West Touchstone
Incredibly Dependable, mentally & physically astute individual.
Livingston, TX 77351
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** ***** ** ********** ***** Experience however recently relocated for personal commitments. Very high quality analytical consciousness due to extreme working environments, however have the ability to apply to any particular situation. Extremely fair & amicable personality under pressure or otherwise. Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Senior Field Service Technician
I.C.W.G. - Driven Brands - Dallas, TX
March 2022 to May 2022
Maintained reliability of "Full Service" Car Washes across the state of Texas. DCS controlled systems combining electro-pneumatic & hydraulic driven valves, cylinders and blower motors to name just a few of the major parts instrumental in the operation of these systems. Industry growing wildly with no end in site. Hours & miles are out of control.
Senior Process Technician
Praxair/Linde - Texas City, TX
August 2018 to March 2021
Operated & maintained 1500 ton per day Air Separation Unit that manufactured liquid Argon product which is transferred via tank truck & rail daily. Facilities oxygen & nitrogen streams were almost completely consumed by two individual "area pipelines" respectively that distributed product to customers accordingly.Also performed all necessary safety "test functions" minor maintenance duties, H20 cooling system daily laboratory tests to ensure proper efficiency. Daily shipping & receiving duties along with "product certification", "daily batch" sheets, etc. West Touchstone
326 Kevin St
Livingston, Tx 77351
409-***-**** Cell
936-***-**** L.L.
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Senior Board Operator
TRECORA Chemical - Pasadena, TX
May 2012 to October 2017
"Board Operators" at this facility repeatedly made multiple "condition changes" on multiple " critical equipment" parameters simultaneously sometimes, with it's multiple reactors & means of "distillation" both short & long path. Complicating matters "feed product" & finish product were routinely loaded & unloaded simultaneously via tank truck, rail cars & permanent storage vessels . Earned/ Learned a lot
"board experience" while employed there that I could never think of getting most places. Thoroughly admired, respected & "learned from" everyone I encountered during this employment. Industrial Maintenance Technician
Austin Industrial Maintenance - Pasadena, TX
June 2011 to May 2012
Responsible for maintaining as well as installing & removal of all "Process Equipment" within the confines of the Lyondell Chemical Bayport Facility. My position as a Maintenance Foreman was to previously observe "work order" sites and ensure task was actually feasible given certain operational restrictions that may be taking place, ie, heat/cold, inclement weather, equipment inefficiencies/unavailable. etc. And of course to ensure final safety steps are taken to ensure task is completed without incident. Education
Certification in Petrochemical Technology
College of the Mainland - Texas City, TX
May 1996 to January 1997
High school diploma or GED in Accounting
Ball High School / Galveston College - Galveston, TX September 1984 to May 1985
High school diploma in Business
Galveston Ball High School - Galveston, TX
September 1980 to May 1985
Skills
• Programmable logic controllers, Lookout/Siemens/Delta V/ Allen Bradley Certified (10+ years)
• Electrical experience From 4160 Out of first transformer down to PLC control power of 4-20 ma. (10+ years)
• Fabrication, Pipe spools, Pipe Packages, Compressor Stations, Distillation Column Piping & RV's to Flare Arrestor Systems & Plant wide Fire suppression systems (10+ years)
• Stick welding, NCEER Certified Pipe fitter/Boilermaker (10+ years)
• Hydraulics, From Main Drive systems operating plant wide down to "single power pack" drives . (10+ years)
• NEC (10+ years)
• Mechanical Knowledge, P&ID's all verified and piping packages "walked out" per prints +ISO drawings before fabrication can begin. Fluent in Autocad, grades, elevations and pressure vessel certificate for 15 years. (10+ years)
• Industrial Maintenance, Maintained and/or Operated an Industrial system from Oil Refineries, Specialty Chemical Facilities as well as a plethora of Air Separation & Cogen Units. (10+ years)
• Software troubleshooting, PLC "ladder logic" fluent able to verify PLC input & feedback are correct in order to determine software issues from mechanical issues. from (10+ years)
• Equipment Repair From 200 ft Distillation Columns to installing & troubleshooting 1/4 " steam tracing on recycle pumps & Compressors as well as rebuilding cryogenic/ Chemical transfer & load pumps.
(10+ years)
• Schematics Over 25 years of "Hands On" maintenance & operations of multi-level systems solely via P&ID's and Schematics provided by company and/or equipment manafacturer. (10+ years)
• Plumbing NCEER Certified Pipe fitter/Boilermaker. Bloodborne Pathogens Team Hepatitis B vaccinated for maintenance & operations of waste equipment. (10+ years)
• Blueprint Reading 25 + years of P&ID's & Schematics in order to Maintenance or Operated control systems & affiliated piping. (10+ years)
• Plasma Cutting 12-14 years of fabrication with plasma cutters, O2 & Acetylene, "Rosebud" and or mechanical means . (10+ years)
• Brake Repair
• Facilities Maintenance 25+ years of maintenance or Operations of Industrial Systems. (10+ years)
• Carpentry (10+ years)
• Mechanic Experience (10+ years)
• Handyman (10+ years)
• Lawn Care (10+ years)
• Low Voltage
• Quality assurance (10+ years)
• Landscape Maintenance
• Documentation review (10+ years)
• Sales (2 years)
• Leadership (10+ years)
• Customer service (2 years)
• Driving (10+ years)
• Commercial driving (2 years)
• English (10+ years)
• Backhoe Operation (3 years)
• Manufacturing (10+ years)
• Refrigeration (10+ years)
• NCEER Certified Pipefitter/Boilermaker (10+ years)
• Maintenance
Languages
• English - Fluent
Awards
1997 Austin Industrial Employee of the Year
January 1997
Certifications and Licenses
NCCER Pipefitter/Boilermaker
May 2010 to Present
CPR Certification
March 2022 to May 2023
Annual CPR re-certification
Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response Training Groups
NCEER Pipe fitter / Boilermaker
May 2010 to Present
Lifetime National Certification of your trade once completion of accreditation is achieved. Additional Information
Fire Brigade Commander on multiple levels. Managed all "Fire Service Equipment" ie, trucks, portable pumpers, foam barrier containers, as well as the facility "fire water" system with 400,000 gallons + storage capacity. Regular PM's on all diesel pumps for "fire water" transfer and application. Normal drills as dictated by company PSM policy and routine training of brigade is completed annually, along with "real-time" emergency response situations unfortunately..