Richard Zavala
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Cell: 805-***-****
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OIL & GAS FIELD PRODUCTION
Dedicated professional with 20+ years oil field and the last 10 years as
Production Foreman. Willing to travel and relocate. Enthusiastic oil safety
professional with proven skills in:
. Roustabout Crew Supervision . Well Workovers planing
. Pedistral Crane Operator . On Scene Incident Commander
. Training of New Operators . Hazardous Materials Technician
. First Responder . Confined Space Team Leader
Strong team member, able to motivate crews to accomplish high production
rates while maintaining high safety methods and practices.
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Rincon Island Limited Partnership Ventura, CA 12/1/1996 to 2013
PRODUCTION FOREMAN
Experienced Production Operator qualified and competent to operate all
instrumentation vessels, trucks, and cranes. Operate production wells,
injection wells and pumps. Provide safety training on full range of safety
topics. Responsible for all rig workovers onshore and offshore. Work with
all Agencies ( State and Federal ) on inspection.
. Achieved oil treatment chemical reduction by new process.
. Reduced workforce through reprioritization of work responsibilities.
. Hazardous Materials On-Scene Commander.
. Hazardous Materials Training Instructor - OSHA/ANSI/API.
. Confined Space & H2S Hazards Instructor.
. Individual Achievement Award - Response to blowout and fire.
Clarke Welding Ventura, CA 1995 to 1996
SUPERVISOR
Pushed a roustabout crew installing pipeline and maintenance of lease
Qmax Construction Flagstaff, AZ. 1993 to 1995
MASTER MECHANIC, HOT PLANT FOREMAN
Accomplished all repairs, rebuilds and welding of equitment and ran the hot
plant daily test runs for the State of AZ
South West Veco INC. Ventura, CA. 1990 to 1993
PEDISTRAL CRANE OPERATOR, WORKING FOREMAN, PIPEFITTER, HYDRO TESTER
CERTIFICATES
Hazardous Material Tech II...Hazard Communication...H2S...Confined
Space/Structural Rescue...First Responder...E.M.T...S.T.O.P. Safety
Program...Spill Prevention, Control & Counter Measure (SPCC Chemical
Storage & Spill Clean-Up...Respiratory Training Including SCBA, SAR, and
APR...Lock Out/Tag Out...Competent Person - Excavation...Exposure
Control...American Red Cross Standard First Aid and CPR.