VERNON R. MITCHELL
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Bilingual safety manager and foreman with over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Maintenance technician and electrician with hands-on experience with instrument and electrical system design and maintenance in construction. Conduct safety training, QA and QC inspections and audits, and technical writing. Skills
● Formally trained in industrial electricity ● Instrument, electrical, mechanical safety
● Fiber optics experience ● Stress analysis training
● Coupling and uncoupling ● Schematic diagram and blueprint interpretation
● Manufacturing process controls
● Certified Safety and Health Officer
● Driver Safety Trainer
● Root cause and operational analysis
● CPR AED Certified
● State of Texas Security licensed and trained
(noncommissioned)
Work History
Security-Surveillance-Security Operations-Access Control Port of Houston Authority Allied Universal Protection Services LP
(Feb 2019 to present)
● Senior Security Officer Turning Basin Cargo Bay Access Post Port of Houston Authority
● Security Safety Advisor A.U.S.S. P.O.H.A.
Security Management-Physical Security-S.H.E. Securitas Greenway Plaza (Nov 2018 to Feb 2019)
● Security Captain 5 Greenway Plaza buildings and Lake Wood Church
● Manage security personnel, surveillance, operations and access entry
● Supervise and coordinate with city of Houston Police and Fire departments for emergency response, access, controls and communications
Event and Site Security for Super Bowl XLI (2017) @ NRG
● Lead security support at George R. Brown CC for VIP escorts, entry, exits and personnel management. Incident investigations and safety.
● Lead security support at NRG CC FOR VIP escorts, entry, exits and personnel logistics. Incident investigations and safety. Hatted Contract Process Controls Construction Safety Manager 12/2012 to 04/2016 ExxonMobil Research and Engineering/Air Energi Resources LLC – Baytown, TX
● Safety consultant for ExxonMobil and liaison to the EPC, managing on-site personnel safety and quality control to ensure a safe job site. Provided safety kits to personnel, and prepared performance reports for construction management.
● Performed site pre-inspections and conducted routine quality audits to ensure that work was progressing per specifications and initiated corrective actions.
● Trained and promoted continued education for all site construction managers. SPT/SAR/DIB Instrument/Electrical Engineering/Safety Coordinator 11/2010 to 07/2012 ExxonMobil Chemicals Singapore/Campbell Associates – Singapore
● Supervised and coordinated safety, instrument, electrical and analyzer EPC planning and execution between the client and general contractors. Coordinated utility service providers according to project schedules and offered technical assistance to service providers.
● Acted as site safety coordinator and conducted routine quality audits to ensure that work was progressing per the specifications and initiated corrective actions. Guided and directed third-party inspectors through project construction, commissioning and closeout.
Contract Technical Writer for OIMPS, IDS 01/2008 to 07/2009 British Petroleum Exploration – State of Alaska, AK
● Detailed and summarized company policies, technical procedures and standards for preserving the integrity and security of data, reports and access in technical documentation and manuals.
● Proposed technical feasibility solutions for new functional designs and suggested options for performance improvement of technical objects.
● Ensured network, system and data availability and integrity through preventative maintenance and upgrades. Singapore Chemicals Construction Project Instrument Supervisor 11/1999 to 08/2001 ExxonMobil Chemicals Singapore PTE – Singapore
● Supervised instrument and electrical construction for 18 furnaces and the high pressure reboiler systems for EPC and startup. Managed project schedule planned field observations with construction management and followed through with all site inspections in a timely manner.
● Managed production meetings with contractors, prepared performance reports for construction managers and followed through on all required punch lists. Digitally archived weekly progress and technical “Knowledge Base” photographs of all assigned projects.
Thailand Aromatics Recovery Project Instrument Specialist 11/1998 to 11/1999 ExxonMobil Chemicals Thailand – Siracha, Thailand
● Supervised and trained Thailand teams to safely repeat the now worldwide pre-loop check procedures and protocols originally developed during the PCU2X project. Reviewed plans and specs during the schematic design of pre-construction.
● Reviewed plans and specs during the schematic design of pre-construction and reported the quality of performance on site to all site construction managers. Worked with construction consultants to plan field observations on schedule.
● Conducted weekly production and operations contractor meetings, prepared regular interval progress reports and job site observations. Reported the quality of performance on site to all site construction managers. Propylene Concentration Unit 2X (PCU2X) Expansion Project Construction Instrument Supervisor 02/1996 to 10/1997 ExxonMobil Chemicals Americas – Baytown, TX
● Promoted to Engineering and Construction department after developing a construction pre-loop installation protocol to resolve inadequacies in electrical controls programming that caused multi-million-dollar EPC unplanned unit shutdown. Supervised and coordinated the EPC and base plant implementations, saving over $3 million due to EPC cost overruns.
● Awarded Exxon Global “To Be the Best” Award at completion of project to successfully construct and install into a live operating propylene glycol concentration unit a tower, drums, exchangers and electrical controls without further unscheduled downtime.
● Oversaw building turnover process and guided third-party inspectors through project construction, commissioning and closeout. Conducted all critical pre-installation conferences with general contractors, subcontractors, consultants and manufacturer's representatives. Provided safety kits to all construction personnel. Instrument Technician 07/1984 to 09/1996
ExxonMobil Chemicals Americas – Baytown, TX
Instrument Technician 06/1977 to 07/1984
Exxon Refinery Corporation – Baytown, TX
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Education
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at ARLINGTON, Arlington, TX
Construction and General Safety and Health Officer, OSHA Construction and General Authority LEE COLLEGE EXXON REFINERY OJT, Baytown, TX
Associate of Science, Instrumentation
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Houston, TX
Bachelor of Science, Computer Technology
Affiliations
2012
1980
1977
● American Society of Safety Engineers
● Instrument Society of America
● ISO 9000
● International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
● USWA
● Boys and Girls Club Boys
● Rite of Passage
Certifications
● OSHA 500 Train the Trainer
● SRL Trainer and Inspector
● RCFA and Tap Root incident investigation
● Instrument Technician by the State of Texas DOL
● Smith Driving Safety and CPR Certifications
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