Larry Wardrip
(304) 543-7223 - Office
larry.wardrip@austinpowder.com
Hardin “Chip" Davis
2637 Cecilia Rd
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 300-1370
hardin.davis@austinpowder.com
Dirk Carolan
1080 Garland Hollow Rd
Pegram, TN 37143
(615) 352-6998
dirk.carolan@austinpowder.com
Curtis Hoskins
375 Austin Powder Ln
Lafollette, TN 37766
(423) 562-2227 - Office / (423) 494-2578 - Cell
curtis.hoskins@austinpowder.com
Bluegrass Chapter, International Society of Explosive Engineers (BSEE)
Training Coordinator – Martin W. Brashear (606) 260-5875 martin.brashear@ky.gov
Chapter President – Brian Lewis (859) 621-1249 brianlewis@bedrockcontractinginc.co
Chapter Secretary – Dana Coppage (502) 933-5900 DanaCoppage@htaenterprises.com
8-hour blaster retraining offered twice a year in eastern and central Kentucky
Bobby Ray Bach Jr.
(276) 365-2185
bobby.bach@vadrillco.com
Carlos Delgado
308 Stoneybrook Dr
Lexington, KY 40517
(859) 273-9249
camanel@copper.net
CRH Americas Materials, Inc.
William Reisz
2110 N Leland Dr
Huntingburg, IN 47542
(812) 489-1668
william.reisz@na.crh.com
Detonation Safety Engineering
Larry C. Schneider, P.E.
121 Cherrywood Dr
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 312-0625
Lschneider@insightbb.com
8-hour retraining program
Dyno Nobel
Alexander Tyson, Senior Consultant
Business Development, South Central States US
(815) 705-8077
alexander.tyson@am.dynonobel.com
8-hour retraining program
Joe Nawrocki
2201 Regency Rd, Suite 704
Lexington, KY 40503
(540) 665-9936 - Office / (443) 838-4799 - Cell
joe.nawrocki@am.dynonoble.com
8-hour retraining program
Russell Middleton
940 Hickory Cove Rd
Rogersville, TN 37857
(276) 220-1890
russell.middleton@am.dynonobel.com
G. Stephen Howard, Account Manager Southeast Region
2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
(270) 836 4691 - Cell
Stephen.Howard@am.dynonobel.com
Frank Sparks
725 VI Ranch Rd
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 914-0353
Frank.sparks.62@gmail.com
Geoscan Seismic Services, Inc.
Clinton Evans
P.O Box 1009
Grundy, VA 24614
(276) 935-2101 - Office / (276) 218-0040 - Cell
clinton@geoscanservices.com
http://www.geoscanseismicservices.com/
8-hour training program
Greg Charles
1599 Upper Chloe Creek
Pikeville, KY 41501
(606) 422-4559
Greg Charles
Hex Consulting, LLC
Stephen Howard, President
486 Mermie Rd
Hardin, KY 42048
(270) 363-3351 - Office / (270) 836-4691 - Cell
showard@hexplosivesconsulting.com
30-hour Initial Blaster Class
James Winfield
203 Rowan St
Meridian, AL 35759
(814) 574-8612
james.winfield@austinpowder.com
Kenneth A. Smith
269 West Main St
Hopkinton, MA 01748
(508) 603-5230 - Office / (508) 889-0327 - Cell
ksmith@mdandb.com
Lon Santis
11104 Innsbrook Way
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(202) 288-2029
santis@ermanagers.com
Michael A. Fritz
211 Daybreak Rush
Canton, GA 30114
(770) 712-7281
mickfritz49@gmail.com
Midland Powder Technical Services
Seth Burns
(270) 925-3750
Sburns.mpc@live.com
8-hour training program
Nelson Brothers, LLC
Neal Lee
3243 Ladd Ridge Rd
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 603-5232
nlee@nelbro.com
8-hour training program
Orica USA, Inc.
Jody Richey
(615) 859-6082 - Office / (615) 268-7671 - Cell
Jody.Richey@orica.com
8-hour training program
Overton Consulting Services
Ernie Overton
905 Burbank Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46219
(219) 204-2481
ernie.overton53@gmail.com
Paul Johnson
(606) 436-4895 - Home / (606) 216-4619 - Cell
Pjohnson_2@hotmail.com
8-hour training program
Petr Explosives Training School (PETS)
Dr. Vilem Petr
(303) 273-0303 - Office / (720) 273-8550 - Cell
vpetr@petrexplosivesgroup.com
Registration link: https://petrexplosivesgroup.com/learndash-courses/
Ram Inc. Explosives Technical Services
R.A. McClure Inc.
2116 Hardin Lane
Powell, OH 43065
(740) 363-6976 - Office / (740) 362-3946 - Field
r.mcclure@ramets.com
https://ramets.com
8-hour training program
RESPEC
Brian Lewis, Explosives Engineer / Senior Drill and Blast Specialist
Explosives Engineering
146 East 3rd St
Lexington, KY 40508-1826
(859) 259-0959 - Office / (859) 621-1249 - Cell
Rock Management Services, LLC
Kurt Gleason
1212 Sival Road NW
Ramsey, IN 47166
(502) 817-4586
gleasonkurt@aol.com
Rock Solutions
Neil Wilson
2006 Edmonton Rd
Tompkinsville, KY 42167
(270) 407-5881
neilwilson@rocksolutionsllc.com
Annual Retraining Only
Safety First Consulting
Tom Dotson
(606) 595-8073
safetyfirstconsulting@hotmail.com
https://www.safetyfirstconsulting.org/drilling_blasting_explosives
KY approved 8-hour online retraining course may be used to satisfy the 8-hour annual retraining requirement
Saulsseismic
Terry Hatter
thatter@saulsseismic.com
(606) 303-4293 - Cell
Keith Best
(614) 374-9247 – Cell
kbest@saulsseismic.com
Jeff Taylor
(502) 682-8196 - Cell
jtaylor@saulsseismic.com
Southern Kentucky Blasting Consultants
Coleman England
(859) 242-2100 - Office
cengland@roadrunner.com
8-hour training program
Terry Dozer
515 Rose Hill Dr
Central City, KY 42330
(270) 543-8667
Terryd46@att.net
8-hour training program
Thoroughbred Drill & Blast Consultants
Nathan Rouse
(859) 221-8797
nathan@thoroughbreddrillandblast.com
https://tbredblast.com/
Timothy R. Harmon
622 Clubhouse Rd
Lebanon, CT 06249
(860) 334-4304 - Cell / (860) 642-3411 - Home
etharmon@charter.net
University of Kentucky
Jhon Silva, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering
234H Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-1173 - Office
jhon.silva@uky.edu
Josh Calnan, PhD, PE
Director of Blasting and Explosives Research & Research Coordinator
Department of Mining Engineering
131 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-8032 - Office / (704) 657-9255 - Cell
joshcalnan@uky.edu
Virginia Explosives and Drilling Company
Allen Rice, Technical Representative
(276) 597-4449 - Office / (276) 244-0037 - Cell
Allen.Rice@vadrillco.com