Project Manager, Mechanical Engineer, Operations Manager

Brian Michael Pace

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Brewton, AL *6426

Residence 251-***-**** Mobile 251-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***

OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGER

Leader – Business Development – Production – Market Development

Considerable experience and a proven track record of contribution within the chemical and petroleum industry, meeting production, reliability, sales and profit targets, while maintaining high health, safety and environmental standards. Goals achieved through effective team leadership, staff development and accountability based development of personnel. Now looking to make a significant contribution within a challenging continuous improvement environment, with genuine career progression opportunities.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Leadership

• Continuous Improvement

• Business Plan Development

• Financial / Cost Control

• HR Issues

• Production Management

• Contract Negotiation

• Budgeting / Estimating

• Risk Assessment / Mitigation

• Communication

• Health, Safety & Environmental

• Customer Relations

• Change Management

• Staff Development & Growth

• TAR Coordination

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS

DIRECTOR OF ALABAMA OPERATIONS

9/11 to present

Eagle Rock Energy, Atmore, Alabama

Manager for all Eagle Rock Energy assets in Alabama which includes 2 Natural Gas treating facilities, gathering pipelines and 35 active wells. Approximately 75 employees at 3 locations in Escambia County.

* Implemented PSM/RMP program for all areas

* Increased profits by 25%

* 15% drop in operating expense by implementing cost controls

* Direct communication with well partners and customers

* Drove projects to obtain more value from produced products

* Met all environmental requirements and deadlines with fast and accurate project execution

* Managed and assisted employees through a difficult divesture of over half of the company

OPERATIONS MANAGER 5/10 – 9/10

Sunoco Logistics 5/10 to 9/10

Sunoco Logistics, Nederland, Texas

Operations Manager for Nederland Crude Oil Terminal. Managed around 100 employees within the Nederland site. Supplied crude oil to almost all Refineries in Southeast Texas through pipeline and marine activities.

• Developed and mentored Superintendents

• Optimized measurement and customer inventory tracking

• Developed growth strategy that aligned with budget constraints

• Provided exceptional support to all customers

PRODUCTION MANAGER / OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT 2/09 – 2/10

BP Amoco 5/98 – 2/10

BP Amoco, Decatur, Alabama

Managed three process units with over 90 staff within the BP Decatur Site. Single point of accountability for Paraxylene 1, Paraxylene 2, NDC, Railhead and the Docks. Responsible for meeting production schedules, optimizing tank storage and optimizing costs through site integration.

• Developed and mentored foremen and engineers

• Established and controlled all unit budgets (fixed and variable)

• Optimized production plans to meet both customer and internal needs

• Set standards for Health and Safety and ensured all regulations were met

• Lead plant in Operator Driven Reliability program

• Brought area in line with PSM requirements

• Managed area and assisted personnel through difficult site restructuring and downsizing

• Operations Chief for Incident Management Team

OPERATIONS MANAGER 6/08 – 2/09

BP Amoco, Texas City, Texas

Responsible for all areas of the BP Texas City Chemical Site, which included 3 Paraxylene units, 2 Metaxylene units, and the Docks. Managed 125 hourly employees in a union environment, 25 salary employees and led the site through the preparations and repairs related to Hurricane Ike.

• Set standards for financial delivery and reporting to better align the site with the rest of the chemicals division

• Managed asset availability based on feedstock prices and customer demand

• Contributed heavily to strategic planning as part of the Works Leadership Team

• Interacted heavily with the US Coast Guard and the Port of Texas City to coordinate repairs to the deep water docking facility

• Coordinated much of the work to enable the site to start production six weeks after the heavy hurricane damage

• Extensive public relations training and professionalism required to work for BP in the Texas City area

• Alternate lead for contract negotiations with USW behind the HR Manager

UNIT MANAGER 10/05 – 6/08

BP Amoco, Decatur, Alabama

Managed all facets of the NDC (Dimethyl-2,6-Naphthalene Dicarboxylate) unit at the BP Decatur Site; responsible for 50 operators, 6 foremen and 6 engineers. NDC is used in the production of PEN resin.

• Established new business plan quickly which used a Value Capture strategy taking the unit from negative income to positive $30 million

• Set new monthly production records six times by establishing new operator guidelines and stressing reliability

• Responsible for all budgets (Fixed, Variable and Capital)

• Campaign mode allowed utilization of personnel in nontraditional roles by backing out contractors, reducing overtime in other areas of the plant and cross training of operators in maintenance roles

TEXAS CITY INTEGRITY TEAM 4/05 – 10/05

BP Amoco, Texas City, Texas

Part of a multidiscipline team assembled to investigate and review the Texas City Isomerization unit explosion which killed 15 personnel on March 23, 2005, at the BP Texas City Refinery.

• Established root causes and recommendations for the BP report which was prepared parallel to the report by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board

• Set the foundations for BP’s new global standards for Process Safety Management, TAR management and Control of Work requirements

PROJECT MANAGER / UNIT ENGINEER 5/98 – 4/05

BP Amoco, Decatur, Alabama

Project Manager and Unit Mechanical Engineer for various PTA units at the BP Decatur Site.

• Supported daily maintenance activities and began the Decatur Site’s first steps toward predictive maintenance

• Developed maintenance cost tracking system with SAP analyst which is still used at the site today

• Managed maintenance budgets and personnel for short periods of time

• Installed over $60 million in Capital projects

SUPERVISOR / PROJECT MANAGER 6/96 – 5/98

Olin Chemical Corporation, Charleston, Tennessee

• Supervisor for the Calcium Hypochlorite facility

• Managed production for the Sulfur Dioxide unit and the Boiler House

• Installed filter press in Charleston, TN; Johannesburg, South Africa; Recife, Brazil

EDUCATION

Auburn University

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, June 1996

GPA 3.5 / 3.95 in major

PERSONAL

Interests and Pastimes: Family, outdoors – camping, hunting, fishing

Vice President Booth Meadows Homeowners Association

Restoration of classic four wheel drive and military vehicles

Owned and operated Pace Construction since 2004. A successful residential construction and remodeling company based in North Alabama.

Mobility: Nationwide or International

References Available upon request

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