Morgan Lavoie
Welland,ON
Summary
Highly motivated and educated Project Manager and Underground Miner/Operator with many years experience in Heavy Civil Construction, Brownfield Remediation and Tunneling. Successful at reading and following plans, managing a team, operating different types of heavy equipment and using various tools to complete required tasks. Dedicated to supporting coworkers and job requirements safely and efficiently.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Urban Mining Corporation of Canada
Welland , Ontario
11.2020 - 07.2023
- Oversaw Ontario's largest urban resource recovery project located at the former Uniom Carbide Graphite Factory in Welland, Ontario which operated for 100 years.
- Oversaw the excavation of open pit mine processes to maximize quality, cost controls and efficiency.
- Oversaw and actively led a team of employees and contractors on a 40 acre Brownfield Site removing over 140 buildings/footings, remediating and removing approximately 1,000,000 cubic meters and re-engineering clean material for a joint venture EV plant opened by Ford and Linamar.
- Prepared and presented production analysis to aid in strategic business decisions.
- Evaluated mining operations and developed solutions to improve productivity.
- Coordinated meetings with internal teams, external consultants, contractors and vendors to complete projects.
- Selected or developed mineral location, extraction and production methods, factoring in safety, costs and deposit characteristics.
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
- Created project plans with established timelines, assigned to appropriate teams and managed workflow throughout construction.
- Led meetings with internal team members, consultants and contractors.
- Identified needs and coordinated resource allocation to deliver quality standards on time and within budget.
- Made changes to project scope and cost and implemented most effective change management processes to keep project up-to-date.
- Drafted project construction schedule and updated as job progressed.
Tunnel Slip Form Operator/Lead Hand
Peace River Hydro Partners
Fort St. John, BC
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Operator of custom built 300 ton, 11.9m diameter, 18m long Hunnebeck Tunnel Slip Form.
- Completion of two diversion tunnels for the Peace River Hydro Dam each one kilometer in length (approximately 45,000 meters of concrete poured to line tunnel)
- Tasked with preparing slip form for concrete pours, running concrete pours ranging from 12-20 hours and demobilizing machine moving it into the next pour position.
- Collaborated with engineers and survey to properly set form within tight time constraints.
- Experience with hydraulic systems, form work, weight distribution, concrete and grouting.
- Experience extending, managing and demobilizing services including air and water.
Underground Miner/Heavy Equipment Operator
Peace River Hydro Partners
Fort St. John, BC
05.2018 - 05.2020
- Participated in the excavation of both diversion tunnels at the Peace River Hydro Dam.
- Experience excavating in both soft ground and hard rock using 50 ton and below tunnel excavators and roadheaders with all attachments including pineapples, thumbs and breakers.
- Experience operating heavy equipment including front end loaders, skid steers, telehandlers, Merlot' and articulated rock trucks in very tight quarters underground.
- Experience installing rock support mesh and bolts.
- Experienced and comfortable working from heights and out of man lifts.
Heavy Equipment Operator/Laborer
Blackwater Excavating and Septic Service
Port Colborne, ON
05.2013 - 05.2018
- Tasked with residential excavation for foundations, trenches and driveways.
- Experience excavating holes for septic tanks and water cisterns using laser levels.
- Tasked with performing maintenance, installing and replacing septic system and water cistern components.
- Final grading using skid steers and dozers
- Exstensive experience in large cut/fill earth works operations
- Experienced using GPS (TopCon) in both dozers and skid steers
- Floating equipment to and from jobs.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario 10.2017
Skills
- Excellent verbal communication amongst coworkers and clients
- Reliable and professional at all times
- Ability to thrive in problem solving situations
- Extremely efficient under pressure and time constraints
- Good organizational and documentation skills
- Capable of working independently or in a team environment
- Heavy Civil Construction
- Underground Tunnelling
- Mining
Volunteer
- Football Coach for the Niagara Regional Minor Football Association (2017-Present)
Timeline
Project Manager
Urban Mining Corporation of Canada
11.2020 - 07.2023
Tunnel Slip Form Operator/Lead Hand
Peace River Hydro Partners
05.2019 - 05.2020
Underground Miner/Heavy Equipment Operator
Peace River Hydro Partners
05.2018 - 05.2020
Heavy Equipment Operator/Laborer
Blackwater Excavating and Septic Service
05.2013 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology
University of Western Ontario
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