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Houston, Texas, United States

Using subject matter expertise in refinery supply chain to manage client relationships and develop sales opportunities with new and existing clients in the oil industry.

St Croix, Us Virgin Islands

Structure development for long & short-term plans; implementation of methods for Spiral Plan & Spiral Assay.• Discovered error in vendor’s LP program distillation method that, corrected, boosts revenues by $185 k/day. • Added structure in Crude Unit to optimize split between Light & Heavy Naphtha, increasing revenues by $100 k/day. • Analyzed Coker Shift Vectors, including HKGO recycle, and verified DOEs, increasing accuracy by $135 k/d.• Modified unit from fixed yields/properties to accounting for feed iso/normal ratios, increasing accuracy by $38 k/d.• Added structure to account for Reformate pricing based on DON/RVP, increasing accuracy by $15 k/d.• Converting predominately fixed-yields LP model to robust, responsive assay and vector driven yields, based on KPIs.• Leading multi-company team in identifying areas of improvement and developing action plans for resolutions.• Creating new reports and analysis strategies to present current refinery status and future operations.

Los Alamos, New Mexaco, Usa

Emphasized scheduling, preparation, manufacturing, procurement and business analytics.• Utilized MRP (Oracle), MES (Solumina) and MS Project to plan, transact, and manage inventories.• Investigated & found innovate solutions to plant, inventory, and business process issues.• Employed Lean Six Sigma to minimize waste, solve problems and improve processes.• Collected and analyzed data that supported management in making business decisions.• Initiated new and upgraded existing work processes to increase performance efficiency and safety.

Greater Atlanta Area

Administered technical support for LP models, reporting tools and crude oil assay management. Used data analytics in regression model testing of vectors. Created Operating, Capital, and Budget Plans. Applied refining and chemical technology, catalyst reaction theories and processing principles in modeling various LP Units.• Provided supply gaps options & modified production schedules. Conducted feasibility studies.• Upgraded Monroe Energy refinery PETRO LP model from 25% convergence rate to 98% convergence.• Built PETRO LP FCC based on KBC Petro-SIM and KBC FCC-SIM. • Redesigned PETRO LP Isocracker, CCR, and other models.• Revamped CDU, VDU and gas plant models. Devised Short-Range and Long-Range Plans.• Made customized PETRO revise files / reports, saving one day per plan development. • Preserved integrity of Haverly assay generation tools (HCAMS).• Generated economic evaluations of refinery configuration scenarios & HCAMS crude assays, raising accuracy by $0.25/bbl.• Proposed capital expenditure plans. Resolved issues in PETRO optimization / reporting, minimizing completion delays. • Generated weekly and ad hoc crude oil valuations. Involved in constraint analysis and case studies. • Collaborated with refinery on optimization of operating plans, backcasting of operations, & business plans.

Robinson, Il

Performed audit of current refinery LP model based on subject matter expertise in PIMS modeling.• Identified non-standard coding, potential pinch-points, redundant coding, non-convergence, etc.• Utilized previous client relationship experiences in working with customer to upgrade LP model value $1.5M / Year.

Binh Son Refinery, Quang Ngai, Vietnam

Managed Planning and Scheduling Department, utilizing industry knowledge and refining technical experience. Examined, revised, and approved routine department functions and special studies, including yield accounting. Mentored staff, established best practice procedures and standards, offered strategic direction.• Supplemented department standards, policies, procedures & promoted best practices / regulatory compliance.• Established crude valuation / selection process; supervised crude assays & blending / crude quality analyses.• Generated written documentation, including underlying intent and examples of standards, policies, and procedures.• Taught English & creative problem solving. Emphasized passion for success, accuracy & strong attention to detail.• Encouraged creativity, strategic thinking, and inter-departmental engagements to expand value creation.• Instituted guidance and leadership in collaborating with process engineering, commercial and refinery operations.• Emphasized self-starter attitude, teamwork, ambition, & reliability in delivering results with tight deadlines.• Drove inventories to minimal workable levels for economics without undue risks to operations and safety. • Ensured development of weekly & monthly production plans and presentations to staff & management.• Inspected gasoline blending; initiated staff coaching / training & analytical skills development.• Devised short and long-range evaluations for feedstock / operational variances & business analyses.• Conceived Crude Oils Quality Control Management program which enlarged refinery profitability by $15M / year.• Authored refinery fuel oil management program which increased refinery profitability by $3M / year.• Received technical award for process improvement contributions to the refinery. Taught technical writing and PIMS.• Prioritized cross-functional communication and achieved overall process improvement.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Established Product Plans for refineries & kept management abreast regarding Operations & product quality.• Executed economic alternative plans, monthly backcasts and turnarounds / unit shutdowns database.• Key contributor to the Refining and Marketing S&OP process and oversaw product specifications.• Managed crude, intermediate and product inventory targets; coordinated component transfers between refineries.• Supported oil flow strategy of tank inspection, unit shutdown, refinery turnaround activities & data acquisition.• Coordinated all gasoline and distillate regulations compliance tracking and reporting for the refineries.• Directed optimized short and long-term production plans; presented / defended plans to Sr. Management & CEO.• Updated management regarding refinery operations & maintained Haverly Systems, Inc., GRTMPS LP model.• Liaised with management & refineries to further coordination & understanding of technical concepts & solutions.• Engaged collaboratively with Finance Department to develop monthly EBITDA margins and year-end LIFO.• Prepared crude & product prices for corporate use, including in LP models and financial statements.• Generated specialty plans (e.g., FCC vs. Coker economics at Fuel Gas limit, Ops & economics at various limits).• Met with Crude Supply, Pipeline & Refinery management weekly to discuss crude supply & economics.• Devised LPG scheduling model to optimize Isobutane purchases/inventories and other butanes.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Responsible for ExxonMobil’s largest refinery LP model. Led refinery variance analysis.Delivered support and trouble-shooting for the refinery’s PIMS LP and Orion users.• Strengthened accuracy of ExxonMobil’s most complex refinery model by $500K/day; developed performance reports.• Enhanced corporate LP model profitability up to $1M / month. Interfaced with SAP regularly.• Originated new Hydrotreater model, updated refinery configuration & improved optimization intra-regionally.• Guided team to upgrade unit monitoring, reducing Plant vs. Plan deviations by 12%, reviewed production models. • Supported Orion and MBO scheduling tools, including crude assay updates, new reports & bias updates.• Established method to quantify stream economic drivers relative to volumes and properties.• Extended backcasting procedure and data extraction tools, plus programming for automation.• Conceived a report for PIMS vs. Plant data that included extensive analysis and trending.• Designed ad hoc LP reports and a database to store backcasting results.

Fairfax, Va

Introduced new Orion models for ExxonMobil refineries.Supplied technical support and troubleshooting for Orion users.• Improved Orion Scheduler’s value by $3M / year & furnished problem solving support.• Designed Orion Scheduling models and founded new programs to automate work procedures. • Customized each site’s model and trained site personnel.• Sustained programs / databases (MS SQL & MS Access), constructed training software, and imparted client facing Consulting Services.• Enabled strong business acumen in sales creating simulators and optimizers, increasing sales revenue..• Enhanced Actual vs. Planned reconciliation program. Position involved Visual Basic, VBA & SQL programming.• Applied excellent communication skills to enhance business development contracts and reviews, and in negotiating amendments.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

As Refinery Coordinator, directed refinery operating and scheduling activities to meet product commitments and minimize the impact of variances.As PIMS LP Modeler, issued Short-Range and Long-Range Plans; merged three refinery models into one.• Implemented monthly production plans & strategies, reviewed operations & laboratory analyses; analyzed deviations.• Optimized product blend recipes & intermediate stream dispositions, including quantity, quality & inventory levels.• Participated in procedure development, management of change (MOC), incident investigations and reviews. • Prepared daily orders for Operations & collaborated with Process Engineering to resolve off-spec issues.• Ensured regulatory compliance of EPA Access database and organized the Solomon Associates, Inc., Fuels Study.• Constructed standardized programs for operations data gathering, recording, analysis, and decision-making.• Ensured that refining unit products and parameters were kept within desired ranges.• Supervised logistics personnel to ensure operational corrections and strategy shifts were implemented.

Dhahran Al-Janoub Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Built four-period PIMS XPIMS model and related reports for Short-Range and Long-Range Product Plans.Constructed and strengthened refinery models, issued multi-period production plans and mentored staff.• Created world’s largest PIMS Multi-Plant / Period (XPIMS) model, resolving numerous AspenTech technical issues, while enhancing refinery submodels & inventory operations, improving reliability & flexibility.• Formulated detailed scheduling & inventory management model, including shipping reports & BOLs.• Directed multi-disciplined groups to achieve complex goals, including Value Chain Optimization.• Mentored SamRef Refinery staff, including short-range planner, gasoline blender and PIMS LP modeler.• Conducted training courses, including refinery planning & economics, MS Office and linear programming (LP).

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

Chemical Engineering