John Swinney
Crosby,Tx
Summary
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Calpine Baytown Energy Center Operations Manager
Calpine
01.2023 - Current
- Oversee day-to-day plant operations
- Working to reset plant culture to fit Calpine structure
- Train new and existing employees
- Work to build relationships with Covestro for reporting and outages
- Fill in as plant manager in their absence.
Calpine Pasadena Maintenance Manager
Calpine
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Monthly, yearly, and 5-year budgeting and forecasting
- 5-year maintenance planning
- Calpine compliance testing and reporting
- Worked to rebuild heat trace for cold weather events to make the plant more reliable
- Outage planning and daily maintenance activities, including failed equipment
- Relationships with steam host-Chevron Phillips and Next Wave
- Filled in as plant manager 5 months with operation manager while replacement for plant manager was named.
Calpine Texas City Cogen Maintenance Manager
Calpine
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Day-to-day maintenance activities and cost estimates for failed equipment
- 5-year maintenance planning
- Yearly budgeting and forecasting
- Kept up with inventory spares
- Outage planning and major maintenance projects
- Calpine Compliance testing and reporting
- Fill in as Plant Manager in his absence.
Calpine Texas City Cogen Operations Manager
Calpine
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Day to day operations of the plant
- Managing employees to Calpine culture
- Reports and relationships with steam host Dow
- Fill in as Plant Manager in his absence.
Calpine BEC Day Operator
Calpine
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Assisted Operations Manager on day-to-day operation of the plant
- Learned different software and reporting tools to communicate with steam host and corporate offices
- Lead troubleshooting with plant systems
- Trained existing and new employees.
Calpine Baytown Chiller Project
Calpine
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Plant lead Construction/Startup/Operations of chiller system
- Lead to 90 additional MWs to plant output.
Calpine Operator Technician BEC
Calpine
01.2001 - 01.2015
- Construction/Startup/Commissioning/Operation BEC
- CRO (Control Room Operator)
- Day-to-day operations of the plant
- Permitting for specific jobs
- LOTO to protect people and equipment.
Arco Chemical Process Operator
Arco Chemical
01.1995 - 01.2001
Team Industrial Contractors
Team Industrial Contractors
01.1992 - 01.1995
- Online leak repair services.
Education
Angleton High School
01.1988
Skills
- Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Efficiency
- Continuous Improvement
- Inventory Control
- Health and Safety Compliance
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Budget Management
- Team Leadership
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Affiliations
- USAF 1989-1992
Timeline
Calpine Baytown Energy Center Operations Manager
Calpine
01.2023 - Current
Calpine Pasadena Maintenance Manager
Calpine
01.2020 - 01.2023
Calpine Texas City Cogen Maintenance Manager
Calpine
01.2018 - 01.2020
Calpine Texas City Cogen Operations Manager
Calpine
01.2017 - 01.2018
Calpine BEC Day Operator
Calpine
01.2016 - 01.2017
Calpine Baytown Chiller Project
Calpine
01.2015 - 01.2016
Calpine Operator Technician BEC
Calpine
01.2001 - 01.2015
Arco Chemical Process Operator
Arco Chemical
01.1995 - 01.2001
Team Industrial Contractors
Team Industrial Contractors
01.1992 - 01.1995
Angleton High School