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Scheduling Assistant Controls Technician

Location:
Velasco, TX, 77541
Salary:
Negotiable
Posted:
May 05, 2024

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James E. Lawson

979-***-****

**********@*****.***

PROFILE

Hard working, dependable, and skilled Instrument/Controls Technician with over ten years of diverse experience in electrical equipment, analytical instrumentation, and process controls instrumentation; a soft spoken,dedicated results-oriented and task-driven individual who desires to provide quality work in a safe and efficient manner; has a strong emphasis in the manufacturing and petrochemicals industry; seeking a position in a quality and safety driven environment where skills and experience can be used to the fullest extent.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2023 to present - NRG Energy, Thompson, TX, Maintenance Planner/ Coordinator

Planning jobs for I/C and E ; build packages, scope, and order material. Work hand and hand with specialists until the job is complete. Proficient with sap planning, ordering, and writing notifications and /or work orders. Sap codes used iw 21, 28, 22, 32, 31, 38, 41, 37n and me53n. PASTA-planning and scheduling assistant

Use of PASTA to plan and schedule jobs for the up coming weeks. Go over jobs that are unplanned and planned with crew leads.

October 2015 to June 2023—- Olin Corporation, Freeport, TX, I/ E Maintenance Technologist and Planner

Worked hand and hand with Work Coordinators to assure that areas are covered as far as daily maintenance, projects, and emergency work

Back up Work Coordinators and Supervisors on daily work

Mentor new technicians at the Power House the last 4.5 yrs on 4 Gas powered turbines and 2 steam turbines controlled by triconnex and foxboro

Use SAP S/4 Hanna for planning and coordinating

October 2014 to October 2015 Dow Chemical company, Freeport, TX, Sr. I&E Technician and Trained Junior technicians

Mentored Supervised junior technicians and contractors on day to day maintenance process, pit stops, and turnarounds

Leader of the Appreciation and Housekeeping teams which promotes a safe work environment

Provide assistants to new employees that work in the areas

February 2011 to September 2014 --- United Electrical and Instrumentation (UEI), Clute, Texas, I&E Technician for multiple projects for The Dow Chemical Company, Bayer, and BASF

Led commissioning, startup, and maintenance jobs

Foreman/ crew leader on various jobs that include safety instrumented systems ( alarms, shutdowns, and per missives to ensure its proper function)

Led a crew of 10 on the installation of Motor Operated Valves( wiring and testing to ensure proper function)

Led projects where new Safety Instrumented Systems were being intruduced to plants (testing and setting up all instruments)

August 2010 to December 2010 --- Ardent Services, Calumet, Oklahoma, I&E and Systems Representative for projects at Devon Energy and Cana One

Performed system walk downs, loop checks, and calibrations on field instrumentation and valves

Troubleshooting, installation of new instruments, and provided client with solutions to maximize instruments functions

Verification of alarms, shutdowns, and per missives working properly on Delta V controlled system

Led sight acceptance testing (SAT) to ensure client that instruments were performing to clients’ specifications

Part of the start up, commissioning, and maintenance team

Trained the plants technician on various equipment

March 2010 to June 2010 --- Bay Services, Corpus Christi, Texas, I&E Technician for projects for Astoria Phase II – Expansion

Performed calibrations loop checks on field instrumentation and valves associated with the project

Installed instruments in the field per client's installation details

Performed complex instrument repairs

Performed operational tests on air lines and tubing runs for defects

Assisted with building and designing turnover packages

July 2009 to February 2010 --- Technical Diagnostic Services, Alexander City, Alabama, Process Control Technician for projects at Constellation Energy and the Hillabee Energy Center

Worked on Hillabee’s Gas Fired, Combined Cycle Power Plant (774 MW)

Performed operational performance tests to client's standards and verification of permissive, alarms and shutdowns

Provided expertise and performed calibrations and loop checks on

Siemens 501G Combustion Turbines (2)

Siemens KN Hydrogen Cooled Steam Turbine (1)

Nooter - Eriksen HRSG (2) both controlled by a Siemens T3000 DCS

February 2009 to June 2009 --- Matrix Services, Inc., Moses Lake, Washington, Process Control and I&E Technician

Performed calibrations and checkout of field devices on foundation field bus DCS

Performed installations and modifications on instruments per clients’ requests

Performed PM's on clients’ existing instrumentation

Performed troubleshooting protocols and repaired control loops, pumps, and motors for maximization of product lines

December 2008 to February 2009 --- Brinderson, Exxon-Mobile Refinery, Torrance, California, Process Control and I&E Technician

Calibrated and checked out of field instrumentation during outage

Worked on new installations and demobilization of instrumentation

Performed field verification on various types of instrumentation

Provided support for start up a 30 MW megawatt GE gas turbine

Provided support on GE Turbine Control System

March 2008 to December 2008 --- Delta Rigging and tools, Brazoria, Texas, Instrument Technician

Performed calibrations on field instrumentation and valves

Installation of instruments in the field per client's installation details

Performed commissioning and loop checks, system walk downs

Participated on numerous pre-shut down and start-up teams

Managed troubleshooting protocols for motors, pumps, and instruments

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eastern New Mexico University – Portales, New Mexico

Excelsior College Albany, New York

CERTIFICATES/TRAINING

SIS trained

TWIC holder (expires 2017)

I/C Kansas University



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