Jason Podobinski

• Perform PMs on rotating equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment failures and make repairs as needed.
• Lead shutdown projects while writing permits for 3rd party contractors.
• Gather and review vibration data on various pumps, motors, and blowers for the plant's vibration analysis program.
• Developed and currently maintain Shell's Critical Spares Inventory database for the entire Midwest region.
• Communicate with operations employees, supervisors, and others regarding the identification of problems and completion of jobs in their area, both verbally and in writing
• Collaborate in weekly sessions where S4 and RADAR work assignments are discussed, as well as presenting maintenance spend requests at Spend Control Tower meetings.

• Three year member of Shell's FLT training program, completed projects include:

-Effective Management of Field Data & Proactive Technical Monitoring

-Sustainable Call-Out Management

-FIT4 Content Managment for IL,PA,CA

• Provide customer satisfaction through high quality analytics and services, while promoting safety awareness.
• Conduct sampling, testing and reporting of test results on a full range of products and streams that are transported at the Shell Des Plaines jet/gasoline terminal and Lockport crude terminal.
• Responsible for managing all contractor excavations and 811 One-Call tickets for Shell’s Chicagoland assets.
• Participated in company MOC's and HAZOPS's and complied with all HSSE and Environmental policies.
• Create and present monthly safety meetings.
• Perform PMs on rotating equipment.
• Install, test and maintain valves, motors, pumps and actuators.
• Lead shutdown projects while writing permits and being a LOTO subject matter expert.
• Efficient in certification of jet fuel and gasoline, as well as specific gravity testing.
• Distillations, simulated distillations, oxygen stability testing, RVP testing.
• Updating control charts and documents in company’s database.
• Operation of a Vapor Recovery Unit and steam systems.
• Operate and maintain water discharge systems.
• LIMS (Lab Information Management Systems), TMS (Terminal Management Systems), data entry.
• Manage staffing needs to accomplish work safely and efficiently, while promoting leadership and safety awareness.
• Maintaining line balance of incoming products using HMI software and communicating with remote control center operators in Houston, TX.
• Member of project teams that developed software to advance operator inspection information from paper copies to Power Apps programs that can be accessed online.
• Supported ISO certification.
• Certify and monitor shipments on multiple pipelines and various product streams.
• Perform daily inspection rounds including: climbing tanks to check high level alarms, hand gauging tanks, verifying temperatures, collecting quality samples.