Maintenance Supervisor

James R. Klochan

**** ***** *** *******, ** *****

Phone: 219-***-**** E-Mail: *********@*****.***

Objective

I am seeking an Operations Support position at your refinery that leverages my strong operations and

maintenance background. I have developed significant and broad experience over my 34 years of

background in maintenance and operations, including multiple supervisory roles across the Whiting refinery.

Work Experience

BP/Amoco Oil/Standard Oil Whiting, IN 6/1979-8/2013

During my thirty-four years of employment at BP (Standard Oil, Amoco Oil) I served in various capacities:

1979-1983: Wax/Lubricants Warehouse Operator – Performed day-to-day role including driving safe operation,

managing inventory, and coordinating across multiple interfaces to ensure smooth input and output in the

storehouse.

1983-2007: Various assignments at the Whiting FCCU’s including:

Field Operator – Actively managed the feed operations on two FCU’s and gas plants

Console Operator – Drove safe operations, unit performance, and constraint management on both

FCCU’s and associated gas plants

Console Operator Trainer – Trained new console operations on FCCU complex operations, theory, and

emergency response

Turnaround/Operations Supervisor (Stepup) – Led a team of hourly personnel and contractors to safely deliver

unit maintenance during shutdown activities as well as running unit operations

2007-2009: Maintenance Mechanical Field Supervisor – Managed the planning and execution with a group of

craftsmen to deliver work package completion on shutdown activities across the plant

2009-2011: Crude Unit and Coker Operations Supervisor – Led a team of hourly personnel to safely deliver

operational performance at two sour crude units and a delayed coker

2011-2013: Crude Unit and Coker Special Projects Supervisor – Led a team of hourly personnel and contractors

to deliver special unit maintenance, the delivery of small projects, and startups of new equipment at two

crude units and a delayed coker.

Land of Frost Hammond, IN 1976-1979

Worked in the warehouse operations and as part of the quality improvement effort

Education

Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 1975-1976

Studied at this university until personal circumstance required a full time role.

Purdue University Lafayette, IN 1974-1975

Began study in engineering. Transferred to Indiana State University

Bishop Noll Institute Hammond, IN 1970-1974

Received diploma.

Recognitions

While working at Standard Oil/Amoco Oil/BP I received multiple rewards and recognitions for writing

operational procedures, changing and updating process operations, developing training procedures, and

process control development. These recognitions were monetary rewards.

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