Reliability Engineer

Skilled reliability tradesman, experienced Master Millwright, supervision of mechanical / machinery installation teams. Extensive experience in power generation, reciprocating compressors, alignment of critical industrial equipment.

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Certified Welder

NCCOR & UBC Certified Rigger

Turbine Installation / Maintenance

Valve SME

NCCER Millwright Instructor

Root Cause Analysis

Five whys failure analysis

AC- DC maintenance motor testing.

Expert with John Crane and Flowserve Chesterton mechanical seals

Accomplishments

Closed a $30 MM gap in production and mechanical loss in Utilities at GP Port Hudson.

Increased fine paper tonnage form 800 tons per day to 1200 tons per day.

Decreased unplanned events in GP Port Hudson, Utilities facility, by $26MM in one year.

Started up a precision reliability Team at GP Port Hudson by facilitating precision maintenance programs.

Directed eight specialized mechanics at Sulzer Turbo Servers/ Exxon Mobil Special Purpose Group 50,000-man hours with no injuries.

Increased the revenue by 160% by acquiring Refinery Special Purpose work accomplished by having less than 5% rework, caused by visually verifying work.

Led an event free greenfield startup at US Nitrogen.

Reduced mechanical seal usage by 30% in less than 3 years at Noranda.

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Professional Experience

Noranda Alumina – Gramercy, LA.

Reliability Engineer Subject Matter Expert Valves and Mechanical seals.

June 2019: Reliability Engineer Precipitation and Calcination units

Duties: Reduce mechanical seal failures in the Georgia Iron Works pumps. Increase life of Angle, Gate, Ball, and Control Valves. Track all failures and trend each mode of failure.

At this position I have identified the failure and engineered out the failure by machining and teaching correct techniques of install. These lessons also are taught to new apprentices through my NCCER Millwright Classes through River Parish Community College.

Georgia Pacific – Port Hudson, LA.

Subject Matter Expert – Precision Maintenance

August 2017: SME Subject Matter Expert Precision Maintenance Plant Wide. To improve in- house and contractor precision maintenance skill and reduce rework. In order to fulfill this task, a reliability package was developed with check list.

Developed and implemented preventive maintenance procedures for:

oDirect drive alignment

oChain drive alignment

oTapered and sleeve bearing.

oBelt drive alignment.

oDeveloped root cause analysis procedures for mill precision equipment.

This program resulted in a $40 million reduction gap regarding maintenance down time and production loss.

Reliability Engineer Georgia Pacific Port Hudson, Zachary, LA. Nov. 2017 - Aug. 2018

Responsible for (RCA) Root Cause Analysis of (UPE) Unplanned Events totaling losses of $50,000. Led quality checks on inhouse and contract maintenance precision work. Administered the asset care and strategy meetings for the utilities department. Reduced unplanned events by 60 percent from the past two-year average.

Sulzer Turbo Services (at Exxon Mobil Baton Rouge, Louisiana Chemical Plant and Refinery)

Belle Chasse, LA.

Maintenance Superintendent Aug. 2015 to Nov. 2017

Oversaw maintenance of 30 reciprocating compressors in both plants as well as maintenance and annual over speed checks on steam turbines.

Duties

Site LPSA Representative for Sulzer.

Safety awards for no lost time incidents.

Oversaw safety training

Oversaw mechanical upgrade training.

US Nitrogen, Midway, Tennessee

Rotating Equipment Specialist Sep. 2013 to May 2015:

Managed the installation of a Tail Gas Expander verifying stationary blade fits to rotor and bearing fit to bearing journals working with suppliers on type of oil to use to maximize the run time of the unit.

Installed a Worthington BDC reciprocating Ammonia compressor.

Specified and checked out the installation of a Process Flow-serve and Wilflery A7 pumps, Carbon Seals and Drylock II seal for relatability for use in Nitric Acid and Ammonia.

Developed:

Maintenance procedures for Coupling Alignment of motor to pump,

Maintenance procedure for reciprocating valve change, high pressure, and oil packing changes.

Maintenances policies for tools, overtime, rigging and attendance.

Set equipment identification and location numbers for each plant.

Oversaw Maintenance procedures for commissioning.

Worked with suppliers to keep long lead time parts at the supplier’s warehouse to keep spare storage to a minimum and reduce inventory tax.

Interview and hired candidates for maintenance employees.

Set up supplier and internal training for new employees.

Millwright Local 1076 Apr. 1998 to Sep 2013

INEOS, Whiting, Indiana, Lead Millwright

Duties consist of:

Inspection and Preventive maintenance of pump, mixers, reactors, and compressors both air and refrigeration, gas and steam turbines.

B.P., Whiting, Indiana

Lead Millwright

Duties Consisted of:

Rigging and overhead crane operator.

Take and record precision readings on fits of bearings cylinders and rotors.

Rebuild Steam Turbines.

United States Steel, Gary, Indiana.

General maintenance millwright

Duties consist of:

Set and remove rolls on roll mill line.

Replace and align motors, gearboxes, and turbines.

Conveyer work both belt and chain.

Coal shoot replacement and repair.

Cooling tower repair.

Turbo blower rebuilds.

Nabisco, Chicago, IL.

Johnson C&E: Remove and install conveyors power and free, oven conveyor systems, air conveyor for flower, sugar, salt. General maintenance of production lines equipment to food grade specifications.

Brach’s, Chicago, IL.

Taft Millwrights: Maintain and lubrication of candy making equipment, cooling conveyors, cooling tables, specialty equipment, Removal, creating and shipping of equipment.

Dawn Foods, Crown Point, Indiana

Field Technologies: installation and removal of product lines and supporting equipment to food grade specifications.

Education

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, Bachelor of General Studies, diploma confirmed June 1995.

Northwest Indiana Carpenters and Millwrights, J.A.C, diploma confirmed September 7, 2002.

References available on Request

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