Plant Operator

Ricky Munch

Address: ****-**** ******* ***** *****, Airdrie, Alberta (AB) T4B 3S5,

Canada

Phone: + (1-403-***-**** Email: *********@*******.***

Control Technician/Control Manager/Commissioning Operator/Trainer/Control

Room Operator

(Manufacturing/Production/Oil & Gas)

Accomplished gas plant and refinery operator offering over 15 years'

experience in commissioning new facilities, conducting safety audits,

updating standard operating procedures, writing safe work permits, and

facilitating on-the-job training. Qualified with Diploma in Power

Engineering with further Industrial Maintenance Technician qualification,

coupled with track record of performing various roles including turnaround

coordinator, shift trainer/competency facilitator, plant safety liaison,

incident investigation committee member and joint occupational health and

safety committee member. Hands-on experience in ensuring safe and efficient

operation of all process facilities, safety systems, and utilities on a

daily basis. Possessing advanced working knowledge of pumps, compressors,

control systems, and chemical/corrosion mitigation systems. Showcasing

outstanding ability to work effectively in a team environment while

accepting various operating challenges as well as maintaining credible

relations with area residents and stakeholders. Resourceful individual with

significant capability to work without supervision; striving towards

meeting safety, production, cost, and environmental goals related to area.

Excellent communicator, fluent in English with basic understanding of

French; interacts effectively with people at all levels of seniority.

CORE COMPETENCIES

? Plant Operations and Maintenance ? Providing on-the-Job Training ? Safety

Rules and Regulations ? Start-Ups/Commissioning ? Leadership and

Supervision ? Emergency Response Tasks ? Minimizing Operating Costs and

Eliminating Downtime ? Preventive Inspections ? Ensuring Product Quality

Specifications ? Collecting and Testing Samples ? Conducting Toolbox Talks

?

KEY SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

. Troubleshooting and Repairs - Highly skilled in troubleshooting equipment

problems and accordingly performing minor repairs and servicing while

ensuring maintenance of equipment in a safe and acceptable condition. At

Spectra Energy, played an integral role in troubleshooting, diagnosing,

and repairing a steam condensate return problem by increasing the pump

pressure, thus saving vacuuming-up and trucking-out steam condensate.

Troubleshot, diagnosed, and constructed a system to re-inject condensable

liquids that have been knocked out in a vessel back into the process,

thus minimizing product waste with lower trucking costs and disposal

fees.

. Optimize Costs and Productivity - Hands-on experience in optimizing

process operating costs and productivity for profitability. Successfully

initiated and completed a study of the aerial coolers to optimize ambient

air cooling at Veresen Energy; reduced electric motor speed and load,

resulting in saving electrical utility costs. Instrumental in developing

and implementing an equipment tracking system while assisting employees

and contractors to sign-out equipment, enabling managers to track

individual assignments and monitor progress.

. Turnaround Coordination - Proven record of assisting in safely planning

project work during period of high activity such as plant turnarounds.

Meticulously completed the turnaround ahead of given time and within

budget with no accidents while acting as a turnaround coordinator with

Spectra Energy.

CAREER HISTORY

Operator - Sour Gas Processing Plant/Control Room Spectra Mar 2013 -

Energy, Fort Nelson North Processing Present

. Accountable for starting up and ensuring efficient operations of the

plant with ABB 800xA while controlling field sites with SCADA.

. Working at amine plants, water treatment using reverse osmosis, ultra

filters, and evaporators as well as D-type package boilers, gas turbine

driven centrifugal compressor, power generators, glycol dehydration,

steam turbine drivers, etc.

. Starting up of new facilities, training new employees, conducting safety

audits and involvement in planning activities.

Operator - Sour Gas Processing Plant/Control Room Veresen Gas, Sep 2007 - Mar

Steeprock Gas Plant 2013

. Assumed responsibility of starting and efficiently operating plant with

Delta V, also controlling field sites with CygNet SCADA.

. Working at a sulphur plant, amine plant, acid gas enrichment plant, and

glycol dehydration unit.

. Responsible for safely operating company vehicle in line with the

established standards.

Control Room Operator Petro-Canada, Edmonton Refinery Feb 2005 - Sep

2007

. Provided training on safe operation of control panel while overseeing

fractionation, distillation, and hydrogen unit.

. Acted as a process operator; worked with debutanizer, dehexanizer,

deethanizer, and depropanizer systems as well as power generators, sour

water stripper, amine sweetening, crude heating furnace, hydrogen

reforming furnace, steam turbine drivers, hydrotreater, reciprocating

compression, gas turbine compressor, also various condensers, exchangers,

and reboilers.

Operator - Sour Gas Processing Plant/Control Room Duke Energy, Jul 2002 - Feb

Jedney Gas Plant 2005

. Involved in starting up and running the plant with Allen Bradley PLC and

Bailey DCS as well as controlled field sites with SCADA.

. Monitored production process and performed other delegated

responsibilities.

. Served as a plant operator; worked with Broach, Heatec, and Saskatoon

boilers, power generators, propane refrigeration, amine sweetening,

glycol dehydration, methanol IFPEXOL system, liquid hydrocarbon

stabilization, water treatment, sales compression, acid gas injection,

and inlet separation.

EARLIER CAREER

Operator Operator Anadarko Canada Corp., Progress Gas Plant Dec 1998 - Jul

2002

Millwright Cobra Maintenance, Grande Prairie, AB Sep 1997 - Dec

1998

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Power Engineering Diploma Grande Prairie Regional College Sep 1997 - May

1998

Industrial Maintenance Technician Certificate Grande Prairie Sep 1998 - May

Regional College 1999

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Training

. Currently writing Third Class Exams

. Passed the New Fourth Class Government Exams

. GPO Level A, B, C and D Courses, Grande Prairie Regional College

. Amine Experts Course

. Compressor Maintenance and Optimization Course, Enerflex

. Refrigeration Operator Training Course, Toromont

. Safety Orientation on the Jet Ranger, A-Star, Dauphin, and Bell 205

Helicopters for the Purpose of Commuting to and from the Worksite

Safety Courses

. Safety Training

. SAIT Safety Awareness Certificate (SOLIS 1 and 2)

. Incident Investigation Course

. WHMIS Certificate

. Occupational First Aid Level 1

. Transportation Endorsement

. Gas Testing

. Industrial Fire Fighting

. H2S Alive

. TDG

. Confined Entry and Rescue

. Valid Class 5 Drivers License

. Various other Defensive Driving Courses

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 26th Sep, 1974 Nationality: Canadian

Marital Status: Married Driver's License: Canadian

References available on request

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