CESAR VALDIVIA
Texas City,TX
Summary
Senior process operator with demonstrated success in maintaining high-quality and high-volume production operations. Valued as both an employee and a team player. Looking for a new professional challenge in a fast-paced environment and bringing several years of related experience.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Process Operator / Lab Tech
INEOS
Pasadena, TX
07.2024 - 09.2025
- Monitored panels and gauges, recorded readings, collected samples, and identified/troubleshot abnormal conditions to maintain process integrity and compliance.
- Executed procedures and completed field rounds to ensure safe unit start-ups and shutdowns.
- Managed railcar unloading and tank truck loading processes to ensure efficient transfer of materials.
- Prepared equipment for maintenance (decon/loading, isolation verification) and supported permits/contractor safety checks.
Refinery Board Operator
Texas International Terminals
Galveston, TX
08.2023 - 03.2024
- Operated and monitored refinery processes from control room using DCS; supported start-ups/shutdowns and responded to alarms and process deviations to ensure safety of personnel and equipment.
- Conducted field rounds and routine equipment checks, performing minor maintenance to uphold safe operations.
- Troubleshot deviations; collected samples and documented conditions to support quality and compliance.
- Managed work permits, ensuring compliance with HSE rules and safe work practices within the unit.
Chemical Board Operator
BP Chemicals / INEOS Aromatics
Texas City, TX
09.2016 - 08.2023
- Monitored and controlled unit operations (board + field) for reactors, compressors, cooling tower, tank farm, pumps, exchangers, steam turbines, crystallizers, and centrifuges, ensuring safe and efficient start-ups and shutdowns.
- Identified early abnormal conditions and collaborated with maintenance/engineering to address reliability and safety issues, enhancing operational stability.
- Performed rounds/readings/sampling; delivered clear shift handoffs and escalated abnormal conditions early.
- Coordinated product movements (truck loading/offloading, line-ups) and inventory control, performing cycle counts, reconciliations, gauging/strapping, BOL reviews, and SAP updates to maintain accurate records.
- Permits/contractors: wrote/reviewed permits, verified LOTO/isolation, and monitored work-in-progress; contributed to 0 recordables through strict procedure compliance.
Board Operator / Contractor Supervisor
DuPont
La Porte, TX
06.2013 - 09.2016
- Managed DCS/board operations to regulate raw material levels, utilities, steam header pressure, incinerator operations, and waste scrubbers.
- Operated and monitored batch and continuous chemical processes (reactors, stripping columns, compressors, tank farm) to ensure safety, quality, and production targets while supporting start-ups, shutdowns, and equipment line-ups.
- Completed rounds, readings, and sampling, adjusting conditions according to trends and lab results.
- Coordinated daily operations with contractors/packers and ensured compliance with permit-to-work processes (isolations, documentation).
Education
A.A.S. - Process Technology
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX01-2012
Skills
- DCS/Control Room Ops
- Safety monitoring
- Safe equipment operation
- Supply monitoring
- Material loading and unloading
- Worksite safety
- Rapid Problem Solving
- Strong work ethic
- Proficient in Office 365
- Process monitoring
- Control room operations
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Safety compliance
- Work permits management
- Quality assurance
- Inventory control
- Chemical processes
- Team collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Data analysis
- Process diagnostics
- Process improvement
- Safety protocols and procedures
- Quality control
Languages
- Spanish
- English
Certification
- HAZWOPER / Emergency Response
- TWIC
- Valid Driver’s License
Timeline
Process Operator / Lab Tech
INEOS
07.2024 - 09.2025
Refinery Board Operator
Texas International Terminals
08.2023 - 03.2024
Chemical Board Operator
BP Chemicals / INEOS Aromatics
09.2016 - 08.2023
Board Operator / Contractor Supervisor
DuPont
06.2013 - 09.2016
A.A.S. - Process Technology
College of the Mainland