Damien Newbury
Fort McMurray,AB
Summary
Dedicated Shift Team Lead eager to utilize strong leadership and team coordination. Resourceful attitude and quick-learner.
Physically fit General Laborer effective at completing projects and tasks on schedule. Consistently follows through with all orders and instructions. Works well in team setting to complete all job related duties, maintain safe working conditions and adhere to OSSA regulations.
Efficient Lead Hand bringing 13 1/2 years of superior performance in Basal/Dewatering and mining. Skilled in adhering to company policies and procedures, including safety protocols. Enthusiastically seeking an opportunity to contribute to the Projects Dewatering team.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Shift Team Lead for Dewatering
CNRL
Fort McMurray, AB
11.2023 - Current
Lead Hand Mine Dewatering
CNRL
Fort McMurray, AB
02.2022 - 11.2023
- Over see mine dewatering projects in the mine.
- Meet with dewatering STL, GF and superintendent and go over daily and weekly work plans.
- Work with Mining STL to help and keep water from shovel pits.
- Preform morning line ups
- Preform monthly safety meetings.
- Operate Heavy Equipment when needed.
- Fuse dewatering pipe.
- Conduct WSO’s
- Conduct FLHA checks.
- Review FLHA and HID’s.
- Assign proper man power for task.
- Ensure goals and deadlines for projects are achieved.
- Promote workplace safety and ensure we are following proper procedures and policies.
- Allocated personnel and other resources to assist crew in meeting objectives and helping workers to meet team goals.
- Trained employees on company procedures, worksite safety and equipment.
Basal Operator/Permit Issuer/Lead Hand
CNRL
Fort McMurray, AB
10.2012 - 02.2022
- Operate heavy equipment as required.
- Working with Conventional drilling and completions on setting up basal wells.
- Assisting with pipe fitters on building basal wells.
- Building basal wells and pipelines.
- Gas testing of basal wells
- Water sampling
- Operating electric and diesel pumps.
- Trending flow rates and water levels of basal wells on VT SCADA.
- Adjusting wells as needed to meet weekly targets.
- Attend production meetings and present data of wells as requested.
- Train new employees of the basal system as required.
- Back up lead hand.
- Obey policy and procedures.
- Conduct daily FSR’s
- Conduct safety meetings.
- Conduct morning tool box talks.
- Assisting in creating procedures,JSA and JHA’s
- Working with mining personnel on retrieving casing from shovel pits.
- Works well with other contractors when required.
Heavy Equipment Operator
CNRL
Fort McMurray, AB
03.2010 - 09.2012
- Operate various equipment when needed.
- Obey policies and procedures
- Conduct daily FLHAs
- Working in congested work areas.
- Follow and obey work plans.
- Efficient in operating heavy equipment
- Learned about new equipment and related attachments while maintaining knowledge of items used daily to meet job requirements.
- Operated excavators and other construction equipment to properly grade land.
- Transported materials around construction sites to work locations.
- Performed pre-shift and post-shift equipment inspections and accurately completed reports to support company policy.
- Employed heavy equipment operation best practices resulting in minimal complaints or incidents.
Education
High School Diploma -
Cape John Collegiate
LaScie, NL06.2002
Skills
- Decision Making
- Problem-Solving
- Dependable and Hardworking
- Hand and Power Tool Operation
- Operate Dozers, loaders, excavators of all sizes D6 to D11s, 744 John deer loader up to 988 cat loaders, 336 excavators up to 870 excavators Rubber tire back hoe, 777 to 797 haul trucks, vac trucks, steam trucks, water trucks, hihab picker trucks, Utvs, Atvs,
- Permit issuing/ receiving
- Gas testing
- Basal operator of 10 yrs
- Casing removal form shovel pits
- Road building, pipelining, working in a sour gas environment
- Fusing HDPE pipe from 4” up to 16”
- Fusing certificate from Sandale
- Heavy equipment Coach
- Basic pump maintenance
- Atv/Argo certification
- SCBA/SABA
- First Aid
- AMSA
- Team building expertise
- Strong leadership
- Employee motivation
- Cash handling
- Production reporting
- Security procedures adherence
- Employee relations
- Action planning
- Quality control assurance
- Shift scheduling
- Problem-solving
- Client service
- Team motivation
- Assigning work
Timeline
Shift Team Lead for Dewatering
CNRL
11.2023 - Current
Lead Hand Mine Dewatering
CNRL
02.2022 - 11.2023
Basal Operator/Permit Issuer/Lead Hand
CNRL
10.2012 - 02.2022
Heavy Equipment Operator
CNRL
03.2010 - 09.2012
High School Diploma -
Cape John Collegiate