VIKRANT “VIK” S. CHAVAN (E.I.T)

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CAREER PROFILE:

Prolific Chemical & Environmental Engineer with 11+ years of project management experience in Oil & Gas with consummate skills in Environmental field & strong knowledge base in Multimedia & Multi-state federal permitting & compliance

Key skills- Contextualized Intelligence & Entrepreneurial Mindset with appetite for Continuous Improvement

Solution-oriented & committed to creating a culture of continual improvement for addressing multi-media compliance challenges. Solid managerial & leadership abilities to plan & prioritize projects; Proven ability to build relations & Influence/motivate people

Directly managed between $300K - $750K annually in highly qualified Env consultant manpower fees (Equivalent to 5 full time staff); Proven record of building new programs/compliance systems around emerging compliance issues;

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

v Air Permitting & Env Compliance

v Leadership

v Env Facility/Vendor Audits

v Strategy & Sustainability

v Potent Cross-Functional Coach

v Regulatory Change Management

v EMS Implementation

v Project Management

v Lean Six Sigma Green Belt- Udemy

Technical: OpsInfo, SAP, OESuites PROMAX, ARC GIS, TANKS 4.0, E&P Tanks, Microsoft Office, HAZWOPER, MODFLOW, etc.

EDUCATION

Master of Science Degree (M.S) – Environmental Engineering 12/2008

Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX [G.P.A: 3.75/4.0]

Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S) - Chemical Engineering 12/2003

Mumbai University, India [G.P.A: 3.50/4.0]

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Environmental Specialist III [Holly Energy Partners (HEP), Dallas, TX, USA] (September 2016- January 2020)

Duties & Responsibilities: (25 Terminals, 3,500 miles of pipeline & Assets associated with 5 refineries;)

Managed & improved the Air (Title V, NSR), Water (SWPPP, SPCC, NPDES) & Waste Management (RCRA) Permitting & Compliance programs for facilities in 11 states (TX, NM, KS, NV, WA, OK, ID, AZ, UT, WY, NE); Conducted Gap Analysis (Permits) and fixed them

Advised management of environmental issues and activities necessary to ensure compliance. Proposed environmental policies, programs and initiatives; Ensure excellence through fiscal responsibility in preparation & maintenance of Environmental budget.

Led Internal Environmental Audit Program and worked with legal counsel & Ops to address CAPAs in timely manner.

Managed & reviewed work of Consultants; Ensured periodic reports such as the semi-annual Title V deviation reports, NESHAP, NSPS and MACT reports, Air Emissions Inventory, RATA & Compliance Testing, CEMS are completed on time; ICS team member

Oversee the Stack Testing, Stormwater, SPCC, NPDES & CEMs compliance for all sites; Effectively addressed the compliance gaps

Managed, improved & effectively utilized Environmental Management Systems (SAP and OE Suites) to ensure compliance.

Developed & conducted various Environmental trainings (SPCC, SWPPP, Waste, Air); Analyzed compliance data to verify accuracy.

Managed Haz & Non-Haz Waste Disposals leading to cost savings; Improved the Waste Compliance Program.

Developed strategy & track departmental metrics & champion change in areas of negative trends; Assisted in development of corporate citizenship report (Sustainability Report) & KPIs; Core team member of Management of Change process.

Established positive relations with agencies; Co-ordinated agency inspections & responded to NOVs and queries

Assisted in conducting thorough Incident Investigations, Emergency Response Drills and implementing corrective actions.

Accomplishments:

Initiative: Proactively developed Air Compliance Plans by deconstructing complex air permits & Waste Management trainings for all assets to better assist operations & improve compliance leading to lesser queries and NOVs.

Worked effectively with cross-functional groups & refineries to manage Air compliance, permitting & waste streams leading to cost savings & timely submission of permits. Effectively utilized New Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule to change sites from LQG to VSQG leading to cost savings; Identified compliance gaps and worked with teams to fix them in timely manner

Due to proven leadership qualities was selected by Management for the yearlong “Professional Managers Workshop” in 2018

Senior Environmental Specialist [Pioneer Natural Resources (PNR), Irving, TX, USA] (June 2012- August 2016)

Duties & Responsibilities: (All Assets:8500+wells; 11 Gas Processing Plants)- ($35B USD; 3000+ employees)

Spearheaded the team and managed tracking, reporting and quantification of GHGs for the EPA’s GHGRP for all assets of the organization. Core member of the GHG program development team (design, selection of methodology, testing, project planning, scheduling, & coordinating). Developed and incorporated new rules within the Pioneer’s GHG workflow process.

Core team member of the GHG, Incident & Audit modules of the EMIS; Effectively communicated with legal counsel, engineers, technical teams, & management in a multi-disciplinary environment to address compliance challenges & improve awareness.

Oversee company wide data collection and submission of greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program reports for five basins;

Execute corporate strategy related to emissions mitigation, advocacy efforts, and operational improvement

Established and track GHG Emissions Intensity as well as methane emissions Intensity as our key KPIs to monitor environmental performance; Record of timely submission of GHG reports. Maintained Environmental Compliance policies and procedures.

Headed Environmental Department’s Vendor Due Diligence Project; Conducted periodic vendor audits, renewals & worked with Legal & Risk Depts. in drafting MSAs; Advocated company’s participation in EPA’s Voluntary Methane Challenge & One Future

Developed & implemented Monitoring plans of Public Water Supply (PWS) system at various field offices.

Assisted in designing GHG Module for Sustainability/GRI reporting and implementing LDAR program.

Analyzed proposed, pending or adopted air quality regulations, legislation & initiatives to determine the potential impact on company’s compliance systems: Assisted in development & implementation of these strategies.

Accomplishments:

Awarded “You Rock” award by PNR: For successfully leading & implementing the everchanging GHGRP;

GHG Emission Reduction: Encouraged participation in GHG Benchmarking Studies to identify the GHG reduction opportunities; Ex: Reduce GHG emissions by 10- 27 % by replacing high bleed controllers with low bleed.

Environmental Specialist II (Pioneer Natural Resources, Midland, TX, USA) (Mar 2011- Jun 2012)

Duties & Responsibilities: (2000+ facilities; Air Permitting: 60%, Env Compliance: 15 %, EMS: 15%, Spills/RCA: 10%)

Strategize, coordinate, obtained and assist with air permitting for new or modified facilities. Maintained a high accuracy rate, resulting in a substantial reduction in delays in permit approval and issuance. Effectively utilized Risk Matrix for compliance.

Managed SPCC & Incident Management Program; Developed transient MOC process; Conducted SARA, Tier II & TRI Reporting.

Piloted the Air Permitting Program for an asset of around 2000 facilities. Worked with legal counsel & TCEQ to kickstart it.

Developed, implemented & improved department goals (KPIs), EHS Reports and strategies to mitigate emissions; Ensure periodic monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping, training, and other compliance obligations are completed on time

Accomplishments:

Developed in-house templates for Air Permitting & prepared air permits resulting in cost saving of $320,000.

Environmental Coordinator III-Specialist I (Pioneer Natural Resources, Midland, TX, USA) (Feb 2009 -Feb 2011)

Duties & Responsibilities: (2000+ facilities; Air Permitting: 50%, Env Compliance:30 %, Spills/RCA: 20%)

Air Permitting: Prepared Permit-By-Rule (PBR) and Standard Air Permits for the various facilities in Permian Basin and South Texas. Managed and reviewed the work of consultants. Managed and improved the SPCC, AIR & WASTE Compliance programs.

Detail Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Project: Effectively tracked, evaluated and conducted a detailed RCA with Statistics & Recommendations of Spills; Managed and oversee work of Environmental Contractors; Assisted in spill cleanups.

Groundwater/Water Quality Complaints & Remediation Projects: Assisted Manager in Groundwater Remediation Programs including sampling water wells and conducting various geophysical surveys like Electro-Magnetic (EM) Survey, Gamma/Induction Ray Surveys. Successfully addressed various water contamination complaints filed by landlords/public & regulatory agencies;

Assisted in conducting Phase I & Phase II Assessments & Route Optimization Projects.

Accomplishments: Proactively started RCA Project for Permian Asset: Instigated formation of Spill Prevention Action and Investigation Teams leading to a decrease in 35% of the reportable spill, cost savings of about $700,000 & which helped Permian Asset in receiving the Brunson Midland College Environmental Excellence Award.

Environmental Engineering Intern (Pioneer Natural Resources, Midland, TX, USA) (Jun 2008- Aug 2008)

Prepared various air quality permit applications including New Source Review Permits like PBR and Standard Air Permits for various facilities in South Texas. Assisted in groundwater remediation projects & in conducting Groundwater modelling using MODFLOW

Accomplishment: Permitting Excellence-Prepared & submitted 36 air permits to TCEQ (no corrections) in 2 months

CERTIFICATION, TRAININGS & AFFILIATIONS

E.I.T; PWS CLASS D WATER OPERATOR; Leadership Coaching- Developing Managerial Skills Workshop-2018; ABS Consulting Root Cause Analysis Workshop-2018; Rob Ferry’s-Advance Air Permitting; TANKS-ESP software; BR&E PROMAX Training;; 5-Day AERMOD Certification & CAA Permitting for GHGs Courses; McCoy’s 40-hour RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Training;

OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Certified; HAZMAT; Certified Radiation Safety Officer; Associations Member: ILTA, AXPC, AWMA, etc.

RESEARCH PUBLICATION:

Vikrant Chavan, D. Ramirez, S. Santos & K. Jones, 2008 “Relative Humidity and Temperature Effects on Solid Phase Micro Extraction for the Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds”, Proceedings of the 101th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference, June 23-27 Portland, Oregon Paper No. 2008-A-464-AWMA.

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