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Ken Bradford is a seasoned facilities engineering professional with over 20 years of experience in design, instrumentation, and maintenance engineering. He has worked for top companies like Lummus Technology, CB&I, and TPC Group, holding positions such as Senior Manager - Plant Engineering and Maintenance, Facilities Engineering Manager, and Asset Care Manager. Ken holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston and is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu honor societies.

Experience

  • Lummus Technology
    • Houston, Texas
    • Senior Manager - Plant Engineering and Maintenance
      • Jun 2014 - Present
      • Houston, Texas
  • CB&I
    • Houston, Texas
    • Facilities Engineering Manager
      • Jun 2014 - May 2018
      • Houston, Texas

      Responsible for providing facility engineering services including: mechanical and electrical equipment specifications, mechanical integrity and inspection program and procedures, relief systems design, drafting and design services, HAZOP support, PSM mechanical integrity, mechanical, civil, stru...

    • United States
    • Chemical Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Asset Care Manager
      • Oct 2012 - May 2014

      Manage TPC’s Corporate RCM implementation effort. Set direction on equipment criticality and resulting RCM strategy assignment as pertains to Preventive Maintenance (PM), Condition Based Monitoring (BCM) and visual monitoring. Coordinate asset management philosophies concerning corporate CMMS/ERP implementation and execution, documentation requirements of Capital Projects and maintenance work. Direct efforts to combine stand alone programs for Asset Management, Fixed Equipment inspection and CMMS into an integrated system that will allow for future expansion to include Risked Based Inspection (RBI) and enhanced mobility options. Manage program to consolidate TPC’s current Condition Based Monitoring Programs. Standardize vibration, infrared and tribology technologies and KPI’s utilized across all plants operated by TPC. Advise on maintenance practices, reliabilty strategies, infrastructure and capital projects. Coordinate equipment failure Root Cause Investigations (RCI) and dissemination of findings and action items throughout the organization.

    • Engineering Supervisor
      • Apr 2006 - Oct 2012

      Manage Maintenance Technical Department responsible for all rotating, instrument, DCS, electrical, piping, fixed equipment and pressure safety valves. Supervise Engineers, Craft Supervisors and Craftsmen, DCS Specialist and contract inspection group. Develop and produce Maintenance Department KPI’s and metrics. Develop and implement maintenance procedures and processes. Provide technical consultation, reliability studies, equipment failure analysis, equipment repair and purchase specifications, and general engineering design work for Houston and Baytown Plants. Approve equipment specifications on all rotating, instrument, electrical and fixed equipment for TPC’s Capital Projects Group. Managed small projects for Houston Plant including AFE approval, design, procurement, construction and start-up. Implement and administer periodic, preventive maintenance work for all plant equipment as the Maintenance Department’s Oracle eAM Super-user. This effort includes inspection of all fixed equipment in compliance with API 510, 570 and 653. Produced Maintenance Department budget ($15MM) and provided quarterly forecasting. Member of TPC PSM Steering Team, implementing procedures for compliance with OSHA 1910.119 with particular emphasis on Mechanical Integrity, Management of Change and Contractor Safety elements. Developed Microsoft Access database to track mechanical repairs and produce statistics on quantity and nature of repairs. This program also schedules and tracks inspections, PM’s, and OST’s, on all rotating, instrumentation, electrical, and fixed equipment at Houston and Baytown Plants.

    • Reliability/Maintenance Engineer
      • Nov 1992 - Mar 2006
      • Pasadena, Texas

      Various engineering positions within the Phillips Petroleum/Chevron Phillips organization primarily focused on maintenance, reliability and project management. Performed predictive services (vibration (ANSI Level II), thermography (ANSI Level II), PdMA (Motor Circuit Evaluator), oil analysis, pe...

  • Phillips Pipe Line Company
    • Denver, Colorado and Odessa, Texas
    • Area Engineer
      • Mar 1987 - Oct 1992
      • Denver, Colorado and Odessa, Texas

      Technical support and project management for Phillips' crude oil, natural gas liquids, and refined products pipeline systems. Provided engineering design, ROW surveying, procurement of equipment, supplies and contractor services, and supervised construction and start-up of pipeline and termi...

Education

  • 1984 - 1986
    University of Houston

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