1. Chris Gibbins
Address 1: App 175/Paramonova 19, Zaporizhzhia, 69059, Ukraine
Address 2: 8 Biscayne Street, Safety Bay, Western Australia 6169, Australia
Phone (Ukraine): + (380) 6669 9575 | (Australia): + (61) ??? ??? ??? | Email: chrisgibbins20@gmail.com
ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR/ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDENT
Mining (Open/Surface and Underground)
Accomplished electrical professional offering over 26 years’ significant experience in coordinating and supervising electrical
operations and work teams while planning future work programmes within the mining industry. Diploma in Information
Technology (Software Development), a Certificate IV Training and Assessment and a Western Australian A Grade Electrical
Workers License, endorsed Fitting and Installation coupled with numerous industry-specific trade certifications. Confident
individual with exceptional ability to take crucial decision and effectively manage operations and maintenance projects with
annual budget as high as AUD5M while completing set targets through team building and leadership. Outstanding skills in
interpreting and implementing work policies while enforcing safety regulations as per electrical codes, regulations and
standards. Experience of managing a 31-member multidisciplinary electrical and mechanical underground and hoisting
mining team comprising of electricians, underground fitters, winder drivers, supervisors and planners while building healthy
client relations. Expert in ensuring a positive work environment. Currently seeking a position of an electrical supervisor or
superintendent to leverage strong administrative and planning skills towards overall organisational growth.
CORE COMPETENCIES
▪ Planned and Breakdown Maintenance ▪ Health, Safety and Environment and Incident Reporting ▪ People Management and
Leadership ▪ Project Scheduling and Budget Control ▪ Electrical Legislation and Regulations, Codes of Practice and Standards ▪
Supplier/Subcontractor Liaison ▪ Site Supervision and Labour Estimation ▪ Service Delivery and Documentation ▪ Quality
Assurance/Quality Control ▪
KEY SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
 Proactive Fault Finding, Improved Maintenance Procedures and Reducing Mean Time Between Failure –
Hands-on experience in determining and repairing faulty equipment to increase availability while striving towards
optimising maintenance procedures and reducing Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF). At Endeavor Mine (Cobar, NSW), the
hoisting winder regularly became defective/inoperable which affected the availability of the hoisting system. Successfully
spearheaded team to investigate the issue and identify its root cause and log the results and subsequently conduct repairs
and preventive maintenance, thus extending MTBF. Actively enhanced hoisting winder availability by implementing
appropriate action.
 Maintenance Planning, Permanently Resolving Issues – Competent in maintenance planning and execution as
well as resolving issues. At Endeavor Mine (Cobar, NSW), post thorough analysis of the hoisting winder issue, formulated
and implemented a plan to eliminate the problems completely by hiring specialist electrical contractor to install new cabling
from the surface controls to each level of the shaft without interfering with the hoisting systems operation. Subsequently
led four teams, including off-site and contract electricians – one for each level and the surface – and put the hoist out of
service for a 12-hour shift further enabling changeover from all existing cabling to new cabling and controls with only
minimal start-up problems. This operation tremendously improved its reliability — and enhanced productivity.
 Upgradation and Risk Mitigation for Regulatory Compliance – Demonstrated expertise in enabling necessary
process upgradations and mitigating risks while ensuring adherence to defined regulations. At CSA Mine (Cobar, NSW),
following radical changes in regulations to operational, maintenance and safety standards and codes of practice relating to
hoisting winders in New South Wales, successfully tackled the predicament of retaining the old winder by successfully
addressing the upgrades required to have the system conform with the new standards and newly defined parameters.
Directed high level electrical engineers to enable upgrades by installing new components/mechanisms as well enabling
temporary measures under risk assessment guidelines. Simultaneously making preparations to install a new hoisting winder
— which would eventually replace the old system — adjacent to the existing shaft by actively completing temporary yet
compulsory upgrades to the old system, evaluated risks and ensured exclusion of some expected upgrades, all in liaison
with the NSW mines inspectors, major electrical engineering firms and CSA mining management.
Chris Gibbins
Phone (Ukraine): + (380) 6669 9575 | (Australia): + (61) 449 571 060 | Email: chrisgibbins20@gmail.com
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2.  Improved Efficiency and Process Automation – Competent in enabling process automation and improvement
for smooth execution of organisational activities. At CSA Mine (Cobar, NSW), efficiently steered installation of additional
equipment to increase efficiency of mine underground refrigeration system. Closely coordinated with mechanical
supervisors and formulated a plan to enhance capacity of the refrigeration plant by 50% through effective budgeting and
planning for installation of four new cooling towers, additional compressor and associated infrastructure. At Hill 50 (Mt
Magnet, WA), following a serious issue of fuel theft, played a major role in installing an RFID system which traced the use of
diesel by vehicle, operator and time; it further prevented fuel theft and facilitated significant savings of approximately
$20,000 per month for the company.
 Proactive Planning, Process Streamlining and Process Efficiency – Showcases keen attention to detail while
steering continuous process improvements to accomplish defined goals in support of cost, profit and organisational
objectives. At CSA Mine (Cobar, NSW), proficiently identified a critical bottleneck in the ore production cycle which had
arisen following the use of hoisting winder to maintain surface stockpiles. Enabled relevant changes to the shaft
maintenance program including personnel roster and utilisation of the winder leading to a prolonged flow of ore through
the processing cycle. For the Mine (Cobar, NSW) and Endeavor Mine (Cobar, NSW), effectively realigned an inadequate
Pronto FMMS into a structured asset management programme to deliver daily, weekly and long-term maintenance work
orders and efficiently monitor health and availability of all assets.
 Languages – Fluent in English along with intermediate knowledge of Russian.
CAREER HISTORY
Owner, Vineyard, Zaporozhye, Ukraine Sep 2012 – Jul 2015
 Pioneered the establishment of vineyard on the outskirts of Zaporozhye.
 Oversaw construction of facilities including maintenance buildings, accommodation and water and electrical
reticulation.
Electrical Compliance Specialist, Rio Tinto Alcan, Weipa Dec 2011 – Aug 2012
 Served as a focal point of contact between Queensland mining regulators, Rio Tinto electrical leaders and
tradespersons. Facilitated electrical training programmes for over 100 electrical trades personnel on-site while adhering to
Electrical Acts and Regulations, Australian Standards and Codes of Practice.
 Co-chaired the electrical safety committee while working as site electrical auditor.
 Prepared and delivered training modules for all aspects of electrical work including safe work procedures,
awareness and compliance with legislative acts and regulations, codes of practice, Australian standards and electrical work
practices and to develop positive/open channels of communication between electrical tradespersons and site personnel
further ensuring adoption of safe work practices at the workplace.
Underground Electrical and Fixed Plant Superintendent, CMPL – CSA Mine, Cobar Apr 2010 – Oct 2011
 Administered maintenance and statutory needs while leading a crew of 31 underground electricians, fitters
and shaft fitters, winder drivers, supervisors as well as local contractors for shift coverage and OEM approved maintenance
contractors for plant upgrades and specialised maintenance.
 Managed the plant comprising of aged hoisting winder, primary/secondary ventilation, mine dewatering, HV
and LV electrical reticulation, installation of UG sub-stations, development and production drills, communications,
underground refrigeration/crusher and load station; responsible for budget control and forecast, scheduled and planned
maintenance, breakdown response and personnel activity.
 Accomplished all set goals including ensuring electrical and fixed plant personnel maintained
machinery/infrastructure, developing process awareness to effectively address electrical and fixed plant issues such as
hiring external machinery and defining compliance procedures.
 Instrumental in the integration of two 1350kW primary ventilation fans into the asset maintenance strategy;
supervised winder registration process further enabling operational continuity of existing hoisting winder even while the
construction of a new hoisting winder was in progress at the mine.
Electrical Supervisor and Planner, Underground and Surface, CBH Resources, Cobar May 2007 – Apr 2010
 Directed a crew of 14 at the Endeavor Mine Site in Central New South Wales while managing maintenance,
reticulation and statutory requirements. Machinery included the GEC hoisting winder, underground and surface sub-
stations, HV and LV reticulation, emergency 3.5 megawatt diesel power plant, underground and surface crushers, screens
Chris Gibbins
Phone (Ukraine): + (380) 6669 9575 | (Australia): + (61) 449 571 060 | Email: chrisgibbins20@gmail.com
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3. and conveying, ore feeders, a mobile plant of development and production drills, haul trucks, loaders and compressors,
SAG, ball and tertiary mills, flotation and filters and bore field generators and pumping.
 Successfully enabled positive changes in work approach of team members to ascertain availability of all assets
under control in the mining department and its operations at the highest MTBF possible leading to a substantial increase in
winder availability to the point of almost no mechanical or electrical failure.
 Actively restructured underground high voltage reticulation including installation of new HV cabling and sub-
stations, both permanent and mobile while keeping the mine operational.
 Accountable for upgrading the Project Management tasks for both surface and underground, budget
forecast/management and mine strategic planning; in-depth knowledge of Pronto Management software package.
EARLIER CAREER
Electrical Supervisor, Byrnecut Mining Contractors, Mt. Magnet Jun 2006 – Nov 2006
Electrical Drafter, Tanis Electrical Contractors Jan 2006 – May 2006
Electrical Fitter, KEC Electrical Contractors, Kambalda Nov 1998 – Feb 2002
Electrical Fitter, Interlec Electrical Contractors, Derby Oct 1996 – Dec 1997
Electrical Fitter, Hamersley Iron, Paraburdoo Feb 1994 – Sep 1996
Manager, S & J Industries, Paraburdoo Jan 1993 – Feb 1994
Underground and Surface Electrician/Leading Hand, King Island Scheelite Apr 1979 – Dec 1982
GEC Double Drum Winder and Underground Workings, Western Mining Corporations Oct 1989 – Dec 1992
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma in Information Technology (Software Development), Bentley TAFE, Australia Feb 2002 – Jun 2005
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
 Western Australian A Grade Electrical Workers Licence, Endorsed Fitting and Installation, EW121371
 RCT Control and Automated Systems, Levels 1, 2 and 3
 St John Ambulance Senior First Aid Certificate (Not Current)
 Certificate IV Training and Assessment, Full Qualification 2008
 High Voltage Switching – Optec Victoria 2009
 P & H Shovel Operation for Maintenance
 P & H Shovel Electro Torque Training
 Cable Repairs and Non-destructive Testing of High Voltage Cables
 Basic Electrical Railway Signalling
 Australian Railroad Group Track Access Permit WPW15T
 AutoCAD LT 2006
 Sandvik Drill Training for Electricians
 AD2000 and DR900 Telemetry
 Apollo Root Cause and Analysis
 Apply Risk Management Processes
 Incident Lead Investigator Programme
 Conduct Safety and Health Investigation
 RCT Control Master, Levels I, II and III
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Proficient in MS Office Applications including the use of VBA, MS Products, RS Logics, Siemens and Soft PLC.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 20th
Jun, 1957 Nationality: Australian
Marital Status: Married Driver’s Licence: Australian
Chris Gibbins
Phone (Ukraine): + (380) 6669 9575 | (Australia): + (61) 449 571 060 | Email: chrisgibbins20@gmail.com
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4. References available on request
Chris Gibbins
Phone (Ukraine): + (380) 6669 9575 | (Australia): + (61) 449 571 060 | Email: chrisgibbins20@gmail.com
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