1. Ivon James
PO Box 958, Bridgetown, WA 6255 0409293168 Ivon.james@bigpond.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dependable Supervisor bringing management experience and a willingness to take on added
responsibility to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player with a strong work ethic and
advanced complex problem solving skills.
SKILLS
 Heavy equipment operations
 Dedicated team player
 Flexible
 Advanced problem solving
 Performance evaluations
 Expense reports
 Project planning and development
 New product introductions strategies
 Dependable Team building
 Procedure development
 Fluent in English
 Employee relations
WORK HISTORY
Leading Hand Driller 08/2015 to Current
Action Drill & Blast – St Ives
 Leading Hand driller maintaining the day to operation of 7 drills
Senior Trainer Assessor 03/2010 to 05/2015
Action Drill & Blast – Western Turner/ Cloudbreak Mine Site
 NRW/ Action Drill and Blast
 Leading Hand Driller in charge of drills working with the Senior shotfirer to achieve
required targets set by the client
 Epirienced in operating and training on Atlas Copco F9C, D65, L8, PV235 & 275RCS.
Terex GD5000, Cubex 1320, SK50, SKS50 & SK75
 Senior Trainer Assessor supervising 9 on Site Trainers
 Roving between Mining and Civil jobs ensuring all the Drill and Blast requirements for
the company are kept to the best possible standard
 Site based Senior Trainer Assessor
Driller 01/2010 to 02/2010
Westdrill - Laverton
 Westdrill, Crescent Mine Site Laverton, Blast Hole Driller operating Atlas Copco F9C
Drill Rig
Development Supervisor 08/2009 to 12/2009
Rio Tinto – Brockman 4
 Brockman 4 Mine Site, Development Supervisor

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Superintendent 01/2009 to 06/2009
Brandrill Ltd – Koolyanobbing/ Greenbushes
 Koolyanobbing to oversee the demobe of all machinery and infrastructure after the-
loss of contract
 Greenbushes drilling, training and shotfiring before taking a redundancy after the
takeover by Ausdrill
Superintendent 01/2008 to 01/2009
Brandrill Ltd – Wodgina Mine Site
 Site Superintendent for all Drill & Blast operations on site
Superintendent 11/2007 to 01/2008
Brandrill Ltd – Mt Weld/ Sinclair Nickle
 Superintendent for a small Drill and Blast job at Mt Weld
 Involvement in setting up a new site at Sinclair Nickle, including;
 Organizing mobilistion of infrastructure and machinery to site
 Setting up of Detonator and Explosives magazines and the fencing of the compound
 Organising mobilisation of personnel to site
Superintendent 08/2005 to 11/2007
Brandrill Ltd – Sunrise Dam Mine Site
 Superintendent at Sunrise Dam Mine Site in charge of the day to day running of the
site. Including 60 personnel and 9 drill rigs and all associated vehicles and plant
Driller/ Supervisor 03/2002 to 07/2005
Brandrill Ltd – Greenbushes Mine Site
 Driller and supervisor when the Superintendent on R&R.
Laboratory Technician 03/2000 to 02/2002
Sons of Gwalia – Greenbushes Mine Site
 Processing Blast Hole Samples
 Testing of Tailing Dam and water ways for contamination
 Accessing final product (Lithium and Tantalum)
DUCATION
Year 10
Bridgetown High School – Bridgetown
 Intermediate maths, science, English. Enjoyed metal and woodwork

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QUALIFICATIONS
 Shotfirers Ticket - ESF010937
 Dangerous Goods Security Card – DGC004165
 Dangerous Goods Drivers Licence - DDB016855
 Explosives Drivers Licence – EDE001384
 Safety Leadership for Supervisors out lining specific training for Appointed Persons
and their obligations under section 44 of the Mines and Safety Inspections Act 1994
 Completion of the Applied Management Colloquium
 Heavy Vehicle Drivers Licence
 “F” Class Drivers Licence
 High Risk Work Licence – CV, DG, WP
 Work Safely at Heights
 TAELLN401A Address Adult Language, Literacy & Numeracy Skills
 Certificate 3 in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Open Cut)
 Certificate 3 in Drilling (Blast holes)
 Professional Development Training. Including – Manage Effective Workplace, Ensure
Team Effectiveness, Manage Budgets and Finance.
REFEREES
 Paul Ryan, Senior Safety Advisor – 0417291523
 Paul Weir, Trainer Assessor - 0477326690
 Mark James (No relation) Site Superintendant - 0437416491