Michael Mathis Email & Phone Number

Sweeny Complex/ Usgc Project

As a Vibration Specialist for Chevron Phillips, I am responsible for the daily reliability of rotating equipment in the Ethylene and Polyethylene units, as well as managing the site’s lubrication program. ● Assist and train Operations personnel on the use of vibration monitoring equipment.● Track and report to the management team all vibration-related issues.● Develop and manage lubrication program, including lubrication standards, sample results analysis, lubrication training, and Champion/Supervise Reladyne Lubrication contractors.● Work with Operations and Maintenance to manage the plant's critical rotating spares.● Support Operations with startup and troubleshooting on rotating equipment.● Manage and maintain various platforms, SKF @ptitude, Bently System 1 (Classic and Evolution), Bently 3500 Configuration, and Prognost Predictor. Extended Duties include supporting planned and non-planned outages. Currently I am responsible for developing, planning, and executing High Velocity Oil flushes, and Chemical cleaning during Turnarounds. This includes supervising contractors and coordinating work with different craft personnel. In addition, as needed I am tasked to preform QC inspections in contractor shops on major mechanical repairs, and work with our vendor shops to determine appropriate repair scopes.

Deer Park, Texas

As the PdM Program Site Supervisor, I was contracted to Dow Chemical, supporting five plants in the Houston Area Operations in many aspects, from rotating to fixed equipment/piping. Along with Supervising the PdM Group in routine Vibration and Lubrication route-based work, I was responsible for interfacing with the lead rotating equipment engineer, preparing, and taking the lead on advanced analysis projects and single plane balancing, and maintaining the API 670 vibration protection/Online Condition Monitoring Systems, including Bently and CSI monitoring systems. Along with supervising the vibration program I was tasked with following equipment overhauls in various outside shop. This included preforming QC inspections and working with our vendor shops to determine repair scopes.

Deer Park, Texas

As a Lead PdM Analyst for Mistras, I was contracted to Dow Chemical to support five Houston Area Operations plants in many aspects, from rotating to fixed equipment/piping. Along with my routine Vibration and Lubrication program leadership, I was responsible for interfacing with the lead rotating equipment engineer, preparing, and taking the lead on advanced analysis projects and single plane balancing, and maintaining the API 670 vibration protection/Online Condition Monitoring Systems, including Bently and CSI monitoring systems. • Advanced Vibration Troubleshooting and Analysis on Rotating Equipment, Fixed Equipment, and Piping. (ODS/Modal, Impact Testing, Cross-Channel Phase, PeakVue, etc.• Lead Analyst on Field Balancing• Online Condition Monitoring and Supporting Operations during start-up of critical equipment using an Alta 18 Channel Analyzer and CSI 4500 /6500 Transient Data Manager• Vibration System Components (Calibration, Installation, and Troubleshooting)• Developing and writing Procedures (Gearbox and Motor Acceptance Testing, Analyzer set up for ODS/Modal, Installation and Removal of Prox Probes, Accelerometers, Velocity Transducers, etc.)• Managing AMS Databases• Proficient in SAP • Oil Sampling and Analysis • Shop Acceptance Testing of New or Repaired Equipment• Following equipment overhauls at outside shops• Interlock Testing (shooting signals from the field to the house on machines that trip off vibration)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.)

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