Manager Refinery, Safety and Operation Manager

Marcelo Ognian

Concord, California - 925-***-**** - ***********@*****.*** - linkedin.com/in/marcelo-ognian-7bb55775

Safety and Production Manager - Operations Management - Environment Manager - Logistics And Quality Manager -

A seasoned Production and Safety Manager with proven experience holding a variety of leadership in Shell manufacturing sites for over 30+ years. Possess over 14+ years Operations and Production and 9+ years on Safety & Environmental Management roles in multiple international assignments. Demonstrated managerial competence providing top-notch leadership across different refining and logistics organizations, deploying a balanced range of strategies and tactics towards delivering business goals. An experienced leader with the ability to develop people and perform optimally with a team of industry experts towards the attainment of collective objectives. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills and work process expertise on organizational best practices. Passionate about leveraging years of experience towards implementing change and operationalize learnings to achieve and sustain Best in Class performance, develop leaders at all levels and be remembered as a manager of choice.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Industrial Safety

Process Safety Management

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Environment Awareness

Work Process Mastery

Business Strategy

Emergency Management

EHS Management System

ISO 14001

Oil & Gas Management

Business Process Involvement

Change Management

Organizational Skills

Operational Risk Management

Logistics Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Manager

Shell Oil, Martinez, CA Jan 2013 – May 2019 and Feb 2020 –June 2020

Achievements:

Led the company’s HSSE team towards providing the needed direction and support to site leaders to reduce operational risk, deliver Goal Zero performance and ensured strict compliance in the tough regulatory environment of San Francisco Bay Area.

Achieved a significant reduction of total injuries and environmental non-compliances (+60%), surpassed 7 years without Loss Time Injury (LTI) and exceeded for the first time a Goal Zero run for more than 1 year without recordable injuries.

Defined site strategies and sponsored tactics and processes to strengthen site Goal Zero culture and leadership. Reinforced the Martinez Goal Zero accountability model (10:1) and leveraged Process Safety and Environment into the GZ mindset.

Provided top-notch assurance services and overall safety and environmental support to Operations, Maintenance, Technology, Engineering, Projects and Contract Partners teams.

Acted as Shell HSSE Critical Leader assessor and site competence focal point, responsible for developing and managing programs to facilitate compliance with all federal, state, local regulations, as well as Shell Group requirements.

Responsible for assuring robust emergency response structures and systems, as well as fielding highly skilled Local Emergency Response team.

Production Manager

Shell Oil, Martinez Refinery June 2019 – January 2020

Achievements:

Provided day-to-day leadership and overall guidance to the 5 Production teams of the Shell Martinez Refinery.

Ensured production work processes, systems and tools standards necessary to deliver refinery production plan with special emphasis on maintaining focus on safe and reliable operations, minimize environmental and community impacts and avoid distractions due to Shell divestment and transition to PBF Energy.

Managed over 350+ operators, supervisors and 5 line managers that support the 24/7 operation of the 44 units that comprised the Martinez Refinery including site Incident Command responsibility.

Achieved safely emergency shutdown and started up of all units related to the major maintenance event of the Flexicoker complex, including planed repairs of the Crude Unit / Vacuum Flasher and HCU units ( total $95MM on maintenance cost ) required by the sale purchase agreement. Site acquisition was completed by Jan 31, 2020.

Production Manager

Shell Argentina, Buenos Aires Refinery February 2009 – January 2013

Achievements:

Led and supervised Buenos Aires Refinery Operations, Maintenance Execution and Ensure Safe Production teams.

Responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of refinery units and implementation of Shell Group standard work processes, site tactics and strategies.

Managed over 400+ people, 32 Operating units and Maintenance department including 100+ contractors, 6 direct reports and Incident Command Team responsibilities.

Achieved several site records like 11 months run of no recordables in personal safety, 3 years run without Process Safety Incidents Tier 1 events and site lowest alarms and integrity operating window rates.

Achieved low unplanned downtime (< 2.85% in 3 years) and OPEX plans met in a high inflation/ROE environment.

Introduced significant changes by reshaping the Production, Maintenance and Non-Routine Maintenance organizations to reduce cost, ensure crew rejuvenation, improve critical work processes execution and accelerated people and Front-Line Leaders development, including integration of all Field Operations into Centre Control Room (Closure of Room Field Shelters).

Supervised the implementation of new production and maintenance organization archetypes, finalized job consolidation of 24/7 roles.

Program Manager

Shell Global Solutions, Houston February 2007 – February 2009

Achievements:

Coordinated and led the development and implementation of Business Improvement for 3rd Party Customers of shell process and technology in the US and Latin-America.

Led several multidisciplinary service programs for PEMEX, Ecopetrol and Petroecuador including design of innovative performance-based proposal like ECP Phase III to provide 20 Khrs/y of technical support and management coaching to Ecopetrol’s refineries management team. Based on Westhollow Technology Center – Consultancy Group.

Senior Principal Operational Excellence Consultant

Shell Global Solutions, Houston October 2003 – February 2007

Achievements:

Responsible for consultancy services delivery to Shell refineries and chemical plants on significant operational excellence projects like ESP – Ensure safe production and RCM processes, Business Improvement review and Operational Asset Management projects.

Acted as ESP and Work-processes interface lead to support global standard design, local implementation and change management implementation in multiple sites.

Certified Texas trainer for the ESP Work-process on SHELL Learning University and Work Process Master Curriculum. Based on Westhollow Technology Center – Consultancy Group.

Operational Excellence Manager

SHELL, Argentina. August 2002 – October 2003

Achievements:

Led Buenos Aires Refinery Operation Excellence project, responsible for the design, planning and delivery of strategies for implementation. Operation Excellence was a Shell Global Solutions International multiyear program aimed to achieve substantial cost reduction and operational effectiveness through implementing operation asset ownership, basic requirement care and work process standardization at work floor level.

Implementation brought about a substantial change to the organization and required multiple change management actions and site-wide communication efforts including implementation of OTM – Operation Task management, Bad Actors and Defect Elimination Processes, competence improvements like Leaders, System Owners and Operator Schools design and implementation, new reward and performance system and several cultural change initiatives.

Acted as site Production Manager deputy, Senior Operation Manager, and Emergencies Chief on duty (Living on Premises). Auxiliary Crew fire fighter off duty.

Hydroprocessing and Thermal Cracking Manager

SHELL, Argentina. January 2000 – July 2002

Achievements:

Led a complex comprising of 2 distillation units, SR Platformer, 3 HDS, TIP, HVU, Visbreaker & Delayed Coker units, RDU/SBP, GSU, SRU, several treatment units and Flares, including routine maintenance execution.

Implemented a safety plan to revert poor safety performance and an aggressive maintenance program to get a 90% reduction of HC contamination in cooling water.

In Hydrocarbon margin, achieved a significant result evident by a higher Operational availability, Coker & VBU intake/yield and reduction of LPG giveaway.

Reshaped department organization thus allowing job consolidation and reduction of 15% in shift positions, the position implied management of a team of 92 own personnel.

Acted as senior operation manager and Emergencies Chief on duty (Living on-premises). Aux Crew FF off duty.

Logistics Manager

SHELL Argentina. December 1996 – December 1999

Achievements:

Acted as department head of Oil Movement, Harbour and LPG facilities, including maintenance. In this position, the unit significantly changed its facilities and organization. Several new projects were commissioned and greater emphasis on performance culture introduced ( new tankage, in-line blending and terminal operations and automation facilities).

Achieved first one-year operation with no oil tank overfilling and no oil spills on Logistics, Harbour and marketing terminal ( 145 tanks, 3 ship positions wharf and multiple products truck dispatch facilities).

Achieved significant operational targets, best ever record on lowest product give away and demurrage cost, 10% opex and 15% manpower reduction.

Managed a team consisting of 68 people and as one of the 4 Production Unit Managers, he lived on the refinery premises, fulfilled the Senior Operation Manager and Emergency Chief on Duty. Aux Crew FF off duty.

Refinery Public Relationship Officer

SHELL Argentina. November 1995 – November 1996

Achievements:

As part of the Public Relationship strategy for the Dock Sud industrial zone in Buenos Aires,, Shell Argentina started an active area master with a newly created position of PR Officer in the Refinery. As such, he was responsible for establishing a community and stakeholder plan and initiate its first actions.

Led implementation of an intense community visit program (+2000 people), 24 hours call-out system, a sport children school and a vicinity aid project.

Refinery relationships with authorities, NGOs, Industry and media were also outlined and redefined. Executed opinion leader survey to identify key players and redirect efforts, actions taken resulted in a leap change in the public perception of the Refinery Activities in the area.

Quality and Environment Manager

SHELL Argentina. November 1993 – November 1995

Achievements:

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and guiding all actions to maintain the required Refinery Legal Permit, ISO Certifications – 9000, 14000 & QA Lab NAMAS, and implementation of HSE Management System, including work process response to environmental emergencies a management representative.

Successfully coordinated the Refinery ISO 14001 certification process, thus helping BAR to be the first SHELL manufacturing facility to receive this award worldwide. The position implied the management of a team of 4 people.

Project Technologist

SHELL Argentina. November 1991 – November 1993

Achievements:

Provided process engineering support in the Product Quality and Environment area, carried out daily monitoring, troubleshooting, and evaluation of PQ and environmental aspects of the site operational and maintenance activities.

Responsible for the definition of the basis of design of the Buenos Aires Refinery Effluent Water and Oil Movement Master Plans and multiple Logistics Projects (ETP I, Crude Oil and Mogas Optimization, LPG Loading facilities and 3rd wharf extension).

Met the increasing fuel demands, comply with the strategic stock policy and implement HSE and profitable items. The multiple projects designed and commissioned comprised new tankage, service swaps and blending optimization and new technologies (on-line and NIR technologies) including integration with 3rd parties’ depots and pipeline system.

Product Quality and Combustion Technologist

SHELL Argentina. November 1989 – November 1991

Achievements:

Acted as Logistics OSE, actively involved in the Formula Shell Project Launch during National Fuel Market Deregulation. Acted as the refinery focal point in the MSD coordination team.

Embarked on extensive work to optimize Refinery mogas pool and LP, including design, trials and field testing of fuel blending alternatives, MTBE application and new additives utilization.

TA Planner and Coordinator

SHELL Argentina. January 1989 – November 1989

Achievements:

Responsible for the preparation, planning, scheduling and supervision of maintenance work as part of the Maintenance Turnaround department. This includes multiple contract coordination and building equipment and material preparation and execution of CCU/GSU1/ADIP1 units, Boilers 10/11 and TK 3 & 6 general inspection and repairs.

EDUCATION

The Wharton School Shell Global Business Leadership Program 2006

Hammer & Company – Boston Work Process Master 2005

University of Buenos Aires Naval Engineering, Mechanical Engineering 1989

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