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Curriculum Vitae

Robert "Bob" Flegal
 

215 Signal Oak Ct

Baldwin City, Kansas 66006

 

E-mail: rlf3110@msn.com

Phone: (505) 330-5484

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Professional info​

Over three and half decades of experience, knowledge and wisdom are waiting to be put to the task for success.  Don't let the genre of "mining" fool you, engineering and the business of all types are what I know - I just like mining.  From engineering and finance, planning and strategy, to marketing and logistics. bring it on...

Experience
Languages

Native English

Dangerously light spanish

Scary Accounting

Engineering Techese

​Contract Legalese

Skills
Corporate Sr. Mining Engineer for Compass Minerals Inc

​June 2021 - Present

Centralized in the corporate office in Overland Park, guiding and enabling all aspects of engineering, finance and project management for any and all of the companies eleven sites of various salt production.

Sr. Project Manager - GEOMAT Engineering, Farmington, NM

2018 - 2021

PM directing projects on sites for geotechnical design, remediation and evaluation while also responsible for geotechnical and remediation drilling, design and reporting.

Sr. Project Manager - Animas Environmental Service, Farmington, NM

2016 - 2018

Consultant's project manager responsible for various environmental remediation action including soil spills and water contamination, working primarily to address oil field spill recoveries and tank issues.

Marketing Manager and Contracts - BHP Billiton Corporate reporting to London/Singapore

​2008 - 2016

Primary liaison for commodity sales contracts with local utilities, managing the customer relationships for a $250-$325 million per annum in sales revenues. 

BHP's New Mexico Operations, Farmington, NM

​1992 - 2008

Increasing responsibility in roles across multiple operations including.​

  • Multiple Levels of Planning Engineering including team supervisor, long term, and alternative sourcing

  • Production: Drill & Blast Supervisor/Engineer

  • Production: Truck/Shovel Engineer

  • Project Engineer / Coal Quality Engineer

Project Engineer, Technical Services, BHP San Francisco

​1991 - 1992

Diverse projects including gold in Mali, platinum in Zimbabwe, lead in Maine and others.

  • Project Management: Mining construction and engineering,

  • Financial forecasting and budgeting,

  • Supervision of both union and professional talent,

  • Planning and strategic initiatives, both operational and corporate,

  • Financial and Marketing Analysis – primary, secondary and tertiary influences,

  • Corporate and Customer Liaison focusing on stakeholder satisfaction and dispute resolution,

  • Premier Microsoft application talents in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Visio,

  • Management level communication and presentation acumen, and

  • Personal skills and hobbies: mill & lathe machining, welding, farming and irrigation, surface water control, machine operation:  owner/operator of Cat D4 dozer for farming.

University of Phoenix - MBA

Graduated:  2000 - Obtained while working full-time.

 

The Pennsylvania State University - Masters, Mining Engineering.

Graduated:  1988 - Thesis Topic - Computer modelling of dredge head design. 

The Pennsylvania State University - Bachelors, Mining Engineering.

Graduated:  1985

Education​

​​​​Bob Flegal​

Engineering/Finance/Marketing/Management

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