Engineer Mechanical

Eddison R. Arnold

281-***-**** *********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Senior Reliability and Maintenance professional, highly successful in developing and managing diverse teams with strong execution and turnaround overhauls experience. Expert on strategic development of static/rotating equipment maintenance strategies. Hands- on expertise in Root Cause Failure Analysis and Reliability Availability and Maintainability (RAM) processes.

Career History

BP North America, Houston TX 2012 - 2016

Senior Reliability Engineer

Identified and managed asset reliability risks adversely affecting plant or business operations. Developed and implemented maintenance strategies. Led defect elimination process and conduct reliability analysis to maintain safe reliable equipment operations.

-Saved 92Mboe annually by resolving Air Compression System unreliability.

-Facilitated vulnerability study to identify and minimize future deferrals. As a result, developed control valve strategy to improve operability.

-Improved on/off valve operability via defect elimination process eliminating unnecessary downtime.

-Developed Mad Dog hub equipment reliability and maintenance strategy.

-Cultivated the Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) database and co-authored the PSV maintenance and testing policy

Reliability Engineer 2010 - 2012

Facilitated implementation of health monitoring system on Marlin, Horn Mountain and Thunderhorse

-Documented the Equipment Specific Maintenance process for future utilization.

-Implemented Smart Signal preventative health monitoring system on selected assets which included vibration monitoring and process parameters.

Common Process Central Coach 2006 - 2010

Implemented Integrated Field Planning (IFP) and Production Efficiency Improvement

(PEl) common processes on Pompano, Nakika, Marlin and Horn Mountain.

-Developed PEI/IFP business plans to achieve asset buy-in. Asset accomplished implementation PEI/IFP in one year.

-Coached personnel on PEl and IFP principles and practices.

-Implemented IFP process on Marlin and NaKika platform which improved planning and scheduling thus reducing inventory and execution costs.

-Planned and participated in assurance process following the implementation to ensure compliance.

BPAmoco, Texas City 1998- 2006

Safety and Compliance Director (Interim) 2004 - 2006

Ensured attainment of Performance Contract Objectives and delivered a safe, simplified facility that returned consistent, dependable business results.

-Directed site to reach lowest recorded OSHA recordable rate of 0.35 through daily safety audits by plant management, union officials and employees.

-Coordinated efforts of 17 safety and health professionals to create a reliable, customer field focus team.

-Established a site safety report card and trained 50 site leadership on Advance Safety Auditing; created a heighten safety awareness among personnel.

-Facilitated implementation of H2S monitors preventing personnel exposure to deadly gases.

-Safely recommissioned site following incident.

-Successfully institutionalized a diverse third party verification team to support the Integrated Safe System Of Work (ISSOW).

Reliability Team Leader 2002 - 2004

Coached and developed 10 Cracking/Alkylation Facility Engineers. Managed job scope preparation and engineering support for Cracking/Alkylation complex turnarounds.

-Delivered excellent safety and environmental performance

-Achieved 98.5% equipment reliability which led to division availability value of 95%, the highest recorded performance in refinery history for a 1-year trend.

-Created an organized engineering team through influence

MX2 TAR Project General Manager 1998 - 2002 Led diverse project team through a $550K Metaxylene turnaround project.

-No injuries sustained during turnaround. No environmental incidents.

-Delivered the turnaround project on time and under budget.

AMOCO, Texas City, TX 1996 - 1998

Unit Mechanical Engineer

Supported the Reliability Engineer with mechanical and availability projects on the chemical, crude and aromatic process units.

-Reduced AU2 Clay Treater dryer system frequent clay change out, saving the refinery over $200K annually.

-Improved the reliability/availability of the C-604 Effluent exchangers along with the safe

operation and extended run life of the unit saving site $1.5 MM.

-Engineered a Love Joy coupling on PX3's crystallizer shafts to enable the disengagement of the gears in the event of a mechanical failure of the "dog bone".

-Root Cause Failure Analysis facilitator.

-Significant contributor on the Pipestill 3B 1997 TAR assisting RE with TAR jobnotes, following the repairs of the 401-E Crude Tower, repairing of the fractured hanger in the 401-BA furnace.

- Developed the Global Temporary Repair Clamp Database to ensure all temporary repairs were documented. This database saved the site from fines in excess of $50K for each non- documented finding.

Professional Accreditations and Education

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Lamar University- Beaumont, Texas

Associate in Arts, Engineering, Lee Junior College- Baytown, Texas.

Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals, 2012 Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP)

ARMS, 2014, Managing Reliability; Availability Workbench Training for maintenance strategies

Petroleum Institute for Continuing Education,2012, Rotary Screw Compressor

Tyco Valves & Controls, 2011. Pressure Relief Devices Maintenance & Design

EPTI BP Global, 2010. Pressure Vessel Design

BP AMOCO, 2005. Advance Safety Auditor Trainer

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