Hernando Fortich
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- CVice President of Strategic Planning and ProjectsCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASAug 2019 - Mar 2020 (8 months)- Integration of Mine Closure plan, environmental, social and legal aspects, into the long-term planning process - Operationalize the mine closure plan. Design long term plan strategies for improving margin. Designing and implementing an integral strategy for social engagement that would ensure mine projects execution - Design a plan for reducing projects costs and improve delivery - Define, establish, lead, and control strategies, policies and processes for the Mine Planning, Corporate Planning and Project Management functions, in order to provide insight of the long term options (RDP, Life of the Asset). - Long-term mining plan (Life of Mine — LOM), mid-term mining plan (5YP) and short- term mining plan, technical standards and guidelines
- CVice President, OperationsCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASApr 2016 - Jul 2019 (3 years 4 months)- Design and successful implementation of a Management Operating System. With this system we simplified the decision-making process for individuals and teams, creating a culture for operational disciplines, delivery and accountability. - Ensuring that the plans were executed as expected, and creating the right conditions for a continuous and sustained improvement process, trough LEAN MANAGEMENT. This system has delivered 10% of cost efficiency. - Cultural change. An important part of the Management System has been the leadership transformation, creating teamwork, accountability, the right workplace environment, trust and discipline, cost awareness, and Health and Safety (H&S) awareness. - A special chapter was the Safety and Health project
- CVice-president of Operation's SupportCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASSep 2015 - Mar 2016 (7 months)- Identify optimization costs opportunities and create initiatives that delivered saving or revenues above the expectations (Extra premium for Coal Quality, change in contract services design, re design of process, etc.) - Plan, organize, direct, and control the activities of the Operations function of the support area. Responsible for the performance of all Department functions. - Coal processing and coal quality control, rail and port operations and maintenance, Operation’s services (Support & Logistics, Corporate Services, Projects and Facilities Management, Power Supply), and Security.
- COperation Services ManagerCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASDec 2011 - Aug 2015 (3 years 9 months)- Design and successfully implement a plan to eradicate fatalities and recordable accidents, based on leadership, continuous observation programs, and training, resulting in a reduction of Recordable Incidents Frequency Rate Index - RIFR of 0.014 per 2 - Design and successfully implement cost out initiatives based on process efficiency improvement, with innovative ideas resulting in a sustainable savings costs equivalent to 25% of budget's reduction in three years' time. - Team development plan. The management team (managers, superintendents and supervisors) reached unprecedented level of motivation, performance and delivery. - Responsible for leading all activities and teams for safely providing the projects, facilities management, service
- CProjects and Facilities Management SuperintendentCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASJul 2011 - Nov 2011 (5 months)- Design and successfully implement a plan to improve Projects execution. The plan focused on organizational structure, training, planning and control, and process standardization. Three years later the plan was 100% implemented with outstanding result - Effective cost reduction, client's satisfaction improvement, timeline accomplishment, excellent safety performance, and a motivated well-trained team - Improve contractor selection and management, with re-design of processes and metrics for qualification - Responsible for leading a team of professionals for the design and implementation of multi-disciplinary projects and services. With commercial and financial skills, I was responsible for building business cases. - Evaluate and deliver pro
- CTechnical Services SuperintendentCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASOct 2005 - Jun 2011 (5 years 9 months)- Record of 5 years without any recordable accident. Built relationships of trust with the operational departments, ensuring plan compliance. - Development and successful implementation a method for mine planning based on effective client- oriented service and the redesign of planning process that incorporated machine learning analytical tools and a thorough risk analysis process. - Successfully led a team in 2008 to implement actions to improve coal quality and recovery. This project, called "nursery pit Project", allowed the company to improve coal recovery from 87% to 95% with a substantial increase in the quality. - Mine design. Between 2007 and 2008, we change the mine design to improve drainage in mine faces, substantially reducing th
- CMining SuperintendentCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASJan 2003 - Feb 2005 (2 years 2 months)- Successfully implemented the "hot seat change" for shift changeover, leading a multidisciplinary team. This was the introduction of a "continuous mine" concept where the shift change was smoothed, and operation's interruptions were minimum. - This project improved the use of machinery and therefore improved the throughput of the production process by 7% overall. - Mining process improvement. Led initiatives to improve mine throughput: Establishing an escalated lunchtime stops for operators to minimize losses, developing multi skills operators - Redesigning the trucks refueling stations, minimizing delays, among others. These initiatives were replicated throughout the entire Production area. - Responsible for executing mine plans and safet
- CMining Support SuperintendentCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASJan 2001 - Jan 2002 (1 year 1 month)- Increase throughput by 8% due to the improvement on road design and constructions, as well as improving both, surface and underground water management Rehabilitation of 100Ha, which was the best result ever - Reduction of the power factor by 28% and yet, improving the quality of the fragmentation, by setting blasting standards - Provide support services to mining processes, improving operations performance and efficiency. The services included: drilling and blasting processes, road construction and maintenance, water drainage and pumping. - mine area preparation and rehabilitation.
- CEnvironmental Management SuperintendentCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASJan 1998 - Jan 2000 (2 years 1 month)- Successfully obtained the approval of the Integrated Environmental Management Plan for Cerrejón Central Zone leases, using word class standards - Influence the organization's culture introducing best practices in environmental management - Responsible for establishing an Environmental Management System that allowed the company to reach world class status in operation's excellence.
- CEnvironmental Project AnalystCarbones Colombianos del Cerrejon SASJan 1997 - Feb 1998 (1 year 2 months)- Responsible for environmental projects analysis, including engineering and costing of environmental practices required for the prefeasibility and feasibility study of Cerrejon Central Project.
- OHead of Health, Safety and EnvironmentOREGANAL S.AJan 1996 - Mar 1997 (1 year 3 months)- Responsible for developing and implementing HSE management plans, including standards and procedures development.
- CHead of Contracts, Head of Production, AnalystCarbones Del Caribe S.A.SJan 1992 - Mar 1995 (3 years 3 months)- Standardization of haulage roads and mine sequence. Development of a geological model of the area - Started as an intern performing operation's supervision task, I had the opportunity to also do mine planning and design for this small operation. From 1993 through 1995. - I was in charge of mine operations responsible for supervising and controlling the contract for waste removal and coal extraction.
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Master's Degree en Master of Business Administration Master of Business AdministrationUniversidad de los AndesSep 2008 - Sep 2012 (4 years 1 month)- Bachelor's Degree en MINING & METALLURGICAL ENGINEER Project ManagementUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaJan 1986 - Dec 1993 (8 years)