Derrick Mynar
Celina,USA
Summary
Dynamic engineer/manager focusing on optimizing maintenance strategies for electric production equipment. Leads cross-functional teams to achieve operational excellence, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. Leverages financial analysis to inform decision-making, resulting in enhanced resource allocation and measurable improvements in maintenance efficiency.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Engineer Rotating Equipment Steam & Gas
VISTRA
Irving, Texas
01.2020 - Current
- Led financial impact analysis for 7F and GT24 maintenance strategies, optimizing resource allocation for aging fleet.
- Managed cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration among engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance departments.
- Directed shop-based equipment repairs, ensuring adherence to vendor processes during overhauls. Communicated time, financial, and reliability impacts of discoveries to senior management teams. Oversaw repair process compliance to maintain operational efficiency and quality standards.
- Directed shop-based equipment repairs, ensuring adherence to vendor processes during overhauls. Communicated time, financial, and reliability impacts of discoveries to senior management teams. Oversaw repair process compliance to maintain operational efficiency and quality standards.
- Conducted critical equipment evaluations and dispositions based on maintenance inspections, historical operational data, future capabilities, and overall reliability.
- Performed comprehensive analysis of equipment focusing on both operational efficiency and maintenance strategies across 200 rotating assets and supporting critical valves.
- Mentored junior engineers in best practices and technical skills development.
Maintenance Engineer
Luminant Energy
Forney, Texas
10.2016 - 01.2020
- Led maintenance engineering for facilities, planning, evaluating, executing maintenance tasks to enhance reliability and optimize performance.
- Oversaw Toshiba steam turbine projects and gas turbine hot gas path replacements.Implemented boiler tube replacement initiatives to maintain operational integrity.Directed pump overhauls, enhancing overall system performance.
- Oversaw Toshiba steam turbine projects and gas turbine hot gas path replacements.
Implemented boiler tube replacement initiatives to maintain operational integrity.
Directed pump overhauls, enhancing overall system performance. - Managed project oversight for capital and O/M budget requirements. capital and O/M budget requirements for projects exceeding $50k
- Functioned as emergent outage leader during unexpected events call-outs and operational emergencies.
Maintenance Supervisor
Luminant Energy
Franklin, Texas
03.2016 - 10.2016
- Supervision of 10 skilled technicians to execute operations and CMMS-specified maintenance tasks
- Supervised maintenance team to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Collaborated with other departments to coordinate facility repairs.
- Coordinated personnel schedules, facilitated promotional evaluations, addressed work-related disciplinary matters, and trained new crew members.
- Directed back-end operations as supervisor, supervising fuel handling, receiving, and delivery systems.
Project Engineer
Luminant Energy
Franklin, Texas
12.2014 - 03.2016
- Managed critical path projects including boiler mechanical spray, major conveyor maintenance replacements, structural alterations, and significant civil pond modifications.
- Managed project execution for significant capital maintenance operations requiring comprehensive multi-year planning.
- Led project planning sessions to define scope and objectives.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment and communication.
- Developed detailed project schedules using advanced scheduling software.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TX12-2014
VIBRATION ANALYST I -
Technical Associates of Charlotte
Skills
- Engineering analysis
- Technical evaluations
- Financial analysis
- Maintenance strategies
- Project management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Root cause analysis
- Work prioritization
- Effective communication
Certification
Vibration Analyst I, Technical Associates of Charlotte
Timeline
Sr. Engineer Rotating Equipment Steam & Gas
VISTRA
01.2020 - Current
Maintenance Engineer
Luminant Energy
10.2016 - 01.2020
Maintenance Supervisor
Luminant Energy
03.2016 - 10.2016
Project Engineer
Luminant Energy
12.2014 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
The University of Texas At San Antonio
VIBRATION ANALYST I -
Technical Associates of Charlotte