Operations and Maintenance Director
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Luis Vasquez
Operations, Maintenance
Summary of Experience
35+ years of experience in maintenance, construction, planning and scheduling and shop fabrication in industrial environments, including 25 years in a supervisory or management role. Proactive in identifying improvement opportunities and effectively initiating change and has a proven ability to motivate and work effectively in a team atmosphere.
•Recognized for exceptional ability to develop and manage as hands-on; proactive with a commitment to customer satisfaction; highly developed administrative, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
•Solutions-driven leader with ability to turn around faltering safety programs by establishing measurable matrixes, driving safety excellence and implement and maintain consistent human resources processes.
•Experienced in all phases of on-site maintenance and capital work, including major turnarounds and fabrication.
Project and Work Experience
2022 - 2026 – Brown & Root Industrial Services, Baton Rouge, LA
Operations Director
As a senior member of the Maintenance organization, responsible for generating value with existing and new client relationships. Provides direction on strategic growth, serves as client sponsor, and supports growth across all business lines.
Managed multiple projects for leading global industrial clients, delivering maintenance, and capital projects services. Responsible for profit and loss, establishing and maintaining safety programs, quality, employee training, employee relations and customer satisfaction. Provides operations support to site supervision in developing business plans, key performance indicators, employee development and the implementation of corporate policies and guidelines – all aimed at continuous performance improvement.
2009 - 2022 – Brown & Root Industrial Services, Baton Rouge, LA
Senior Operations Manager
Managed multiple projects for leading global industrial clients, delivering maintenance, turnarounds and capital projects services. Responsible for profit and loss, establishing and maintaining safety programs, quality, employee training, employee relations and customer satisfaction. Provides operations support to site supervision in developing business plans, key performance indicators, employee development and the implementation of corporate policies and guidelines – all aimed at continuous performance improvement.
2007 to 2009 - Brown & Root Industrial Services MEMC, Pasadena, TX
Project Manager
Responsible for the execution of capital projects, turnaround coordination, supplemental maintenance services, quality, subcontractor performance, and maintenance cost. Evaluated maintenance service execution for compliance to contract, design data, schedule, cost budgets, and quality and advised the project team of status, issues, impacts, risk, and cost influence factors on scope. Monitored the implementation of safety orientations, safety indoctrinations, and gang box meetings which provided coaching for improvement. Monitored crews for organizational structure, sizing, crew mix ratios, and wage compliance. Reviewed and monitored cost and manhour budget for installation process and developed staff, facilities, equipment, and tool requirement plans. Oversaw implementation of the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for preventive and predictive maintenance.
2000 to 2007 - Brown & Root Industrial Services @ Solvay Chemicals, Deer Park, TX Project Manager
Responsible for the execution of total maintenance services, quality, subcontractor performance, and maintenance cost. Evaluated maintenance service execution for compliance to contract, design data, schedule, cost budgets, and quality and advised the project team of status, issues, impacts, risk, and cost influence factors on scope. Monitored the implementation of safety
orientations, safety indoctrinations, and gang box meetings which provided coaching for improvement. Monitored crews for organizational structure, sizing, crew mix ratios, and wage compliance. Reviewed and monitored cost and manhour budget for installation process and developed staff, facilities, equipment, and tool requirement plans. Oversaw implementation of the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for preventive and predictive maintenance.
1998 to 2000 - Brown & Root Industrial Services @ Amoco, Cedar Bayou, TX
Project & Maintenance Superintendent
Responsible for the daily field construction and maintenance in accordance with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by the Company. Supervised and directed the daily efforts of the physical construction of the project through daily coordination of all field activities, subcontractor direction, and code/specification compliance. Responsibilities included technical input for schedule creation, turnaround strategies, subcontracting strategies, subcontractor scopes of work, quality of construction, schedule adherence, budget containment, safety, selection of methods, systems, and techniques of maintenance and construction, and labor cost control through daily attention to unit costs and adjustments in crew size and composition.
1992 to 1998 - Brown & Root Industrial Services @ Ethyl-Albemarle, Pasadena, TX Piping Foreman – General Foreman
Responsible for daily field construction and shop fabrication ensuring safety, quality, and physical construction requirements were executed. Provided estimates and material take offs using client’s drawings and specifications. Planned the schedule for plant work with Client liaison and obtained daily work permits through plant operations. As a member of the site safety committee, conducted daily toolbox safety meetings working in direct contact with the site HSE coordinator. Supervised several shutdowns and critical projects, executing plans and schedules.
Certifications and Qualifications
•2011 ABC Leadership Forum
•2008 completion of KBR internal Project and Turnaround execution training
•P2006 Mays College of Business; Certificate in Finance for Non-Financial Managers.
•2005 KBR's Front-Line leadership training
•2012 KBR Way Executive Manager Development training
•ITT Tech, Applied Science Degree - Auto Technician
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