RICHARD F. BESS
**** ***** *** #** *** Vegas NV *9169 573-***-**** ******@*****.***
PROFILE OF REFINERY PROCESS SKILLS
Power Plant Operator
Effluent Head Bio-reactor
Operator Oxidation panels
Separators
Water quality samples and testing
Land forms and land fills
Process Operator Reactors
Furnaces
Pumps (Centrifugal and Reciprocating) and compressors 3500# H2
Freon compressors
Heat exchangers
Operation of Distillation columns
Taking samples of product and sampling for on test product
Lock out tag out process for maintenance
Clean equipment for maintenance
Tank Operations Mixers
Cone roof‘s & floating roof tanks
Filling and emptying
Gauging
Transferring stock from tank to tank
Sampling Sample tags
Laboratory glassware
Titration
Gravity by Hydrometer
Viscometer
Operation of laboratory
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Chevron Three years of operator training school at Chevron Refinery in Richmond,
CA
(More detailed listing available upon request)
Sabreliner Hawken Beechcraft SIRM, 2012, 12 hours (NDI)
Eddy Current, Level I, 2011, 80 classroom hours
Magnaflux, Level II, 2010, 32 classroom hours
Penetrant, Level II, 2010, 32 classroom hours
Express Net Boroscope, GE CF6-50 & PWA JT8D, 2007
RVSM, 2004
Gem FAMS, A300-B4, 2000, 80 classroom hours
Engine Run and Taxi, A300-B4, 2000
Required Inspection Items, A300-B4, 2000
Gem FAMS, B727, 1999, 40 classroom hours
Engine Run and Taxi, B727, 1999
Required Inspection Items, B727, 1999
AAR GEM FAM B-737, 2007, 40 classroom hours
USAF Engine Run C-141A, 1978, 32 classroom hours
Aircraft Maintenance Specialist, Jet Over Two-Engine, School of Applied
Aerospace
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INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
2007 to 2013 Sabreliner, Perryville, Missouri
Engine Shop Inspector (JT12 & JFTD), November 2010 to Present
Work NDI lab
Tear down, detailed inspection of engine, gearbox, fuel control
shop, sub- assembly, final assembly, test cell
Lead Mechanic (T-34), September 2007 to November 2010
Weight and balance, disassemble, repairs, re-assembly, rigging,
weighing
Responsible for induction, launch, recovery, and A/C delivery
1999 to 2006 & Express Net, Ypsilant, Michigan
2007 Flight Mechanic (DC-8, B727, & A300-B4) (January to March, 2007)
Engine run and taxi
RII (B727 & A300-B4) (1999 to 2006)
Boroscope on GE CF6 and JT8D Pratt engines
Taught General Maintenance Manual
Open outstations; performed outstation, vendor, and fuel farm
audits
Performed daily and weekly aircraft, post-flight, and CPTP
inspections
Maintained airworthiness of aircraft and released aircraft for flight
2007 Plane Tech
Contract Maintenance
Ambraer, Champaign, Illinois (August to September)
Rolls-Royce 3007 Trent Engines
AAR repair station in Indianapolis, Indiana (June to August)
B-727 & B-737 - C&D checks, engine, and airframe
maintenance
2007 Global Tech
Contract Maintenance
Embraer in Nashville, Tennessee (March to June)
Hanger maintenance on EMB 170 & 190 - C checks on
engine and airframe
2006 Gearhart Aviation, Blytheville, Arkansas
Instructor & Maintenance (December)
Taught A300-B4 GEM FAM course
Performed DC-10, MD-11, DC-8 and A300-B4 hanger and line
maintenance
2006 AAR, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Contract Maintenance (August to November)
Performed hanger maintenance and C checks on CRJ 200
1979 to 1992 Chevron USA, Richmond, California
Refinery Process Operator
1975 to 1979 USAF, Stationed at Travis AFB, Fairfield, California
Crew Chief and engine run on C141
Flight line maintenance
Launch Crew Chief and Expediter