Cristian Sanchez
Houston,TX
Summary
Dynamic maintenance supervisor with extensive experience at Tenaris, excelling in health and safety compliance and environmental management. Proven track record in optimizing combustion systems and leading teams to enhance operational efficiency. Skilled in SAP work order management and troubleshooting, driving continuous improvement and cost control initiatives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Combustion Maintenance I/E Supervisor
Tenaris
Bay City, TX
01.2021 - Current
- Ensure a safe working environment by complying with OSHA standards and promoting a strong health and safety mindset.
- Executed environmental and quality management plans to enhance operational efficiency.
- Supervise predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance activities for gas furnaces and associated instrumentation.
- Oversee electrical, mechanical and instrumentation repairs performed by in-house technicians or external contractors.
- Plan and execute Furnace refractory and steel repairs.
- Enhanced the efficiency of combustion burner systems.
- Collaborate with Furnace Specialists Engineering teams for ongoing improvements.
- Coordinate with Quality and Environmental Departments on audits, emissions topics, and compliance procedures.
- Manage maintenance procedures for gas sampling analyzers.
- Oversee planned maintenance shutdowns.
- Conduct root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and participate in related committees to drive continuous improvement.
- Supervise SAP work orders, ensuring accuracy in task details and information.
- Develop and verify work instructions and procedures, enhancing operational consistency.
- Create maintenance plans in SAP for routine inspections.
- Manage budget costs effectively.
- Lead emergency crew maintenance technicians and base maintenance crews to ensure operational readiness.
Combustion Maintenance Lead I/E Technician
Tenaris
Bay City, TX
07.2018 - 01.2021
- Served as team lead, supporting the supervisor in their absence and ensuring seamless operations.
- Monitored and troubleshot alarms on HMIs, maintenance process control for temperature, pressure, and flow indicators.
- Work with Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controls and Programmable Interface Controllers (PLCs).
- Replaced and calibrated various thermocouples and performed temperature trend analysis to optimize performance.
- Executed electrical troubleshooting for circuits ranging from 24v to 480v and performed loop verifications.
- Managed installations and calibrations for flow and pressure transmitters using Hart Communicators.
- Installed and repaired mechanical valves.
- Conducted maintenance on safety shutoff electronic valves and gas sampling analyzers.
- Maintain repair and optimize the efficiency of combustion burners.
Maintenance and Compounding Pharmacy Lead Technician
Eagle Pharmacy Inc.
Hoover, AL
01.2014 - 07.2018
- Cross-trained in sterile compounding and maintenance of high-sterile operating equipment, adhering to DEA and FDA guidelines.
- Monitored clean room environmental conditions to ensure compliance with ISO Class 8-5 standards.
- Performed maintenance on sterilization equipment and calibrated sensors to optimize operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with quality teams to uphold product safety and compliance, implementing continuous improvement procedures.
- Prioritized tasks and organized workflow to enhance overall efficiency.
- Installed and maintained electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation equipment.
- Executed non-routine problem-solving for third-party billing, computer systems, and customer service issues.
- Maintained traceability of spare parts for inventory management.
Education
AAS-Manufacturing Technology - Instrumentation & Process Control
Wharton County Community College
Bay City, TX01.2024
Bachelor of Music - Music Education
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL01.2014
Skills
- Maintenance Supervision & Management
- Health and Safety Compliance (OSHA Standards)
- Instrumentation & Process Control
- Environmental & Quality Management
- Troubleshooting & Problem Solving
- SAP Work Order Management
- Budget Management & Cost Control
- Team Building & Leadership
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- SAP
- IBA Analyzer & PDA
- Diagrams, P&IDs, and Schematics
- Fluke Multiprocess Simulator
- Hart Communicator
- GE Druke DPI620 Calibrator
Certification
- Lock-out Tag-out
- Remote Control Overhead Crane
- Confined Space
- Rope Rescue
- Fire Brigade
- Combustion System Design and Application to Industrial Furnaces – Bloom Engineering Company, Inc.
- Reading Schematics and Symbols – TPC Training Course accredited by ANSI/IACET
- Troubleshooting Skills – TPC Training Course accredited by ANSI/IACET
- Basic Electricity and Electronics - TPC Training Course accredited by ANSI/IACET
- Programmable Logic Controllers- TPC Training Course accredited by ANSI/IACET
Timeline
Combustion Maintenance I/E Supervisor
Tenaris
01.2021 - Current
Combustion Maintenance Lead I/E Technician
Tenaris
07.2018 - 01.2021
Maintenance and Compounding Pharmacy Lead Technician
Eagle Pharmacy Inc.
01.2014 - 07.2018
AAS-Manufacturing Technology - Instrumentation & Process Control
Wharton County Community College
Bachelor of Music - Music Education
University of Montevallo