Jonathon Gates Email & Phone Number

Responsible for providing executive level project oversight and overall execution, specializing in Large Capital projects. Also, ensuring business drivers are defined and fully achieved for project success. Additionally, this includes engineering, contract and equipment negotiations and procurement for construction and procurement. Finally, ensuring.

Morrilton, AR

Full project execution – scope definition, material selection, specifications, cost estimate development, procurement, environmental liaison, contract review, project budget, construction management, schedule adherence, etc.Provide maintenace engineering support as needed.

Crossett, AR & Much Of Southern US

• Managed capital projects for a Tall Oil Fractionation Unit and Industrial Resins facilities:
• Full project execution – scope definition, material selection, specifications, cost estimate development, procurement, environmental liaison, contract review, project budget, construction management, schedule.

Crossett, AR

• Shared management responsibility of the Tall Oil Fractionation Unit and Industrial Resins facility:
• Including health, safety, cost, quality and environmental for (7) batch reactors, (2) continuous Formaldehyde plants, (1) Spray Dried resin plant – unionized workforce
• Ensuring compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM), General Duty and Chemical Process Safety (CPS)
• Oversight of maintenance organization
• Leading and developing capital projects for sustainability and growth
• Development of operations excellence initiatives

Crossett, AR

• Managed capital projects for the Tall Oil Fractionation Unit and Industrial Resins facility:
• Full project execution – scope definition, material selection, specifications, cost estimate development, procurement, environmental liaison, contract review, project budget, construction management, schedule.
• 14,000 gallon ASME reactor replacement
• API Storage tank installations
• Wipe Film Evaporator procurement and installation
• Technical/Engineering support for plant managed projects

Crossett, AR

• Managed staff of 30 including maintenance planners, supervisors, instrument technicians, mechanics, electricians, and engineers -- Particular areas of concentration for plant equipment and maintenance department:
• Reduced cost, improved reliability, increased equipment availability, improved mechanical integrity program through PdM and PM activities
• Strengthened performance of supervisors by defining expectations and established accountability
• Improved experience base and cross trained employees to improve “depth” of maintenance organization – salaried and hourly
• Responsible for complex store room and operating personnel – included managing overall inventory optimization and reduction efforts

Crossett, AR

• Provided engineering and maintenance support both the Tall Oil Fractionation Unit and the Resin Manufacturing Plant:
• Evaluation and design of piping systems
• Vessel inspections and repairs – experience with API 650, 653, and ASME Pressure Vessel Code. Refurbished tanks per proper design codes, coil and nozzle installations, roof replacements, man way replacements, baffle.
• Technical support for vibration technicians to better determine failure modes
• Internal Division Mechanical Integrity Auditor for PSM facilities
• Procurement and installation of 9,000 gallon stainless steel reactor – $450M

Crossett, AR

• Provided maintenance engineering support to entire paper mill – (8) machines:
• Indirect supervisor / technical support for reliability group – vibration technicians, air systems and lubrication specialists
• Relief supervisor for machine shop and roll rebuild shop – machinists and roll rebuild mechanics
• Directed efforts to establish lubrication routes for all (8) paper machines and supporting equipment.
• Participated in failure analysis of all types of related equipment
• Developed tracking and shipping procedure for all pumps repaired by outside vendors

Mojave, CA

• Project engineering duties included project management, application design, and engineering support:
• Experience with simple steel design, piping systems, belt and screw conveyor systems
• Provided fabrication drawings for some projects – drafting using AutoCAD
• Experience with Rotary Kilns and supporting equipment
• Responsible for rebuild crew on Secondary bag house