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World-Class Chemical Operations – Engineering / Plant Leadership (192709) Black Belt, BSME, PE,

05.31.2021

Impressive! This is the word to describe this Global Operations/Engineering/Maintenance Director with 20+ years of industry experience. He is a BSME and is a Six Sigma Black Belt. He has achieved an impressive track record of consistently delivering CAPEX and Brownfield projects on time while lowering costs and increasing production with a perfect safety record. He had improved operations in 14 different countries!. He is multilingual in English and Spanish.

He is actively looking for a new role after COVID cutbacks eliminated his position. His chemical industry experience in engineering, maintenance and project management, and industrial automation makes him a very strong candidate for you.

  • Managed and Maintained two Nitrogen pipeline facilities supplying Alumax Aluminum and Mobil Oil, Joliet Refinery
  • Expanded the business in China. Oversaw, set up and delivered three cryogenic facilities in China (Foshan, Yushi and Changsha), which were air-separation units that produced industrial gases (Oxygen, Nitrogen and Argon).
  • Planned and directed and commissioned multiple brownfield plant projects.  All were executed on time and on budget.
  • Improved Argon purity in Guatemala plant which increased throughput by 100%
  • Solved heat exchanger clogging problems.
    • Improved Argon production by 80%
  • Able to increase production Taluca MX by 20%
  • Revamping maintenance programs including critical spares, training personnel, using CMMS, devising new PM schedules.
  • Brought numerous operations back on schedule and under budget.
  • I designed and installed an Argon recondenser from an old heat exchanger recovering the Argon that was being lost from the tank blow-off. This saved $75,000 USD per year.
  • Revamping maintenance programs including critical spares, training personnel, using CMMS, devising new PM schedules.
  • Revamped cooling towers and motors saving $100k+
  • Quickly increased production in all seven plants, while reigning in costs.
  • Set up the new plant’s Maintenance Program from scratch including critical spares, training personnel, using CMMS, devising new PM schedules.
  • Executed CAPEX projects cradle to grave.
  • Directed all plant operations, while playing a key role in installing a new management team and hiring plant personnel.
  • Hired and trained plant personnel that delivered 98% uptime with 108% production of plant capacity in the first year.
  • Nearly tripled production of tungsten hexafluoride, while growing revenue by $1.8M annually with a capital investment of $300K.
  • Safely relocated 47 processes from six US facilities to earn the country’s Industry of the Year Award.
  • Managed program teams in India, Europe and US.
    • Projects for valve actuators were executed from concept to delivery.
    • Protected the company from losing the Shell account. Increased On-Time Delivery (OTD) from 47% to 98%.
  • Improved OTD of Chevron Account from 67% to 92%.
  • Manage maintenance and engineering department maintaining all equipment and managing all capital projects.
  • Reduced downtime by 20% by executing a new Pdm, (Predictive Maintenance), Program.

• Project Management Scheduling
• Chemical Manufacturing Maintenance
• Oil/Gas
• Zone Maintenance
• Multi-plant Maintenance Operations
• Commercial Building / Facilities Maintenance
• Manufacturing / Production Maintenance
• Mechanical Maintenance
• Electrical Maintenance
• Electro-pneumatic / Pneumatic Controls
• Large Equipment Refurbishment
• Dismantling / Moving Equipment
• Equipment Commissioning
• Resolving Recurring Downtime Issues
• Planned Preventive Maintenance
• Mechanical Integrity Maintenance Training
• Inspection, Testing and Preventive Maintenance (ITPM) plans
• Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Reliability Modeling
• Troubleshooting Equipment
• Reducing Mechanical Breakdowns
• Maintaining ASME Certifications on Pressure Vessels
• Maintaining Mechanical Integrity Documentation
• Maintaining Process Equipment Improving Asset Efficiency
• Improving Mechanical Integrity / Uptime
• Mechanical Integrity Programs
• Process Engineering
• Plant Startups
• Management of Change (MOC)
• Operational Hazard Analysis
• Replacement in Kind Parts Program
• Risk Analysis
• Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Inspection Documentation
• Maintaining Service Documentation
• Asset Integrity Management systems

Education & Certifications

• BS, Mechanical Engineering,
• Six Sigma Black Belt; Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Black Belt
• Professional Engineer (P.E.)

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