Alexander Carlson Email & Phone Number

Lakeville, MN, US

Remote

Rosemount, Minnesota, United States

• Analytical and Empirical model developer for Refinery Process Unit monitoring to identify potential failures.
• Developed and scaled a model build methodology to allow for deployment of all Refinery process units. Approximately 10k models to capture the opportunity for unplanned events avoidance.
• Led several Failure Mode Cause Analysis teams to determine new monitoring strategies with use of statistical and empirical modelling for priority refinery units.
• Supported several Root Cause Failure Analysis for ongoing failures and to implement new monitoring solutions to prevent recurrence of the failures.
• Mentored several new Analysts that joined the group by teaching refinery and modelling concepts.

Corpus Christi, Texas Area

• Team lead for six individuals responsible for scheduling pipeline movements, dock movements and rail movements for refinery feedstocks and products.
• Led an initiative to implement new rail schedule software to improve scheduling and rail car inspection efficiency.
• Executed a dock scheduling software upgrade that increased visibility and allowed for a data driven decision to reduce vessel demurrage.
• Collaborated with the schedulers to identify inefficiencies in their work processes and developed solutions such as automated spreadsheets to significantly increase efficiency.

Corpus Christi, Texas

• Developed strategies for refinery feedstocks and distillate products based on market conditions and refinery capability. Provided marginal analysis for refinery operational changes and small capital projects.
• Initiated and led a refinery optimization change for product blending.
• Optimized crude blends for sales and refinery consumption to capture economic opportunities.
• Completed several economic analyses for multimillion dollar refinery projects.

Corpus Christi, Texas

• Technical support for several refinery technologies including Crude Distillation, Sulfur Recovery and Hydroprocessing.
• Built an automated process simulation to optimize exchanger cleaning to minimize lost opportunity cost.
• Monitoring of process units to identify potential reliability concerns and optimization opportunities.
• Strategically developed turnaround scope by coordinated pre-project inspections of equipment to minimize discovery work and project delays.