Christopher Colley
Lake Charles,LA
Summary
Mechanical Engineer with 3 years of experience as a Reliability Engineer. Skilled in troubleshooting and fixing equipment issues using tools like Caesar II and PV Elite. Experienced in Root Cause Analysis and Cause Mapping to find and solve problems. Proficient with Microsoft Office, SAP, and familiar with ASME and API standards. Strong team player focused on improving equipment performance and reliability.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
07.2024 - Current
- Provide technical support to maintenance & operations to increase rotating equipment availability and reduce maintenance costs
- Utilize vibration and process data to troubleshoot and predict impending failures of rotating equipment to avoid secondary damage.
- Identify and implement improvement ideas to improve operational performance, increase availability, and reduce costs
- Provide maintenance department input on rotating equipment repair scopes and capital projects.
- Develop and present monthly outage summaries to operations to increase awareness and provide reliability recommendations.
Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
12.2021 - 07.2024
- Delivered daily technical support to maintenance and operations regarding the reliability of fixed equipment
- Provided engineering support for the review and approval of piping and equipment drawings using the applicable specifications
- Applied ASME and API codes and standards for fixed equipment calculations, including but not limited to minimum thickness assessments and nozzle repad evaluations.
- Conducted comprehensive evaluations of pressure vessels and stress analyses of piping systems using PV Elite and Caesar II, enhancing equipment reliability and performance.
- Worked with Maintenance and Inspection to review fixed equipment inspection data, developing and approving repair recommendations to address identified issues.
- Supported the planning and execution stages of process unit turnarounds.
- Led investigations to determine root causes of equipment failures, formulating and implementing reliability improvement recommendations to prevent recurrence and decrease equipment downtime.
- Developed and presented semi-annual Fixed Equipment Reliability presentations to keep Operations, Maintenance, and Capital Project groups informed of short, medium, and long-term reliability issues.
Rotating Reliability Co-Op
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Assist area rotating engineers with day to day tasks
- Complete BEP (Best Efficiency Point) survey to ensure pumps are operating within optimal ranges to ensure reliability.
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Northrop Grumman
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Assisted in the E-8 Joint STARS program providing stress analysis for structural repair.
- Created repairs and ensured it met or exceeded original engineering standards.
Loader/CSA
Lowes
04.2018 - 05.2021
- Responsibilities include assisting customers, building staging for merchandise, and operating heavy machinery
- Certified on forklift, narrow aisle reach forklift, and order picker forklift.
Research Assistant
McNeese State University
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Working on LaACES - NASA funded project where students gain realistic experience with project management, life cycle, experiment construction, data collection, and analysis skills
- Design payload to withstand extreme temperatures and forces through heat transfer analysis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
McNeese State University
Lake Charles12.2021
High School Diploma - undefined
Sam Houston High School
05.2017
Skills
- Teamwork
- Root Cause Analysis
- Caesar II
- PV Elite
- Cause Mapping
- Microsoft Office
- SAP
- ASME Standards
- API Standards
References
- David Guidry, Manager of Engineering, Northrop Grumman, (337)421-2517, David.Guidry2@ngc.com
- Zhuang Li, Professor, McNeese State University, (337)475-5869, zli@mcneese.edu
- Charles Alexander, Project Manager Retired, CITGO, (337)853-4712, calexan6552@yahoo.com
Timeline
Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
07.2024 - Current
Fixed Equipment Reliability Engineer
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
12.2021 - 07.2024
Rotating Reliability Co-Op
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
08.2021 - 12.2021
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Northrop Grumman
05.2021 - 09.2021
Research Assistant
McNeese State University
09.2019 - 05.2020
Loader/CSA
Lowes
04.2018 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
McNeese State University
High School Diploma - undefined
Sam Houston High School
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