Christopher Plumb Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Bayport Complex

• CSE department manager responsible for 15 Control Systems Engineers and Specialists and anannual budget of over $5MM. The complex install base has 9 Honeywell DCS server clusters,1 Foxboro EcoStruxure DCS, 12 Triconex.
• Implemented semi-automated testing program for interlock check-outs at the end of eachturnaround that saved over $1MM per outage
• Worked with team to set annual department goals with metrics and created tracking systemfor reporting. Assist individual employees in setting personal goals that are aligned withdepartment and complex goals
• Steering team member involved with planning, staffing, and scoping of capital projects,turnarounds, DCS migration project, and APC project initiatives

Bayport Complex

Automation team lead for the PO/TBA project RTBE unit installation at Bayport Complex. Overseeing a team of 4 employees and over 20 contractors. Responsible for all automation scope including DCS, SIS, instrumentation, analyzers, and networks

Bayport Complex

• Providing support for Operations, Projects, and Turnarounds while promoting excellence in execution to bring about continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, and reliability.
• Control systems lead for multiple complex system cut-overs including; AH-1 analyzer house cutover (EO), B-2890 and CRU Burner Management Systems (PO), Tank Farm Entis to DCS cut-over (PO), and MP3 Extruder/Transfer.
• Provided turnaround support for 2018 BP2 (PO) and 2019 Polymers (PP) T/A supporting control room upgrades, graphics migrations, new control strategy implementation, loop check-out, ESD function testing, and start-up.
• Lead Honeywell Experion and LCN migrations from various system releases for 9 server clusters and 6 LCNs to a common Experion release R500.2 and LCN release R687.1
• Created DCS system architecture diagrams for all three plants at the Bayport Complex site

Deer Park, Texas Area

• Owner/Operator Project Manager responsible for multiple automation projects with a combined Total Installed Cost (TIC) of approximately $100MM.
• Managed all phases of the projects including engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) while adhering to a rigorous stage gate process
• Projects include analyzers and shelter replacements, PLC upgrades, DCS migrations, SIS projects, control room upgrades, combustible gas detection systems, loading meters and arms replacements, etc.
• Activities included project scope development, stage gate presentations, execution strategy, planning, estimating, scope/schedule/cost controls, risk management, change management, sub-contract management and.

Houston, Texas Area

• Design of downstream continuous and batch process control systems for chemical plantsProjects:TPC – SIS Gap Closure FEL II
• Supervised a group of approximately 10 engineers in reviewing Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) gaps and developing design packages for the Independent Protection Layers (IPL) to be installed to meet the Target.
• Activities include front end project scoping, work assignments, progress tracking, status reporting, deviation reporting, change identification, quality control, technical guidance, problem solving, etc.Calumet – Ester.
• Automation technical lead for specialty lubrication grassroots project designing a batch Distributed Control System (DCS) for use in a new expansion unit
• Provided a complete control system design including functional specifications, hardware specifications, system architecture drawings, I/O lists, purchase requisitions, and provided oversight of the instrument design team

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible for engineering and analysis of safety systems in petrochemical refining facilities Projects:BP – Gap Closure FEL Project
• Designed Independent Protection Layers (IPL) such as Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF), Safety Interlocks (SI), Basic Process Controls Systems (BPCS), and Safety Related Alarms (SRA) for gaps identified during LOPA
• Issued solution packages that detailed multiple options considered, SIL calculations, LOPA modifications, PIDs, and sketches showing front end system designs BP – SDD Project
• Lead control systems engineer responsible for quality, schedule, and delivery of deficiency documentation related to instrumented IPLs
• Managed the database for IPL and SRS datasheet information including, input and output group voting structure, testing interval requirements, sensor and final element data, probability of failure, spurious trip rates.
• Reviewed and verified compliance of Safety Requirements Specification (SRS) to ISA-84.00.01 and client requirements for quality assurance

Houston, Texas Area

• Life Cycle Management inside sales, engineering, and project management
• Provided front-end design of electrical power systems including switchgear, variable frequency drives (VFD), automation and controls
• Supported sales activities such as field surveys, quotations, proposals, part selection, customer service
• Managed small projects and provided estimates, risk analysis and mitigation plans, scheduling, cost control, change management, and progress reporting
• Monitored subcontractor performance for quality of work, critical success factors, milestones and risks
• Tracked man hours and schedule to ensure that all projects were executed with positive gross margin

Houston, Texas, United States

• Design and specification of equipment used in subsea oil and gas production facilities
• Developed qualification programs for new technology - front end analysis steps necessary to adequately define technical maturity and detail the process towards resulting technology qualification tests or analytical.
• Reviewed design for enclosure of medium voltage electrical equipment – preformed evaluation of possible induced emf on body of enclosure and potential for negative effect on corrosion protection

Houston, Texas Area

• Design of downstream process control systems and petrochemical refinery instrumentationProjects:Exxon Mobil - Non-Road Diesel Project
• Designed and created specifications for all Equipment Health Monitoring Systems (Bently Nevada) for Hydro-Cracking Units in both Baytown and Baton Rouge refineries
• Specified system rack layouts, accelerometers, probes and proximitors for vibration monitoring as well as local networking architecture to ensure communication with existing plant global network
• Developed logic diagrams for recycle compressor and feed pump shutdown functionalityBP - Alky Repositioning
• Performed calculations such as; control valve sizing to minimize cavitation and flashing, thermowell sizing and vibration, PSV sizing, and orifice plate sizing used for differential pressure flow elements

Houston, Texas Area

• Instrumentation and control system design for offshore oil and gas production facilitiesProjects:Reliance Industries Ltd. – KG-D6 Field - Control and Riser Platform
• Created, managed, and issued Instrument Index and datasheets for all instrumentation using Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI/INtools) software
• Analyzed vendor information by performing bid tabulations, making recommendations for contract award, and reviewing all vendor data during manufacturing
• Developed Logic Diagrams and Cause and Effect Charts to define the Safety Instrumented System (Invensys) shutdown functionality

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Petroleum Engineering