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Beaumont, TX, US

Texas, United States

Beaumont, Texas Area

TX

• Managed operations of the 2.6M lbs/day Butadiene Unit. Led an organization 80 operators with 12 directs. Achieved the operating plan targets, while operating the assets in a manner that is safe, environmentally.
• Led “Back to Basics” focus on operational fundamentals across the organization, resulting in fewer operator errors impacting production and environmental performance.
• Implemented Ensure Safe Production concepts within the Operations organization, improving process safety focus across shifts.
• Accelerated capability of operations team to meet increased operating plan targets.

Norco Manufacturing Complex - Norco La

• Managed operations planning for $80M Olefins Plant turnaround. Established a new team of 15 to plan all operations activities for major turnarounds greater than $20M over multiple turnaround cycles for the site. Put in.
• Built a team that planned turnaround for best-ever shutdown and decontamination schedule from 14 to 9 days saving $6M on an $80M turnaround.
• Reduced the number of blinds in the TA by 26% which represented a cost savings of $.5M and reduced personnel exposure during the decontamination process.
• Developed plan to leverage Asset Management Strategies in order to reduce turnaround cost to between Solomon 1st and 2nd quartile and improve unit reliability.
• Improved safety performance from 4 company recordables on previous large turnaround to Goal Zero on next 2 large turnarounds for operations personnel.

Houston, Texas

• Supported the development of Asset Master Plans for Shell / Motiva operated sites worldwide to improve process safety, reliability, margin, and asset integrity. Coordinated and planned the meeting for the executive.
• Reduced and optimized capital efficiency across global portfolio and supported investment to optimize reliability and margin capture through development of Asset Master Plans.
• Led Investment Planning Teams, ensuring capital project portfolio returned the highest possible value through alignment of sites and strategy organization.

• Managed an organization of 70 staff under a structure of 6 directs across 5 technical disciplines, including reliability, projects / construction, mechanical equipment, electrical, and pressure equipment organizations..
• Improved reliability to less than 3% with a credible plan to go to 2% or lower.
• Established 1st Commercial team that led to site $500M contribution margin.
• Led Project Group responsible for projects from 5 quintile IPA on Cost Effectiveness Index to break point between 1st and 2nd quintile.
• Projects organization recognized as a Best Practice for small project execution process.
• Established processes to support delivery of portfolio from $20M to $70M.

• Assured asset management and asset capacity for gasoline blending and product movement facilities within and out of the plant. Primarily focused on assuring gasoline blending, crude and product movements met operating.
• Recapitalized site tank infrastructure by developing and implementing a $32M site tank program to support API compliance and meet business plans.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering