Instrument maintenance supervisor

RICHARD G. FISCHER

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****.******.*******@*****.***; 903-***-****

OBJECTIVE: Industrious and experienced Instrumentation Technician with an

outstanding record of leading multi-disciplinary teams and results

HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. High school with over 20 years of experience in installation,

troubleshooting and maintenance of pneumatic and electronic

instrumentation

. Fully conversant in the maintenance of transmitters/relays/field

instruments in oil and gas industry

. Strong background in managing and planning projects simultaneously

within given deadlines.

. Expertise in modification of control panel and instrument control system

where original design did not meet with the field requirements

. Good working knowledge of health and safety issues, field level risk

assessment

. Participated in the commissioning of chemical plants and oil and gas

production units in various foreign locations.

. Hands on experience of training and supervision of maintenance and

instrument technicians

. Changed the meter proving forms on LACT unit (lease accounting and

custody transfer) that resulted in saving of over $100,000 per year for

Occidental Petroleum Corp..

Proficient in MS Word and MS Excel .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

P&ID /Quality Control Supervisor ( For Utopia Inc based in Illinois)*

Devon Gas Plant and Field, Bridgeport, Texas*

Shell Albian Sand, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada*

July 2011- Aug., 2012

. Compare P&ID/ PFD's with actual equipments on site and record variances

and enter data in SAP

. Prepare work permits for safe operation

. Check data and specification of equipments and prepare to enter into the

system

. Prepare work schedule and plan for data collection

. Conduct FLRA ( Field level risk assessment) and JSA ( Job safety

analysis)

. Coordinate with shell employees for plant visits and equipment

inspection

. Prepare standard operating procedures for process and safety

.

. Instrumentation Technician

. Kellogg Brown and Root: Oct. 2010 to June

2011

.

. Fabricated and painted stands for new instruments to be installed in

plant facilities.

. Installed new instruments in plant facilities.

. Ran tubing from plant devices, (flow orifices, process connections,

etc.) to newly installed instruments.

. Run piping for instrument air supplies as necessary.

.

. Instrumentation Supervisor

. Welker Flow Measurements-Houston Texas Nov 2006 to

Dec. 2006

. Short term contract in Bangladesh

. Inspected new LACT unit for damages sustained during shipment from USA.

. Repaired damages where possible on site.

. Prepared report on damages and material required to complete repairs.

. Trained operations on operation of LACT unit. LACT (lease accounting and

custody transfer)

Instrument Technician

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Bakersfield, Calif. 1976 to 1999

(Libya, Sultanate of Oman, Peru, Venezuela and Columbia)

. Installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of all types of pneumatic

and electronic instrumentation in gas plant and production areas.

. Trained foreign nationals in all of the above.

. Ordered spare parts for company warehouse for all field instrumentation

. Modified compressor panels ( Altronic and Murphy) for proper operation

as necessary and updated drawing for engineering

. Supervised and assisted in startup and checked out the pump stations and

production facilities.

Additional Career History

Cities Service Longview, Texas Yardman/Instruments 1975. -

1976.

Brown and Root Control. Longview, Texas Instrument Fitter/Inspector

1974- 1975

Creole Petroleum corp. VENEZ. Instrument Supervisor 1973-

1973 .

Petrochemical Tech Services, Texas Instrument Supervisor

1970 - 1973

Education:

High school at Bay City High, Bay City, Texas (National Honor Society)

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