MICHAEL J. SEASE
S E N I OR P ROCESS OPERATOR
P 870-***-**** E msease300zx@yahoo. com A 701 Auburn Ave, West Memphis, AR 72301 EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Valero Refinery, Memphis, TN
October 1994 – January 2021
Shift Supervisor
Managed the daily workflows of plant personnel and weekly scheduling to seamless production within work unit including the prioritization of work orders of various pumps, cooling towers, boilers, etc. Led personnel in hazard avoidance and emergency protocols. Regular reporting of operational efficiencies to Senior management. Sulfur Recovery Unit Process Operator
Responsibilities included enhancing safety and protection of the environment within the area, day-to-day support to Sulfur unit to meet short and long term operating plans and the refinery business plan. Monitoring and trending of operating limits and other key process data to proactively help ensure the units was operating within design parameters. Responsible for participating in investigating departmental safety and environmental incidents, accidents, near misses and issues in a timely manner, including reporting, attending weekly operations meetings, and leading efforts in the resolutions. Identify, design, and implement top opportunities for both improvements in unit’s operations, ensuring completion of all necessary management of change requirements before commissioning. Perform troubleshooting and participate in the equipment and procedural documentation.
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF
THE AIR FORCE (1992)
• UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
AT PINE BLUFF (1981)
SPECIAL TRAINING
• UNION PRESIDENT
(2007-2020)
• 1ST CLASS BOILTER LICENSE
• SUPERVISORY SAFEFTY
COURSE, JAPAN (1990)
• C-130 FLIGHT ENGINEER,
ARKANSAS (1997)
• C-130 PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL, OKLAHOMA (1987)
• COMBAT SURVIVAL
TRAINING WASHINGTON
(1986)
• PROFESSION MILITARY
EDUCATION
ARKANSAS (1985)
• PNEUDRAULIC REPAIR
TECHNICIAN
ARKANSAS (1983)
Sulfur Recovery Unit Process Outside Operator
Responsibilities included Coordinating and managing all activities required under the plant Operational and Maintenance agreements and equipment warranties. Managed contractor activities and manufacture warranty work, ensuring safety training was up to date on contractors and vendors. Operated and regulated equipment according to readings and DCS system updates or modifications. Work with control room operator to advise of activities in the units and perform minor maintenance on systems and equipment within the unit, including tuning and adjustments. Attended various equipment specific trainings and performed periodic environmental and safety inspection, documentation, and repairs discrepancies. Generated work orders and purchase requisitions. Conducted daily security checks and controlled all access and activities in the units. Reviewed, developed, updated, and trained on operating procedures as necessary.
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
Alkylation Unit Process Operator
Responsibilities included enhancing safety and protection of the environments within the area, day to day support of Sulfur Unit to meet short and long term operating plans and the refinery business plan. Monitoring and trending of operating limits and other key process data to proactively help ensure the unit was operating within design parameters. Responsible for participating in investigating departmental safety and environmental incidents, accidents, and near misses and issues in an effective and timely manner, including all associated Environmental Reporting. Attended weekly operations meetings to proactively identify issues and lead efforts to resolve them. Identified, designed, and implemented top opportunities for improvements in unit operations. Ensured completion of all necessary management and of change requirements before commissioning. Performed troubleshooting to resolve operational issues. Participated in safety environment and PHA review sand support unit turnarounds including work list identification/justification, procedure writing and reviews, equipment inspection. Responsible for startup, shutdown, and emergency procedures for safe plant operation. HF Alkylation Unit Process Outside
Responsible for safely operating pumps, compressors, fired heaters, reactors, distillation columns, and other plant equipment within safe operating ranges. Made changes to the operating process, where necessary, to maintain product quality, monitor the performance of plant equipment and process conditions, read flow meters and temperature and pressure gauges. Taking routine readings on the process variables, operate control room instrumentation systems, drawing samples of products from the process for laboratory testing, performing lab testing on process streams, promptly responds to process alarms and constraints
#2 Tester
Responsibilities included picking up samples of different products made and running tests and reporting results to the process units to adjust running conditions.
PTU Operator
Ensured waste materials were discharged from the refinery and that environmental regulations are met. United States Air Force
February 1983 – August 1993
Pneudraulic repair Technician
Removed, replaced overall, and troubleshooted C-130 hydraulic components and systems for leakage, proper adjustments, and operation. Complied with phase inspections and time compliance technical orders on C-130 aircraft. Performed preventative maintenance on ground support and shop test equipment. Managed the operation of Flight Manual Publication Office and Safety Office. C-130 Flight Engineer
Pre-flight, thru-flight, and post flight inspections and nonscheduled maintenance of aircraft off-station to ensure combat operational readiness of tactical aircraft. Computed and applied aircraft weight and balance. Computed take off, climb, cruise and landing data. Operated systems controls and electoral systems. Regulated cabin ventilation and pressurization. Performed a fuel management, adjusted engine controls to maintain required power during climb and cruise flight conditions. Monitored engine instruments, analyzed in-flight malfunctions, and recommended proper corrective actions. Coordinated crew actions on tactical air drops. MICHAEL J. SEASE
S E N I OR P ROCESS OPERATOR
P 870-***-**** E Msease300zx@yahoo. com A 701 Auburn Ave, West Memphis, AR 72301 REFERENCES
Plant Manager
Eric Brown 504-***-****
Operations Director
Jeff Peterson 901-***-****
Human Resource Director
James Griggs 734-***-****
Co-workers
Leo Stamford 901-***-****
Doug Darnell 901-***-****
Jason Roush 870-***-****