Operator Supervisor

Scott Redden

DCS Alarm Management Consultant

***** ******

Dayton, Texas 77535

Cell: 713-***-****

Home: 936-***-****

Areas of Controls Systems Alarm Management

• Alarm Philosophy Development

Expertise:

• Baseline Analysis and Bad Actor Resolution

• Alarm Documentation and Rationalization (D&R) and

Implementation

• Real Time Alarm Management (RTAM) Candidate Identification,

Rationalization, Development, and Implementation

Control Loop Performance Optimization

• Control Loop Performance Analysis

• Control Loop Tuning

Software and Hardware

• PSS

• Integrity

• SAP

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Word

• Labsoft

• Tabware

Control Systems:

• Emerson – Delta V, Ovation

• Invensys – FoxIA

• Honeywell

Technologies:

• Instrumentation

• Process Control

Historians:

• Pi Data Historian

• SAP

• MWP

TVA Caledonia Combined Cycle Power Plant (Caledonia MS)

Projects:

Alarm Documentation and Rationalization July-August 2013

Consumers Energy (Bay City Michigan) Alarm Philosophy Work

Shop and Alarm Philosophy Documentation June, 2013

Qatar Gas (Ras Laffan, Qatar) Alarm Documentation and

Rationalization April and May 2013.

Qatar Petroleum, (Dukhan, Qatar) Alarm Philosophy Work Shop

and Alarm Philosophy Documentation March 27th and 28th 2013.

Phillips 66, (Wilmington, California) – Alarm Documentation and

Rationalization for Units 119 and 120. February 2013 (Honeywell

system)

1 TVA Fossil Plant (Kingston, Tennessee) - Baseline reporting

and bad actor reporting for Units 3, 4 and Scrubber FGDB unit. Jan.

2013 (Emerson Ovation system)

2 Dragon LNG, (Penbrokeshire, UK - Alarm Documentation and

Rationalization for Cogen unit and LNG unit. Oct. to Dec. 2012.

(Delta V system)

3 Dragon LNG, (Penbrokeshire, UK) – Baseline reporting for

Cogen Unit and LNG unit. Oct. 2012.

Phillips 66, (Wilmington, California) – Alarm Documentation and

Rationalization 11 Units. June through Sept. 2012 (Honeywell

system)

Worked with and supervised Fox IA system for 15 years with

Sunoco Chemicals as a panel operator and shift Supervisor.

Worked with and supervised operation of Delta V system at SNF

Flomin Holding Companies as Manufacturing Supervisor.

Work

Experience:

SNF Flomin Holding Companies Baytown, Tx.

2010-2012

Manufacturing Supervisor (2010-2012)

Monitor safety performance and adherence to safety procedures. Ensure that

technicians are supplied with tools, training, and personal protective

equipment (PPE). Coach technicians, shipping personnel and Maintenance

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technicians perform work according to Operating Procedures and monitor

quality standards and equipment evaluations.

• Implemented stepwise procedures for operating new equipment and

updated procedures for running batch process with improved cycle

times resulting in productivity and bottom line value.

• Successfully implemented stepwise procedures and check lists for

operating equipment to eliminate odor complaints from neighboring

plants resulting in over one year without an odor complaint, previous

run time without complaints had been 1 to 2 months average.

• Successfully coached employees to a new plant safety record of over

1 year without any recordable injuries.

• Successfully directed improvement in organizing plant to help

process flow and ensure materials and equipment are readily

available.

• Responsible for keeping up with time (e-time) and manual input for

all of Maintenance, Contractors, Operations and Shipping individuals.

• Participated in startup and maintenance of ISO certification process.

Sunoco Chemicals (Formerly Equistar), Pasadena, Tx.

1986 – 2010

Unit Shift Supervisor (2005-2010)

Monitored safety performance and adherence to safety procedures. Ensure

that technicians are supplied with tools, training, and personal protective

equipment (PPE). Coach technicians to perform work according to Operating

Discipline (OD) and monitor quality standards and equipment evaluations.

Schedule staff and deliver performance reviews.

• Gathered data, developed and co-wrote hourly Performance Review

system that has been adopted throughout the Sunoco chemical

operation.

• Continuously served as Emergency Response Team Member on Fire,

Hazmat, and Medical Teams since 1986. Served as Incident

Commander on shift for 5 years.

• Recognized as a dedicated, loyal, hard-working employee with only

two days absence in 23 years.

• Team member that created a new Operator Progression System

setting requirements for pay growth and establishing time lines for

each job group resulting in clear guidelines and expectations for

operator career growth.

Lead Process Technician/Back-Up Shift Supervisor (1997-2005)

Trouble-shot issues regarding equipment and processes. Monitored quality to

ensure specifications were being met. Monitored reactor and extruder

production rates. Assessed issues that didn’t meet benchmarks and

determined corrections to the process. Generated reports distributed to upper

management. Go-to person for process related problems on shift.

• Promoted to Shift Supervisor due to knowledge and technical

expertise, conflict resolution, coaching, and problem solving skills.

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• Successfully contributed to unit profitability by assessing and solving

equipment problems within operations capabilities thus reducing

maintenance overtime and call-out costs.

• Continuously recognized for initiating safety suggestions and having

them adopted throughout the plant.

Procedure Writer (1996 – 1997)

Created, developed, and wrote standard operating procedures for process

updates and changes.

• Wrote procedure on a seal assist system ensuring reliable seals on

compressors and pumps met environmental HRVOC compliance.

• Successfully developed procedure to change out knives on an

extruder knife hub resulting in a safer method of knife installation.

• Met deadlines completing procedures as part of the Method of

Change (MOC) process and enabled training and signoffs to occur in

a timely manner for equipment start-up.

Operator, Polypropylene Unit Operations (1986- 1996)

Evaluated operating status and troubleshot flow valves, pumps, compressors,

exchangers and control systems to maximize reliability and quality. Qualified

Board Operator using Foxboro DCS and PLC control systems, Area Operator,

Extruder Operator using Foxboro DCS, Drying and Blending Operator, and

Boiler Utility Operator.

• Voted by peers and approved by management to be back-up shift

supervisor because of team building skills, trust and respect of peers,

process knowledge, and technical capabilities.

• Self-starter continuously challenging self to exceed production

standards. Successfully met those self-imposed goals to increase

productivity and ultimately company revenue.

• Volunteered to serve on original start-up Voluntary Protection

Program (VPP) committee and achieved OSHA Star Status for the

plant.

PPG Industries, LaPorte, Tx.

1984-1985 Process Technician, Initiators Unit

Operated Fluid Bed Dryers as part of a batch operation producing food grade

chemical additives. Safely worked around chlorine, phosegene, and liquid

nitrogen to fill shells of delivery trucks for the initiators.

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Education: Instructor of Industrial Firefighting Texas A&M University for 12 years,

Completed Incident Command Systems training Through Texas A&M

University, Graduated, LaPorte High School, LaPorte, TX

Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) Certification, San Jacinto College

EMT-B Certification, San Jacinto College, Completed Training the Trainer at

Texas A&M University

Training, Basic Plus – Houston Area Safety Council

Certifications, TWIC – Transportation Security Administration

Licenses: OSHA – 40 Hour Certificate

Hazardous Material Training 40 Hour Certification

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