1. Michael Combs
Mcombs79@gmail.com ▪ 133W 1480N ▪ Tooele, UT 84074 ▪ (385)495-2042
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Objective
It’s a long term goal ofmine to influence behavior by leading by example because I knowwhat I do makes
a difference.
Professional Experience
A-Operator, Rio Tinto-Kennecott Utah Copper, Salt Lake City, UT, December,2005 to Current.
 C-3 Team Leader implementing the 2015 safety improvements.
Led the team of 10 to develop and implement the exclusion zone, hi-vis requirements, light and medium
duty visibility requirements, no passing moving haul trucks, max speed limit and fundamentally stable.
 Team lead to develop and install ground level lockout on 26 dozers removing the hazards associated with
repeated climbing up and down the dozer to isolate.
 E-5 Mandate team Member.
 Optimized conveyer module placement: from 4 days to 18 hours utilizing Kaizen principles. Coordinated
with two different contractor companies working together.
 Presented and trained operators with new processes created by Kaizen events.
 Project Lead- Radio Reprogramming Project. This project included the physical reprogramming of all
equipment installed with two-way radios. The creation, ordering and installation of all required signage
necessary to split the pit. Coordinating the communications conducting safety and contractor overview
meetings.
 Road and Dumps Facilitator.
Summary of Qualifications
 Excellent safety record, 10years without incident.
 Led 8 projects to improve pedestrian and operator safety 10 people each project.
 Leadership roles in the Marine Corps that involved planning and executing missions.
 Over 14 years of heavy construction and mining experience. Including Production, Operations, Support and
Training .
 Detail and service oriented.
 Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of process management and flow.
 Multi-tasker capable of keeping the big picture in mind while focusing on the detail that is integral to the
success of the plan.
Manager,Intense Karting Imports, Sheridan, IL November 1994 to November 2005
 Managed the distribution network of 200 dealers. Supervised a team of 12 to manufacture and ship 2500
go-karts a year. Designed and tested some of the first full suspension go-karts. Member of a board of
businesses that wrote the government standards that is in use today.
Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Worldwide, December 1988 to November 1994
 Equipment Operator with an Air Wing providing loading and unloading of aircraft. Worked on projects to
construct temporary airfields. While deployed to Okinawa, Japan, supervised the tool room that serviced
100 mechanics.
Education
High School diploma
Vocational School Machine Trades
Basic Equipment Operators School, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
CPR/First Aid