Ricky L Allen
Baytown, TX ***** 281-***-**** ***********@*****.***
Drive Safety & Environmental through Effective Planning & Execution
Highly skilled professional with extensive experience in projects in the oil and gas industry, and manufacturing. Diligent leader experienced in planning and safe successful execution of new construction, preventive maintenance and shutdown / turnaround projects, in Tank farms, terminals, and pipelines. Effective communicator and detail-oriented problem solver with high sense of urgency and discipline, emphasizing strict practice in safety regulations and guidelines. Collaborative team player who works well with crew members, sub-contractors and customers.
SAP Asset Management System
Petrochemical, Pipeline, Industrial & Manufacturing
Reading & Interpreting Engineering Drawings, Blueprints, Schematics, Iso-metrics & P&IDs
Strategic Project Planning & Scheduling
Project Implementation for Installation, Maintenance and Repairs
Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulics, Pneumatics
OSHA 10, Hazwoper, DOT, TDECQ, RCRA, Safety permit writing
Team Leadership
Professional Experience
Whiteley Oliver LLC. Beaumont, Tx 2021 - 2022
Chief Inspector.
Coordination of project execution, Contractor management and supervision, Quality control, Document control, Procurement and scheduling. Assure that all activities are performed in accordance with the established safety & environmental policies and procedures. Interface daily with contractors on priorities for each day. Review PTW and JSA daily.
SHELL OIL CO. MIDSTREAM, Mont Belvieu, TX 2000 - 2020
Mechanical & Operational Maintenance.
Maintained assets within pipelines and stations for high pressure ethylene and propylene chemicals from Salt dome storage. Crude oil and fuels from storage tanks. Equipment consisting of tanks, pipelines, valves, pumps, compressors of multi-stage, centrifugal and reciprocating, dehydrator vessels with desiccant, furnace, hot oil system, shell and tube exchangers, fin-fan cooling exchangers and air compressor systems.
Planned and performed new installations, turnarounds to units and equipment.
Entered and tracked budget for equipment upgrades and repairs, achieving financial goals.
Shut down, decommission and recommission systems through Isolation, LOTO, Permit writing, Decon hydrocarbons, and N2 Inerting.
Enhanced equipment reliability, increasing mean time between repairs, with upgrades and preventive maintenance.
Maintained safe and reliable product movement of ethylene, propylene and crude oil.
Conducted DOT regulatory inspections to ensure compliance.
Awarded Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association Certificate of Honor by working 30 years without incurring a recordable injury.
Additional Relevant Experience
SHELL OIL CO. PIPELINE, Patoka, IL Mechanical / Electrical Maintained crude oil tank farm and Pipeline which contained 17 tanks, 40” pipeline, centrifugal pumps, valves electric & hydraulic actuated, hydraulic system and air compressor system.
SHELL OIL CO. DEER PARK REFINERY, Deer Park, TX
Process Operator, Refinery
Functioned as Operator for lubes MEK unit, A solvent de-waxing process and wax re-crystallization process. Performed outside operations and control board operations. Hot work permits certified.
HYFATECH, Pasadena, TX
Owner
Oversaw manufacturing and service of Hydraulic Power Supplies, Hydro and Gas Testing Systems, Liquid pumping units, skids, tanks, hose-reels.
HOGAN FLUID & POWER, Houston, TX
Manager of Manufacturing
Served as manager of fabrication for hydraulic power supplies and hydro and gas testing equipment. Responsibilities included working with the sales department and customers in the layout and design of systems, supervised employees and executed material / supply purchasing, inventory control and system documentation.
CITADEL HOMES, Deer Park TX.
Construction Manager
New single-family builds
Professional Certifications
Advanced gas metal arc. plate and pipe welding 6G, Metils, Inc.
Precision alignment, Vibration analysis, Machinery improvement skills enhancement, Update International, Inc.
Pipeline valve and operator maintenance, Electrical maintenance / production lease operations, The University of Texas at Austin
Electric motors and controls, San Jacinto College
Centrifugal pumps, Sulzer Bingham
Tubing and tube bending, Swagelok
RCRA / State waste management training, GHD Waste Management
Hazwoper, TDECQ, OSHA
Piping blueprint PB-303-PH, Pipefitting 1 & 2, ABC (associated builders and contractors)
Qualifications
Safety Permit Writing
Reciprocating Compressor
Pumps & motors
Mechanical Seals
Valves & acturators
Tanks
Hydraulics
Pneumatics
Metal Fabrication
Hydrostatic & Gas Pressure Testing
Equipment Operator
Home construction & remodeling
Farming and equipment operator