Eugene Mensah Kusi
Kingston,ON
Summary
Versatile Mining Engineer with a strong foundation in computer engineering, combining expertise in mining operations and technology-driven solutions. Passionate about leveraging IT and data-driven tools to optimize mining processes, improve safety, and enhance operational efficiency. Seeking a challenging role where I can apply my dual background in mining and IT to drive innovation and improve resource management. I desire opportunities that will challenge my career competency and growth
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Trainee (Drill and Blast)
ASANKO GOLD MINES
KUMASI, KUMASI
03.2022 - 11.2024
- Assist drill and blast engineer to design daily and weekly drilling patterns to meet targets.
- Created time and load instructions for Delta E preload and ViewShot3D software
- Designed and created compliant blast notice map and lightening map.
- Monitored the progress and quality of drilling, loading, charging, and blasting.
- Monitored and maintained the drill and blast database.
- Assisted in pit and bench surveying using Trimble GPS.
- Assisted geotechnical engineer in carrying out daily pit wall inspection, waste dump inspection, and post-blast inspection.
- Assisted in the installation and monitoring of geotechnical instrumentation, such as data loggers, slope inclinometers, extensometers, radars, crack meters, and piezometers.
- Prepared of rockfall report and updating of hazard maps.
MINE DATA ENGINEER
BLOJ COMPANY LIMITED (ASANKO GOLD MINES)
KUMASI, GHANA
12.2022 - 11.2023
- Assisted senior engineers in integrating data analytics and machine learning models to improve drilling and blasting operations.
- Improved mine planning and resource availability forecasts through the development of machine learning models for estimating ore grade.
- Increased productivity and effectiveness of mine operations by utilizing Vulcan and Micromine mining software for planning and scheduling.
- Helped with the creation of Power BI and Tableau data dashboards that allowed for the real-time tracking of KPIs like production output, environmental monitoring, and equipment performance
- Collaborated with team mates to design and implement a safety occurrence tracking database system that ensured adherence to industry safety norms.
- Created,managed and updated companies website to ensure website security and optimizes visitors experience.
Underground Mining Intern
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI
TARKWA, GHANA
02.2021 - 01.2022
- Participated in production meetings and communicated design plans and progress.
- Assisted in performing prism pickups, stope mark out, and other survey duties.
- Assisted geotechnical engineers in carrying out level access and heading inspection for ground control management.
- Assist with preparing ground control directives for ground management.
- Review and interpretation of instrument data (NPBS, crack meters and strain gauge) underground.
- Verifying daily production activities on Pitram and compiling data for production meeting.
Control Instrumentation Engineering Intern
GOLD FIELDS GHANA LIMITED
TARKWA, GHANA
05.2019 - 09.2019
- Programming of PLC for process control purposes.
- Program and configure Motorola radios on site.
- Configure and manage SQL database servers.
- Assisted in the Installation and troubleshooting of variable speed drives, Simocode starters, soft starters and Uninterruptible Power Supply units.
- Assisted in Troubleshooting industrial networking issue on fibre, ethernet and profibus networks.
Software Engineering Intern
HYPERLINK I.T SOLUTIONS
KUMASI, GHANA
05.2018 - 12.2018
- Worked closely with UX/UI designers to ensure the user interface is intuitive and visually appealing.
- Developed a fully functional e-commerce website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Implemented a database system to manage product listings and user accounts.
- Used Git for version control and collaborative development.
- Created a data visualization dashboard using Tableau to analyze sales data.
- Extracted data from a SQL database and performed data cleaning and transformation.
Education
Master of Engineering - Mining Engineering
QUEENS UNIVERSITY
Kingston, ON01-2025
Bachelor of Science - COMPUTER ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
GHANA08-2021
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate.
- Udemy Certified Big Data – Specialty
- Certificate - Trainee (Drill and blast)
Technical Skills
- Version Control (Git, GitLab)
- Mining Software (Surpac, Vulcan, Mine sight, Delta E Preload, View shot 3D, Pitram)
- Machine Learning (TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Keras, Pandas)
- Programming Languages(Javascript,python,c++,SQL)
Timeline
MINE DATA ENGINEER
BLOJ COMPANY LIMITED (ASANKO GOLD MINES)
12.2022 - 11.2023
Graduate Trainee (Drill and Blast)
ASANKO GOLD MINES
03.2022 - 11.2024
Underground Mining Intern
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI
02.2021 - 01.2022
Control Instrumentation Engineering Intern
GOLD FIELDS GHANA LIMITED
05.2019 - 09.2019
Software Engineering Intern
HYPERLINK I.T SOLUTIONS
05.2018 - 12.2018
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate.
- Udemy Certified Big Data – Specialty
- Certificate - Trainee (Drill and blast)
Master of Engineering - Mining Engineering
QUEENS UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science - COMPUTER ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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