Jason Daniel Calhum
Tel: 302-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***
Control Room Operator/ Plant operator
A highly competent and result oriented professional with wide range of work
experience in chemical and manufacturing operations in higher levels of the
organization. A self driven and organized individual inclined towards
achieving desired goals as per industry standards. Enjoys working with a
positive attitude with team members to attain the organizational objective.
A good decision maker with an inbuilt confidence to handle crisis at all
levels. An individual with proven track record and accountable for raising
overall development.
Career Details
Operator Technician Aug
2007 - Till Date
DuPont, Deepwater, NJ
Major Accountabilities:
. Responsible for overall operations on continuous distillation
purification unit
. Accountable for safe monitoring and operation of a large scale
. Working between Control Room Operator and Field Operator
. Executing duties as a Control Room Operator consisting overall safe
monitoring of unit
. Effective usage of (D.C.S.) Distributive Control System in unit
monitoring
. Recording hourly readings from D.C.S. ensuring necessary adjustments via
controllers, control
valves, changing set points and ramp time
. Reporting abnormal conditions to supervision
. Acknowledges all alarms on D.C.S. to bring out of alarm state or to
prevent from going into a
high or low interlock state
. Implementing usage of P&ID'S during planned shutdowns and process changes
. Responsible for activities related to leaks and releases to plant
firehouse
Major Accountabilities as a Field Operator:
. Executing duties including field samples of raw materials and finished
products
. Responsible for taking field readings consisting checking oil levels of
pumps and compressors
. Recording readings from transmitted pressure gauges, checks evidences of
leakage, blown RV's
and disc
. Responsible for the safe unloading and loading of hazardous materials
into rail cars, tank
trailers, tube trailers and Iso's
. Proactive usage of GMP's, SOP'S, and SOC's
. Remarkable in signing and filling out all work permits, line breaking
permits and flame permits
for contractors, mechanics besides E&I Techs
. Ensuring fume free valves and equipment using pull down methods
. Implementing Lock Out Tag Out, confined space procedures in preparation
for Mechanics, E&I
Techs and contractors for unit works
Chemical Operator Jun
2006 - May 2007
Aerotek, King of Prussia
Major Accountabilities:
. Responsible for executing activities in an ink and dye batch operations
plant
. Accountable for following all SOP's and GMP related to ink and dye batch
plant operations
. Verified raw materials to be used in batches by checking as per recipe
requirements
. Visually assessed tanks and cleaned out samples ensuring clear tank
residues from previous
batches
. Analyzed samples at labs throughout completion of batches
. Ran dyes through reverse osomsis procedures ensuring dye as per
customer's specifications
. Undertook activities like packaging and labeling finish dyes as well as
inks into drums, totes and pails
. Stored packaged batches in warehouse and loaded them onto trailers
. Performed duties of shipping out packaged batches by gas and propane fork
trucks
Manufacturing Technician
Feb 2004 - Jun 2006
W.L. Gore & Associates, Elkton, MD
Major Accountabilities:
. Managed team oriented environment on lamantion line, thereby
communicating with other techs on line
. Undertook responsibilities as a Driver including GMP's and SOP's ensuring
use of right recipe
. Responsible for functioning of adhesive printers initiating from membrane
making adjustments
. Implemented duties of changing tension pressures, speed variations and
water temperatures on
chillers via HMI
. Responsible for performing duties as a floater relieving techs for
breaks, lunch and sick fill ins
. Assisted in functioning of adhesive drums, g-roll change outs, membrane
splices and frame
change outs
. Effectively worked as a shell batcher and undertook responsibilities
including verifying right
material was set up for lamination run
. Responsible for executing tasks of a Liner Batcher consisting
verification of liner material was
aligned with membrane from start to end of lamination process
. Ensuring movement of scray belt depending on quantity of material
. Acted as an inspector, assessed materials in adhesive printers and wound
on take up a-frame
. Proactively implemented adjustment and changed out slitters ensuring
correct slit in width of
materials
. Maintained track records of events during shifts timings
. Responsible for constant communication with techs to scan bar codes of
material
Chemical Operator Jul
1998 - Nov 2003
General Chemical, Claymont, DE
Major Accountabilities:
. Accountable for functioning of sodium sulfite continuous operation plant
. Responsible for the safe start-up, shutdowns of plant during normal and
abnormal conditions
. Monitored plants by way of control room equipment such as totalizers, ph
controllers, graph
charts flow, level, temperature and pressure transmitters
. Proficient knowledge in field checks on tanks, pumps, dryers, and
scrubbers
. Collected samples of finished product before going to storage and waste
water before sending to
treatment plant
. Communicated effectively with other operators on plant to safely start up
and shut down unit
. Responsible for the safe loading as well as unloading of railcars and
tank trucks
. Undertook troubleshoot of plant to maintain and keep unit from shutting
down
. Ensured accuracy in equipment lockout and tag out for E&I techs and
mechanics to repair or
replace equipment
. Implemented constant follow ups with all Operating Procedures, GMP'S and
SOP'S
. Acknowledged and responded to alarms by making necessary adjustments to
plant
Educational Qualifications
Diploma Sep 1991 -
Jun 1995
Christiana High School, Newark, DE 19702
Additional skills
Manufacturing/ Production:
Machine Operator, Manufacturing, Operations, Packing, Shipping & Receiving,
Warehouse
References
Name: Althea Monteiro
Company Name: DuPont
Address: Buffalo, NY
Phone: 770-***-****
Name: Fred Ryle
Company Name: Dupont
Address: 888 Route 130 Deepwater, NJ 08023
Phone: 856-***-****