KINGSLEY DONKOR
Tema
Summary
Objective, goal oriented, disciplined and good team player employing an evidence-based approach and experience to all projects and assisting senior officials and managers in making accurate technical decisions. A fast learner with the ability to adjust to new environments quickly.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Site Supervisor, AGA Iduapriem Site
Orica
Tarkwa, Ghana
11.2024 - Current
Senior Site Supervisor, Mensin Gold Bibiani Ltd.
Orica
Bibiani, Ghana
02.2022 - 10.2023
SITE SUPERVISOR
ORICA
09.2021 - 11.2024
- Company Overview: Newmont Ahafo Mine, Ghana
- Manage on site teams, plant and ancillary equipment in accordance with the service level agreement, corporate and regulatory standards
- Responsible for the implementation of the Orica SHES requirements, as well as complete adoption of CHECKPOINT, and Quality programs
- Newmont Ahafo Mine, Ghana
BLASTING ENGINEER/ RELIEVING SENIOR SITE SUPERVISOR
ORICA
05.2018 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Senegal & Burkina Faso
- Adhere to and be proactive in site safety promotion
- Develop a customer technical relationship, Identify customer needs and business development opportunities
- Analyze blast measurements and assess performance against baselines
- Manage product and service implementation projects and develop case studies
- Train and accredit customers in Orica course and product stewardship
- Champion the implementation of products and services, train and mentor blast technicians as well as operations personnel and Graduates
- Manage on site teams, plant and ancillary equipment in accordance with the service level agreement, corporate and regulatory standards
- Senegal & Burkina Faso
SITE SUPERINTENDENT AND TRAINER (ELECTRONIC INITIATION SYSTEMS)
AEL MINING SERVICES
12.2014 - 05.2018
- Company Overview: Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine, Ghana
- Ensure the safe and efficient delivery and application of explosives products and blasting services by planning, executing and evaluating operations
- Provide technical advice on drilling and blasting operations as well as providing advice and guidance, which is recognized by customers as resulting in higher levels of safety, productivity and lower bottom-line cost
- Assist customers in the implementation of new blasting practices and technologies
- Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine, Ghana
SENIOR BLASTING ENGINEER
KINROSS CHIRANO GOLD MINE
06.2013 - 11.2013
- Company Overview: Ghana
- Develop short term blast plans and schedules to achieve consistency with the mine's production objectives, the annual financial budgets and 5-year plans
- Longer term designs of blast plans/bench plans to achieve the long-term plans and assist or guide in short term planning
- Design and supervise electronic and non-electric blasting operations in sensitive locations within the mine
- Oversee blasting operations and enforce quality and design parameters
- Approve all blast designs, evaluate blast design parameters and improve its cost and fragmentation, etc
- Able to work alongside and assist the Senior Mine Planner with bench plans and Blast masters
- Monitor seismic activities where required
- Theoretical and on bench practical training of Blasting personnel
- Ghana
SITE SUPERINTENDENT
AEL MINING SERVICES
02.2012 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Golden Star Wassa Mine, Ghana
- Contribute to the safety and environment of employees, customers, and the general public
- Grow a quality culture throughout the workforce
- Contribute to AEL being recognised as the preferred supplier
- Relevant operating instruction system and standards are complied with
- Responsible for implementation of World Class Systems
- Developing long term partnership with key customers
- Contribute to team development and motivation
- Ensure Maintenance Plan is adhered to
- Planned Maintenance task agreed
- Manage Mining Services operating fixed costs within budget and supplying a rolling forecast
- Golden Star Wassa Mine, Ghana
OPEARTIONS SUPERVISOR
AEL MINING SERVICES
07.2010 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: Golden Star HBB Mine, Ghana
- Supervision of explosives supply and blasting, co-ordinate training of employees, maintenance and Safety, Health & Environment
- Assist the Site Superintendent in ensuring that African Explosives Limited can be differentiated in the safe and efficient application to products and services by providing advice and guidance which is recognized by customers as resulting in higher levels of safety and productivity, and lower bottom-line cost
- Golden Star HBB Mine, Ghana
NATIONAL SERVICE PERSON (TRAINEE OPS. SUPERVISOR)
AEL MINING SERVICES
10.2009 - 07.2010
- Company Overview: Bogoso, Ghana
- Trainee Operations Supervisor (Explosives supply and blasting), Blasting operations assistant and General Prime, Load, Tie and Shoot (PLTS) systems Supervisor
- Bogoso, Ghana
INTERN
MAXAM GHANA LIMITED
06.2008 - 08.2008
- Company Overview: Tarkwa, Ghana
- Trainee in Bulk Explosives Manufacturing, Explosives Loading and blasting operations, Bulk Explosives Product Quality Control and product performance Tests
- Tarkwa, Ghana
Education
Master of Business & Technology Management - Management Information Systems
University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa
Tarkwa/ Ghana 07.2022 -
BSC. - MINING ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (UMAT)
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE - GENERAL SCIENCE
MAWULI SECONDARY SCHOOL
Skills
- Learn 2 Lead at Orica
- Operations management
- Employee management
- Data collection and analysis
- High-value project management
- Project coordination
- Health and Safety at Work Act
- Security awareness
- Contract management
- Customer service
- Safety management
- Nextgen Safety Leadership
- IKON Blasting System
- UT600 Blasting system
- BlastIQ
- Safe and Efficient blasting
- Digishot Plus Electronic Blasting System
- Smartdet Electronic blasting systems
- Microsoft Suite
- SAP (S4/HANA)
- Mine planning and design
- Blast design and modelling
- Blast Engineering and monitoring
Custom
11/01/19 - 12/31/19, Training and Conversion to UT600 Blasting System – AngloGold Ashanti Siguiri Mine, Guinea. 05/01/19, Conversion to Electronic Initiation Systems and high energy bulk explosives (Fortis Extra ) - Sabodala Gold Mine, Senegal. 02/01/15 - Present, Conversion to Electronic Initiation systems, Goldfields Tarkwa mine, Ghana. 12/01/14, Electronic Blasting Trials – Endeavour Resources, Adamus Mine, Ghana. 01/01/12, Establishment of Site Constants for the Prediction of Peak Particle Velocities (PPV’s) Around the Mpohor Surface Mine Area of Golden Star Wassa Limited, Mpohor, Ghana. 05/01/09, BSc. Thesis - “A Comparative Study of the Performance of Bulk Emulsion Blends Using Different Bulk Manufacturing Trucks: A Case Study at AGA Idaupriem Mine, Tarkwa.”
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
French
Beginner
Timeline
Senior Site Supervisor, AGA Iduapriem Site
Orica
11.2024 - Current
Master of Business & Technology Management - Management Information Systems
University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa
07.2022 -
Senior Site Supervisor, Mensin Gold Bibiani Ltd.
Orica
02.2022 - 10.2023
SITE SUPERVISOR
ORICA
09.2021 - 11.2024
BLASTING ENGINEER/ RELIEVING SENIOR SITE SUPERVISOR
ORICA
05.2018 - 08.2021
SITE SUPERINTENDENT AND TRAINER (ELECTRONIC INITIATION SYSTEMS)
AEL MINING SERVICES
12.2014 - 05.2018
SENIOR BLASTING ENGINEER
KINROSS CHIRANO GOLD MINE
06.2013 - 11.2013
SITE SUPERINTENDENT
AEL MINING SERVICES
02.2012 - 05.2013
OPEARTIONS SUPERVISOR
AEL MINING SERVICES
07.2010 - 01.2012
NATIONAL SERVICE PERSON (TRAINEE OPS. SUPERVISOR)
AEL MINING SERVICES
10.2009 - 07.2010
INTERN
MAXAM GHANA LIMITED
06.2008 - 08.2008
BSC. - MINING ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (UMAT)
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE - GENERAL SCIENCE
MAWULI SECONDARY SCHOOL
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