SUMMARY
Experienced and results-driven Process Operator with broad-based experience and knowledge in production, manufacturing, and quality assurance. Demonstrated expertise in performing technical process control by reading and monitoring plant instruments and adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, and controls. Known for excellent communication, trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills, and as a highly motivated and reliable member of the operations team. Proven commitment to the company’s goals and objectives by strictly following policies and procedures in executing tasks safely, ensuring the continuous and safe operation of the plant.
EDUCATION
Diploma, Chemical Production and Power Engineering Technology (CPET), 2009 Lambton College, Sarnia, ON
- Received Nova Chemicals Award and graduated with honors.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LINDE CANADA INC., Fort Saskatchewan, AB 2017 – Present
Process Technician & Health & Safety Rep. 2017 – Present
Part of a 2-man crew of on shift control room & field process technicians at Linde, where we are responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a high purity industrial gas (nitrogen, oxygen & argon) and medical grade oxygen producing Air Separation Unit (ASU). Health & Safety Representative (HSR) for all employees at the Fort Sask. ASU plant and responsible for training new hires in operations. Start up, operate, and maintain the air separation plant and all associated equipment, tanks, and controls to continuously supply products at appropriate quantities and qualities safely and economically while complying with all environmental regulations and daily customer requirements. Operate plant emergency backup system (N2 and O2) as required, assist drivers in truck fill zone as required, fill hydrogen trailers in an offloading station and load argon railcars. Troubleshoot plant shutdowns and perform corrective actions or maintenance to allow timely plant restarts. Read and interpret P&ID’s, one-line diagrams, electrical schematics, equipment manuals and company SOPs. Perform lock-out tag-out correctly, safety permit maintenance work and oversee contractors as necessary. As part of my multi skill, I am responsible for ASU computer systems (plant and fill zone) updates and upgrades (IFix and NGHMI), personal and area gas monitor calibrations and minor repairs, familiar with Procal to remove, add and edit process tags in the company database for Fort Sask. ASU.
- As a safety and health representative, I am the liaison between fellow employees/contractors and management regarding safety and safe work practices. I am responsible for relaying employee safety concerns to management and making sure that their safety concerns are addressed, and no one does a job until they feel their concerns have been addressed. I am responsible for reviewing safety incidents and reporting findings to my fellow employees and cultivating a safety culture and mentality through daily interaction and communication.
- During the pandemic, I was the only operator who volunteered to assist LINDE at another facility that was short handed of operators there by saving the company lots of money spent on hiring during a pandemic. I had to learn the Redwater ASU, run the plant alone and after a year, I trained new hires who now run operations at the Redwater ASU facility
- As part of my multi skill, with help of LINDE IT administrator, I am spearheading the swapping out of the Fort Sask, ASU process computer system from windows 7 using iFix Human Machine Interface (HMI) to windows 10 using Next Generation HMI both plant and loading fill zones (H2, N2, O2 & Ar.). This is normally an IT or instrumentation technician job thereby saving the company some money.
- Helped the company get rid of the 3rd instrumentation technician position at the Fort by taking on his responsibilities as part of my multi skill which include; calibration and repairing of personal and area gas monitors, cleaning up and updating Procal process tags, responsible for changing out all power bars plant wide, assist instrument technicians on heavy workload by calibration of certain instruments with their guidance and training, trained in racking in & out anything up to 13,800 volt breakers safely following company specified SOPs.
SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD., Fort McMurray, AB 2013 – 2016
Process Operator 2014 – 2016
As part of a team of process operators at Syncrude, I was responsible for safe efficient operation of equipment in the Dilute Recovery Unit (DRU) and the Fluid Coker Unit. Complied with all Safety Operating Policies, Practices, Standards, Procedures, and Personal Protective Equipment requirements in the facility. Conducted a field assessment to identify hazards, utilized risk assessment where required and made interventions when unsafe behaviour or hazardous conditions were observed. Completed daily structured rounds, monitored equipment in specified unit and communicated any deficiencies to the control room and the shift team leader as soon as possible. Carried out all directives from shift team leaders and control room operator in a timely manner and assist peers as per workload, priorities, and activities for a particular shift. Developed or participated in the development of safe work plans required to isolate and take equipment out of service for maintenance. Regularly checked unit or equipment for potential fire hazards, leaks and took immediate steps to eliminate or reduce the potential of a fire or a leak as well as issued work requests and informed shift team leader to initiate repair. Completed a detailed turnover when turning over Unit or piece of equipment to the oncoming operator.
- During a monthly safety valve check, I found a safety valve that was blocked in and never returned to service for a long time and in turn intervened a potential of an incident due to over pressure in the piping with no safety relief.
- Eliminated the potential of an upset in the DRU by find a purge oil leak during my regular checks on the level transmitter to primary flash drum.
- Ensured workers felt safe working near a benzene sewer by running a water hose in the sewer to help dissolve any benzene that could be coming from there and also requested that the hose be left running daily for everybody’s safety.
- Saved the company money and a potential upset when I found a leak on a bank of exchangers when welders were going to fix a drain valve on piping from the exchanger and so we isolated the bank and drained it for repair of the tubes.
Permit Writer 2013 – 2014
As part of a team of contract permit writers for Syncrude, ensured that safe work permits are accurate legible and properly completed in compliance with both Syncrude policy and the Health, Safety and Environmental act. Conducted a field assessment to identify hazards and prescribe precautions and communicate findings and ensure that both permit issuer and receiver are aware of potential hazards that may affect permitted work. Validated that all steps identified as necessary to ensure the work area/equipment has been appropriately isolated and safe to be worked on prior to issuing a safe work permit. Ensured appropriate risk/hazard assessments have been done; necessary work authorization and documentation have been obtained and discuss all the components of the permit with receiver to ensure shared understanding of work and job scope. Ensured that gas tests are performed and/or perform gas tests as per requirements of the safe work permit, the work area and/or equipment has been appropriately locked & tagged out prior to signing onto the permit and ensure that permits are signed off at the end of job or work shift.
- Curtailed the potential of an incident by intervening with workers who were working around an excavation near the roadway with no barricades around their work area.
- Eliminated the potential of an incident and waste of time and money by suspending all work for that night shift due to icy conditions all around the inside battery limits that I found during my first set of rounds.
- During a job site visit with a contractor, deemed the work area as a confined space and carried out a hazard assessment there by allaying concerns and ensuring workers felt safer working in the area.
- Identified a missing blank on the piping of one of the centrifuge tanks there by eliminating unnecessary procedures and wasting of time in the future during commissioning.
- Assist in the construction and commissioning of the Fluid Fine Tailings Centrifuge Full Scale Project at the Mildred Lake site.
IMPERIAL OIL LTD., Sarnia, ON 2006 – 2012
Process Operator / Plant Refinery Operator 2009 – 2012
As part of 3-to-4-person team of operators, managed all refinery tanks on and offsite, including the tank farm. Maintained and oversaw tanks, spheres, and propane salt caverns on and offsite, monitored oily and clean water separators and fueled and docked barges, bulk carriers, freighters, and oil tankers. Conducted and facilitated safety reviews, safety audits, and programs and provided necessary emergency response.
- Eliminated unnecessary procedures and enhanced operations by identifying a closed thermal relief valve that allowed for two separate transfers from tank to tank to operate at same time.
- Reduced costs by quickly identifying the source of an oil tank leak, enabling company to save oil from going to dirty water sewer and eliminating oil recapture and rerun costs.
- Led monthly safety meetings, enabling team to discuss incidents, brainstorm corrective actions, and raise safety concerns, and shared meeting minutes with other safety coordinators, resulting in problems being fixed faster.
- Initiated creation and application of immediate and decisive actions for emergencies, plant shutdowns, equipment failures, and plant process deviations.
- Tracked offsite units by performing adjustment in equipment, valves, and pumps as required as well as performed daily safety inspections.
- Guaranteed high standards of safety through strict adherence to proper and standard procedures related to environment and maintenance tasks.
- Coordinated directly with maintenance staff and contractors to guarantee permits and equipment isolations were done correctly in compliance with set standards and conducted shutdown, isolation, and preparation of process equipment for maintenance.
- Interfaced with team in accomplishing supervisory tasks and facilitating training with and of other employees.
- Held responsibility in operating forklifts, climbing ladders and gauging tanks, walking up and down steps, and working at heights and on elevated grating as well as in confined spaces as necessary.
Process Operator Co-Op Student 2006 – 2008
Completed and attained certification in basic operator training after completing several long-term co-op placements, including at alky, atmospheric and vacuum units, as well as all refinery onsite and offsite tanks and tank farm.
- Improved plant operations by reviewing process upset and identifying outdated information, resulting in more manuals being reviewed and updated.
- Spearheaded completion of daily safety inspections in line with safety and environmental regulations.
- Handled review, monitoring, and sign-off of different process units.
- Formulated sample products, performed tests, recorded data, implemented statistical process control on process operations, and wrote production logs.
- Certified in basic operator training, read, interpreted, and traced P&ID and ensured I got signed off in every unit I co-oped at and was trusted after signing off to run the unit towards the last few months of my co-op term.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Certified 4th Class Power Engineer
- Basic Operator Training Certification
- Certified in First Aid including CPR, Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG), Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Product Quality Assurance (QA) tester/reviewer, Authorizer Hazardous Work Permit Signer (AHWPS) including Confined Space Supervision, Entry and Monitoring, trained in respiratory wear use and rescue, Fall protection & working at heights including use of Elevated Work Platform (EWP), Forklift safety, Railcar Safety & Securement.
- Experienced in Oil Sands Safety Association (OSSA) Safe Work Permits, OSSA Driving In The Mine, Syncrude Gas Detection, H2S Alive, High Pressure Wash, Wet Vac 101, Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS), Hazard Awareness & Risk Tolerance & Introduction To Field Level Risk Assessment & Job Hazard Assessment, Oil Sands Safety Association Regional Orientation Program.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
IFix32 HMI, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Tableau and Lotus Notes.
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
LAMBTON COLLEGE, Sarnia, ON
Peer Tutor
FAIRWINDS LODGE, Sarnia, ON
Server
UNIFREIGHT CARGO SERVICE, Kampala, Uganda
Receptionist