemucca,NV
Summary
The opportunity to further my professional career and have the ability to apply my knowledge, skills, and education to support the objectives and values of my employer.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Laboratory Supervisor
Hycroftmine
Winnemucca, NV
11.2022 - 12.2024
- Assisted in the development and implementation of laboratory safety policies and procedures.
- Supervised daily operations of laboratory personnel, ensuring that all activities were completed according to established protocols.
- Monitored laboratory inventory levels for reagents and supplies; ordered additional items as needed.
- Maintained accurate records of data collected during experiments.
- Performed advanced analyses such as sample preparation and instrument calibration.
- Developed and validated analytical methods for testing new products or processes.
- Ensured compliance with applicable safety regulations by conducting regular inspections of laboratory equipment and facilities.
- Conducted training sessions for new lab technicians in proper use of equipment, safety protocols.
- Implemented computerized systems for tracking samples, processing results, and generating reports.
- Established relationships with vendors, suppliers in order to secure competitive pricing on necessary equipment, supplies.
- Oversaw quality control initiatives to optimize laboratory performance.
- Kept equipment in good working order and facilities clean, neat and organized.
Lead Metallurgy/Senior Lab Technician
Allied Nevada
Winnemucca, NV
10.2012 - 11.2023
- Scheduling, sampling, and loading (IT-28 & tella- handler) of slag and carbon shipments
- Weighing, crushing, splitting, fire and pulverizing samples
- Daily/Weekly/Monthly K.P.I
- Reports on ounces and targets
- Manages bi-weekly safety audits of the lab and lab areas, and daily work place inspections
- Participates in mine wide P.G.I.'s
- Weekly inventory of DE, zinc, carbon, borax, silica, soda ash etc
- Daily data entry reports from the plants and leach pad
- (Mercury & Cyanide Readings)
- Prepare bottle rolls, sample, and monitor over period of time
- Document findings accordingly
- Run tests on lime titrations, turbidity readings, and flume flow readings
- Document findings on spreadsheets
- Order supplies and maintained stock for warehouse, and direct charge items needed for lab/plants.
Exploration Lead Tech
Allied Nevada
Winnemucca, NV
10.2009 - 10.2012
- Managing and scheduling manpower for the week/month for employees and vendors
- Task trained on forklift/tella-handler for moving pallets of samples around the mine site
- Pick up samples from drillers, and schedule for pickup by outside services
- Ordered supplies and maintained stock for warehouse and non-warehouse items.
Education
High school Diploma -
Lowry High School
06.1999
Skills
- LIMS (11 years)
- ICP (3 years)
- ERT (4 years)
- METALLURGICAL (8 years)
- MICROSOFT EXCEL (10 years)
- EXCEL (10 years)
- Lab Tech (10 years)
- Microsoft Word (10 years)
- Organizational Skills (10 years)
- Typing (10 years)
- Training (10 years)
- Laboratory Management
- Calibration
- Microsoft Publisher (10 years)
- Manufacturing
- Eleven years of working experience as Metallurgical/ Lab Technician
- Experience balancing multiple projects, and adhere to strict daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
- Communicate with other departments to convey information effectively
- Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
- Identify problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Ability and willingness to travel and work extended hours when necessary during critical projects
Certification
Leco, 01/01/14, Present
Software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Mincom (Ellipse)
- PowerPoint
- Publisher
- Outlook
- Lab Information Management System (LIMS)
Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Laboratory Supervisor
Hycroftmine
11.2022 - 12.2024
Lead Metallurgy/Senior Lab Technician
Allied Nevada
10.2012 - 11.2023
Exploration Lead Tech
Allied Nevada
10.2009 - 10.2012
High school Diploma -
Lowry High School