Technical Writer Start Up

Location:

Clear Lake, TX, 77058

Posted:

January 28, 2025

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ALLEN M. ADAMS

Cell: 979-***-****, Email: *****.*****.**@*****.***

SR. COMMISSIONING, OPERATIONS, PROFESSIONAL, EXPERIENCED IN COMMISSIONING LNG, NUCLEAR, WIND. TECHNICAL WRITER/SME, TRAINING, AND PROCEDURE WRITER FOR LNG, COAL/PETCOKE GASIFICATION, ELECTRICAL GENERATION, NUCLEAR LNG PERMITTING AND LICENSING, INCLUDING COMMISSIONING, COMPLETIONS AND START UP TO FULL OPERATION.

SUMMARY

A difference maker, gap analysis driven, results-oriented professional, committed to achieve success in every situation possible.

A previously Licensed Nuclear Reactor Operator and Supervisor, Certified Training, and Certified Procedure Professional with background rooted from in the field Operations, Commissioning, Licensing, and Engineering, provides an SME with extensive knowledge in equipment manual and procedure development for the LNG, Oil & Gas, Nuclear and Energy Industries with an exemplary history of success.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

KBR/ FOR VENTURE GLOBAL, PLAQUEMINE LNG MARCH 2024-JAN 2025

Principal Specialist Commissioning and Start Up.

Develop LNG Pre-commissioning, Startup and SOP’s for LNG Facility

Commission systems for LNG Facility.

AUDUBON COMPANIES/ FOR WILLIAMS, MARKHAM EXPANSION PROJECT JULY 2023- FEB 2024

Commissioning and Start Up Technical Writer Training/Procedures and Pre-Commissioning.

Develop Startup and SOP’s for Condensate

BRUNEL/KIEWIT FOR NEW FORTRESS ENERGY LNG/ORSTED SOUTH FORK 01 WIND SEPT 2022 – JULY 2023

Commissioning and Start Up Supervisor Training/Procedures

Develop Training Material and lesson plans for New Operator Training for LNG and MODU/Floating Platforms for New Fortress Energy LNG production.

Develop and present Training Material for New Operator Training for Substation for Oersted Wind Farm Offshore.

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Procedures located near Carlsbad New Mexico.

BRUNEL/KIEWIT FOR VENTURE GLOBAL, CALASIEU PASS LNG DEC 2021 – AUG-2022

Commissioning and Start Up Supervisor Storage and Loading.

A system owner for the BOG system.

Responsible for pre-commissioning of piping systems, rupture blows for pipe cleaning, borescoping, leak checks and tightness tests, inert and dry out for introduction of product.

Perform Lube oil flushing and cleanup of oil systems.

Perform PLC logic testing of Siemens/Dresser Rand Reciprocating BOG compressor. Performed initial startup and testing including troubleshooting of trips and shutdowns of the compressor until proper operation was achieved.

Perform PLC logic testing of Siemens Centrifugal BOG compressor. Performed initial startup and testing including troubleshooting of trips and shutdowns of the compressor until proper operation was achieved.

Initial LNG production, Initial Ship loading of first commissioning cargo.

THE GLOBAL EDGE CONSULTANTS FOR CHENIERRE, SABINE PASS FEB 2018 – APR 2021

Cheniere is the largest producer of LNG in the United States and the second largest LNG operator in the world.

Senior Technical Writer/Senior Staff Writer

Development and maintain Operating Manuals, SOP’s, Startup Procedures, Commissioning, and Service Procedures.

Support Operations/Production needs for procedure enhancement and emergent needs.

Perform impact assessment to facility procedures, processes and practices from Regulatory or Engineering changes to plant design and equipment.

Implement Management of Change process for plant design modifications to station procedures and training material in accordance with regulatory code compliance. OSHA, USCG, DOT, NFPA, and environmental regulations.

Assess regulatory code for compliance of station for audit findings and recommendations.

Prepare for site inspections for FERC/PHMSA by providing requested procedures and other documents requested by offsite inspection teams.

Liaison to Inspectors and provide response to questions posed ahead of and during the annual inspections.

Coordinates and implement changes from biannual review of site procedures in Documentum.

Provide training bulletins to ensure all compliance-related changes are included in training courses.

Coordinate procedure consistency leading a team to develop SOP procedures and achieve approval of procedures for the station.

CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON CB&I, – HOUSTON, TX (DIRECT) Dec 2016 –OCT 20 2017

CB&I: a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry.

Senior Commissioning Specialist/CSU Supervisor, at Cameron LNG Project

Live Plant Regassification and Storage Plant tie ins from Liquefaction Plant.

Lead Client meetings, scheduling of pre-commissioning work, and completions documentation.

Responsible for procedure development and approval, and procedure performance in the field.

Perform Leak testing, Inerting, Dry out, and Flushes, Hydrotesting, Debris removal and all field testing of piping systems.

Perform functional testing of equipment including pumps, turbines, and electrical interlock testing.

Completions work in selling of subsystems to the Client for final turnover.

Final review of completions book for final turnover and acceptance by client.

Commissioned Building fire water, drinking water and potable water systems, HVAC chillers and cooling systems.

Perform integrated startup of plant systems.

Acting Commissioning Superintendent for Brownfield, Live Plant Regassification and Storage Plant tie ins.

Lead a team of Commissioning, Construction, and Completions personnel to prepare for and execute pre-commissioning

Certified LNG Trainer Liquefaction Cameron LNG Project Greenfield.

Performed lectures, testing and certification for systems to a class of Operators, Supervisors, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Mechanical technicians.

Develop

Certified Procedure Writer/SME

Development of Liquefaction Operating Manuals, Startup Procedures, Pre-commission and Commissioning Procedures.

CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON CB&I, LUTECH RESOURCES – HOUSTON, TX (CONTRACT) OCT 2015 – DEC 2016

CB&I is a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry.

Commissioning Specialist/SME/CSU Supervisor, Operations lead, Cameron LNG Project.

Operations Lead for development of Operating Manuals, SOP’s, Initial Startup Procedures, Commissioning, Pre-commissioning and Startup Procedures.

System Description and Training manual development.

Coordinate procedure consistency within a team of writers consisting of operations personnel and process engineers to develop SOP procedures and achieve approval of procedures by the client.

CH-IV INTERNATIONAL – HOUSTON, TX (CONTRACT) MAR 2015 – JUN 2015

CH-IV International – The LNG Experts.

Senior Technical Writer

Record meeting minutes and deliverables for Freeport LBG and Harvey Gulf Bunkering.

NEPA Pre-filing Letters, Resource Reports 1-13, and Narratives for permitting of new LNG facilities.

Document management and storage of engineering documents for permitting of new LNG facilities.

Code compliance verification for LNG Bunkering and Liquefaction facilities. (NFPA 52, 59A, 70, USCG PL, 33 CFR)

Collaborated with Freeport LNG, Natural Resources Group, Harvey Gulf Marine, Martin Midstream Partners, Shell, Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG, TR Group Tecnicas Reuindas,

CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON CB&I, SWIFT WWR – HOUSTON, TX (CONTRACT) JAN 2014 – SEP 2014

CB&I is a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry.

Senior Technical Writer

Synthetic Natural Gas production from coal gasification

Engineering Technical Writer for Vendor manual development and standardization for Proprietary Class Equipment of Coal/Pet coke Gasification Units.

Proprietary Class Equipment Manuals for Installation, Operations and Maintenance for POSCO of Korea, CNOOK of China, and Reliance of India.

Pet Coker Units

Proceduralized changeout of flow nozzles and flow balancing for coking tower equipment.

Collaborated with Phillips 66 Co., Lummus Technologies, E-Gas Technologies, SG Solutions

TECHNIP USA, SWIFT WWR – HOUSTON, TX (CONTRACT) SEP 2013 – JAN 2014

World leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry

Senior Technical Writer

Engineering Technical Writer for Lake Charles Liquefaction Project for the FERC licensing submittal;

Set document standards and formatting templates for entire project including API Specification modifications;

Prepared Resource Report 13 for licensing submittal.

Compiled all studies for site including wind, rainfall, seismic, emergency evacuation plans.

System Description and Training manual development.

Collaborated with BG Group Worley Parsons CH IV and Trunkline LNG for the Lake Charles LNG facility.

FLUOR, CDI CORP, TRS – SUGAR LAND, TX (CONTRACT) JUN 2012 – APR 2013

Global providers of engineering and technology solutions

Senior Technical Writer, Reliability Engineer & Senior Operations and Maintenance Specialist

SLNG Singapore Liquefied Natural Gas Storage and Re-Gasification Plant Project –

All Procedures for Operation and Maintenance of the plant, FMECA, Preventive/Corrective Maintenance and Troubleshooting;

Coordinate procedure consistency leading a team to develop SOP procedures and achieve approval of procedures for the station

System Description and Training manual development.

BP Helios Plaza Project

Developed procedures for document control, Inventory management, warehousing and equipment preservation for entire facility.

ConocoPhillips Project

Surmont 2 Oils Sands SAGD, entered equipment into SAP for spare parts procurement.

SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT Nuclear Operating Co., Absolute Consulting – Wadsworth, TX Mar 2006 – Nov 2010

Leading supplier of technical experts & professionals for various energy industries

Senior Procedure Writer/Staff Technical Writer (CONTRACT)

Wrote operations procedures to interface with Security, Licensing, Engineering, Maintenance and Operations departments.

Responsible for implementation of design changes, regulatory findings, process enhancements and new equipment operating instructions.

Perform 50.59 compliance review of all changes.

Development and maintain Operating Manuals, SOP’s, Startup Procedures, In Service Testing and Surveillance testing procedures.

Support Operations/Production needs for procedure enhancement and emergent needs.

Perform impact assessment to facility procedures, processes and practices from Regulatory or Engineering changes to plant design and equipment.

Implement Management of Change process for plant design modifications to station procedures and training material in accordance with regulatory code compliance. OSHA, USNRC, CFR and INPO.

Assess regulatory code for compliance of station for audit findings and recommendations.

Prepare for site inspections for NRC. INPO. PEER audits by providing requested procedures and other documents requested by offsite inspection teams.

Liaison to Inspectors and provide response to questions posed ahead of and during the annual inspections.

Coordinates and implement changes from biannual review of site procedures in Documentum.

Provide training bulletins to ensure all compliance-related changes are included in training courses.

Coordinate procedure consistency leading a team to develop SOP procedures and achieve approval of procedures for the station.

Harrison Financial Planning – Bay City, Tx. Jan 1999 – Jun 2015

Full service Investment advisory and insurance agency

Self-employed, Stock Broker/Investment Advisor/Insurance Agent

Provide retirement planning and estate planning for clients. Supervise client accounts and relations. Suggest plans for optimization of complex financial scenarios.

SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT Nuclear Operating Company – Wadsworth, TX. (HL&P, Reliant, NRG) Jun 1983 – Feb 2000

Dual Unit Nuclear Power Station in South Central Texas – One of the top electricity-generating nuclear facilities worldwide

Licensed Reactor Operator/Senior Technical Writer, Operations Procedures – 4 Years

Responsible for coordination and supervision of plant operations, Surveillance testing, In service testing of all safety related equipment.

Supervised and developed plant operators and maintenance personnel;

Senior Technical Writer, Operations Procedures

Wrote operations procedures to interface with Licensing, Engineering, and Operations.

Responsible for implementation of design changes, regulatory findings, process enhancements and new equipment operating instructions.

Procedure Writer for 18 months supporting operations extensively specific to the Corrective Action Process(CAP);

Incorporated Industry Event Notifications into applicable procedures.