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Hockessin, Delaware, United States

Greater Philadelphia

Paulsboro, New Jersey

-Managed highly constrained lubricant plant assets to ensure customer demand was met with quality product-Worked with multi-disciplinary team to safely lock out plant equipment for inspections, maintenance and projects-Provided schedule for plant operations to minimize product quality issues through detailed operation sequencing-Led team on product batch fixes in coordination with the lab to reduce wasted product-Continuous coordination of raw materials due to supply chain issues, cost efficiencies and new product releases-Led projects for new products to continuously improve upon offering to customer. Coordination included planning for raw materials, plant asset dedication, lab simulation blend and execution of large-scale operation

Greater Philadelphia Area

-Supported Commercial Lubricants customers with field engineering and managed distributors in the states of DE, PA & NJ. The industrial customers included petrochemical, oil & gas, power generation, general manufacturing, off-highway-Provided engineering guidance on lubricant selection, product quality, oil analysis, equipment troubleshooting, maintenance procedures, RCFA, operating procedures and equipment inspections. Goal was to increase safety, efficiency, up-time and quantify/justify initiatives for plant management-Collaborated with customer’s multi-disciplinary team to gain alignment on projects and supported through the life cycle-Managed pipeline of new business opportunities and developed technical sales proposals focused on improvements

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

-Created pressure vessel repair and modification plans which included detailed drawings, calculations via PV Elite and inspection hold points. Level of detail allowed for efficient and safe execution of mechanical work.-Developed engineering specifications for the purchase of new fixed equipment assets and conducted engineering review of calculations/drawings to ensure fabrication per industry/code requirements-Completed detailed review of piping construction drawings and developed stress models using CAESAR II to provide design per code requirements-Compiled MOC documentation, facilitated necessary safety reviews and verified field installation to ensure acceptable implementation of changes to process equipment-Performed economic evaluations for equipment purchases and repairs that provided long term economic benefits. Assessed life cycle cost of equipment metallurgy upgrades resulting in savings and increased reliability.-Conducted local thin area Fitness for Service (FFS) assessments per American Petroleum Institute (API 579) to ensure pressure vessel equipment could be operated reliably until next planned down time-Coordinated multi-disciplinary projects where contractor was used for detailed engineering and served as fixed equipment engineering quality control lead-Led fixed equipment progress presentations during pre-Turnaround (TA) reviews conducted by external team. Completed follow-ups from external team to ensure recommendations were adequately implemented.-Served as fixed equipment engineering lead during TA execution and coordinated with business team to ensure inspections and mechanical work were completed per developed timeline. Provided detailed progress updates and relevant issues to site management during TA execution phase.-Organized post TA report to capture details of major work completed and provided recommendations for next down time resulting in foundation for future TA work list development

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

-Analyzed equipment inspection data and developed engineering path forward with inspection team to ensure continued safe and reliable operation-Assessed Non Destructive Examination (NDE) data and calculated retirement limits on piping/vessels to ensure operation within code requirements-Supported daily operation of refinery and provided fixed equipment guidance to address reliability issues-Supported risk based inspection systems through understanding of equipment damage mechanisms and developing solutions for risk mitigation

Edge Moor, De

-Led multi-functional teams to establish and document the sites pressure vessels design basis’, operating conditions, inspection strategies, history and damage mechanisms resulting in improved equipment reliability and accurate documentation-Developed inspection plans and maintenance procedures for the sites pressure vessels and relief devices to comply with jurisdictional laws and API/ASME codes-Initiated and updated preventative maintenance items through SAP to provide safe, reliable and efficient equipment maintenance-Assisted in improvement of the Quality Assurance program for the site equipment to ensure a safe, environmentally friendly and reliable plant-Analyzed equipment failures through Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and established technical corrective actions to prevent repeat events