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Morristown, NJ, US

Parsippany, New Jersey, US

• Managed an integrated project team with a $50-150M annual refinery capital plan for 7 years. Directed project managers & contractors to deliver critical projects on time & within a prescribed budget. Provided routine.
• Led income improvement initiatives such as increased Distillate recovery at Crude Unit ($0.2M/yr), Fuel Oil to Coker Unit ($8M/yr), Naphtha to Gasoline blend pool ($5M/yr), & Warm Mix Asphalt facilities ($3.5M/yr).
• Developed & steward facility annual capital plan with input from Operations, Technical, EHS, & Maintenance Dep’ts.
• Valued member of the refinery Risk Management Committee & Contractor Steering Committee.
• Assumed combined responsibilities in leading the Controls Systems Department. Developed advanced control strategies for the operating units to improve quality/productivity, rationalized alarms for new equipment.
• Sponsored internship program, and attended new engineer FUEL Team events.

Parsippany, New Jersey, US

• Helped set operational strategies for the process units to maximize profitability and improve reliability while complying with PSM, safety, & environmental guidelines. Assisted in the planning & scheduling of.
• Managed 12 salary and 45 union workforce employees. Implemented job training and recertification program for operators to drive increased productivity & personal development.
• Saved $0.5M/yr by adjusting Utility Plant operation & exporting electricity during peak demand periods.
• Developed $110M annual operating budgets for the areas, and controlled expenses.
• Participated in Best Practice Teams to share ideas across multiple sites.
• Helped continuously achieve OSHA VPP Star Certification for the facility.

Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, US

• Received Refinery Manager’s Safety Award two years in a row while supervising Crude Unit.
• Led the effort to rollout OEMS (Operational Excellence Management System) throughout the organization, provided routine surveillance audits, and achieved RC-14001 certification for the refinery.
• Managed a workforce of 77 employees; 65 of which are unionized. Developed operator work schedules to control overtime, maintain job qualifications, and achieve training goals.
• Improved safety, environmental performance, equipment reliability, and profitability for the operating areas.
• Steward an annual operating budget of $125M. Major initiatives included optimizing daily & long-term operations, organizational development, planning preventative maintenance, scope development for major maintenance.

Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, US

• Interfaced with the Commercial Department, Logistics, & Traders to help optimize crude supply, intermediates, & product movements via barge shipments and pipelines.
• Assisted the Refinery Leadership Team with maximizing gross margin utilizing LP model runs.
• Responsible for logistical plans associated with crude, heavy oils, and distillates throughout the NE Refining Complex. Helped set strategies for unit operations based on economic indicators.
• Developed process unit oil-flow plans for unit outages; both planned & unplanned.

Spring, Texas, US

• Led and mentored process engineers for chemical plants in Cedar Bayou & Orange, TX.
• Supported manufacturing operations so they would remain reliable, continuously improve, & be innovate.
• Helped develop capital projects and set business strategies for operation of the Polyethylene production facilities. Initiatives included creating process simulation models, mass/energy balances, process design.

San Ramon, CA, US

• Responsible for developing & implementing process strategies, optimizing current processes, performing risk assessments, complying with safety & quality standards, design & testing process upgrades, performing process.
• Redesigned Absorber Column tray internals to maximize column capacity (payout of $1.3M/yr).
• Actively involved in major 4-yr maintenance turnaround of FCC Unit. Documented shutdown activities & wrote postmortem.