Desmond Gillum
Baytown,TX
Summary
Highly ambitious individual with education background and experience in heavy equipment and process technology. Excellent communication skills that will exceed company goals and expectations. Strong leadership and relationship building skills. Strong Work Ethics;Dependable; Work Well under Pressure; Willing to be trained/learn in an team or independent environment Hardworking and passionate with strong organizational skills Ready to help team achieve company goals. Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Field Operator
BakerHughes
Pasadena, TX
07.2023 - Current
- Handling of Reactor connections and drop Headers
- Enhanced safety measures through regular inspections, identifying potential hazards and addressing them proactively.
- Sampling of Reactors
- Drum and Tote Line
- Charges from totes/drums to reactor
- Handles Safe care of Raw Materials
- Drives YardMule 53" Box Trailer
- Safe and General work area with housekeeping
- Forklift and Drum Picker
- Trained new operators on company policies, procedures, and equipment operations to maintain high performance standards across the team.
Chemical Operator
Carpenter chemicals
Pasadena, TX
11.2017 - 03.2023
- Takes personal leadership role in daily activities, task planning, incident investigations and work performance as they relate to the key focus areas of Safety, Environmental, Quality, Reliability, and Cost of operation.
- Load/Offload Tank Trucks/Railcars/Totes/Drums
- Line up all tank operations,Tank Charging,Tank Gauging,Tank to Tank transfer Line Pigging,Stored, retrieved, mixed and monitored chemicals used in production process.
- Follow process to Chemical Batches/Batch sheets to ensure batch is made up to standard to Sample finished product/Test conductivity on cooling tower samples
- Operate and monitor Delta V (DCS)/SAP
- Lockout/Tagout,Write permits for hot work and safe work
- Modified controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed and flow of liquids and gases while monitoring outcomes and promoting successful processing.
- Driving/Switching of railcars weigh in and out, to put at correct loading/offloading spot, Offloads raw materials such as E.O and P.O to units and all other raw materials that's handled inside plant
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently while using critical thinking to breakdown/troubleshoot solutions on decisions
Monitor Technician
EMSI
Baytown, TX
11.2014 - 07.2015
- Must calibrate Tva-1000
- Each device goes through precise calibration
- Using the device to check for (LDAR) leaks on different valves,components,manways.
- Tagging procedure consist of the technician attaching steel tags
Production Technician
Jacobs Engineering, ExxonMobil MBPP
Mont Belvieu, TX
03.2013 - 10.2014
- Conduct all job related tasks in safe manner; comply with all governmental and corporate regulations (including site-specific procedures) related to occupational safety, employee health and environment
- Loading Railcars with product that's been blended to raw material of plastic grains of different grades
- Also Troubleshoot equipment Such as ( knife valves, rotary feeders, divert valves, and blowers.) While taking samples of product to lab working hand in hand
- With Microsoft as in logging information and use of panel mate. Operate machines or mechanical equipment in safe and efficient mode according to operating procedures
- Start up and shutdown of production facility and product changeover activities;Be responsible for hazardous and non-hazardous material handling;
- Communicating by Radio; Loading Product into Containers/Tank Trucks; Daily Unit
- Reading/Samples, Climb Tanks When Necessary, General Housekeeping.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Radiologic Technology
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TXHigh School Diploma -
Crosby High School
Crosby, TX05.2009
Skills
- Hazwoper cerified
- Equipment (gear, diaphragm, centrifugal and fire pumps)
- Experienced in operating forklifts
- Proven knowledge in mechanical, electrical techniques
- Exceptional leadership qualities
- Microsoft Office/Word/Excel spreadsheets DCS (7 years)
- BSL First Aid
Affiliations
- (AF&AM) Freemason Gibraltar Lodge (406) Baytown,Tx
Timeline
Production Field Operator
BakerHughes
07.2023 - Current
Chemical Operator
Carpenter chemicals
11.2017 - 03.2023
Monitor Technician
EMSI
11.2014 - 07.2015
Production Technician
Jacobs Engineering, ExxonMobil MBPP
03.2013 - 10.2014
Some College (No Degree) - Medical Radiologic Technology
Kilgore College
High School Diploma -
Crosby High School