Experience

INFRA GTL Technology

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift Supervisor

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  • Initial staff of 100 Barrel-per-day Fischer-Tropsch Gas-to-Liquids facility from construction through start up and commissioning. • Responsible for commissioning activities including hydrostatic & pneumatic testing of piping, air freeing & nitrogen purging of systems, and I/O checks of instrumentation and control loop logic. • Developed and reviewed plant standard operating procedures and training materials. • Trained operations personnel in plant procedures, equipment, control board operation, and process theory and chemistry. • Performed performance reviews and coaching sessions for operators under my supervision. Show less



Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas

• Hugoton Kansas

• Shift Supervisor

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2015

  • Responsible for the daily operation of a 25 million gallon per year second generation ethanol plant with steam turbine power co-generation during construction and commissioning. • Supervised the daily activities of Operations, Maintenance, and Logistics personnel and coordinated activities between plant personnel and construction, commissioning and equipment vender entities. • Generated and published reports of plant activities and issues, raw materials consumed, power generation and product made. • Responsible for the training, scheduling and discipline of operations personnel under my assignment. Show less



Rentech

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift Lead / Control Room Operator

  • Mar 2001 - May 2013

  Control Room Lead and DCS Trainer (2012 to 2013) • Experienced Emerson DeltaV DCS user for a system with 1500+ instrument indication and control points. • Trained plant operators in console operations and underlying process methodology and chemistry. • Directed field operator activities for manual adjustment of system to comply with changing test parameters. • Addressed equipment and process issues and escalated unresolvable issues to management & engineering. Control Room Operator (2005 to 2012) • Monitored daily operation of processes and equipment, achieving maximum up time and mitigating upsets in a dynamic environment. • Knowledgeable with the operation and underlying process chemistry of Steam Methane Reformation, COS Hydrolysis, Triethylene Glycol (TEG), Amine, and Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) units. • Monitored daily operation of a product upgrading unit producing 10 barrels per day of diesel and jet fuel. • Strong understanding of synthetic fuels hydrotreating, hydrocracking and isomerization process chemistry including stable reactor and continuous distillation/fractionating column operation. • Interpreted laboratory analysis of samples and performed adjustments to maintain product specifications. • and constantly changing process Pilot Plant Operator (2001 to 2005) • Responsible for the start-up, operation, and shutdown of a pilot scale Fischer-Tropsch facility. • Provided laboratory analytical support and assistance in the evaluation of the process performance. • Experienced with the operation of laboratory and pilot scale versions of the process and equipment. Show less



VDC Communications

• Billing System Administrator

  • Jan 1999 - Sep 2000



Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site

• Database Administrator

  • Aug 1990 - Jan 1999



Western Geophysical Inc.

• Mainframe Computer Operator/Shift Lead

  • Oct 1983 - Aug 1990