Sérgio S. Assis Jr.

April 12th, 1989

+55 31 99452 8203 | ssimaojr.assis@gmail.com
Mining Engineer
Full working rights in Australia

Personal Summary

Mining Engineer with 02 years of experience in underground and surface mine site operations. For a year I was a mine
planning intern in AngloGold Ashanti at Cuiaba mine, the deepest underground complex in Brazil. I’ve knowledge of
mine planning long/short term, mine production, infrastructure and fleet management. Furthermore, I have gained
experience at Sandvik as a tool sales & support representative, offering technical solutions in rock drilling tools. My
background also includes skills in minerals processing and expertise in mining software. I have an exceptional eye for
detail and a commitment to maintain the highest standards of safety culture and continuous improvement. I also hold
communication and problem-solving skills, business focus, and a drive to further my career within the mining sector.

Expertise: Deswik | Mine planning | Underground mining | Scheduling | Ventilation | Stope design | Sublevel/
Open Stoping | Cut & Fill | Room & Pillar | Pit/ haul road/ stockpile design | Pit optimization | Open pit mining |
Fleet dimensioning & management | Mine/ Ring design | Drill & blast | Production report | KPI’s & compliance |
Green Belt | MS Excel | MS Project | MS Power BI | Budgeting | Commitment to safety

Professional Background

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology (Brazil) – Tool Sales & Support Representative [Sep. 2018 – currently]
I am responsible for promoting the sale, service and aftermarket product support of the Sandvik range of drilling
consumables focused on Top Hammer mostly in underground mine sites.

 Spending time on drills with operators to understand site operating practices, and working with operators and
the Drill and Blast teams to improve the performance and life of Sandvik Rock Drilling Tools;
 Investigate all reported instances of alleged consumable fault or premature failure;
 Continually provide drilling solutions and product technical support;
 Providing monthly business analysis and market activity report updates;
 Reviewing financial performance monthly;
 Developing technical projects and commercial proposals;
 Promote health and safety initiatives and displaying positive safety culture.

My costumer portfolio includes all mine sites of AngloGold Ashanti and Jaguar Mining in Brazil and JMC – Yamana
Gold.

Vegetech – Technical Consultant (Temporary) (Brazil) [Feb. 2018 – Jul. 2018]

Vegetech is a geotechnical consulting company in Brazil which has been working in the mining and steel industry for
over 6 years.

 Conducted technical visits to clients in the mining and steel industry;

 Performed technical sales of customized geosynthetic solutions for sludge and tailings dewatering;
 Developed technical projects and commercial proposals.

During this period, I contributed to an implantation project of geotextile tubes in the process of filtration, dewatering and
recovery of steel sludge at Gerdau.
AngloGold Ashanti (Sabará, Minas Gerais - Brazil) – Mine Planning Intern [Nov. 2016 – Dec. 2017]
It was my first experience at a big company and I could not ask for a better team to work and learn with. Since day one
I was put in situations I had to work my way through but I always had support. I worked at the site Cuiabá (the deepest
underground mine in Brazil), following the work routine and assisting in the execution of activities pertinent to
departments of mine planning, production and haulage management, reporting directly to the head of planning.

 Followed mining operations in the field (drilling, blasting, loading, haulage, and backfill);
 Collaborated on short and medium-term mine design, planning and scheduling;
 Assisted the team in drilling and blasting CAD projects;
 Performed stope design, reconciliation and evaluate grade control, ore loss, and dilution;
 Prepared maps to effectively communicate mine plans and schedules for comprehension and implementation;
 Dimensioned heavy mining equipment (truck, fandrill, jumbo, LHD), considering the production plan,
productivity, cost, and mining method;
 Followed daily production of the mine's main KPI's;
 Evaluated adherence and compliance;
 Provided assistance in the performance and logistic controls of heavy mining equipment.

Here it was possible to learn and contribute to a continuous improvement project increasing 12% the utilization of the
haulage fleet, reducing operational delays at the site Lamego. In addition, at the end of the internship, I performed a
costing study in the Cuiabá-Lamego complex to verify the feasibility of outsourcing the development operation.

Educational Background

 Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Bachelor of Mining Engineering, 2013 – 2017

Languages Skills

Portuguese – Native | English – Advanced | Spanish – Basic

Other Courses

 Green Belt – Six Sigma – RL & Associated (2018)

 Deswik – Modules CAD | CHED | BLEND2 | SO | ASD | LHS – MCB (2018)
 MS Project – Project management – Udemy (2018)
 Geomechanics for underground mining – UFMG (2017)

Specific Knowledge

 Deswik – Advanced  MS Project – Intermediate

 Datamine (Studio 5/ EPS) – Intermediate  MS Power BI – Intermediate
 Micromine – Basic  MS Access – Basic
 MineSight – Basic  Minitab – Intermediate
 MS Excel – Advanced  AutoCad – Advanced