John H. Wright
Crosby
Summary
Staff Analyzer Coordinator and technical leader with over 15 years of refinery, laboratory, and environmental analyzer experience supporting run-and-maintain programs, analyzer reliability, unit turnarounds, and regulatory environmental compliance. Proven site focal point for process and field analyzers, with a strong record of cross-functional collaboration among operations, engineering, projects, management, and vendors. Able to maintain strong analytics, with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Refinery Analyzer Coordinator
PEMEX Deer Park Refinery
Deer Park
01.2019 - Current
- Maintained a higher level of technical support for process analyzers.
- First line of field maintenance, technical, and hands-on support for all process and field analyzers.
- Primary site focal point for refinery processes and field lab analyzers for run and maintain.
- Set priorities and problem-solve workflow issues to maintain rapport with operations and unit management.
- Manage filing systems for electronic and hard-copy documents to keep organized records.
- Maintain inventory and order analyzer parts and supplies to maintain the availability of products to increase maintenance efficiency.
- Interface with site business and technical teams to continue improving analyzer maintenance reliability.
- Support new analyzer projects, including Factory Acceptance Testing, analyzer commissioning, and analyzer project-to-maintenance handovers.
- Primary backup for Analyzer Department supervisor.
- Develop and administer training for analyzer technicians.
- Create and develop preventive maintenance plans for new and existing analyzers.
- Coordinate the analyzer bringdown and startup for unit turnarounds, planned and unplanned maintenance.
- Formerly Shell Deer Park Manufacturing Complex.
Analyzer Technician
Shell Oil Company
Deer Park
09.2014 - 12.2018
- Extensive run and maintain of process analyzers including, but not limited to: Siemens Maxum I and II GC, Applied Automation OPTICHROM GC, HRVOC, Servomex, ABB VistaNET GC, CEMS, ABB: Magnos / Limas / Uras, Ametek, Ametek Thermox, Thermo SOLA, Thermo BTU Flowcal, Tunable Diode Laser, Oxygen (Zirconium and Paramagnetic), densitometers, UV-Vis, pH, conductivity, FTNIR, XRF, Raman, Octane ‘Knock Engine’ analyzer, and others.
- Experience and comprehensive knowledge of various analytical and instrument measurement types and methods.
Senior Research Technologist
Merichem Company
Houston
05.2006 - 09.2014
- Operation, setup, maintenance, and repair of lab and process analyzers, including GC, HPLC, FTIR, XRF, UV-Vis, pH, ORP, auto titrators, as well as other instruments and techniques.
- Design and operation of both lab and pilot plant-scale experiments for the development and improvement of new and existing technologies involving sulfur treatment.
- Design, installation, and calibration of pilot plant and commercial plant instrumentation, including pressure, temperature, flow transmitters, controllers, and other instruments and equipment.
- Implementation and development of standard lab procedures, unit operation manual(s), and commercial unit optimization studies.
- Traveled to support on-site unit startups as well as provided technical support of new and existing units and analyzers sold to customers both domestically and internationally.
- Conducted on-site training for customers for the new unit startup.
Education
Master of Arts - Economics, Econometrics
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK08.2026
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Houston
Houston, TX12.2021
Skills
- Job commitment
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Document management
- P&ID comprehension
- Scheduling optimization
- Management maintenance
- Software proficiency
- Microsoft Office Suite
- GCP expertise
- OpenLab knowledge
- EZChrom familiarity
- SAP experience
- Sample management
- SQC data analysis
- PowerBI skills
- Management of Change administration
Professional Training
- Siemens MAXUM II
- Thermo SOLA II
- Thermo SOLA iQ
- Ametek – Thermox, 9000 series
- NEO Monitors
- SERVERON GC
- ABB – FTNIR
- ABB – Uras, Limas, Magnos
Timeline
Refinery Analyzer Coordinator
PEMEX Deer Park Refinery
01.2019 - Current
Analyzer Technician
Shell Oil Company
09.2014 - 12.2018
Senior Research Technologist
Merichem Company
05.2006 - 09.2014
Master of Arts - Economics, Econometrics
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Houston