Esso Chemical Alberta Ltd. ( World Scale Fertilizer Complex )              1969-1991

 

Project Manager / Coordinator  ( Technical Dept. )                                    1985-1991

· Managed and Coordinated several significant instrumentation projects using the latest technology to achieve longer-term flexibility, capability and lower life cycle costs.

· Scheduled and Supervised construction and commissioning of several projects to replace obsolete instrumentation with state of the art DCS / PLC systems while maintaining plant operation.

· Assisted in the development of a computerized wiring program with an industrial software firm.

 

Startup Coordinator ( Major Expansion )                                                            1985

· Loan Assignment primarily to assist with the TDC 2000 distributed control system at Syncrude Canada Ltd..

· Identified and Remedied major control problems diplomatically.

· Coordinated and Trained operations people to build and configure process graphics.

 

Technical Advisor  ( Operating Unit )                                                            1983-1985

· Implemented computerized documentation systems - Instrument and PLC.

· Investigated and Reported on plant failures attributed to instrument malfunctions.

· Programming and Technical Assistance to maintenance and operations depts.

 

Turnover Coordinator / Supervisor ( Major Expansion )                             1982-1983

· Scheduled and Tracked project activities for management, project and start-up teams.

· Supervised quality inspectors - instrument and electrical overseeing construction.

· Approved instrument turnover packages from project to the start-up team.

· Factory Check-out of Honeywell TDC 2000 equipment and Process analyzer packages.

 

Project Coordinator / Supervisor ( Major Instrument Revamp )                  1979-1982

· Coordinated and Supervised activities to convert pneumatic and electronic instrumentation to Honeywell TDC 2000.

· Coordinated the development of a computer program to document TDC 2000 data and track project activities.

 

Instrument Maintenance Technician                                                            1975-1979

Operations Supervisor                                                                                    1974-1975

Senior Operations Technician                                                                        1969-1974

 

EDUCATION / MEMBERSHIPS

· Registered Engineering Technologist

· Third Class Power Engineer

· Journeyman Instrument Mechanic

· Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists

· Instrument Society of America

 

SELECTED COURSES

· Rosemount System 3 Configuration

· Modicon 984 Advanced Applications

· Honeywell Hiway Data Port

· Honeywell TDC 2000 Workshop and Maintenance

· Process Plant Startup

· Process Analyzer Training (24)

· Interpersonal Skills

· Kepner Tregoe (Analytical Trouble Shooting)

· Management Guide to Loss Control

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