Darrin Regira
Prairieville,LA
Summary
- Currently pursuing a role where hard work and dedication will be highly valued.
- Experienced working in industrial environments with over 10 years of safe work experience.
- Knowledgeable of industrial operations, processes and associated equipment.
- Familiar with safe work permitting and the importance of effective communication of conditions.
- Over 9 years of industrial process operations experience (Chemical, Water treatment, Oil & Gas, Utilities)
- Experienced working with Electrical heat and steam tracing of vessels and piping
- Expert knowledge of wastewater treatment plant operations as well as hazardous chemical and material loading and unloading.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
I&E Foreman, Plant Operations Specialist
Thermon, Inc
Prairieville, Louisiana
03.2025 - Current
- Calibrate, troubleshoot, repair, and replace process instruments as a part of the facility’s maintenance program
- Provide expertise and knowledge of plant operations start up, shut down, lock out/tag out, permitting and any general process plant operations advice to clients or new employees.
- Maintain process instruments including valves, vibration monitors and other instruments
- Run, repair and monitor electrical heat and steam tracing of vessels and piping.
- Perform troubleshooting on energized electrical heat tracing and panels.
- Conduct instrumentation evaluation and troubleshooting for electrical systems
- Electrical, heat and steam tracing auditing specialist for various types of industrial facilities and equipment.
- Responsible for supervising instrumentation, electrical maintenance, and/or process operators. Ensuring teamwork and safety are of the highest priorities.
Process Operator
Air Liquide
Geismar, LA
08.2022 - 12.2024
- Part of a valuable team at the Air Liquide Geismar Utilities plant (ALGUS)
- Responsible for start up/shut down and operation of equipment to produce steam, clarified water, demineralized water, fire water and potable water to provide multiple units and facilities.
- Ability to perform lockout/tag out of a wide range of equipment for scheduled and corrective maintenance.
- Fully certified in all outside areas of the plant and capable of start up and shut down of boilers capable of producing 600 lb steam.
- Fully understanding and knowledgeable of the importance of environmental health and safety rules and regulations for water treatment and steam production
- Create work orders for repairs or replacements when necessary.
- Perform lab tests to properly give customers clarified and demineralized water that meets their needs
- Calculate like slurry ratios to verify proper product strength for PH control
- Operate aerial lifts, forklifts and other equipment to conduct plant operations
Terminal Operator/Terminal Logistics
Vopak Industrial Infrastructure
Plaquemine, LA
06.2021 - 07.2022
- Terminal Operator for Royal Vopak (VIIA) at Dow Chemical. Responsible for tank farm and marine loading operations.
- Responsible for monitoring of tank farm activities including tank to tank transfers, loading and unloading of tank trucks and rail cars and the loading and unloading of marine vessels including barges and ships.
- Observed all safety rules and regulations and encouraged others to do the same, effectively reducing work related injuries.
- Write work orders through SAP for maintenance on faulty equipment.
- Made environmental rounds inside and outside of terminal to determine all chemical and hazardous containment areas are free of debris and standing water to ensure no harm is done to the environment or employees.
- Signed over and received authority of tanks from Dow Chemical operations during shift hours
- Collected chemical samples and turned in to laboratory for analysis and quality of products.
- Performed data logging and made adjustments when necessary
- Performed clearing of marine and rail loading pipes for maintenance and quality assurance.
- Supervision of contractors in Terminal area and assistance with any issues when necessary.
Process Operator
Honeywell
Geismar, LA
06.2018 - 04.2021
- Part of a valuable team in the HF unit responsible for the production of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (HF) and aqueous (49-70%) Hydrofluoric acid.
- Loaded and unloaded HF and hazardous waste through railcar and tank truck transportation.
- Thoroughly experienced performing work wearing an acid suit in hot, cold, dark and rainy weather conditions.
- Experienced in the operation and startup/shut down of rotary kiln furnaces and waste water treatment operations.
- Committed to the safety of myself and that of my coworkers during shift hours.
- Manage refrigeration equipment by taking readings, adding refrigerant of and when needed and checking for any leaks that may occur.
- Write up faulty equipment using SAP
- Properly inspect and ship anhydrous and aqueous HF trailers to customers in compliance with DOTD
- Set up confined space entries, line breaks, hot works and safe works in compliance with plant SOP’s and procedures
- Shown ability to align piping systems to pumps from one area to another using different valves and instruments to determine correct flow paths.
Plant Operator/Maintenance Technician
Almatis Burnside Inc.
Burnside, LA
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Closely inspected equipment for safety problems, leaks and wear and tear.
- Maintained safety by adhering to regulations and plant procedures.
- Communicated effectively with operators and supervisors on technical level.
- Responsible for operation of both manual and automatically controlled equipment such as feed pumps, air compressors, heat exchangers, injection pumps, air diaphragm pumps and portable diesel pumps.
- Started and shut down equipment for lock out/tag out.
- Perform operation of small bobcat as well as shoveling, hosing down areas, and using sledge hammers for opening and closing hammer unions and hammer valves for precipitator tanks.
- Repaired and replaced packing on valves and pumps for proper function of equipment
Operator/Material Handler
Turner Industries
Saint James, LA
01.2016 - 04.2017
- Learned and followed safety and emergency procedures.
- Performed daily operations of Acid Water treatment plant at Mosaic Faustina plant
- Started and shut down lime slurry pumps and portable diesel pumps
- Recorded data and made visual rounds in water treatment plant and phosphogypsum stacks and ponds to ensure proper treatment of process water.
- Treated area storm water and sent to Mississippi River.
- Reported failures, malfunctions or wear issues on equipment to supervisor.
- Maintained production and quality documentation.
- Operated small forklift for various tasks throughout the plant.
- Communicated with other production units for various tasks involving treated and process water, hot condensate and sulfuric acid transfers.
Education
High School Diploma -
Ascension Catholic High School
Donaldsonville, LA05-2014
Associate of Applied Science - Process Technology
River Parishes Community College
Gonzales, LASkills
- Industrial process operations
- Safe Equipment Operation
- Computer skills
- Production Logging
- Heavy lifting
- Hazardous material loading and unloading
- Emergency response/HAZMAT training
- Punctual
- Hard working
- Self motivated
- Team player
- Organization skills
- Instrumentation
- Electrical equipment
- Leadership skills
- DCS Control Board Experience
Training and Certifications
- HAZMAT technician certified
- Refrigeration technician TYPE II certified
- Forklift certified
- Fire brigade training
Timeline
I&E Foreman, Plant Operations Specialist
Thermon, Inc
03.2025 - Current
Process Operator
Air Liquide
08.2022 - 12.2024
Terminal Operator/Terminal Logistics
Vopak Industrial Infrastructure
06.2021 - 07.2022
Process Operator
Honeywell
06.2018 - 04.2021
Plant Operator/Maintenance Technician
Almatis Burnside Inc.
09.2017 - 06.2018
Operator/Material Handler
Turner Industries
01.2016 - 04.2017
High School Diploma -
Ascension Catholic High School
Associate of Applied Science - Process Technology
River Parishes Community College