Rotating Equipment Maintenance Planner

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March 19, 2025

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Highly motivated professional with over ** years of experience in the oil/gas and chemical industry specializing in Rotating Equipment Planning/Scheduling/Coordinating/Supervising profession in both Maintenance & Turnaround Departments, it is my mission to continue growing as a professional in my discipline field while establishing a strong relationship with a company that has potential for growth. I am committed to fostering strong relationships and driving continuous improvement within my team. I believe my extensive background and proactive approach will contribute significantly to this organization`s success.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA (1994-1999)

Industrial Technology(No Degree)

Denham Springs High School, Denham Springs, LA (1991)

General Studies

ABC - NCCER Certified Millwright, Baton Rouge, LA (1995)

Emerson Vibration Analyst Category 1 Course #2031 (2017)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Shell – New Orleans, LA June 2023 – Present

REQ Discipline Planner – Rotating Equipment Planner

I`m the REQ Planner for Shell Offshore. I support 4 assets in the GoM (Gulf of Mexico) Appomattox, Stones, Enchilada and Salsa. Strive toward building trusted relationships with the stakeholders on all the assets I support. Maintain obligations to all stakeholders. Develop detailed planner packages for all the major rotating equipment jobs on these assets. Work with different vendors on material/parts quotes for the jobs being planned. Receive the quotes, share them with the stakeholders and then order the parts/material. Responsible for securing sub-contractors to support these major compressor PM`s and rebuilds. Work closely with the Maintenance Supervisors on the assets to ensure they are getting all the support they need. I work with the IAP Planners to schedule flights for the sub-contractors going offshore to perform the work on the assets. We work closely with the REQ Engineers and REQ Specialist for the machinery standards, best practices and specs on the equipment being repaired/rebuilt/PM`ed and include that information in the planner packages. Hold kick-off meetings before the jobs begin. Hold look-back meeting for lessons learned after jobs are complete. Receive feedback from the field on any bottlenecks or delays and implement corrective actions to mitigate. Before ordering material, check SAP using unique transactions to verify if an MMR exist for the part/material being ordered. Create MMR`s for parts that need to be on the equipment BOM`s.

Shell Norco March 2021 – June 2023

Maintenance Specialist – Rotating Equipment Planner/Coordinator

Non-Routine Maintenance Planner for Shell Norco. I work to provide detailed planning and estimates for all mechanical NRM jobs. This role assures all scope items are included in the plan and the estimated cost of the job is accurate. Responsible for task development, ordering material and developing a detailed field work package needed to properly execute the job. Responsible for Drafting all permits for NRM Mechanical work. Work closely with the NRM Cost Analyst on the mechanical budget, accountable for annual accruals and monthly LE forecast. Assist in Coordinating work in the field. Work with Finance to create budget for the following year.

Shell - Convent, LA (September 2018-March 2021)

Turnaround Planner – Rotating Equipment

Responsible for the safety performance of assigned personnel on a TA block during execution. Field verifies work described in Turnaround Scope and develops detailed work scope activities, with craft type and estimated hours, and plans. Assesses job to understand the optimal plan to achieve turnaround premises including low cost and safety performance. Creates bill of material for assigned work, requisitions material, and ensures all material is delivered in compliance with milestones. Assembles work packages with detailed information for planning and execution. Identification, review, and escalation of high-risk activities. Ensures compliance to plant orders, policies and procedures including, but not limited to Downstream One, MOC, quality, and addenda processes. Loads job logic to efficiently execute scope of work and resource levels in P6. Completes estimate of Direct Field Labor hours, overheads, materials, and equipment for assigned jobs. Communicates key issues and risks to the TA Block Leader and Event Manager. Required to function as a Field Coordinator during execution for at least part of the TA Block area. Ensures Quality requirements are included in the job planning & accounted for in the schedule. Provides a critique of turnaround activities after completion of project, participates in Lessons Learned and Lookback process. Mindful of and continues to look for opportunities to reduce turnaround scope, and plan and execute with low cost mindset. As a Planner/Scheduler I must demonstrate an approach to fiscal responsibility, budget compliance and the implementation of TA cost management systems; including cost estimating, productivity measurement and adjustment and cost forecasting. As a TA Planner we are "Change Agents", always looking for new and more efficient ways of executing work with safety our Number 1 priority. Responsible for planning & scheduling all activities for a single turnaround block, up to $20 mln & 100,000 direct field labor hours. Coordinate with numerous other Shell disciplines including operations, engineering, procurement and finance. Familiar with all turnaround work process. Drive field work for area assigned during execution, responsible for daily schedule production during turnaround.

Entergy Power Station, Montz, LA (July 2017 – September 2018)

Senior Planner & Scheduler

Performs all maintenance planning activities to ensure correct materials and manpower resources are available to support preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance and fault finding activities prior to them being scheduled.

Manages, prioritizes and schedules all maintenance activities at the plant. Builds weekly maintenance schedules, manages the maintenance backlog and identifies any emergency break-in work that requires immediate attention.

Maintains the work maintenance system (AIMM) for the plant. Ensures all outstanding work is documented with a current work request detailing the required scope of work. Ensures all completed work requests are closed out showing a detailed description of work completed and man hours logged against each task.

Manages all day to day storeroom activities. Monitors and maintains inventory levels and supports all audits and statistical inventory counts in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley rulings.

Performs long range planning for outage preventive/corrective maintenance task and for auxiliary outage projects. Develops outage work schedules and manages all contracts, contractors and budgets associated with this work.

Manages multiple annual maintenance contracts for the plant. Schedules contractors to perform work and manages all associated budgets. Manages the plant VRC process to secure resources for outage support.

Turner Industries Group-CF Industries, Donaldsonville, LA (April 2016 – July 2017)

Rotating Equipment Planner

Planning Reactive Maintenance work for the Urea Rotating Group. I work closely with the group to provide a detailed work scope/package for all maintenance activities, routine, turnaround and preventive maintenance. Update Turnaround Schedule daily in P6 during Urea and Ammonia Turnarounds. Also plan any discovery work that is identified. Order material, write requistions, consult with vendors and outside contractors to satisify our needs all in a safe and efficient manner.

Turner Industries Group-Mosaic Uncle Sam, Convent, LA (April 2015 – April 2016)

Turnaround Planner/Scheduler

Planner for the Phos Acid July 2015 Turnaround using Microsoft Projects. Built the Schedule for all crafts and update daily throughout the turnaround. Responsible for tracking cost for Contractor and all Sub Contractors. Meet daily with the Management team to ensure everything is on schedule and updated. Faciliate daily safety meetings for our Cost Control Group

UP Professional Solutions - Motiva, Convent, LA (September 2014 – March 2015)

Project Planner/Scheduler

Responsible for planning and scheduling for the Project Department using P6. Experience in all phases: Civil, Structural, Piping (Demo, Fabrication and Installation) Mechanical and Electrical/Instrumentation. Update project schedules weekly, Enter FCO’s in schedule to reflect cost. Monitor PO’s on all projects. Daily meetings to update and discuss project status, cost and safety related issues. Projects range from $500,000 to $25,000,000 USD.

Cajun Industries – Shell, Norco, LA (October 2013 – October 2014)

Workface Planner

Responsible for planning all work on the Flare Vapor Recovery Project. Duties include but are not limited to building FIWP (Field Installation Work Packages) These are detailed work packages for the crews in the field to execute their work in a safe and efficient manner. Packages include scope of work, safety requirements, P6 schedule, equipment requirements, QA/QC requirements, material status, scaffolding if needed and required drawings. Work packages are required for any and all work performed on the project. The program ConstrucSlim is used to build the packages for all piping, stationary equipment and rotating equipment. I have planned over 51,000LF of piping, set two Dresser Compressors with their skids and numerous pressure vessels/knock out pots to date on this project. Project bid was $25,000,000 USD.

Turner Industries – Honeywell, Geismar, LA (October 2010 – October 2013)

Maintenance Planner / Scheduler

Responsible for planning and scheduling daily, weekly and all TAR work for Tank Farm, Utilities and Plant-Wide (ADMIN). Manage all Subcontractors assigned to me. Write requisitions for repairs and service work in Units assigned to me. Order all material for all jobs in my area. Manage all PM work for the Tank Farm and Utilities. Report all finding to the Maintenance Superintendent. Work with purchasing on requisitions that are written in the areas assigned to me. Communicate with Operation/Maintenance Coordinator on all work in the Tank Farm and Utilities to ensure all activities are complete and done safely.

Valero Refinery, St. Charles, LA (December 2006– October 2010)

Maintenance Supervisor – Rotating Equipment

Responsible for the supervision of 8-15 employees and all repairs of rotating equipment both inside and outside of the refinery including major repairs to the compressors and turbines. Coordinate with other craft supervisors on work execution and report all progress daily to the Maintenance Superintendent and Operations Group. Manage all backlog of work for the Millwright employees. Track progress of Millwright CBT’s. Coordinate daily and monthly safety meeting for the Millwright Group. Responsible for managing million dollar rebuilds on our Pignone Compressors.

Turner Industries – Motiva, Convent, LA (May 2006 – December 2006)

NCCER Millwright / Coordinator

Responsible for tracking and reporting the status of all material in West Maintenance to the Planning and Scheduling Department. Complete condition reports in SAP/ Track and report all PSV’s in plant that need to be serviced. Plan and schedule all work for PSV Crews and PM Crews. Troubleshoot and maintain a variety of rotating equipment including but not limited to pumps, motors, and compressors, gearboxes and steam turbines. Install and align various types of equipment using lasers. Report all work plant deficiencies back to Maintenance Coordinator. Communicate with maintenance team members and operations.

Alfred Conhagen – Valero Refinery, St. Charles, LA (June 2005 – May 2006)

Millwright Supervisor

Supervise Millwright daily work schedule. Coordinate weekly safety meetings. Track manpower attendance, weekly cost summary and all outside work performed by Alfred Conhagen for Valero. Coordinate with Valero Millwright Superintendent. Responsible for documenting all equipment reports in SAP.

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES:

Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint)

SAP Suites (SAP, GSAP and SAP BluePrint)

Avantis

Primavera P6

Permit Vision (eVision)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Donor for Make-A-Wish Foundation, American Cancer Society & St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital

Traveling & Spending time with the family

Hunting, Fishing, Golfing, Boating.

Knights of Columbus Member

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