CHRIS RIDDLE
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77084
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Personal Profile:
A successful, highly motivated and qualified Instrument and Electrical Technician. A team leader dedicated to a safe work environment. Successful in a high stress, fast paced environment.
Career History:
BAKER ENERGY
Houston, Texas
January 2009 – December 2009
I & E Technician
Duties include: supervise and oversee I & E personnel; plan and implement new and ongoing projects; maintenance, testing, calibration, documentation, and repair of all equipment.
VALERO OIL
Three Rivers, Texas
July 2008 – January 2009
I & E Technician
Duties included: troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of all I & E equipment plant wide.
MARATHON OIL
Equatorial Guinea, West Africa
June 2006 – June 2008
I & E Technician
Duties included: responsible for the I & E on 4 offshore platforms, consisting of all maintenance and testing of power generation, instrumentation, Pneumatics, hydraulics, fire and gas, etc.; planning of any additions to the platforms, in conjunction with Marathon engineers, through commissioning; ordering material, as needed, through SAP; maintaining and testing all safety systems; troubleshooting all problems on the platforms and reporting findings daily via M.D.L. Fusion Cimage used for all red lines; and updating of I & E drawings for future reference.
MOORE CONTROL SYSTEMS INC.
Katy, Texas 77494
Worked on various projects throughout the country and internationally. These projects included:
CRYO 1 REFURBISHMENT
Chico, Texas
I & E Superintendent
November 2005 – June 2006
Duties included: responsible for the removal, recalibration, reinstallation, and recommissioning of all instrumentation in the Cryo 1 area; responsible for all electrical tie-ins; handled addition of new upgraded control panels; responsible for all electrical, instrument, P.L.C. and D.C.S. installations through commissioning. All upgrades were done while the plant was partially still in operation.
DELTA V / FOUNDATION FIELD BUSS
Billings, Montana
I & E Technician
October 2005 – November 2005
Duties included: calibration, testing and commissioning of complete Delta V / Foundation system.
DELTA V / FOUNDATION FIELD BUSS UPGRADE
Sheridan, Texas
I & E Superintendent
June 2005 – October 2005
Duties included: handled various upgrades throughout the plant; complete change over from 4-20 M.A. system to Foundation Field Buss system; installation of new C.C.R., switchgear, high voltage system from start to finish.
VALERO
Three Rivers, Texas
I & E Technician
Shutdown project
May 2005 – July 2005
Duties included: calibration and commissioning of new and existing equipment throughout the plant; commissioning of Bentley Nevada system; and verification of all relay logic and interlocks throughout the plant back to the C.C.R.
MARATHON OIL
Equatorial Guinea, West Africa
December 2004 – April 2005
I & E Technician
Duties included: commissioning of Propane, Butane, and turbo expanders train 1 & 2.
ADVANTAGE FIRE PROTECTION
Throughout the Gulf of Mexico
May 2003 – December 2004
Duties included: instillation and commissioning of numerous fire and gas / fire suppression systems on over 10 different platforms / drilling rigs.
DRESSER RAND
December 2001 – May 2003
Duties included: responsible for the design, layout, assembly, wiring and commissioning of a diverse range of master control panels.
KINDER MORGAN CO2 PLANT
Snyder, Texas
I & E Technician
February 2000 – January 2001
Duties included: handled multi-million dollar I & E instillation from ground work through commissioning; responsible for all high voltage, wiring of M.C.C., instrument calibration, and check out with customer.
M.C.S.I.
Katy, Texas
I & E Technician
February 2000 – January 2001
Duties included: worked in various gas plants throughout the country doing I & E / commissioning.
AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Odessa, Texas
November 1995 – January 2000
Duties included: worked on I & E projects throughout the country on all types of gas plants from ground work through commissioning.
Qualifications and Training:
4 year apprenticeship in instrument and electrical
High voltage certified. Stress cones, D.C. Hipot
Licensed journeyman electrician. Texas department of licensing and regulation. License # 114448
Highly experienced with Hart 275 & 375 communicators, 4-20 M.A., and Foundation Field Buss
Highly experienced in P.L.C, D.C.S., and relay logic
Highly experienced with switchgear from assembly through commissioning
Highly experienced in Bentley Nevada systems
Highly experienced with virtually every type of test and calibration equipment
Highly experienced with Fire and Gas / Fire suppression systems
Miscellaneous:
Current certifications in:
CPR
Incipient fire fighting
Crane and Rigging
Hazwoper
Bloodborne pathogens
Water survival training
Helicopter egress
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