Power Plant Engineer

JOHN C. WILLIAMS

***** ** ******* **, ******, MS 39751 C: 662-***-****

******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

My professional work experience includes QA/QC, construction,

startup/commissioning, O&M, and project management in

the chemical, power, oil & gas, midstream, and cement industries. I am

experienced as a member of project management

teams tasked with QA/QC and ensuring EPC contractors execute the scope of

work in accordance with the EPC contract. I

am an experienced maintenance manager and have successfully managed many

projects and turnarounds under budget and

on schedule.

SKILLS

. operations and maintenance management . technical support -

equipment reliability

. quality assurance/quality control . effective leader and

mentor - builds good relationships

. contractor management - construction coordination . cost

estimation

. project management - startup & commissioning . performance

goal oriented (KPIs)

. outage or turnaround planning & execution . codes &

standards CFR, ASME, AWS, ANSI, ASTM, NACE,

. midstream pipeline, power plant, refinery, and API, NBIC,

NFPA, NEC

woodyard greenfield construction . FMEA, RCFA, PHA

. warehouse management . CMMS, SAP, MP2, Maximo, Akwire, Aspen

. environmental management . process safety management

. budget management . OSHA, MSHA, DOT, & PHMSA regulations

. workforce development . FEMA Incident Command System

. performance goal oriented (KPIs) . fire brigade and confined space

rescue

WORK HISTORY

Mechanical Engineer, 06/2012 to Current

KiOR LLC - Columbus, MS - Columbus Refinery & Woodyard

KBR was the EPC contractor used to construct the Columbus cellulosic

refinery and biomass woodyard - the first commercial

scale production facility in the world designed to convert biomass into

renewable crude oil and process the oil into gasoline,

diesel, and fuel oil blend stocks - designed for cogeneration utilizing

waste heat boiler and steam turbine generator

. technical support and QA/QC during execution of EPC contract,

startup/commissioning, and commercial operation

. project management coordination of third party contractors

. improve plant reliability and asset utilization improve PM and PdM

routines (SAP)

. improve equipment repair procedures evaluate repair options of

critical equipment

Supervisor, Area Operations, 03/2011 to 05/2012

El Paso Gas (Acquired by Kinder Morgan) - Columbus, MS - Southern Natural

Gas and Tennessee Gas Pipelines

. responsible for O&M of facilities including interstate gas pipelines

(385 miles), three compressor stations (81,750 HP),

one underground storage facility (31 Bcf), and dehydration plant

. manage O&M expense and capital

budgets supervise pipeliners, operators, technicians

. manage projects assigned to field operations support pipeline

service group projects

. implement El Paso's work management system for planning resources

effectively and productively

. plan and schedule weekly work assignments execute PM and

PdM maintenance program

. comply with health, environmental, and safety program

. define training plans to qualify cross functional technicians

. comply with safety standards, codes, and regulations DOT Part 192,

OSHA, FERC

. interface with corporate Engineering, Central Maintenance,

Integrity, HES, Gas Control, Legal, Business Development,

property owners, emergency responders, and regulatory agencies

District Supervisor, 11/2009 to 01/2011

Sunoco Logistics - Oxford, MS Mid Valley Pipeline - Mississippi,

Tennessee, & Southern Kentucky

. responsible for O&M of facilities including interstate crude oil

pipeline (500 miles), pumping stations (7), & multiple

storage facilities

. manage supervisors, administrator indirectly

supervise pipeliners, operators, technicians

. manage expense and capital budgets

. ensure pipelines and facilities are maintained and operated to

achieve operational goals and ensure efficient, safe, and

dependable measurement and movement of crude oil

. comply with safety standards, codes, and regulations DOT Part 195,

OSHA, FERC

. support corporate HSE, Integrity, Engineering, Scheduling,

Financial, ROW, Legal, Business Development, property

owners, emergency responders, and regulatory agencies

Mechanical Engineer, 05/2009 to 08/2009

Manpower - Meridian, MS - Weyerhaeuser Pulp & Paper Mill

. provide contract services including technical support, QA/QC, and

serve as primary liaison between contractors

and company to execute following projects:

. overhaul of GE 46 MW steam turbine and 19 KVA generator replace

refractory and chain in 350 x 12 lime kiln

replace refractory and repair liner in NCG incinerator inspect and

repair multiple forced and induced draft fans

Maintenance Manager, 07/2005 to 06/2009

Holcim (US) Inc - Artesia, MS - Artesia Cement Plant & Mine

. directly supervise engineer, supervisors, and planners indirectly

supervise technicians

. manage maintenance and capital budgets execute projects on

schedule and under budget

. achieve production, quality, OEE, availability, and cost performance

goals (improve KPIs as necessary) - reduced

cost/ton from $12 to $8 per ton and improved OEE by 30%

. implement company defined maintenance strategy (MAC)

. manage warehouse and procurement optimization by providing SAP

training, conducting FMEAs, data cleansing, and

reduction of unnecessary spares

. manage major outage planning and execution using teamwork, SAP,

Excel, and MS Project

. implement program to train and develop maintenance management team

and technicians

. participate in Holcim's international maintenance forum conducted in

Zurich, Switzerland - attendance included Holcim

maintenance managers from all over the world - presented Artesia

plant's success using FMEA and RCA to improve plant

performance

. planned and executed unscheduled outage to repair broken kiln tire -

plant returned to service in less than a month

and successfully attained performance goals

Production Support (Maintenance) Manager, 05/1999 to 07/2005

Suez Generation (formerly Tractebel Power) - Ackerman, MS - Red Hills

Power Plant

Bechtel Power was EPC contractor used to construct Red Hills 500 MW 161KV

lignite coal fired power plant - largest

circulating fluidized bed boilers (2) in the world at that time

As Production Support Manager:

. directly supervise EI&C and mechanical technicians develop and

manage expense budgets

. manage execution of maintenance program including planning &

execution of bi-annual major outages

. comply with the safety and environmental policies, codes,

regulations, and permits

. achieve heat rate, OEE, net availability, and cost performance goals

As Plant Engineer:

. implement environmental program and ensure compliance with

environmental laws and regulations supervise

environmental engineer and consultants

. assist with recruitment and training of plant personnel

. approve acceptance of systems from EPC contractor before O&M became

responsibility of Tractebel

. ensure Bechtel's performance test procedures were in accordance with

existing ASME PTC test codes and test results

met performance guarantees of EPC contract

. review logic, control system configuration, & loop diagrams,

electrical schematics, P&IDs, and other documents used to

document testing and commissioning of plant

. populate CMMS (MP2) database including PM routines, equipment, and

spare inventory

As Project Engineer:

. ensure Bechtel Power complied with EPC contract monitor

contractor's QA/QC performance during fabrication and

construction of structural steel supports, concrete foundations,

underground and aboveground pipelines and

process piping systems, boilers, buildings, silos, tanks, cooling

tower, material handling equipment, etc...

Mechanical Engineer, 04/1993 to 05/1999

Ethyl Corporation - Natchez, MS - Natchez Petroleum Additives Plant

. manage 20-30 capital projects annually (under $50K) supervise

contract engineers, consultants, construction

coordinators, and maintenance contractors

. improve predictive and preventative maintenance program

. create or revise P&IDs, loop diagrams, and electrical schematics as-

built (ACAD and Pro Flow)

. participate as member of a multi-discipline design team responsible

for development of conceptual design and cost

estimate of a calcium phenate manufacturing facility to be located at

Natchez plant

Maintenance Supervisor/Engineer, 05/1991 to 04/1993

Ethyl Corporation - Pasadena, TX - Olefin, Alcohol, and Aluminum Alkyl

Plants

. supervise foremen, planners, expeditor indirectly supervise union

craftsmen (AFL, OCAW, IBEW)

. monitor cost performance of maintenance expense budget

. execute Ethyl's Quality Improvement Program

. supervise execution of maintenance program including planning &

execution of bi-annual major outages

. assist development of reliability department - provide technicians

training to utilize thermography, ultrasound,

vibration, motor analysis, and lubrication analysis

. manage planning and execution of unplanned and unscheduled major

turnaround (3 months) of alcohol plant after olefin

plant was damaged by major fire

. participate as member of multi-discipline team responsible for

identifying opportunities to improve mechanical design of

olefin plant during reconstruction; investigating incident, and

performing process hazard analysis

. participate as member of Ethyl's corporate Process Safety Management

internal audit team - primarily responsible for

auditing management of change programs in US plants

Bending Machine Operator, 06/1980 to 08/1987

Sunland Pipeline Construction Company - Eunice, LA - (multiple spreads in

MS, LA, & TX)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering, May 1991

University of Mississippi - Oxford, MS

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional

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