STAN WARTA
Crossville TN - 859-***-**** - *********@*****.***
INSTRUMENT CONTROLS TECHNICIAN
Very knowledgeable Controls Technician with knowledge of electrical systems and controls. Has a strong understanding of monitoring manipulating and maintaining machine systems in a varied environment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Industrial Digital and Analogue control systems: PLC - Digital loop controllers - Fire and Gas detection systems. Latter logic modifications - Maintenance and logic changes. Allen Bradley PLC 5 - RSLogix - Siemens QuadLog.
Hydraulics Systems: Pumps - installation and maintenance. Servo valves Control valves Hydraulic vales and positioners
Pneumatics control systems: Controllers - relays Actuators and positioners.
Analogue and digital sensors: Temperature - speed - vibration - pressure. Vibration detection and control systems Both LVDTs and RVDTs with there output and back feed positioners
Transmitters and receivers: Both smart digital and an Analogue
Commissioning and Factory Acceptance Testing - FCO (Functional Check Out) of multiple project installations.
Trouble shooting - Root Cause Analysis Major Industrial Process Systems - including Gas turbines - Pumps - Compressor and Power Generation.
Turbines Controls on Rolls Royce RB211 - GE Frame 5 - Ruston - Sulzer and Solar
Removal of all manufactures control systems and redesign and installation of 50 turbine control systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Glacier Services, North Slope, AK 7/2021 -Present
Commissioning, FCO (Functional Check Out) of multiple project installations. GC1, GC2, FS2 Milne Point
Worked as instrument tech for several TARs. GC2, GC3 and FS2.
BP, North Slope, AK 6/2001 –6/2020
Instrument Technician, AEI Turbine Controls Team, Prudhoe Bay Bay, North Slope, AK
Supply maintenance to the North Slope Unit (NSU) production facilities at the Greater Prudhoe Bay Alaska asset. Plays a key role in providing a high degree of technical competence and working knowledge during periodic maintenance and troubleshooting / repair of gas fired turbines-compressors with responsibility for safety and environmental compliance.
Design, manufacture and installation of replacement control systems.
Commissioning and Factory Acceptance Testing, FCO (Final Check Out) of multiple project installations.
Maintain a safe work environment and adhere to all company practices.
Troubleshoot / repair and perform preventative maintenance on 22 GE Frame 5’s gas fired turbine drivers, 6 Sulzers S3’s gas fired turbine drivers. 3 Allison gas fired turbine generators. 18 Ruston gas fired turbine drivers. 6 Rolls/ Royce gas fired turbines drivers and 3 LM-1500 turbine drivers and associated driven equipment.
Troubleshoot and identify equipment problems and obtain any necessary support, including planning and parts identification and ordering.
Perform work on power generation systems by assisting electricians, mechanics and other crafts to solve equipment malfunctions and Maintenance.
Perform vibration and instrument work on other rotating equipment.
Provide leadership and safe practices through operations integrity assurance systems and its components.
Manage daily work schedule utilizing computerized maintenance management system, providing technical advice and quality control.
Provide work coordination with other projects and crafts.
Participate in pre-job, safety compliance and tool box safety meetings.
Review and authorize any job procedures developed by the team.
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Maintain responsibility for safety and environmental compliance.
Troubleshoot, maintain and repair alarm and shut down systems in hazardous atmospheres system control.
Maintain knowledge of PLC's, including programming and basic troubleshooting.
Troubleshoot, maintain and/or replace flow/level/smart and pressure transmitters (pneumatic or electronic) for the facility.
Troubleshoot and maintain hydraulic, pneumatic and electric control valves of all types systems in hazardous atmospheres (class 1, division 1&2), including Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's) used for.
Perform calibrations on flow, level, pressure and temperature instruments.
Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
Supports company vision and mission.
Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
VECO INC, North Slope, AK 9/1994 - 6/2001
BP/Amoco Maintenance Contract, Prudhoe Bay/North Slope Alaska
Calibrated various electronic and pneumatic transmitters, controllers, indicators, recorders, analyzers, air-drying systems, local and remote annunciators. Repair both control valves and their associated positioners.
Troubleshot PLC and analog control and signaling loops.
Assisted Turbine Techs on turn arounds and upgrades.
Installed process control instrumentation utilizing brackets, tubing and screw pipe.
Performed functional check out of new installations.
Extensive experience in fire alarm and signaling, including PLC (MODICON 984/584) interface of all safety systems, Pyrotronics System 3 fire alarm panels, Kidde-Fenwall, Detronics UV and Gas controllers and General Monitors gas controllers.
Board level repairs, Pace certified soldering and component repair and replace.
Read and understood blueprints, electrical schematics, installation and repair manuals.
Kept detailed preventative maintenance records, also monthly and annual calibration records.
IISCO Kenai, AK
Instrument Technician
Provided call out instrumentation tech support for Cook Inlet platforms.
Worked shutdowns and turn arounds for Phillips Petroleum, Tesoro Alaska and UNOCAL Oil and Gas.
Technician, Arco Beluga River Gas Field
Repaired both control valves and their associated positioners
Used NIST standards calibrated deadweight testers state wide
Repaired hydraulic testers and rams
Performed instrument overhauls for Clark compressors at Swanson River oil field.
EDUCATION
Physics - Petroleum Science - Computer Science - DC Physics - Logic and Gating - Boolean Logic
Technical Writing - Industrial Process Instrumentation
Kenai College, Alaska University System