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Berry (JR) Gray

Borger,Texas

Summary

Skilled in overseeing site operations with a background in Operations, Reliability, Automation/Controls and Management/Leadership. Strong abilities to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams, optimize processes, and ensure compliance with safety standards. Demonstrated success in implementing cost-saving initiatives while maintaining high quality service delivery. Notable impact on safety, operational efficiency and productivity improvement in current role as Site Operations Manager.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Site Operations Manager

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
Borger, TX
08.2022 - Current
  • Manage department of 60+ personnel (7 direct reports), consisting of Superintendents, Specialists, Supervisors, Coordinators, and hourly personnel.
  • Manage site production forecasting.
  • Budget owner for site operating costs.
  • Execute safely and efficiently the site operations to meet key performance indicators.
  • Key stakeholder in forward year capital plans.
  • Member of Site Senior Leadership responsible for $150MM expense and $100MM capital expenditures.
  • Growing and developing direct reports.
  • Own and maintain certain elements of PSM, including Process Safety and Mechanical Integrity.
  • Developed recruiting process in 2022 that reduced recruiting efforts and candidate selection by 30%.
  • PSSR owner for production facility.
  • Site interface for future investments and development, production facility.
  • Own process mapping and commissioning for projects and turnarounds.
  • Site interface with marketing, sales, production finance, logistics and energy groups.

Reliability Supervisor

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
Borger, TX
09.2019 - 08.2022
  • Live and instill 'Home Safe Everyday' culture.
  • Manage daily activities, projects, performance-based evaluations, training, and maintaining certifications/licensing within the Reliability Group that is composed of the following: 2 API Inspectors, Thermography/Lube Oil Analyst, Level 2 Vibration Analyst, Rotating Equipment Specialist, Reliability (Mechanical) Engineer, Instrumentation Specialist.
  • Site level owner of all fixed equipment regulatory inspections, boiler licenses, vibration program, lube oil analysis program, PM optimization, and rotating equipment inspection/optimization.
  • Maintain and optimize asset protection programs.
  • Support Operations to understand equipment design criteria, equipment operation, failure mechanisms, operational rounds, etc.
  • Site RCFA owner.
  • Site 'Threats List' and 'Bad Actor' owner.

Process Controls Technician

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
Borger, TX
07.2018 - 09.2019
  • 0 Safety incidents
  • Owner of ~$700k annual budget
  • Lead day to day activities around Process Control (PLC, DCS, HMI, etc.)
  • Engineer full scale projects that are Process Control based
  • Support most designs around Process Control and Philosophy for internal projects
  • Execute all Control Engineering, both parameter and logic based for site
  • Design and execute all Graphic Development
  • Develop all my own redlines for Drafting to incorporate into MOC process: P&ID’s, Loop Diagrams, Visio Drawings, Junction Box and Panel Schedules
  • Execute all Maintenance for Control Network: MODULE replacements, Power Supplies, Consoles, KVMs, Servers, Fiber SM/MM, Multi-Conductor, SS/MM Converters, Back Planes, Multiplexers, Field Termination Adapters
  • Maintain all respective PMs for site-wide Control Network.
  • Maintenance of ancillary services for Control Based Equipment/Software for site: Uni-Formance, PHD, Eserver
  • Respond to all calls involving Control/Instrumentation 24/7
  • Support internal and external groups with process data and control philosophies.

Operations NH3 and Urea

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
Borger, TX
04.2011 - 07.2018
  • 0 Safety incidents
  • Qualified in Urea Loading, NH3 Loading, Urea Process, Urea Panel DCS, NH3 Utilities and NH3 Process from April 2011 to Nov 2013
  • Led Continuous Improvement project which eventually led to operationally being able to produce DEF 24 hours a day while running recycle maintaining analytical thresholds
  • My project led to site being able to produce 50% more Diesel Emision Fluid with less environmental impacts
  • Responsible for training many operators in different Areas
  • Involved in many jobs filling different capacities: Reciprocating Compressor rebuilds, Large frame Positive Displacement Rebuilds, Centrifugal pump commissioning, All types or exchangers, vessels/fixed equipment
  • Worked with Honeywell on the Urea DCS upgrade, fixing cascade controllers, simple loops and upgrading graphics all the way until full commissioning and startup of this unit
  • Help in the upgrade and the commissioning of the new NH3 DCS
  • Developed original Urea DCS overview and overview trend graphics
  • Led in procedural and operational project helping in the reduction of NH3 to waste ditch from >5000ppm to
  • This had a net savings of ~$185,000 annual and reduced environmental deviations by 90%.

Operations Commissioning Lead

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
Borger, TX
04.2014 - 06.2017
  • 0 Safety incidents.
  • This was a 3 year Special Assignment outside my normal position.
  • Oversee four Agrium employees' day-to-day activities within commissioning capacities.
  • Oversee multiple contractors commissioning/construction in day-to-day projects during commissioning processes.
  • Develop all supporting documentation for a Green Field Urea Plant, including but not limited to SOPs, SOCLs, LOTO Visio Drawings, On the Job Training Manuals, Commissioning Packages, and Commissioning Flush Procedures.
  • Fluently breakdown, navigate, redline, and revise P&ID's and ISO's.
  • Understand and use ISOs to troubleshoot and understand construction needs.
  • Fluent in most software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SAP, NavisWorks, Uni-Formance, etc.
  • Designed graphics for new Urea, Loadout, and Water Treatment.
  • Commissioning budget owner.
  • Respond to all situations involving operations of current plants to offer assistance wherever needed.
  • Completed several leadership classes.
  • Completed the 'From Bud to Boss' program.
  • Led start-up team based on 4 Panel Operators for the 2017 Startup of Urea and Granulation Plants.
  • Responsible for several different/current control schemes that I designed myself, approved through Agrium/KBR engineering: 1500HP NH3 Pump Seal Water Safety Logic, 1500HP Carbamate Pump Seal Water Logic, 12,000BHP CO2 Compressor De-Superheater Control, Maintenance Flush Open Permissives from Safety Manager.

Area Manager

Golden Light Equipment
Amarillo, Texas
06.2009 - 04.2011
  • 0 Safety incidents
  • Manage two territories containing four remote salesmen, two installers, and two maintenance, ranging from Rocky Ford, Colorado, to Weatherford, Oklahoma, to Vernon, Texas, and everything in between.
  • Analyze different chemical needs for customers that may have different federal, state, FDA, county, or private requirements.
  • Ensure the safe transportation, weight shipped, MSDS, instructions, and training on delivery of these chemicals.
  • Chemical recipe experiments developing chemicals to support the special needs of customers.
  • Viscosity experiments by changing concentration to save dosage and shipping cost.
  • Daily oversee the mixing of raw materials and bottling of many different Sodium Hydroxide, Surfactant, and Formaldehyde products.
  • Daily oversee the mixing of raw materials and bottling of 5% and 8% Sodium Hypochlorite.
  • Many trainings for DOT, HAZMAT, EPA, Safety, etc.

Education

Certificate - Management Essentials

Harvard University Business
Cambridge, MA
01-2024

Graduated Distinguished with 3.9 GPA -

River Road High School
Amarillo, Texas
01.2002

Skills

  • Site Operations Management
  • Budget Management
  • Forecasting
  • Capital Planning
  • Leadership Development
  • Process Safety Management
  • Recruiting Process
  • PSSR (Pre-Startup Safety Review)
  • Process Mapping
  • Commissioning
  • Reliability Management
  • Asset Protection Programs
  • Equipment Design and Failure Mechanisms
  • Operational round development
  • Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
  • Process Controls
  • PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)
  • DCS (Distributed Control System)
  • HMI (Human-Machine Interface)
  • Control Engineering
  • Graphic Development
  • Maintenance of Control Network
  • PM (Preventive Maintenance)
  • Control/Instrumentation Support
  • NH3 (Ammonia) and Urea Operations
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Training and Development
  • SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) Development
  • LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) Procedures
  • P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) Interpretation
  • ISO (Isometric Drawing) Interpretation
  • Software Proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SAP, NavisWorks, Uni-Formance)
  • Management/Leadership Skills
  • Start-up Team Leadership
  • Process Control Scheme Design
  • Sales and Territory Management
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Transportation and Delivery Compliance
  • Chemical Recipe Development
  • Mixing and Bottling Operations
  • DOT (Department of Transportation) Regulations
  • HAZMAT (Hazardous Materials) Training
  • EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Compliance

References

References are available on request.

Affiliations

  • Golf
  • Cars
  • Coins

Accomplishments

  • Company Presidents Award
  • 'Best Ever' production 2023 and 2024
  • 'High Achiever' award 2013 and 2015
  • Highest level performance evaluations 13 years in a row

Certification

  • Management Essentials from Harvard
  • Honeywell Advanced Technician
  • RCFA Facilitator

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Site Operations Manager

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
08.2022 - Current

Reliability Supervisor

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
09.2019 - 08.2022

Process Controls Technician

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
07.2018 - 09.2019

Operations Commissioning Lead

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
04.2014 - 06.2017

Operations NH3 and Urea

Nutrien/Agrium US Inc.
04.2011 - 07.2018

Area Manager

Golden Light Equipment
06.2009 - 04.2011

Certificate - Management Essentials

Harvard University Business

Graduated Distinguished with 3.9 GPA -

River Road High School

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