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Sr. Instrument and Controls technician

Location:
Los Angeles, CA, 90033
Posted:
November 28, 2016

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Earl John Frederick

Phone 832-***-****

Email: aculi5@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER HISTORY:

Bridgefield Electric

**/**/****-**-**-

2016

Trans Canada Pipelines

Brownsville,

TN

Site Lead Instrument and Controls

Responsible for the projects PLC integration. Consisting of mod bus, either

net, IP, and fiber optics communications cabling and channels. Created data

base of instruments used and calibrated during revamp. Generated red line

drawings for up date, supervised crew of contractors, consisting primarily

of third party crews.

MMR Construction Inc

12/12/2015- 02/02/2016

SR. Instrument and Controls Technician

Carson, CA

Preformed power plant outage related activities. Responsible for inspection

of control valves disconnection, reconnection documentation red-lines and

loops checks.

Universal Contracting Services

10/23/2015-11/30/2015

Instrument and Controls Inspector

Cofeyville, KS

Preformed all duties of inspection pertaining to instrumentation and

electrical issues during refinery turnaround. Commissioning, loop checks,

red-lines and data sheet updates were also part of these activities.

Strategic Contract Resources

09/2/2015-10/18/2015 Lead Instrument and Controls Technician

Evenston, WY

Commissioning and start up of natural gas storage facility, after a

burnout. Replacement of the existing DCS

with a new Emerson Delta V. Responsible for loop checks, documentation,

red-lines and data sheet up dates.

Footbridge Energy

06/01/2015-08/5/2015

SR. Instrument and Controls Technician

Escondido, CA

Preformed power plant outage related activities. Responsible for inspection

of MOVs, disconnection, reconnection documentation red-lines and loops

checkouts.

Orion Industrial Services

02/01/2015-04/15/201

Delic Refining

Lead Instrument and Controls Technician

Tyler, TX

Commissioning, and loop shooting, of start up instrumentation After major

turnaround on all refinery units. Trouble shooting of complex loops and DCS

errors. Responsible for all documentation, red-lines, loop updates, and

data sheets.

Global Service Solutions

10/2014-02/2015

Burns and McDonnell

Field Instrument and Controls Engineer

Mont Belvieu, TX

Responsible for the projects PLC, HMI and DCS integration. Consisting of

mod bus, either net, IP and fiber optics communications cabling and

channels. Consisting of primarily AB SLC-500 and Control logic 5000 PLC

hardware.

Supervised a team of six commissioning technicians and assisted the with

the turn over of instrument loops and the fire and gas alarm system.

Trans Canada-Pipelines

9/2013- 2/2014

PLC / Scada Technician

Calgary, Alberta CA

Wet commissioning and start-up of the XL pipe line section from Cushing, OK

to Nederland, TX. Up loaded and down loaded, programs to Rtu's. Preformed

trouble shooting of scada, electrical and instrumentation issues at remote

pipeline sites. Worked with sub contractors to resolve issues related to

site completion and security. Preformed loop shoots, checked out problems

and repaired.

Energy Experts International

2/2013-9/2013

SCADA and PLC Specialist

Redwood City, CA

Preform check out, factory acceptance (fat) testing, pre-commissioning, and

calibration of Schneider Electric scada pack 350, 357 and 32 PLC's. These

RTU's (PLC's) are used on the PG&E gas distribution pipeline system

throughout Northern and Central California. Preformed programing and

configuration of ABB (RTU's) model XRC Flow computers. Responsible for

developing tracking data base used on project.

Deep Water Specialties

7/2012-1/2013

SR. Instrument and Controls Technician

New Orleans, LA

Geoje, South Korea

Commissioning, and loop shooting, of start up instrumentation on an off

shore production platform for Chevron Oil. Equipment consisted of a

Yokogawa DCS system, and Rosemount field equipment, primarily flow, level,

temperature and pressure transmitters. Preformed check out of HVAC and fire

detection system.

TASC

1/2012-6/2012

SR. Instrument and Controls Technician

Houston, TX

Malabo,

Equatorial Guinea

Commissioning, and start up of existing, GE frame 5 driven, compressors.

This project for Marathon oil and gas was located in Malabo, Equatorial

Guinea. Worked closely with engineering and operations during the

installation of a new safety instrument system. Preformed loop shooting and

check out of all loops on turbine and compressor.

Trans Global Energy

10/2011- 1/2012

SR. Instrument and Controls Technician

Smyrna / Atlanta, GA

Loop shooting, start up and commissioning of new combined cycle gas turbine

power plant for Georgia Power in Smyrna, Georgia. This consisted of two

Mitsubishi m501G Gas turbines working in conjunction with a Toshiba steam

turbine to produce a combine output of approximate 850-MW. Involved in all

balance of plant check out on start up activities, as related to

Instrumentation and control systems.

TASC

7/2010-9/2011

SR. Instrument and Controls Technician

Houston, TX

Start up and commissioning of new safety instrument system for BASF

Chemicals in Freeport Texas. These consisted of new individual instruments

as well as the installation of new software to an existing Foxboro IA 200

system. Responsible for the documentation of new installs as well as the

check out, start up and loop shooting of these systems.

Pacific Technical Resources

4/2010-7/2010

SR. Instrument and Controls Technician

Chino, CA

Commissioning, start up and check out of a new Ovation DC at AES Redondo

Beach CA. This included the repair, replacement and calibration of various

instrument control loops loop shooting and checkout. Worked with operations

on configuration of new Control Components control valves. Also calibrated

new CEMS analyzers, (CO, CO2, N2, and O2).

Kellogg Brown and Root

5/2009-4/2010

Sr. Instrument and Controls Technician

Houston, TX

Installation, maintenance, commissioning, loop shooting and start up of new

Rosemount Delta V control systems at the KBR Advanced Technology Center.

Responsible for all maintenance issues relating to existing instrument and

control systems. Responsible for troubleshooting power and control

circuits, PLC systems, control loop's, variable speed drives, and

associated components.

Turner Industries

3/2009-5/2009

Lead Instrument And Control Technician

Kemmerer, WY

Commissioning loop shooting, and start up of new commercial demonstration

project for Exxon Mobile, using advanced technology to process H2s acid

gas, N2 and CO at cryogenic temps, for re injection in sour natural gas

wells. This control system utilizes Bailey Net 90 and Allen Bradley PLC's,

Masoneilan control valves and Yokogawa differential pressure, temperature

and flow transmitters, plus fire, gas and environmental analysis control

systems.

I-Cats

12/2008-2/2009

SR. Instrument And Controls Technician

Tulsa, OK

Calibration, repair, replacement of control systems and instruments at the

Frontier Oil refinery in Eldorado, KS.

Installed, maintained, repaired, overhauled, calibrated and tested a wide

variety of industrial instrumentation that records, indicate, control and

regulate level, flow, pH, pressure, temperature, humidity, vacuum, and

position. Worked with environmental analysis and control systems (CEMS).

Preformed start-up coverage of refinery units after major turnaround.

Western Process Control

1/2009-

2/2009

Working Foreman

Anacortes, WA

Calibration, repair and replacement of instruments and control valves at

Shell Puget Sound Refinery during cat cracker, ISOM and poly units during

major turnaround.

Pacific Industrial

01/2008-12/2008

Lead Instrument And Control Technician

Honolulu, HI

Calibration, repair, replacement of control systems and PLC's for Hawaiian

Electric Co. These included Siemens ABB, Honeywell, Yokogawa and

fisher valves, Yokogawa differential pressure, temperature and flow

transmitters and environmental analysis and control systems. Ensured that

calibration paperwork, instrument files and work order documentation was

completed with accurate and up to date information.

Con-tech Controls

2007- 2007

Lead Instrument Technician

Houston, TX

Construction of diverse control systems and instrumentation types. These

included Honeywell TC-3000, Rosemount and Fisher control valves.

Calibration shop foreman during new construction. Worked with electrical

department on control system checkout during commissioning and start up.

ISC

2006-2007

Lead Instrument Technician

Beaumont, TX

Various locations in TX and LA, working turnarounds, start ups and over

hauls of diverse control systems and instrumentation types. These included

Honeywell TDC 3000, Rosemount Delta V smart transmitters and assorted types

of control valves such as Fisher and Valve Tech.

BTEC Turbines LP

2005-2006

Instrumentation Lead

Houston, TX

I & C Supervisor

Basra, Iraq

Responsible for 20 Iraqi craftsmen during the over haul, commissioning and

start up of three GE Frame 5, 25 megawatt gas turbine generators. Including

the installation of new GE 90-70 PLC's. Including all safety

instrumentation systems, and generator controls. Accountable for all

inventory and spare parts tracking.

Also completed overhaul and addition of a 50 Hz conversion package for a GE

Frame 5 gas turbine generator.

UPM (Universal Project Management)

2004-2005

Lead Instrument & Control Technician

Houston, TX

Mullah Abdul la, Iraq

Commissioning and start up of the Ferguson Power Plant after automation

upgrade of the control system.

Calibration, repair, replacement of control systems and instruments on 3,

GE Frame 5 gas turbines at the Mullah Abdul-la power plant located at

Mullah Abdul-la, Iraq.

Instrument Technology International 2002-2004

Instrument Technician Houston, TX

Repair, maintenance and calibration of instrumentation on TDC 3000

equipment and field instruments in oil refinery units. Also preformed

safety audits of control systems and automatic shut down equipment.

ISC 2001-2002

Instrument Technician Houston, TX

Calibration shop foreman during new construction of a gas turbine power

plant located in Grandbury, Texas. Worked closely with electrical

department on control system checkout during commissioning and start up.

Citgo Petroleum Corp 1991-2001

Instrument Technician

Lake Charles, LA

Repair, maintenance and calibration of instrumentation on TDC 3000

equipment and field instruments in all refinery units. Also preformed

safety audits of control systems and automatic shut down equipment.

MILITARY:

1968-1974

US Navy:

Submarine

Service

Honorable Discharge

TRAINING:

Submarine School

US Navy:

Fire Control Technician "A" School

Fire Control Technician "C" School

Basic And Advanced Electronics

Basic And Advanced Electronics

Education:

Lamar University

46 Credit He's

NCCER Certified:

2004

NICET Certified:

1999

SKILLS:

GE Furnac PLC

TWIC:

Yes

Passport:

Yes

Licenses:

Electrical License State of Texas

References:

Mr. Mark Heckman

Phone: 650-***-****

Employer: Energy Experts International

Mr. James Denny

Phone: 613-***-****

Employer: Trans Canada Pipelines

Mr. Matt Turk

Phone: 979-***-****

Employer: Burns and McDonnell



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