ADAN CAVAZOS
Corpus Christi,TX
Summary
General Maintenance/FRED professional with expertise in firewater system maintenance and inventory management, recognized for improving firewater system reliability through leadership of the FRED program. Proven ability to manage workflow, and adapting to changing priorities. Committed to health and safety compliance, effective teamwork and collaboration, ensuring seamless operations and efficient response to challenges.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Fire Protection & Distribution Specialist
Flint Hills Resources
Corpus Christi, TX
08.2021 - Current
- Original member of the FRED team, tasked with taking ownership of the FHR Firewater system, making repairs and replacing fire hydrants, valves, deluge systems, foam intake chambers and firewater piping throughout FHR East and West Plants.
- Collaborated with a team of 4 to pilot FRED program, enhancing reliability and dependability of firewater system while meeting all outlined expectations.
- Worked as the lead for the FRED team for the last year or so and successfully maintained the health of our firewater system since the departure of our previous crew lead, Dennis Quimby.
- Coordinated with fire captains to prioritize work orders and schedule, planned and executed daily tasks, and managed stock inventory for unplanned events (firewater leaks, equipment failures, freeze events). Submitted quote requests, entered purchase orders, and fostered relationships with vendors.
- Developed presentation slides for TBM Horizontal Reviews and presented FRED program updates during review.
- Assumed responsibilities for Dewayne during his absence, attended and set up meetings, sent out LDAR reports and labor rebill updates, and distributed daily firewater updates.
Utilities Operator
FHR East Plant
Corpus Christi, TX
09.2008 - 08.2021
- Fully Rotational Certified Utilities Operator at East Wastewater, East Cooling Towers and East Boilers.
- Held a Class "D" Water Distribution License during the duration of my time in Operations.
- East Cooling Tower certification owns the Firewater system for the East Plant, Commissioned and decommissioned Firewater pumps, both electric and diesel powered, for maintenance & repair. Assisted with firewater isolations on a regular basis throughout the East Plant, including the East Truck Loading Rack.
- 18 years of experience Operating a forklift, manlift & scissorlift.
- Worked successfully with a diverse group of coworkers to accomplish common goals and address issues related to Units upsets, startups and shutdowns.
- Strong teamwork skills, communication skills, troubleshooting skills.
- Worked several projects for Tank construction and inventory/commissioning, old 24" Flare stack and 24" Flare header demo from the East Plant, through Citgo, into the FHR Truck Loading Rack.
Water Distribution Worker
City of Portland Water Dept.
Portland, TX
06.2004 - 09.2008
- Meter Reader/Water Distribution worker. Read, repaired and/or replaced water meters, curb stops, corporation stops for new and existing city water services.
- Executed water isolations, flushed fire hydrants, replaced fire hydrants, installed and tested for proper operation, and replaced valves and piping to maintain water distribution integrity.
- Repaired and replaced sections of water mains and installed new service curb stops and corporation stops to support new development.
- Installed repair clamps, sleeves, couplings, tees and other types of connections.
- Managed on-call schedule for emergencies and after-hours callouts to ensure rapid response to water distribution incidents.
- Operation of backhoes, small trackhoe/mini excavator, dump truck, gas powered plate compactor for backfilling/compacting backfill material.
Education
Certificate of Technical Studies - Process Technology
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX12-2009
High School Diploma -
Gregory-Portland High School
Portland, TX05-1998
Skills
- Firewater system maintenance
- Troubleshooting systems
- Inventory management
- Work order prioritization
- Project planning
- Load planning
- Vendor management
- Documentation skills
- Safety protocol adherence
- Safety procedures
- Workplace cleanliness
- Waste reduction
- Task delegation
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
Personal Information
- Title: General Maintenance/Fire Protection & Distribution Specialist
Timeline
Fire Protection & Distribution Specialist
Flint Hills Resources
08.2021 - Current
Utilities Operator
FHR East Plant
09.2008 - 08.2021
Water Distribution Worker
City of Portland Water Dept.
06.2004 - 09.2008
Certificate of Technical Studies - Process Technology
Del Mar College
High School Diploma -
Gregory-Portland High School