Robert Joseph Velaski Sr.
**** ****** **** ** – Semmes, Alabama 36575 – ********@*****.***
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OBJECTIVE
Seeking challenging position and active involvement with a growing organization
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked last 34 years for Occidental Chemical / Diamond Shamrock Chemical
Hired July 1975 – Plant Shutdown / Reduction of Force Lay Off June 2009
Hired by Diamond Shamrock 1975
Chemical Process Operator 1975-1983
Operated Process Areas – Brine,Waste Water, Cell, Chlorine, and Silicate
Filled in for Lead Operator
Transferred to Cell Maintenance – Repaired mercury cells and pumps 1983
Promoted to Cell Maintenance Lead Technician 1988
1986 - Occidental purchased Diamond Shamrock
1990 – Conversion of Mercury Cell Technology to Membrane Cell Technology
Instrumental in the decommissioning and removal of Mercury Cell Technology equipment including the decontamination of all mercury equipment to be sent to a hazardous waste land fill.
Temporary promoted to Supervisor over Membrane Cell conversion, created manual for Cell maintenance and responsible for Cell construction area
Instrumental in training, and the supervision and direction over seeing of million dollar Membrane Cell assemblies
1993 -2009 Promoted to Brine Process, Cell Process Area / Membrane Cell Maintenance Supervisor
HES – Health Environment Safety
- Worked to ensure HES performance was first priority
OSHA Star VPP Site
- Instrumental in leading efforts to ensure all areas of responsibility were OSHA Star/VPP certified
Raw Materials
-Scheduled and ordered through SAP, monitored inventories, tracked shipments by rail and truck.
Maintenance
-Scheduled highest priority work to assure it was completed
- Followed up on all work to completion
Quality
- Assured all products were met to proper specifications
- ISO 9001
Employee Relations
- Kept employee training up to date
- Assured Safety Procedures and Standard operating procedures were followed
- Held monthly safety meetings and QPI meeting
Process Area and Maintenance budgets
- Controlled material and Process area budgets
Other Accomplishments
Traveled overseas to Thailand to assist in start up of new Membrane Cell Technology plant. Selected to help lead a team on the start up of plant.
Supervisor and Leadership training courses with Oxy
- Increasing Human Effectiveness
- Development Dimension International
- Utilized various techniques to improve team interaction during supervisor training
including role play, procedure and policy review, etc
Other training courses included : Confined space, Firefighting, Respiratory, Hazardous material training, etc
Computer skills
S.A.P. – Purchased raw and regular materials
Excel – Spreadsheets, graphs, tracking
Access – Data entry
Microsoft Word – Standard Operating Procedures, process area manuals
Outlook / Yahoo email
Process DCS/DCI controlling process and trouble shooting
EDUCATION
G.E.D. - 1975
Scores were above standard required scores
REFERENCES UPON REQUEST