Marathon Petroleum Process Engineer

Gerald K. Holmes

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Ste *** PMB 187

Kenai, AK 99611

Home: 832-***-****

E-mail: ********@***.***

Education

Howard University

B.S. Chemical Engineering (1987) G.P.A. = 3.12/4.00

Experience

Marathon Petroleum Jan 2019 to present

Engineering Supervisor April 2021 to present

Responsible for supervising the development, management, and completion of a wide range of engineering and construction projects. Champions the use of a stage gated project management process and ensure its use by the group of Area Engineers. Manage engineering contractors and hold them accountable for meeting budget and schedule. Manage the CAPEX and OPEX project portfolios valued at over $30MM for 2021. Assists projects control in the generation of the refinery budget. Manages the area engineering group and assists in their career development and training.

Lead Process Development Engineer Jan 2019 to March 2021

Responsible for the development of the entire site’s capital projects portfolio from inception through detailed engineering design. The portfolio for the 2020 spend is valued at > $50MM. Also, manage the multi discipline engineering teams for 3 EPCs that are responsible for the development of the project through FEL phases. Responsible for helping develop the capital project budget for the refinery as well as the process engineering department’s conceptual studies program and budget.

BP USA August 2013 to October 2018

Sr. Process Engineer – GoM Atlantis Area Team July 2016 to October 2018

Responsible for the process support and optimization of the Atlantis platform. Single point of accountability for the pilot testing of Plant optimization analytics software for the Global Oil organization. Process surveillance SPA for the Atlantis platform which included daily reconciliation of process safety alarms and any PSV lifts and reporting of critical safety alarms to the appropriate corporate and government office. Management of small capital projects. Responsible for representing the asset in HAZOPS, LOPAs, and risk assessment reviews.

Process and Process Safety Engineering Team Lead July 2015 to July 2016 present

Responsible for the HAZOP/LOPA, RSP, and other process safety programs for the Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey Midstream Onshore region. I managed a group of 11 process and process safety engineers. Responsibilities included the coaching and development of the National engineers as well as contract engineers and Expats. Provided operational support within the region to insure safe and optimized processes. Managed the team’s activity plan, and input into the overall engineering services operating plan and budget. This also involved generating/approving SOPs, reviewing and approving engineering queries and MOCs. Provided process engineering support for CAT B projects.

Process Engineering Team Leader July 2014 to July 2015

Responsible for the leadership, coaching, and development of the process engineers at Sangachal terminal which process over 1 million barrels of crude per day. Ensured that the team provided front line engineering support to Operations. Provided timely engineering responses to day to day operational issues and optimization needs. Ensured timely completion of MOCs and responses to engineering queries. Supported Operations in HAZOPS, PHAs, LOPAs, What Ifs, and the development of ORAs.

Acting AESTL when sitting AESTL was off duty.

Sr. Process Engineer, Baku (August 2013 to June 2014)

Member of the AEST for Sangacal Terminal. Responsible for front line engineering support to Operations. This includes day to day process monitoring and troubleshooting, process optimization, operations rep to support HAZOPs, What-Ifs, and PHAs. Also responsible for answering EQs and the management of technical, software, and document MOCs. Also technical coach/mentor to junior engineers.

Chevron International Exploration and Production July 2007 to August 2013

Project Manager/Facilities Engineer, Covington (April 2012 to August 2013)

Responsible for the overall management of capital projects up to $2MM. Responsible for the project through all phase gates. Management of the budget, contractor deliverables, and construction and start up of the project. Supported operations at the Empire Terminal with technical troubleshooting and management of their MOC and PHA programs.

Sr. Facilities Engineer, Kuwait (March 2011 to March 2012)

Supported Operations on the day-to-day monitoring of the pressure maintenance plant to ensure proper well pressure was maintained enabling oil production. Represented the asset on all capital projects ensuring the proper scope was being developed and followed. This included working on all phases of the project from conception through construction and start-up. Responsible for HAZOP recommendation and action item implementation. Maintained MOC log and insured that the PSM process was followed for unit changes.

Sr. Project Engineer, Houston/Nigeria (January 2010 to February 2011)

Role responsible for ensuring contractor deliverables were completed on time and within the budget. Supervised discipline leads to insure scope of work was being followed and project was progressing per the timeline. Ensured VIPs and best proctices were being incorporated into the design. Ensures all PSM requirements were being met. Oversaw contractor times to ensure project stayed on budget. Supported project manager and acted in the role where necessary. Additionally assigned to manage/lead the installation of a sales gas comressor which was initially slated to be installed and operational one year in advance of the GSEP plant.

Engineering Manager/Lead Process Engineer, Kazakhstan (July 2007 to December 2009)

Responsible for the coordination of all engineering activities of the NGS expat engineers and CMG contract engineers. Supervised engineering team as well as DCC team. Ensured project followed CPDEP and CSOC initiatives per Chevron guidelines. Prioritized work of engineering contractor to insure meeting deliverable schedule. Worked with RMG to validate hydraulic models and insure plant capacity would be met. Also provided process engineering coverage in addition to engineering manager role. Supervised the entire staff of about 30 contract and staff engineers as well as the DCC staff.

Valero Energy May 2004 to June 2007

Staff Process Engineer, Texas City

Assigned as a Process Engineer for a Crude unit, two vacuum units, a diesel and a kero hydrotreater, and a SRU/TGU. Also, assigned as a Process Engineer for Utilities, Wastewater, and Oil movements. Responsible for tech service functions relating to process optimization and support of day-to-day process problem solving. Also assigned as the Lead Process engineer for the DHT Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel revamp project.

Energy/Catalyst/Chemicals Coordinator

Responsible for the optimization of the Refinery’s fuel gas, steam, and hydrogen systems. Coordinated projects to reduce the Refinery’s EII by improving such areas as furnace optimization and condensate recovery. Managed the GE Betz Alliance for the Refinery, which included monitoring unit chemical consumptions versus the budgeted numbers, leading new chemical application trials, and acting as a liaison between GE Betz and Valero. Managed the Refinery’s catalyst purchase and selection. This included the Hydrotreating units, Sulfur and Tail gas units, as well as the Penex unit. Coordinated all catalyst loads and tracked catalyst deactivation rates. Also provided input to operating start up and sulfiding procedures.

HOVENSA, L.L.C. 1999 to 2004

Group Leader, St. Croix, VI (7/00 to 5/2004)

Assigned to fuels refinery plant site. Supervised 3 Process Engineers and one Senior Staff Engineer performing tech service functions relating to process optimization and support of day-to-day process & project problem solving. Process engineering functions encompassed monitoring unit performance, optimizing unit efficiency, reformer and hydrotreater catalyst management, originating operating procedures, and troubleshooting unit problems. Project engineering functions encompassed conceiving, justifying, designing, and implementing refinery projects for improving process efficiency, increasing product recovery, and complying with government regulations. Unit assignment includes two 180 MBPD crude units, Sulfolane unit, two MEA amine units, 3 Merox Units, Deisopentanizer unit, a Gas Recovery Unit, two vacuum distillation units, a UOP Semi-Regen Reformer, three hydrotreaters, and a PENEX unit. Also the refinery Chemical manager handling Nalco, Baker Petrolite, Octel, INEOS, and other commodity chemical issues, such as monthly consumption, chemical trials, and yearly budget of over $5MM.

Accomplishments include:

Conducted heavy crude processing trial to ensure refineries preparedness for providing coker feed

Led $2MM project to revamp crude heater. Project had a 2 year payback in energy savings

Senior Process Engineer, St. Croix, VI (3/99 to 7 /00)

Assigned to fuels refinery plant site. Performed tech service functions relating to day-to-day process & project problem solving. Unit assignment included #1 - #4 Sulfur Recover Units, #1 and #2 Beavon Units, #3 - #5 Sour Water Strippers, and #6 Amine Unit. Included in this are day-to-day operational support, environmental reporting, and PSM compliance including MOCs and PHAs, the mentoring of junior engineers and supervising of summer interns, and implementation of projects.

Accomplishments include:

Optimized Amine unit operation saving $200M/yr in energy costs

Led project for technical services to revamp two of the sulfur plants and build an additional sour water stripper

Amoco Oil Company March 1998 to March 1999

Senior Process Engineer/EPCM, Texas City, TX

Assigned to Worldwide Engineering and Construction Group. Responsibilities included process design of capital projects and project management using the Amoco Common Process in the WE&C Collocated group at Texas City and technical support for the Paraxylene-3, Propylene Concentration, and Polybutene operating units. Also, responsible for the mentoring of junior engineers at the plant, maintaining the capital budget for the Propylene Concentration Unit, and group representative on the PSM Subcommittee and Diversity Implementation Team.

ISP Technologies Incorporated June 1995 to March 1998

Senior Process Engineer, Texas City, TX

Assigned to chemical processing plant site. Responsibilities included process optimization of three operating units and the management of capital projects from conception through start-up. The operating units consisted of a continuous reaction unit, which fed a distillation unit comprised of a flash vessel, TFE, and several distillation columns. Other responsibilities included supervising and mentoring of junior engineers and co-ops, plant environmental compliance with Reg. V, HAZOP/PHA Leader, product quality improvements, and yield improvements using SPC.

Shell Oil Company August 1991 to June 1995

Process Engineer, Norco, LA

Assigned to fuels refinery plant site. Responsible for troubleshooting four continuous Processes ranging from Alkylation, hydrocarbon cracking, and Dephenolation (These four units contained a total of ten distillation columns). This included process optimization, design, environmental permit compliance, and operator training as well as leading teams on small capital projects ranging from $20 - 300K in cost. Participated on several process design groups for long term capital projects. This included extensive ASPEN modeling for column design, heat balance calculations for exchanger design, and some hydraulic calculations for pipe sizing, etc. Also, was a start-up engineer for two newly built SHAC catalyst units responsible for start-up debottlenecking, procedure writing, and operator training.

Rohm & Haas Bayport, Inc. 1989 to 1991

Process Development Engineer, LaPorte, TX (3/89 to 8/91)

Assigned to a chemical processing plant site. Responsible for troubleshooting a continuous process and batch process from raw materials to final product in a participative management environment. This includes process optimization, design, PLC and Honeywell TDC-2000/3000 programming, managing technician training in my areas of responsibility, assisting in production and shipping decisions, new product introduction, and customer relations.

Environmental Engineer, Bristol, PA (5/87 to3/89)

Responsible for the monitoring of stack, fugitive, and ground water emissions for the plant. Calculated employee and community exposure to chemicals by using dispersion modeling. Compiled stack and fugitive emission data for the Plant’s SARA Title 313 Report. Recommended pollution abatement devices to the units to reduce emissions. Prepared documents for air emission permits.

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