Project Manager Engineer

ERRI V. COMBEST

Mailing Address: P.O. Box **** Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1061 E-Mail: *****.*******@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To contribute problem-solving strategies and soft skills in an industrial setting based on my experience in

plant maintenance, reliability, and capital and expense projects while further increasing technical

knowledge

Louisiana Tech University May 2007

EDUCATIO

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Spanish Minor

GPA: 3.372

Microsoft Applications: Access, Excel, Windows 7; C++; SAP; JMP;

COMPUTER SKILLS

IDEAS (Computer Aided Modeling); Business Objects (Data Mining Software)

WinSMITH Visual/Weibull Reliability Software

WORK EXPERIE CE

MECHA ICAL E GI EER - The Dow Chemical Company Louisiana Operations (08/2009 -

Present)

Project Manager (02/2011- Present)

Leading an interdisciplinary team in identifying the scope and deliverables of small capital and

expense projects and communicating progress to stakeholders.

Interfacing with vendors and outside suppliers to receive major equipment.

Ensuring that necessary P&ID, documentation, and equipment files were updated.

Machinery Engineer / Flowserve Seal Program Focal Point (08/2009 - Present)

Approving monthly program costs for the population of Flowserve-sealed equipment on site.

Leading Flowserve Application/Sales Engineers and Inventory Controller in establishing and

meeting goals related to MTBF, stocking levels, Operations and Maintenance training, and

recommendations.

Supporting Plant Operations and Maintenance personnel in troubleshooting efforts with pumps,

mechanical seals, and other sealed equipment.

Providing technical support to Project Engineers and Engineering function on choices in

machinery based on company and industry best practices.

Participating in and leading machinery overhauls and work during various shutdowns on site.

RELIABILITY E GI EER - The Dow Chemical Company - Sterlington, LA

A GUS Chemical, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (06/2007 - 07/2009)

Responsibilities Included:

Composing the maintenance strategy for the ANGUS Sterlington production facilities and for

critical rotating and reciprocating equipment within those facilities.

Leading a team in completing Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in the development of

maintenance strategies for key equipment.

Supporting capital projects up to $10MM as a Maintenance Rep from front-end loading to start-up

and ensuring that parts list, PPM/PdM schedules and equipment files were updated.

E GI EERI G CO-OP ExxonMobil Baytown Complex

Fixed Equipment/Inspections Co-Op Olefins Plant (06/2006 - 08/2006)

Responsibilities Included:

Evaluating vessels plant-wide for corrosion under insulation.

Composing and implementing an inspection/breach mitigation plan for underground piping.

Developing and populating an Access database with flange leak data and designing the interface

between its users and owners.

Developing a database suppository for root-cause failure analysis.

ERRI V. COMBEST

Machinery Contact Olefins Plant (6/2005-8/2005)

Responsibilities Included:

Supporting the daily operations of the rotating machinery in my area both in-field and in-shop.

Conducting in-field vibrations data collection on critical turbines and machinery using ADRE.

Composing Overspeed Test Procedures for Air Compressor Start-Up.

Mechanical Contact Refinery (3/2004-9/2004)

Responsibilities Included:

Supporting the daily operations of a major unit and communicating its needs to those necessary.

Progressing improvement-based capital/expense projects.

Conducting failure analyses.

Scotlandville Magnet High School Engineering Program Advisory Council;

ACTIVITIES &

LA Tech University Recruiting Team; Order of the Engineer;

SOCIETIES

American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Pi Tau Sigma; Tau Beta Pi;

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