Control Room Water Treatment
Resume:
LIAM PARKES
Olds, Alberta
T4H 1W3
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Safety driven and highly qualified Third Class Power Engineering with Supervise and Control room experience, over 30+ years in the Mining, Petrochemical and Oil and Gas industries. Strong and effective member of DCS Delta V commissioning teams. Extensive work related experience operating/commissioning Utilities, Hydrocracker, Saturated Gas Plant and Air Separation Units. Started as a Water Treatment/Utilities Operator and progressed to the panel of a multi-billion dollar Upgrading Facility. I have been in Senior Field Commissioning roles as well as a Shift Supervisor for Suncor at the Fort Hills Secondary Extraction facility.
Bypass Audit Reviews
Alarm Management Reviews
Safety Audits
Updating Plant Training Manuals
DCS Panel commissioning DELTA V
Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
S.A.P. Entries
CORE COMPENTENCIES
Cultivating and nurturing relationships with employees and co-workers with regards to the safe and efficient operation of plant site.
Strong work ethic and track record of success with a history of developing long lasting relationships based on a foundation of trust, integrity and outstanding performance.
Effective problem solving and analytical abilities with regards to the operation of DCS/SIS
Adept at commissioning/start-up functions from field activities to F.A.T. and S.A.T. for DCS
WORK EXPERIENCE
Pieridae Energy Inc. Olds Alberta. Shantz Oct.2022-Current
Clearstream (Flint): Process Operator
Im currently working as a field Operator for Pieridae Energy at the Shantz Sulphur forming facility. Duties include active monitoring of control Room DCS and performing daily outdoor rounds on 3rd class rated Utilities plant. On going maintenance of Rotoformer units as well as load out duties. Actively performing Loto’s and ensuring permit requirements are adhered to.
Suncor Energy Inc. Fort Hills Alberta NOV.2016-Mar. 2022
Shift Supervisor Secondary Extraction Fort Hills
I started at Suncor’s Calgary head office in Nov.2016 as a senior field operator. During my stay in Calgary I help review and verify lesson plans as well as ITC modules for all S.E posts. I transitioned up to the Fort Hills site in Jan.2017 and continued to help develop question and answer keys for lesson plans as well as mentoring junior operators as they came aboard. I have developed/reviewed Initial Commissioning Procedures that were required for start-up. I have always taken an active role in safety and lead by example. Currently I have been promoted to Shift Supervisor in Secondary Extraction at the Fort Hills facility.
NEXEN/CNOOC LTD. Fort McMurray Alberta 2006 - 2016
Senior Control Room Panel Operator HCU/ASU
Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Hydro-Cracker Unit as well as the Air Separation Unit. Daily activities consisted of, but not limited to, monitoring the process temperatures, pressures and flows along with adjusting reactor profiles in order to maintain product specifications. Responsible for ensuring that all bypasses were logged and alarm reviews completed as well as logging and entering work requests. I was responsible for the training of junior panel operators and evaluation performance. I also developed, updated and redlined S.O.P’s, Shutdown/Start-up procedures as well as Emergency procedures. Also work closely with Emerson and Spartan controls in order to help streamline process logic.
METHANEX. Kitimat British Columbia 2000 – 2006
Senior Field Operator/Junior Panel Operator
At Methanex I started as a Water Treatment Operator. Performing various water tests on boilers and turbine condensates as well operating a package Boiler and regenerating Cation/Anion and Mixed beds. I also moved through the Utilities Area which consisted of Cooling Towers, plant river water make-up, Emergency Retention ponds and Emergency Generators. During the years to come I would work through all six field areas which included; Water Treatment, Reforming, Compression, Ammonia Field and a Kellog Ammonia Method Plant as well as the Utilities area. I was responsible for equipment rounds, lockouts, start-ups and turn-around planning. Along with those duties I trained junior field operators and evaluated their progression as well as the ongoing updating of training manuals.
SMOKEY RIVER COAL LTD. Grande Cache Alberta 1990 – 1999
Field Operator/Control Room
I was involved in the day to day safe operation of the Preparation Plant. I operated Froth Treatment Facility, Breaker & Tailings Field as well as Pneumatic Control Room and Loading Facility. Daily responsibilities were active rounds and equipment checks, lock out and tag out of turbines, motors and pumps, to name a few, involved for maintenance. I was also involved in the active monitoring of plant load and efficiency.
EQUIPMENT
Hydro Cracker Reactors
Water Treatment/ Cation Anion Units and Mixed beds
Cooling towers
Package boilers
Emergency Generators
High Pressure Feed Pumps
Recycle Gas Compressors/Reciprocating Gas Compressors (H2)
Distillation Towers
Amine Absorbers (MDEA)/Adsorbers
Furnace (Natural Draft)
Steam Methane Reformer
Waste Heat Boilers and Steam Turbines
High Pressure Liquid O2 Pumps, Liquid Nitrogen Pumps, Turbo expanders
Air Compressor
Froth Treatment and Tailing Equipment
Emerson Delta V DCS and Honeywell DCS
Conveyors, crushers, breakers
Thickeners and clarifiers
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
N.A.I.T. 1999 – 2000
Fourth Class Power Engineering
Obtain 3rd class while working at Methanex
GRANDE PRAIRIE REGIONAL COLLEGE 1988 – 1990
Business Administration
GRANDE CACHE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 1987
Advanced High School Diploma
High Angle and Confined Space Rescue
HAZMAT
Industrial Fire Fighting
WHIMIS, TDG, H2S Alive and First Aid
Lock-out and Tag-out
Confined Space Entry and Ground Disturbance
Word/Excel
S.A.P.
REFERENCES
Art Breen Douglas McIsaac
Supervisor/Upgrader ICSU Superintendent
NEXEN/CNOOC NorthWest Redwater Partnership
Fort McMurray, Alberta Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
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