ALVIN BRASS

337-***-**** ad14oi@r.postjobfree.com

Strong Professional Leader

PROFILE

A 33 year petroleum and Chemical industry management employee, with a career focused on helping individual contributors, teams, and organizations maximize their overall performance. Recognized for his operations alignment and organizational effectiveness skills. Experienced in business transformation, organizational alignment and driving strategic organizational change.

A leader who consistently earned the confidence of both customers and staff through the delivery of superior work performance.

Experienced leader with a record of aligning critical initiatives to core business objectives, developing and supporting successful projects and solutions incorporating a wide range of applications and technologies.

Extremely focused on teamwork and leadership. Assist in managing the bottom line and exceeding both internal and external customers’ satisfaction...

Successful managed truck and rail operations, refinery oil movement, pipeline and terminals, business and performance analysis team, safety implementation team and lubricant manufacturing and distribution operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sasol Westlake, La 2016-2020

Manager, Logistics

Responsible for preparing for startup of a $11B expansion project. Build a staff, train accordingly, create crop plant relationships, hire carriers, and create and manage an acceptable budget. The scope included, managing 1500 railcars, a rail yard, 22 carriers, and 36 miles of rail track.

PSC Westlake 2014-2015

Manager, Operations

Responsible for developing, implementing management systems to meet business needs. To develop an organizational structure that ensure long-term sustainable operations creating a great place to work. Responsible for managing cost and creating new business opportunities.

ConocoPhillips Houston, TX 2008–2012

Manager, East/Gulf Terminal Division

Effectively managed operations, production, regulatory compliance, business development, JV/Partnerships and people while implementing appropriate policies and procedures. Conducted educational sessions with all appropriate production, service, and staff, to adequately align operations by:

Creating line-of-sight through out organization and support teams.

Demonstrated a strong work ethic and set expectations of team to perform at the same level.

Complied with all company policies and procedures, meeting all operations and performance expectations.

Managed portfolio and business optimization

Managed assets and budget development

Director, Louisiana District Lake Charles, La. 2006-2008

Managed the operations of pipelines, coke terminal, clean product terminal, marine operations, crude oil gathering and JVs and partnerships...

Accountable for hiring, training, and developing personnel.

Developed and implemented safety and environmental programs

Responsible for all budgets, agreements, and contract negotiations

Responsible for asset maintenance and reliability

Manager, Truck and Rail Operations Houston, TX 2004-2006

Delivered $100MM in cost synergies by:

oRenegotiating railcar leasing contract

oLease Vs Purchase analysis on rail fleets

oNegotiating rail service contracts

oBuilding a network of quality and safe trucking partners

ooptimized refinery shipping processes

oRenegotiation small package/mail contracts

oComputerized invoicing, billing and payment system, reducing significant cost

oNegotiated repair car repairs and parts/equipment supply agreements

Lead the Truck and rail team re-organization to better align with all business businesses

Built communications and metrics model to improve total company relationships after merger

Manager, Area D Lake Charles Refinery Lake Charles, La. 2000-2004

Managed product blending of finished products leaving the refinery

Ensured a safe and environmentally sound operations

Manage the maintenance of 65 tanks, complying with all regulations

Coordinated incoming crude oil into the refinery

Ensure DOT compliance of all tanks and PLs

Coordinated oil movement by truck, rail and ships and barges

Cordinated 7 shipes per month and 27 barges per month

Manager, Gulf Coast Lubes Plant Carlyss, La 1998-2000

Responsible for production and shipment of lube oils

Negotiated truck and rail rates to manage cost

Negotiated feed stock cost and supply term

Worked to get the facility ISO certified and also received OSHA STAR

Implemented a quality control program

Doubled the capacity of the facility with minimal investment

Business and Performance Analysis, Director Lake Charles, La 1996-1998

Responsible for business optimization

Performed risk analysis of all assets

Developed process to drive business improvement

Built a metric program to inform organization of strengths and weaknesses

Negotiated contracts

Purchased and sold assets to improve profitability of company

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Management- Northeast Louisiana University, Monroe, La.

Associate of Science, Industrial Safety, LSUE, Eunice, La.16 Hours toward an MBA from McNeese State Univ, Lake Charles La. Attended finance classes at Colorado School of Mines

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