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Pasadena, Texas, United States

Supervise plant personnel, initiate real time optimization of process variables, ensure the balance of all process areas to maximize production and energy savings, ensure quality products from all process areas through safe and efficient means, review and completed safety permits, create and train operators on SOP's, and prioritize equipment maintenance. Lead daily safety tailgate meetings. Schedule weekly overtime and call outs. Conduct yearly appraisals for employees under my supervision.

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Supervise plant personnel, initiate real time optimization of process variables, ensure the balance of all process areas to maximize production and energy savings, ensure quality products from all process areas through safe and efficient means, review and completed safety permits, create and train operators on SOP's, and prioritize equipment maintenance. Lead daily safety tailgate meetings. Schedule weekly overtime and call outs. Conduct yearly appraisals for employees under my supervision. Promote diversity and Inclusion across a multi ethnic staff.

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Supervise plant personnel, initiate real time optimization of process variables, ensure the balance of all process areas to maximize production and energy savings, ensure quality products from all process areas through safe and efficient means, review and completed safety permits, create and train operators on SOP's, and prioritize equipment maintenance. Lead daily safety tailgate meetings. Schedule weekly overtime and call outs. Conduct yearly appraisals for employees under my supervision.

Saudi Arabia

Turnaround Operations SME member for the 2016 Schem turnaround group that sets the overall strategy, focus, and best practices for SChem • Focus on turnaround safety and environmental improvement and develop effective improvement initiatives. Ensures proper completion of operations inspections and implementation of all environmental and, safety requirements.• Develop detailed and usable best practices for turnaround activities related to shutdown and startup planning and scheduling, equipment clearing and cleaning, blinding, permitting, heat exchanger leak testing, dry out procedures, work list development and other execution strategies.• Investigate execution improvement ideas (alternative chemical cleaning, quench system cleaning, etc.) and lead implementation efforts to ensure ideas are implemented at the various sites.• Guide the development of critical, site-specific Operations plans, work list, LTT, plant clean-up, etc.• Counsel site operations in development of site-specific shut-down and start-up schedules based on best practices that are fully integrated with overall Turnaround Schedule.• Schedule, organize and facilitate turnaround readiness assurances and compile reports. Follow-up on assurances to ensure required actions are assigned owners and followed-thru to completion.• Arrange and conduct TAPS training such as Guidance Review Team and Core Team training to a wide spectrum of audiences.• Coach and mentor T/A leaders and Management teams and work with them to remove obstacles to providing effective services.• Audit turnaround deliverables for completeness and quality and coordinate the continual improvement of the process.• Consult / mentor plants in minor, plant maintenance managed turnarounds, including pre-TA assurances.• Leads domestic and international sites in setting up and using the TAPS turnaround proces

Supervise plant personnel, ensure the balance of all process areas to maximize production and energy savings, ensure quality products from all process areas through safe and efficient means, review and sign safety permits, create and train operators on SOP's, and prioritize equipment maintenance.CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR Operate both DCS and Delta V Control boards for Oxidizers, Esterification, Centrifuges, Crystallization, Exothermic, and Endothermic reactions. Having excellent communication and writing skills. Use of SAP to ensure product is ready for plant shipments. SAP for maintenance notifications and work orders. Monitor temperature, pressures, and levels on process equipment, build and Update PI Data screens for me and fellow operators. Monitor lab analysis for quality control and energy savings.PROCUREMENT RE ENGINEERING TEAM MEMBERHelp to implement Work Group Services (WGS) for entire chemical plant, train employees in WGS for preventative maintenance, and bench marked various plants in the Houston area such as Exxon Baytown for best work practices.

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Operate both DCS and Delta V Control boards for Oxidizers, Esterification, Centrifuges, Crystallization, Exothermic, and Endothermic reactions. Having excellent communication and writing skills. Use of SAP to ensure products are ready for plant shipments. SAP for maintenance notifications and work orders. Monitor temperature, pressures, and levels on process equipment,build and update PI Data screens for all process lines. Monitor lab analysis for quality control and energy savings.Fire brigade member twelve years with a certificate in training from the South Carolina Fire Academy, TWIC card holder, Hazmat Team, able to read P&ID Drawings, high level rescue team member, Licensed Forklift operator, operation of JLG, Safety Implementation Team Leader, inspection equipment to prevent premature failure, and obtain process samples for lab analysis. Operate the plant process using 5S Technique, while looking at ways to increase production by eliminating waste.

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Screened candidates for employment, ordered inventory, safety inspections following OSHA regulations, payroll, quality control, and product marketing,

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

Schematic drawings, Auto Cad Drafting Software Apple PC peripherals, computer board blue prints, product testing, board soldering, and shipping and receiving.TECHNICAL PROFICIENCYSOFTWARE: SAP, PI, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Publisher, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook.EQUIPMENT; OTHER: Interpretation of blue prints with pipe and instrument drawings and interpretation of MSDS.