Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
Interests
Timeline
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SAMUEL ROLFE, P.ENG

SAMUEL ROLFE, P.ENG

Vancouver,BC

Summary

Dynamic professional engineer with 6+ years experience, passionate to challenge the status quo in the mining industry. Focused on supporting innovation to help create a better future for the planet and mining sector. A track record of driving continuous development and improvement across cross-cultural mining operations. Utilizes key understanding of what motivates the mining industry to invest in better technology.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Drill and Blast Engineer

Baffinland Iron Ore
Mary River , Nunavut
04.2024 - 08.2024
  • Provided technical advice and trained on blasting techniques to improve production of the team
  • Consulted dewatering and tailings operations to improve water quality released from mine
  • Analyzed geological data to determine optimal placement of explosives for maximum efficiency.

Mine Planning Engineer

Genesis Minerals Ltd.
, Western Australia
09.2022 - 02.2024
  • Liaised with the operations team to produce durable mine plans and schedules
  • Scheduled mine activities using Deswik Ops to align with three-month schedule
  • Designed underground development and stopes to meet production targets

Drill and Blast Engineer/EIT

St. Barbara
Moose River, Nova Scotia
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • Created two-year budget for all of Atlantic Operations for Corporate team
  • Planned and managed drill and blasting contractors to exceed forecasted production
  • Utilized Deswik to confirm quality blast patterns and effective drilling sequences

Maintenance Engineer/EIT

St. Barbara
Moose River, Nova Scotia
07.2020 - 12.2021
  • Justified over $2.4M in capital expenditures to replace and rebuild equipment
  • Established a dispatch system (Teletrac) to track truck stoppage time that generated savings of $2.3M in downtime
  • Implemented a CMMS into the Mobile Maintenance team to shift the operation towards planned/scheduled work based on condition monitoring

Engineer-In-Training

TMAC Resources Inc
Hope Bay, Nunavut
04.2019 - 04.2020
  • Trained surveyors underground and on surface with Total Station, CMS, and GPS to help plan future works based on achieved development
  • Conducted weekly ventilation surveys and designed ventilation enhancements (bulkheads, etc.) to decrease blast clear times and improve overall air quality

Student Environmental Specialist

Public Services and Procurement CAD
Halifax, Nova Scotia
01.2018 - 06.2018
  • Conducted environmental assessments and developed mitigation plans for environmental risks to maintain governmental regulations and project restraints
  • Attended meetings and contacted clients to keep environmental remediation accurate and effective through the duration of each project

Education

MBA - Candidate

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
12-2025

Bachelor of Mineral Resource Engineering -

Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
01.2019

Skills

  • Contract negotiation expertise
  • Strategic planning
  • Mine tailings dewatering planning
  • Cost estimation
  • Environmental Assessments
  • Managing cross-cultural teams
  • Mine planning and scheduling
  • Safe work SOPs
  • Continuous improvement
  • Geological mapping
  • Forecasting annual budgets
  • Deswik, Excel VBA, Python
  • Drone operation, CMS
  • Surveying: GPS, Total Station
  • Fleet management systems
  • Operating Open-Pit and Underground haul trucks

Affiliations

  • Leonora Blazers Basketball - Organized basketball games with local indigenous community around mine
  • Sports President (MBA Society)
  • 4 year Movember fundraiser (Mo-Bro)
  • MBA Canada Top Talent Scholarship

Accomplishments

Dalhousie Mine Rescue Team | Canada | 2019

Canadian Mining Games | Queens University and University of Alberta | 2018, 2019

St. Barbara Mine Rescue Team | Canada | 2022
Genesis Mine Rescue Team | Australia | 2023-2024

Certification

Professional Engineer - Engineers of Nova Scotia

Interests

Climate Technology

Drone Videography

Cinematography

Cultural Studies

Astronomy

Sports and Coaching

Timeline

Drill and Blast Engineer

Baffinland Iron Ore
04.2024 - 08.2024

Mine Planning Engineer

Genesis Minerals Ltd.
09.2022 - 02.2024

Drill and Blast Engineer/EIT

St. Barbara
01.2022 - 08.2022

Maintenance Engineer/EIT

St. Barbara
07.2020 - 12.2021

Engineer-In-Training

TMAC Resources Inc
04.2019 - 04.2020

Student Environmental Specialist

Public Services and Procurement CAD
01.2018 - 06.2018

MBA - Candidate

University of British Columbia

Bachelor of Mineral Resource Engineering -

Dalhousie University

Work Preference

Work Type

InternshipContract Work

Important To Me

Company CultureCareer advancementWork-life balance

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