Samantha Pretzel, PE MBA

• Implemented and managed the Abandoned Mines Program for Kleinfelder's East Division.
• Acted as the East Division Civil Practice Lead, as an agent of change for improved collaboration and communication across the Civil practice within the East Division.
• Managed the Geo / Site / Civil program for an major utility in the area incorporating risk management and design efficiency for electrical transmission infrastructure.
• Assigned work and monitored performance of project personnel.
• Analyzed data from multiple sources in order to make recommendations on how best to improve program efficiency.
• Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.
• Coordinated operations and communications between cross-functional areas resulting in enhanced delivery teams and efficiency for internal resources and clients.
• Created and maintained project documentation to ensure consistency of processes across the organization.
• Collaborated with key stakeholders to define success criteria for programs and projects.
• Negotiated contracts with clients, vendors and suppliers in support of program objectives.
• Reviewed completed work to verify consistency, quality and conformance.
• Identified potential risks associated with projects and developed strategies to mitigate them.

• Responsible for Energy and Mining Delivery within the division for design services.
• Business development, project management, resource supervisor, and Engineer of Record for multiple clients and markets.
• Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
• Communicated regularly with external partners to ensure alignment of strategies and goals.
• Evaluated individual and team business performance and identified opportunities for improvement.
• Planned and led team meetings to review business results and communicate new and ongoing priorities.
• Developed project plans, identified risks, set objectives and monitored progress towards completion.
• Recruited and trained new employees to meet job requirements.
• Collaborated with functional managers to develop program resource plans and assign program resources.
• Provided guidance and support to team members in order to achieve targets within defined deadlines.

Manage engineering and compliance department, which is responsible for current reclamation projects, environmental liabilities, perpetual water treatment facilities, mine pool dewatering, permitting and compliance for all WV and PA properties. Duties include but are not limited to daily management activities for personnel management, task priority determinations, permitting development/management, contract compliance, project development/management, establish expectations and run rules for personnel and the department, act as a liaison with regulatory agencies.

Coordinating capital projects including but not limited material handling, dock site improvements, mine infrastructure, and water treatment and conveying. Duties include but are not limited to project scheduling, contract development and management, bid package development, site development, civil and geotech review and coordination, contractor liaison and long lead time material procurement. Manage the mine engineering for a single unit room and pillar coal mine adjacent to our surface preparation facilities. Duties include but are not limited to mine design/mapping, roof and ventilation plans, timing and general engineering tasks.

Responsible for large and small scale projects related to underground coal mining operations ranging from civil design review/coordination, borehole installation, mine site maintenance and upgrades, new portal facilities, ventilation shaft installation, dewatering operation pipeline design and installation, advanced water treatment plant site design and construction, mine reclamation and subsidence, abandoned mine site reclamation and water collection systems.

Daily engineering for the mine sites, mine design, compliance coordination and inspections, mapping and production for monthly royalties, gas well permit applications, tax mapping for depletion, mineral property evaluation, smaller civil projects as needed, capital projects for mine infrastructure. Coordination with regulatory agencies as needed (MSHA, WVOMHS&T, WV DEP, OSM).