Process Technician Technical Training
Resume:
Lee M. Wilkerson
League City, Texas 77573
281-***-**** cell
********@*****.***
Career Summary
Successfully completed 34 years of combined experience in; Training, Refinery Operations, and Health & Safety, along with professional incident investigation skills in industrial accidents and workplace incidents. Within these experiences I’ve streamlined processes, written procedures and successfully developed an operator training program recognized as best in class within Valero Refining and OSHAs VPP Program. I’ve also shown qualifications in cross-functional team leadership, resource management, project planning, technical documentation, supervision and Management.
Valero Refinery, Houston, TX 10/87 – 5/2021 (Retired)
Training Department (2007–2021 / 14 Years)
Supervisor Technical Training
Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance with operator training, qualification, and re-certification.
Design, develop and present technical training material for refinery and operations employees.
Develop and provide weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual updates to management on training department activities.
Responsible for managing training needs, conducting needs analysis, records management, training and managing a Learning Management System (LMS).
Accomplishments:
Designed, developed, and implemented an Operator progression, qualification, and recertification program, recognized as best in class within Valero and OSHAs VPP Program.
Successfully passed numerous audits (API, Valero, PSM, OSHA VPP, DOT….) with accolades.
Operations Department (11 Years)
Refinery Process Technician / Console Process Technician / Operations Supervisor
Responsible for the daily operation of process units, permitting, safety, product quality, and environmental compliance.
Served as:
Process Technician on the following units: Crude, Alky, SRU, FCC, Gas Con, Propylene, ULSD, and Sat Gas.
Console Process Technician on the following units: Alky, Propylene, and SRU’s.
Operations Unit Shift Supervisor for the following units: SRU, ULSD, Sat Gas.
Marine Inspector responsible for all incoming and outgoing oil and product movements.
Supervisor over the construction and startup of the following new units; SRU-B, ULSD & Sat Gas Units.
Refinery Shift Superintendent Backup.
Subject Matter Expert: for the Valero Ardmore refinery SRU startup.
Accomplishments:
Successful start-up of a SRU and ULSD unit with zero incidents, injuries, or environmental incidents.
Health & Safety Department (9 Years)
Safety Supervisor/Industrial Hygienist/Radiation Safety Officer/Emergency Response Coordinator/Fire Chief
Responsible for Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Permitting, Compliance, Confined Space and Emergency Response activities for the refinery and process units.
Served as:
Safety Supervisor
Radiation Safety Officer
Safety Trainer
Incident Investigation Coordinator
Emergency Response Coordinator (Fire Chief)
Turnaround Safety Coordinator
Rescue Team Coordinator
Spill Team Coordinator
Emergency Response Team (ERT) Steering Committee Chairman
Medical Team Coordinator
Houston Area Contractor Safety Council (HACSC) Leader
Rules & Procedures Committee Chairman
VPP, Safety Excellence Committee (SEC) Chairman
Health & Safety Department (Continued)
Accomplishments:
Developed initial Houston Refinery:
Safety & Health Guide
Lockout/Tagout Database
Turnaround Safety Manual
Emergency Response Plan
Blinding Procedure & Tag Board
Impact Safety Database
Hurricane Action Plan
Refinery Wide Fall Protection Audit
Red/Blue Band Asbestos Program
Education
College Courses Attended
Safety Program Management
Inspection & Accident Prevention
Ind. Health & Fire Protection
Techniques of Industrial Hygiene
Principals of Industrial Toxicology
Emergency Medical Technician
Specialty Training
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Franklin Covey Training
Supervisory / Management Skills, Management Science Association, Inc.
Industrial Hygiene Training, UT of Houston Health Science Center
Applied Industrial Hygiene, NIOSH Training Center, Cincinnati Ohio
OSHA Lead Standard Compliance, NACA International
Radiation Safety Officer Certification, Texas Nuclear Productions
NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material), SunTrac Services
Report Writing, Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
Root Cause Analysis Training, Apollo
TapRoot Advanced Investigation Team Leader Course, System Improvements, Inc.
Lamar University:
Fire & Rescue
Excavation Rescue
Emergency Response
TEEX:
Train-the-Trainer
Hazardous Materials Responder
Emergency Management
Emergency Care Attendant (ECA)
Spill Response & Remediation
Fire & Rescue Training
TEEX - Pro-Board Certified:
Industrial Fire Brigade; Interior structural
Confined Space Rescue
Industrial Fire Brigade; Leader
Incident Commander
Hazardous Materials; First Responder
Valero:
How to Conduct Productive Meetings
What Do Great Managers Do?
Supervisor Training
How to Give Productive Presentations
What Do Great Managers Do Next?
Train-the-Trainer
How do Great Managers Get It Done?
Achievements:
Emergency Response Team Member, 22 Years
Texas A&M University, CIMA Zone 2, Fire & Rescue Training Instructor
Lamar University, CIMA Zone 2, Fire & Rescue Training Instructor
Harris County Fire Fighters Association, Fire & Rescue Instructor
State Licensed Private Investigator
Incident Investigations Trainer
Corporate BOT (Basic Operator Training) Trainer
Awards
Attendance Awards
Lifetime Membership Recognition on ERT for 20 Years Service
Life Saving Award - 1989 & 2001
Valero Houston Refinery - Employee of the Month - 2009
Valero Excellence in Action Award, Regional and Company Wide – 2009
Memberships / Associations / License
State Licensed “Private Investigator” Owner Operator (38 Years Experience)
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo – Rodeo Operations Committee Vice Chairman
League City, Sedona HOA – President
Houston Rodeo Cookoff Team – Board Member
Contact this candidate