Christopher Brown
Bossier City,LA
Summary
Methodical Maintenance Leader with 18 years of experience and aptitude for technical analysis. Practiced in maintenance and repair of pressure pumping, servicing equipment and highly skilled in troubleshooting and repair. Team player with history of strict policy and procedure adherence. Decisions I make are in the best interest of the company. I lead by intent, emphasizing teamwork and mentorship of my team, fostering a positive work culture under my supervision. Managing with the utmost integrity, honesty, and ethics is an absolute must for me. I am fair, while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Gas Turbine Field Maintenance Lead
BJ Energy Solutions
Bossier City, LA
03.2023 - Current
- Mechanically, electrically and electronically support gas turbine pressure pumping equipment ensuring minimal NPT during the production job.
- Coach, mentor, support and train field mechanics and field electronic technicians to effectively and efficiently support the operation.
- Ensure the preventative maintenance program is up to date with field equipment and manage the oil sampling program to ensure equipment health.
- Support pressure pumping fleets in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma.
- Support gas feed system from the wellhead to the gas turbines during the job.
Vice President of Fleet Maintenance
Plants and Goodwin
Bradford, Pennsylvania
- Responsible for all fleet maintenance consisting of 16 workover rigs, seven fleets of cement, 45 light duty trucks
- Responsible for construction equipment maintenance consisting of 13 dozers, 6 excavators, skid steer's, Telehandler's, water hauling trucks, dump trucks, six skid mounted high pressure triplex slurry pumps and pump down pressure pumping frac trailers and trailering equipment
- Responsible for all scheduling of third party repairs, monthly budget adherence, and oversee all projects, repairs and completion deadlines
- Implemented work order system as well as GPS monitoring which allowed us to accurately track equipment and maintenance intervals
- Mentor, train and develop maintenance team as well as foster healthy safety culture.
Senior Maintenance Manager
Calfrac Well Services
Williston, ND / Gillette, WY
- Manage 85 maintenance personnel
- Execute inspections as well as preventative maintenance programs to ensure limited downtime
- Reduce overtime costs
- Develop and promote leadership team from within
- Manage the mechanical and instrumentation repair on all assets which include 863 active pieces of equipment.
Southeast Basin Maintenance Manager
BJ Services
Shreveport, Louisiana
- I have reduced overtime by 25%, reduced third party expenses in excess of $200,000 a month, and brought department P&L into balance
- Proficiently manage the maintenance of $200 million in assets
- Negotiated prices or replaced suppliers resulting in significant cost reductions
- Implemented policies and procedures that were absent and instituted a crew resource management tool to become a high reliability organization
- Manage 80 employees which consist of maintenance supervisors, leads, technicians, admins, shop hands, and field technicians within the departments of instrumentation and mechanical
- Quarterly CAPEX as well as monthly repair and maintenance budget adherence.
Instrumentation and Electrical Manager
Pioneer Natural Resources
Midland, Texas
- I&E Manager responsible for maintaining all scheduled and nonscheduled electronic, electrical, and hydraulic maintenance on 8 pressure pumping fleets, 3 coil tubing fleets, and 1 cement fleet
- Lead a team of 26 I&E technicians.
Education
Airframe and Power Plant Technician -
Texas Aerotech
Hazardous Materials and Waste Operations Management -
Tarrant County College
Organziational Leadership -
Columbia Southern University
Skills
Engines
- CAT 3512
- CAT C7 TIER IV Final
- CAT C13-C18
- Detroit Series 60 MTU 4000 12V 16V
- Cummins QSK45-QSK60s
- Cummins ISX
- Vericor TF50F Turbine
Transmissions
- Allison 9820
- CAT TH55
- CAT TH48
- Twin Disc 8500
Instrumentation
- Siemens PLC VFD
- Flowmeters and Gauges
- Level Controllers
- Nuclear Density Gauges
- Equipment Controls
Equipment
- Frac Pumpers
- Peterbilt/Kenworth Tractors
- Workover Rigs
- Construction Equipment Blending Chemical Additive Sand Delivery
- Hydration Units
- Cement Pumping Units Bulk Trailers
- Coil Tubing Units Cranes
- Data Vans Mobile Lab Units
Strenghths
- Setting direction in line with company goals
- Prioritizing, driving, and validating strategies
- Individual and staff development
- Talented in root cause analysis
- Fostering a safety culture
- Identifying opportunities, Reward to Risk analysis
- Equipment Troubleshooting
- Equipment Installation
- Maintenance and Repairs
Certification
- Radiation Awareness Instructor
- Tactical Leadership Training
- Radiation Safety Officer
- Technician Level I TF50F Turbine Certification
Management Philosophy
True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.
Timeline
Gas Turbine Field Maintenance Lead
BJ Energy Solutions
03.2023 - Current
Vice President of Fleet Maintenance
Plants and Goodwin
Senior Maintenance Manager
Calfrac Well Services
Southeast Basin Maintenance Manager
BJ Services
Instrumentation and Electrical Manager
Pioneer Natural Resources
Airframe and Power Plant Technician -
Texas Aerotech
Hazardous Materials and Waste Operations Management -
Tarrant County College
Organziational Leadership -
Columbia Southern University