Brian Bowkett is a field technician with over 10 years of experience in automotive repair and mining services. He has worked as an apprentice mechanic and workshop lead hand, providing vehicle maintenance, repairs, and recovery services to multiple mining companies. Currently employed with Western Exploration Services Tasmania, his duties include drill rig setup, core collection and processing, and transport to remote mine sites.

1. Name: Brian Bowkett.
D.O.B: 30/05/1991
Contact number (1st): 61 497048764
Contact number (2nd): (03) 64731030
Email address: Bbowkett@live.com
Home/postal address: 26 Clemons street, Rosebery, TAS, 7470
Strengths & Attributes:
Highly reliable.
Responsible.
Safety conscious.
Energetic.
Work in team environment.
Confident.
Enthusiastic.
Positive.
Computer literate.
Eager to learn.
Take pride in work.
Able to work effectively with little or no supervision.
Employment history:
Rosebery Southside Autos. December 2007-October 2008.
Position: Tradesman assistant.
Duties:
Tyre fitter/repairer.
Vehicle detailing,
Maintaining workshop cleanliness.
Packing store stock away.

2. Assisting with vehicle maintenance/servicing.
Rosebery Southside Autos. October 2008-March 2014.
Position: Apprentice mechanic, and workshop Lead hand.
Duties as apprentice:
Vehicle servicing/maintenance mechanical and electrical on light vehicles such as, Toyota Land
cruiser series, 76, 78, 70, 100, 105, and 79 fitted with both six cylinder diesel/turbo diesel and V8
turbo diesel engines. Sixth and current seventh generation Hilux both diesel and petrol engines.
Nissan Navara D22 and D40 series. X-trail series as well as Patrol y61 model, both 4.2L turbo diesel,
and 3.0L turbo diesel engines. Holden Rodeo/ Isuzu D-Max. various Subaru models also, just to
name a few. Light trucks worked on are, Mitsubishi Canter/Fuso and Isuzu Nps mode, some
experience with Cat trucks. Many different Hi-ab's also.
Breakdown fixes both surface and underground.
Assist with vehicle recovery underground.
Tyre fitter/repairer.
Workshop store stock ordering, sending/receiving and packing away.
Field services.
Emission testing, at workshop, and on multiple mine sites underground.
Welding, and fabrication.
Duties as workshop Lead hand:
Leading, teaching, Assisting, and guiding multiple apprentices and tradesman assistants.
Store stock management, both workshop and mobile onsite stores.
Vehicle servicing/maintenance, maintenance planning, and quality inspection/control.
Dealing and communicating with customers/clients on day to day basis.
Underground vehicle breakdowns, and tandem trailer recovery.
Welding, and fabrication.
Surface and underground vehicle recovery using tandem trailer.
Emission testing on multiple mine sites underground.
While working at Rosebery Southside Autos, mining companies and contractors in which I completed
scheduled servicing, vehicle breakdown, and vehicle recovery with tandem trailer, emission testing at
workshop or onsite/underground and mobile container store stock management included.

3. Barminco mining and civil contractors: Rosebery and Renison Bell sites. Also pre
inspection/maintenance of vehicles for Queenstown site, before start of contract in mid-2013.
Zinifex/MMG mining: Rosebery and Avebury sites.
Jetcrete Australia: Rosebery site.
Boart Longyear drilling services: Rosebery site.
Mancala mining contractors: Que River, Fossey, and Rosebery sites.
Macmahon mining contractors: Renison site.
Bass Metals: Que River, Hellyer, and Fossey sites.
Pybar mining contractors: Rosebery site.
Swick drilling services: Renison and Rosebery sites.
Redpath mining contractors: Rosebery site.
Western Exploration Services Tasmania. September 2014-Present.
Role: Field Technician.
Duties:
Assisting with drill rig pad construction and setup.
Drill unpacking/packing up.
Drill core collection and Processing.
Bush walking, and four wheel driving to remote and mine site bushland for current MMG exploration
projects.
Education & Qualifications:
Completed year 10, at Rosebery District High School in 2007.
Qualified in Cert 3 in Automotive Technology (Light Vehicle).
Trained and Qualified in fitting and servicing SIBS fail safe brake units, on Toyota Landcruisers and
Isuzu light trucks.
Hold current "C" class and Forklift license.
Cert 2 First Aid.
Working at heights.

4. Referees:
Darren Hay. Former owner of Rosebery Southside Autos.
Craig Archer. Owner/manager at W.E.S.T.
Contact:
(Mobile) 0488991837.
Kim Denwer. MMG Geology manager.
Contact:
(Mobile) 0417125668.
Layne Delphin. Barminco maintenance foreman.
Contact:
(Mobile) 04479000323.
Ian Jordan: MMG maintenance planner.
Contact:
(03) 64732176.
Rob Bramich: Barminco mine foreman.
Contact:
0428334693.