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Houston, Texas, United States

Leading the Sustainable Operations Group, - Evaluating Emerging Emissions Technology- Providing Comments on Proposed Regulations- Setting up systems to reduce manual data collection for Env Reporting- GHGRP Reporting- Coordinating globally for the corporate emissions goals

Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for overseeing all emissions related equipment and projects within New Mexico. Coordinated with operations to increase reliability and runtime of the emissions control equipment and reduce our overall emissions footprint in NM.- LDAR Repairs- VRU/VCU Maintenance

Houston, Texas, United States

- Manage Maintenance and Construction, Compression, and Automation for Oxy's NW NM Asset.- Optimize facilities and implement programs to increase reliability and reduce down oil.

Houston, Texas Area

- Coordinating activity between drilling, facilities, commercial- Scope and develop facility upgrade projects- Work with other producers in the area to manage gas and produced water takeaway

Houston, Texas Area

- Provide Process Engineering support for Cryogenic and CO2 Gas Processing Plants and Fields in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas- Scope and design projects to debottleneck the plants and increase throughput.- Support the facilities in the field to provide the plant with the necessary compression and produced water.- Experienced with both Promax and Hysys Simulation Software.- Project Management responsibilities for all projects related to the facilities.- Turnaround Manager for Plant Outages.

Oyster Creek, Tx

- Led projects from the front end loading/scope definition stage through the construction and project close out stage. These projects ranged from $50M to $2.3MM and differed from replacing pipeline road crossings to the installation of new piping systems, exchangers, and other unit ops.- Coordinated and prioritized projects for the unit based on the plant’s budget, needs, and resources- Tracked project budget and forecasted spending- Performed economic evaluations for projects to track value added by their implementation. - Reviewed MOCs for Process Design and Engineering and Technology.- Coordinated pipeline transfers and inventory levels during 2014 turnaround ensuring all internal and external supply needs were met.

Oyster Creek, Texas

- Responsible for the daily safe operation of the Phenol/Acetone and the Diphenyl Oxide (DPO) Plant- Operations representative for expansion and refurbishment projects in the unit ($12MM)- Planned, coordinated and executed the DPO turnaround. Aided in the coordination of the Phenol/Acetone turnaround- Troubleshot plant issues, Wrote and reviewed operating procedures- Led and collaborated in Root Cause Investigations- Led the burner management audit for the plant's seven pieces of fired equipment- Fluent in Mod V state-based control language. Introduced to ABB 800xa object-based controls and Aspen IP.21- Trained in 6Sigma methodology with a focus in Lean Workplace Optimization

Oyster Creek, Tx

- Led several expense and capital projects us to $1.2M- Offgas area focal point for Phenol/Acetone Turnaround (Conversion of the refrigeration system to R-134a and electrical and controls upgrade for 15kV compressor motor.- Performed studies in support of a Highly Reliable Organization (Exchangers / Relief Devices)- Contributed to the LOPA revalidation team and and LPP gap closures.

Pasadena, Tx

- Scoped a project to install an acid line to the ISO washpad to allow for acid washing of containers.- Developed a Vendor bid package for a dredging operation in the sites waste water ponds.

Baton Rouge, La

- Completed a washing and thermal stability study for brominated flame retardants.