Joseph Charlton Foy
Houston, Texas 77098
Email: ***********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
****-**** *. *. **********, 3226 E. Pasadena Freeway, Pasadena, Texas 77503
Mechanical Seal Repair Technician
• Disassembled, repaired and rebuilt Mechanical Pump Seals
• Prepared finished seals for shipping to customers
1988-1998 Valero Refining Company, 9701 Manchester, Houston, Texas 77002
Oil Refinery Operator
• Monitored process indicators, instruments, gauges, and meters in order to detect
and report any possible problems.
• Control or operate manifold and pumping systems to circulate liquids through a
petroleum refinery.
• Operate control panels to coordinate and regulate process variables such as
temperature and pressure, and to direct flow rate according to process schedules
• Verify that incoming and outgoing products are moving through the correct meters, and that meters are working properly.
• Read automatic gauges at specified intervals to determine the flow rate of oil into or from tanks, and the amount of oil in tanks.
• Operate auxiliary equipment and control multiple processing units during distilling or treating operations, moving controls that regulate valves, pumps, compressors, and auxiliary equipment.
• Maintained movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, utilizing knowledge of system interconnections and capabilities.
• Read and analyze specifications, schedules, logs, and laboratory test results to determine how to set equipment controls to produce the required qualities and quantities of products.
• On the fire brigade from 1992 through 1998.
1985-1988 Pinkerton Security, Assignment: Valero Refining Company.
• Maintained Security; logged incoming and outgoing traffic, answered telephones.
EDUCATION:
1988-1990 Pilot Program Operator training course with Valero Refining
1992-1998 Annual Industrial firefighting training at Lamar University in Beaumont
2002 - 2006 Trinity Valley Community College
Basic Computer Information & Technology
Technology, Visual Basic Programming, JAVA and Webpage design
2007 - 2009 Lamar University, Beaumont
Computer Applications I & II
Completed college level classes towards an Associate’s Degree
2010-2011 Compusoft Training Centers
CompTIA A+ Certification training – Certified December 19, 2011
References Available Upon Request