David A. Hersey
Project Manager
DYKON BLASTING CORP.
8120 West 81st Street
Tulsa, OK 74131

 David began his blasting career as a driller 1978.  In 1982, he began blasting on utility, construction and demolition projects nationwide.  He has served as foreman and consultant on the explosive demolition of Titan II underground ballistic missile launch complexes in Arkansas and Kansas for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.  He has supervised multi-million cubic yard highway projects on Hwy 65 between Branson and Springfield, Missouri and large quarry shot service programs.  David has received advanced technical training, working in all phases of the explosive field from drilling, blasting, explosive sales, seismic technician, blasting and safety consultant and instructor and is licensed in over 20 states as a blaster. 

His career with DYKON has spanned over ten years.  He has worked on the drilling and blasting of many rock projects, construction projects, quarry operations, as well as building implosions, silo/stack demolition and bridge removals.  David manages Dykon’s quarry shot service division and is the webmaster for Dykon’s website.  www.dykon-blasting.com

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Born:  November, 1959

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Current employer:
Dykon Blasting Corp
 8120 West 81st Street
Tulsa, OK 74131

 

Dykon Blasting of Tulsa, OK      (918) 583-9566

Position:

Project Estimator / Manager

Supervisors:

 Jared Redyke

 

Bradley Safety Consultants
RR 03, Box 770
Wilburton, OK  74578
(918) 465-3405

Dates of Employment: Jan 1999 to Jan 2000

Position:

Safety Consultant, project manager and seismograph technician on seismic projects, Blasting and Safety Instructor.

Supervisor:

C. W. (Mickey) Bradley, President

 

Explosive Contractors, Inc.
P.O. Box 575
Branson, MO  65615
(918) 337-7600

 

Dates of Employment: Aug 1997 to Jan 1999

Position:

Project Estimator / Manager

Supervisor:

Dane Braden

 

Dyno Nobel Midwest
(Formally Econex)
P. O. Box 677
Aurora, MO  65605
(800) 788-6553

 

Dates of Employment: Mar 1994 to Aug 1997

Position:

Technical Representative and Sales Manager for the Aurora, Missouri location

Supervisor:

Jay Williams

 

Dykon Blasting
1734 East Oklahoma St.
Tulsa, OK  74110
(918) 583-9566

 

Dates of Employment: Feb 1988 to Mar 1994

Position:

Project Estimator / Manager

Supervisors:

Jim Redyke / Steve Rainwater

 

Gracon Corporation
Loveland, CO
(970) 667-2203

 

 

Dates of Employment: Oct 1987 to Dec 1988

Position:

Explosive Consultant to US Army Corps of Engineers on explosive demolition of the Titan II Ballistic Missile Silo Project out of LRAFB, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Supervisors:

Steve Weatherford / Larry Deisley

 

Western States Construction Company, Inc.
Loveland, CO

Dates of Employment: Mar 1986 to Oct 1987

Position:

Foreman for the explosive demolition of the Titan II Ballistic Missile Silo Project out of McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS

Supervisor:

Morrie Brewer

 

Mid-States Blasting of Tulsa, OK (out of business)

Dates of Employment: Oct of 1985 to Feb 1986

Position:

Driller/Blaster on numerous projects for utilities and one explosive demolition project for the US Army Corps of Engineers. (Sandsprings, OK Re-regulating gates and dam removal, Arkansas River, Sandsprings, OK, for Bowline Construction Co out of Tulsa, OK.

Supervisor:

Mike Hibner  (Last known residence, Wichita, KS, unlisted phone)

 
Oneok Drilling Corp. Dates of Employment: 1984-1985
Explosive Consultants, Inc Dates of Employment: 1983-1984
Supervisor: Mike Hibner
L. D. Reeder
Duncan, OK		 Dates of Employment: 1981-1983
Supervisor: Lyndal Byford
El Tex Drilling
Victoria, Texas		 Dates of Employment: 1980-1981

Tierra Drilling Corp of Abilene, Texas (out of business)

Dates of Employment: 1978 to 1980

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