WILLIAM F. ADDISON II

***** ******* ****** *****, **********, KY 40229

(C) (502) 608 - 4865 // acre3x@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION & TRAINING

**** – Naval Postgraduate School - Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering

GPA: 3.22

2008 – Naval Postgraduate School - Total Ship’s Systems Engineering Certification

2001 – United States Naval Academy - Bachelor of Science: General Engineering Core

Curriculum (Major: Science)

Varsity Football Letterman

1996 – Louisville Traditional Male High School – Louisville, KY

CAREER PROFILE

Highly skilled in the management of process improvement in a high performance environment/culture.

Ability to identify and implement continuous direction and/or leadership to subordinates’ given only desired outcomes/goals, whether working independently or managing a group, has the ability to resolve any issue to include schedule, financial and or personnel.

Ability to manage multiple projects from inception through completion of warranty period.

KEY STRENGTHS INCLUDE:

Process Improvement

Leadership

Project and Operations Management

Diversity

Team Development

EXPERIENCE: Engineering

Maintenance Manager

Chevron Global Lubricants 2013 to Present

Responsible for the overall operation of plant equipment and efficiently leading the department in the effective maintenance of the electrical, mechanical and any other systems in the plant, as well as overall facility maintenance. To include but not limited to; API 653 tank inspections, Construction projects, Preventative maintenance, and emergency repairs.

Formalize and coordinate activities to continually upgrade employee skill levels through training and evaluation programs to ensure employees stay abreast of the latest technology.

Develop and implement proactive preventative maintenance processes to maintain a favorable trend of equipment uptime.

Develop effective corrective action plans/programs to minimize major equipment failures resulting in high maintenance costs and downtime.

Recommend, develop and maintain energy conservation programs. Monitor and audit to ensure sustained benefits.

Develop, publish and maintain Plant Facility Instructions related to plant electrical and mechanical systems.

Assist engineering in the determination of manufacturing equipment and process needs and costs for long and short range needs of the business.

Use Operational Discipline to drive Operational Excellence in Maintenance function.

Help drive a culture of safe processes and behaviors

Electrical Department Supervisor / Plant Engineer 2011 to 2013

LGE-KU, Green River Power Station

(a PPL company)

Responsible for planning and leading the Electricians, Instrumentation & Controls personnel, augmented Mechanical Maintenance personnel and contractors in the preventative / predictive maintenance, repair and initial installation/decommissioning a power production facility in a cost effective manner in order to ensure the safe and reliable operation of all equipment, minimizing maintenance related downtime, while, maximizing efficiency, effectiveness and life expectancy of plant assets.

Daily scheduling of work force to include the allocation of resources and coordinating workflow as determined by available equipment operating condition and workforce availability.

Creation of outage plans to include workload, scheduled work, ordering parts, de-conflicting power source outages throughout the station, scheduling contractors, and budgetary responsibilities.

De-confliction of union discipline/ grieve issues, while ensuring adherence (compliance) with company policies, rules, regulations and reporting requirements relating to safety/heath, performance standards, operating procedures, processes and training requirements for all craft to include confined space entry, gas detection, hot work permitting and “Lockout Tag-out” procedures.

Provides over-site to ensure Leaders/Forman conduct daily job briefings and safety tailgates in an effort to aid in the prevention of workplace accidents.

Conducts safety observations and investigates changes to procedures to provide “Best Practices” to avoid unsafe practices and ensure a safe work environment.

Review equipment maintenance records for accuracy and pertinence for equipment history.

Provides technical direction and assistance to support operational and maintenance activities throughout the station.

Preparation and execution of both forced and planned outages.

Perform other duties as assigned to include but not limited to capital projects, PM Review reporting for the fleet, PM coordinator for the station and PdM (Predictive Maintenance Program) proponent (vibration and oil analysis).

Additional corporate responsibilities include participation corporate projects. (Example: The development of the companies’ new Maximo Software Upgrade development (Work Management System), testing and fleet release.

Green River Generating Station Project Manager for capital projects (Site Project Manager), duties included the following for approximately $1 million plus in capital projects within 2012:

Develop & own project schedule variances from commitment / order release meeting through contract terms.

Work cross-functionally to develop and manage task cycle times and progress to meet operational needs.

Schedule & drive meetings to assigned projects with timely and proactive management to cost and cycle impacts.

Implement and ensure consistent communication and processes across station with a focus on all aspects of equipment repair, outage, and construction integration.

Show organizational leadership and ownership of key planning metrics and lead additional operational activities, as needed.

Work with and improve various engineering and procurement component systems for the control of status, contract, and project required dates for all projects assigned.

Lead development and status / progress reports & management level reporting for the procurement and logistics phases of a project from inception of work scope to providing final project deliverables.

Engineer 2009 to 2011

PPL Montour, LLC

(a PPL company)

Managed the following systems to include routine maintenance, overhauls, replacements, and system work scheduling; additionally acted as a project / quality manager for various projects within the scoop of the equipment shown below:

SCR (Selective Catalysis Reduction) to include Soot Blowing System & NH3

Air Heaters to include Soot Blowers & Hoppers

Precipitators and all associated expansion joints

Flyash System

Induction and Forced draft fans

Hydrated Lime System

Plant Stacks

Flue Gas Desulfurization System

Gypsum Convoyer(s)

Station T30 & T40 Transformer(s)

During my time at PPL Montour, LLC, I have conducted two major outages ($100 Million per), and numerous mini-outages.

At the 10 month mark, I was promoted to the Controls Engineer.

My scope of responsibility included the entire station (1600 MW of generation).

As the Distributed Control System (DCS) Engineer requisitioned hardware/software, performed hardware/software integrations, configured system instrument databases and control system custom graphics and reports.

Additionally, I wrote and performed commissioning tests and helped manage the project schedule of major DCS upgrades.

EXPERIENCE: United States Navy

Staff Officer 2008 to 2009

Surface Warfare Officer Schools – Newport, RI

Conducted course and documentation overview for Navigation, Seamanship, and Ship handling curriculums taught to young officers in a wide cross-section of topics to include ship handling fundamentals, lessons learned and case studies, Operational Risk Management, and Bridge Resources Management. Instructed officers in the Conning Officer Virtual Environment trainers in order to hone the skills of young Surface Warfare Officers.

In this position, I managed four midlevel officers and dictated their schedules and that of the courses being taught.

Fire Control Officer 2004 to 2005

USS BULKELEY (DDG-84) – Norfolk, VA

Managed the Air Defense Operations for USS BULKELEY, including the training of assigned personnel in tactical and technical employment of the AEGIS Weapon System. Oversaw the scheduling, preparation, and tracking of maintenance.

Led a division of over 60 Sailors. Managed and maintained a system of $100M+ in equipment and ready service inventory, to include the daily maintenance and overhaul of major equipment.

As the single point of contact for a Ship’s Weapon System upgrade, which exceeded $50M in cost and required the coordination of all departments on the ship to produce a flawless operation, I drove the schedule and budget to finish on time and under budget.

With a compressed schedule, I coordinated all equipment grooms (commissioning) and crew training associated with system upgrade; ensured all requisite maintenance was completed and all system discrepancies were corrected.

Trained 2 firing missile firing teams of over 30 personal per team and crossed multiple divisions to achieve 3 successful standard missile firings.

As the Air Defense Officer, ensured all pre-requisite schools and over 530 critical training objectives were achieved, resulting in a combat ready assessment during the first training review; saving the Navy tens of thousands of dollars in additional training.

Anti-Submarine Officer 2002 to 2004

USS STEPHEN W. GROVES (FFG-29) – Pascagoula, MS

Managed the ship’s Electronic Key Management System without incident for 2 years (classified material, which required the management of over 2000 separate pieces of material). Processed classified materials on a daily basis.

Managed the training of 18 personnel in the technical and tactical employment of the hull-mounted sonar and the towed array sonar.

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