Andrew Adkins

About Andrew Adkins

Staff Geologist with more than 5 years of combined field experience in soil, soil gas, and groundwater sampling, excavation and well installation oversight, report writing, AutoCad, and remediation system operation and maintenance in America. As well as working with local communities to facilitate, educate, and spearhead community-based Environmental projects to address Malawi’s most critical environmental challenges. My goal is to find a company in the field of Geology that is forward thinking, and offers the opportunity to to further my knowledge and skills. My expertise includes but is not limited to geologic field work, shafts and tunnels refurbishment, underground construction, exploratory drilling, water resource development, subsurface mapping, and landslide mitigation. I am the person that you are have been looking for to take your company to the next level.

Experience

1. Mine Shaft Maintenance Supervisor

   Cargill

   Aug 2023 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US

   Oversees on-shift shaft maintenance procedures.Manage shaft maintenance teams on 1st and 3rd shift with above 90% KPI compliance.Executes weekly preventative maintenance schedule by delegating assignments to hourly personnel.Reduced department spend by 31% over the past year while increasing the amount of non-PM work completed in the same period.Saw need for splitting of crew to 1st and 3rd shift and executed a plan in 9 months leading to agility and adaptability of the department to meet the needs of the site as a whole.Developed and updated SOPs for shaft procedures Lead maintenance shutdown projects, Team’s meetings, and safety (PJHA) meetings for shutdown activities.Leads and coordinates for large shaft jobs such as head and tail rope changes.Manage and record daily shaft personnel activities using Sockeye and daily department email chain.Utilize SAP systems to document and prioritize upcoming follow up work in coordination with production and maintenance departments on surface and underground.Expanded scope of work within the department to include shaft grouting and drilling, reducing project expense.Increased engagement within the department by utilizing tenured employees, prioritizing individual goals and site-specific needs. Cooperates with engineering to apply long term solutions to shaft related problems, leading to trust and relationships between hourly and salary employees.

Education

• Northern Kentucky University

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Geology/Earth Science, General

  2008 — 2013

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Hazwoper
• Team Leadership
• Event Planning
• Customer Service
• Teamwork
• Data Entry
• Self-Driven
• Customer Satisfaction
• Subsurface Mapping
• Structural Geology
• Security
• Geological Mapping
• Reliability
• Soil Sampling
• Social Media
• Customer Information
• Autocad
• Groundwater Remediation
• Field Studies
• Microsoft Office
• Groundwater
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Stratigraphy
• Time Management
• Geophysics
• Earth Science
• Geology
• Leadership
• Data Analysis
• Public Speaking
• Soil Classification
• Community Outreach