Spearheaded technical evaluation of a FCC catalyst bid process to provide recommendations capturing $6.2M/yr of margin improvement while additionally reducing $1-2M/yr of OPEX cost for business team
Planned, coordinated, & executed a two-week FCC heat balance test run incorporating 10 step test cases that helped to tune unit kinetic model’s predictive capabilities needed to provide accurate feedback to Business Planning department for critical refinery profitability decision making
Developed process repair scope & equipment inspection criteria for over 55 critical pieces of FCC, CO Boiler, Gas Plant & Amine/Sulfur Treating equipment for the 2024 Turn Around.
Eastern District Area Manager
BAKER HUGHES, Downstream Chemicals
01.2021 - 01.2022
Responsible for operation of 5 accounts worth $10M of yearly revenue & ensure quality service delivery
Fulfilled role as district Safety Champion leading district to achieve two consecutive Core Awards as part of DCS Champions for Safety program
Facilitated competency management audits to ensure field employees held proper procedural knowledge for completing routine tasks safely & proficiently.
PBF Energy Paulsboro Refinery Site Manager
BAKER HUGHES, Downstream Chemicals
01.2018 - 01.2021
Directly managed 5 employees & over $5.1M of annual process, water & finished fuel additives consisting of over 72 chemical treatment applications of process, water, & finished fuels additive market segments
Selected as key member in original business transition team to secure long term sole source account by achieving promised cost savings to customer & focusing on building partnerships with key stakeholders
Collaborated with corporate antifoulants technology group to complete performance screening across 4 applications to ensure proper product selection of all treatment programs worth a combined $750k annually & established heat exchanger monitoring program utilizing ChemCad software to track performance
Coordinated, supervised & successfully executed $60k trial opportunity involving a newly launched novel sulfur extraction technology that would have provided $2M potential in butane blending flexibility.
Marathon Canton Refinery Account Manager
BAKER HUGHES, Downstream Chemicals
01.2015 - 01.2018
Managed over $2.1M of annual process & finished fuels additives business consisting of 15 continuous applications & 4 intermittent treatment applications
Held monthly review meetings to capture program performance & continuous value-added service provided
Successfully transitioned five new chemical applications worth $1.1M annually to keep customer equipped with latest technology and remain competitively positioned by maximizing profitability
Established methods and protocols for ensuring all finished product additives remained compliant with corporate product quality standards practice
The end result of these systems lead to zero repeat findings, zero findings and zero opportunities for improvement during the 2017 Tier II Product Quality Audit indicating no gaps in the finished fuel additive treatment service standards.
P66 Bayway Refinery Account Coordinator
BAKER HUGHES, Downstream Chemicals
01.2013 - 01.2015
Managed 7 Pipestills Unit chemical program, budgeted at over $700k, to within 1% for 2014 & held quarterly review meetings to capture chemical spend versus budget & program performance
Implemented a Corrosion Risk Monitoring model for 7 Pipestills Unit atmospheric tower & utilized model results for identifying & developing strategies for mitigating significant corrosion risks
Revamped service reports for Powerformer unit antifoulant & FCC antimony & antifoulant programs to help the site facilitate maintaining all key process indicator targets.
Manufacturing Engineer
MERCK & CO., West Point Facility
West Point
01.2010 - 01.2013
Completed derouging & passivation, while ensuring compliance, for Pooling Sonication & Filtration Skids
Authorized & executed protocols for Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) on two ASME vessels valuing $60k.
Energy Coordinator
sunoco, inc., Eagle Point Refinery
Westville
01.2009 - 01.2009
Achieved $1.2M annually of margin improvement by working with Operations to reconfigure facility steam system by optimization of Cogeneration Plant steam import against power generation export
Optimized fuel & electric usage to reduce energy costs by comparing deviations against refinery energy budget.
Technical Services Engineer (Crude Unit & Utilities)
sunoco, inc., Eagle Point Refinery
Westville
01.2006 - 01.2009
Justified leasing a reverse osmosis trailer for partial bypass of existing demineralizer train resulting in $360k annual reduction of regenerative chemical consumption at Water Treatment Plan
Identified opportunity to reduce $150k annually in sludge processing
Increased environmental reliability and reduced contractor expenses with microscopic observation reports of activated sludge system at Wastewater Treatment Plant
Established technical guidelines for operating an atmospheric distillation tower with a damaged section of trays allowing for an extended run while keeping products within specifications.
Platoon Leader / Executive Officer
PA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, 131st Transportation Company
Williamstown
01.2010 - 01.2012
Led 7 direct reports & provided supervision for safety and general well-being of 60 Platoon personnel
Held accountability for safeguarding of over $500M in assets during 16 convoy security missions
Developed readiness training for combat deployment, to include 30 instructors, and ~300 soldiers
Created & executed record-breaking safety program resulting in lowest number of incidents out of five companies within same Battalion.
Detachment Commander
PA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, 131st Transportation Company
Philadelphia
01.2008 - 01.2010
Maintained unit readiness for 40 Soldiers & $1.3M in Company assets.
Transportation Logistics Operations Officer in Charge
PA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, 213th Area Support Group
Balad
01.2007 - 01.2008
Tracked over 3,000 convoy movements providing supplies to five forward operating bases
Planned timeline of deployment & redeployment for two brigades coordinating assets & movements
Fulfilled role as Unit Movement Officer by successfully redeploying all Soldiers & equipment.
Timeline
FCC Process Engineer
PBF ENERGY LLC., Delaware City Refinery
01.2022 - 01.2024
Eastern District Area Manager
BAKER HUGHES, Downstream Chemicals
01.2021 - 01.2022
PBF Energy Paulsboro Refinery Site Manager
BAKER HUGHES, Downstream Chemicals
01.2018 - 01.2021
Marathon Canton Refinery Account Manager
BAKER HUGHES, Downstream Chemicals
01.2015 - 01.2018
P66 Bayway Refinery Account Coordinator
BAKER HUGHES, Downstream Chemicals
01.2013 - 01.2015
Manufacturing Engineer
MERCK & CO., West Point Facility
01.2010 - 01.2013
Platoon Leader / Executive Officer
PA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, 131st Transportation Company
01.2010 - 01.2012
Energy Coordinator
sunoco, inc., Eagle Point Refinery
01.2009 - 01.2009
Detachment Commander
PA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, 131st Transportation Company
01.2008 - 01.2010
Transportation Logistics Operations Officer in Charge
PA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, 213th Area Support Group
01.2007 - 01.2008
Technical Services Engineer (Crude Unit & Utilities)