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Steve Noakes
MINERAL EXPLORATION CONSULTANT
REMOTE TERRAIN SPECIALIST
- International Level Corporate:
- staffing
- supervision
- budgets
- research/project development
- reporting
- presentations
- IT systems coordination
- office infrastructure
International Exploration:
- remote terrain specialist
- grassroots reconnaisance
- prospecting
- geochemistry
- GPS/DGPS/GIS
- communication
- project logistics
- project supervision
...and...
- media relations
- web management
- public risk management
- industrial level III first aid
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March 2006 - Present,
Mineral Exploration Consultant
October 2007 - March 2008: West Timmins Mining Inc., Regional prospecting, Central and Northern Mexico.
May-August 2007: Barrick Gold Corp., Regional grassroots prospecting, geochemistry, geology, western Alaska.
January-April 2007: West Timmins Mining Inc., Regional prospecting, anomaly follow-up, drill target generation, Sonora/Sinaloa/Chihuahua, Mexico
October-December 2007: West Timmins Mining Inc., Property scale prospecting, drill target definition, epithermal gold system, Chihuahua, Mexico
March-October 2006: Cambria GeoScience Inc., Mobilization and supervision of a mapping, sampling and 30,000 foot drill program in northwest BC.
2000 - 2006
President: GeoQwest Excursions Ltd., Kelowna, British Columbia.
Incorporated GeoQwest Excursions Ltd., British Columbia's 1st licenced off-pavement touring company specializing in Mining Heritage Eduventure tours, wildlife, cultural and landscape interpretation.
Full range of administrative and technical functions of a private corporation: licencing, advertising, promotion, budgets, media relations, client service, government regulation, land use issues and skills training.
Winters: Risk Manager/Professional Ski Patrol, Crystal Mountain Ski Resort, Westbank, BC.
1996–2000
Winter: Technical Services Coordinator
Summer: Field Geologist
Cominco Ltd. Vancouver, B.C.
Technical Services Coordinator: Office
Coordinated all aspects of computer system hardware and software functions of the Vancouver exploration office from manual administrative procedures to digital processes including
transition to corporate IT standards.
Implemented, staffed and trained the division to technical and productivity software.
Ensured proper network/workstation functions by coordinating and assigning division staff, IT personnel or out-source consultants to appropriate levels of
design, maintenance or modification.
Server installation and maintenance and supervised staff in it's administration and data backup functions.
Introduced database management software for central records and library indexes.
Interviewed and hired staff for geological and technical support positions.
Staff competency development and performance evaluations.
Supervised office layout and engineering issues, warehousing of field equipment: office equipment and furniture purchase, staff space allocation and office floorplan.
Geologist: Office/Field
Annual field project generation, budgeting, staffing, execution and reporting:
Reconnaissance exploration in the Kechika region of BC, Pelly Mountains of Yukon Territory and Arctic Islands of Nunavut.
Installed and staffed field computer, communication systems and hired staff to geological positions.
Company booth representative at industry trade shows and university conferences.
1994–1995
Supervisor de Apoyo Tecnico (Technical Services Supervisor),
Minera Cominco Resources Chile Ltda. Santiago, Chile.
Hired and supervised exploration research team for programs in northern Argentina.
Coordinated consultants, contractors and service companies from Chile, Argentina and Peru for data acquisition and field research.
Met with Argentine political authorities to facilitate program efficiencies.
Extensive travel throughout remote areas of northern Argentina.
1993-1994
Supervisor Geoquimico (Geochemical Supervisor)
Minera Cominco Resources Chile Ltda., Antofagasta, Chile.
Supervised Chilean staff of a large reconnaissance program in northern Chile including staff scheduling, field logistic, project priority assessment,
budgeting and reporting for exploration teams working from Peru border to north-central Chile.
Equipped, trained and supervised Chilean staff on data evaluation, plotting software and field techniques.
Supervised sample preparation laboratory including quality control.
Invited to Peru and Turkey to install and train staff on similar evaluation systems.
Extensive travel throughout remote areas of northern Chile.
1988 – 1993
Geologist, Project Development
Cominco Ltd. Vancouver, B.C.
Specialized team of geologists selected for new idea generation and commodities search including industrial minerals.
Provided technical support, applied geochemistry and prospecting expertise to projects in BC, Alberta, Yukon and NWT.
Attended conferences across Canada/US researching potential exploration concepts.
Sponsored by company to upgrade geology at UBC and selected for management training.
1983 - 1988
Geochemical Technician
Cominco Ltd. Vancouver, B.C.
Mentored to the company Chief Geochemist for professional development and geochemical training.
Assigned to all areas of BC and northern Canada specializing in remote terrain geochemistry, prospecting and logistics.
Tested, implemented and trained staff to PC statistics and plotting software.
Compiled and reported geochemical results to company management and government agencies.
1981 – 1983
Exploration Technician
Cominco Ltd. Vancouver, B.C.
All aspects of camp and project support including camp construction, power, water systems, communications, supply logistics, transportation, safety, equipment supervision, blasting, geological sampling, prospecting, claim staking, permitting and reporting.
IBM Mainframe statistics and geological evaluation software.
1976 – 1981 Student Employment
1980/81 Geochemical Sampler, Cominco Ltd.,Vancouver B.C.
1979 Maintenance Crew, Western Canada Steel, Richmond, B.C.
1978 Castor, Lead and Silver Refinery, Cominco Ltd., Trail, B.C.
1977 Equipment Operator, Pine Point Minesite, N.W.T.
1976 Labourer, Pine Point Minesite, N.W.T.
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2006 Occupational First Aid III recertification
2005 Canadian Ski Patrol Instructors recertification
2005 Advanced Ski Patroller recertification
2005 Industrial Fall Arrest and Rescue.
2002 - 2005 Canada West Ski Area Associations Risk Management Conference and Seminars
2001 - 2005 Workshops, committees, studies on Nature Based Tourism in BC
2004 WCB, Occupational First Aid III. Entenox, Sagar, Epi.
2001-05 Canadian Ski Patrol First Aid annual recertification.
2002 Workers Compensation Board, Occupational First Aid Level III.
2002 Instructor and Examiner: Canadian Ski Patrol
2002 Small Business seminars: Accounting, Marketing, Law, Sales, Time Management.
2000 HTML programming.
1999 – 2000 Professional Aptitude Evaluation. Geode Consulting Group, Murray Axmith, Vancouver: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Strong Interest Inventory Evaluation, Jarvis Vocational Interest Evaluation.
1982 – 2000 Geological, geochemical and mining trade shows across Canada, U.S. and Chile with a variety of short courses and field trips.
1985 – 1999 Various classes in productivity software. MSWord, Excel, Access, FoxPro, FilemakerPro
1983-2000 Red Cross, St. John's Ambulance SOFA/CPR and WCB First Aid annual/bi-annual recertification.
1999 Workers Compensation Board: N.W.T./Nunavut Level II Supervisors Certificate
1991 Frontline Leadership: Increasing Human Effectiveness Management Training
1990 Edge Personal Effectiveness Training
1988 – 1991 Igneous Petrology, Metamorphic Petrology, Sedimentology, University of British Columbia.
1982 Prospecting and explosives training. Current blasting ticket: surface exploration.
1976 - 1982 Bachelor of Arts: Geography, Simon Fraser University
COMPUTER SKILLS
20 years of continuos change from IBM Mainframes to current PC configuration skills ... DOS, Win 3.x, Win 95/98, NT4+, ME, XP...
Wordperfect, Lotus 123, XEdit, KEdit, QuattroPro, Dbase, Foxpro, FilemakerPro, etc, etc...
NT workstation and server/bridge configurations and maintenance.
Extensive data and graphics format editing, interchange and configuration experience.
DGPS: Trimble Pathfinder, GeoExplorers, ProExcel.
GIS: MapInfo, OziExplorer
Advanced MSOffice97Pro suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access.
Numerous generations of DOS/WIN utility, applications and tools: Antivirus, FTP, PC maintenance utilities, compression utilities, graphics programs.
Field instrumentation setup, programming and use including HF/VHF/UHF communications, DGPS/GPS, EDM total station, portable XRF, Au analyzers, cold extraction geochemistry, VHF/MAG/EMAG geophysics.
Satellite communication software and data/voice protocols/formats. MSAT, Inmarsat, Iridium, GlobalStar, Direcway, Ka
Extensive Internet skills. Website maintenance of corporate, personal and non-profit organizations.
LANGUAGES
English, Conversational Spanish
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Director, Adventure Okanagan Cooperative.
First Aid volunteer to local Kelowna sporting events.
Rose Valley Elementary School Parent Advisor Council: Treasurer, RCMP Speedwatch Program, Fundraising Coordinator, Spring camp geological workshop.
Canadian Ski Patrol: On-hill Instructor, Examiners Certification.
Neighbourhood Development Planning Committee: Richmond, North Delta, B.C. 1986, 1991
Vancouver International Airport Expansion Project, Citizen's Review Committee 1990
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