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JOSEPH RUGGIERO

Wethersfield,CT

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Terminal Manager

CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
03.2020 - 04.2025
  • Managed customer service inquiries and complaints efficiently and effectively.
  • Collaborated with accounting, maintenance and engineering support teams to promote corporate initiatives.
  • Implemented bar coding system to identify location and quantities of requested items.

Open and close valves

Take product samples/run tests

Gauge tanks/temperatures

Record meter readings

Visually verify valve position

Conduct security screening and checks

Complete required inspections and checklist

MARINE DOCK OPERATIONS & PRODUCT RECEIPTS

Coordinate with delivery company - communicate

Interface with inspectors

Assist in tie up of vessel

Prepare declaration of inspections and declarations of security

Make hose connections from dock to vessel

Gauge vessels

Align piping and valves

Calculate opening and closing quantities

Inspect and monitor lines and hoses during transfer

  • Collaborated with vendors to negotiate contracts related to supplies and services.
  • Coordinated activities between departments to ensure efficient operations.
  • Monitored product import or export processes to verify compliance with regulatory or legal requirements.
  • Prepared reports detailing daily operations including expenses incurred during the period.
  • Conducted internal program reviews to assess compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies.
  • Implemented corrective actions when necessary following established guidelines.
  • Directed and coordinated activities of transport personnel responsible for loading, transporting and offloading of product.
  • Managed the scheduling of maintenance services for all terminals' equipment.
  • Ensured compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
  • Assisted in the loading and unloading of cargo from vessels and trucks.
  • Responded promptly to emergency situations by coordinating appropriate resources.
  • Monitored inventory levels, maintained records of shipments, and tracked order statuses.
  • Performed daily inspections of equipment, vehicles, facilities, and personnel gear.
  • Monitored budget and operating metrics to incorporate improvement processes to increase performance.

UTILITY PLANT MECHANIC

PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT
West Palm Beach, FL
01.2019 - 01.2020

performing the inspection, preventive maintenance and repair of water, wastewater, and/or storm water pump stations with wet wells.

participating in similar type of work with respect to other utility treatment and storage tank facilities systems;

*inspects pumping stations and related equipment;

*diagnoses mechanical, electrical, electronic and SCADA problems and performs necessary repairs;

*maintains pumps, valves, blowers, filters, screens emergency motors, generators and other equipment;

*reads various meters and gauges;

*adjusts, repairs and replaces malfunctioning parts such as bearings, gauges, impellers, starters, heaters , and breakers

*makes repairs to floats and pump controls;

*does grounds maintenance work around pumping stations;

*performs related tasks as required;

* drive company truck with crane to pull pumps

*alternates on a rotating standby off-hours call schedule as assigned;

Corrections Officer

State Of Florida
Indiantown, FL
06.2018 - 01.2019
  • Received property from incoming inmates, provided receipts and inspected items for contraband.
  • Conducted cell and illegal substance checks.
  • Assisted in restraining violent and unruly inmates.
  • Employed de-escalation techniques, verbal commands and physical and mechanical restraints to address unruly inmates.
  • Maintained daily logs of shift activity.
  • Used chemical agents, hand restraints and verbal commands to restrain unruly inmates.
  • Informed inmates and visitors of rules, safety and security procedures and responsibilities.
  • Recognized signs of problems, such as despondency, depression and anger in order to prevent riots or suicides.
  • Patrolled and visually inspected units, yards, buildings and prisoner property and clothing to ensure welfare, security and safety.
  • Processed all required forms for new facility admissions and submitted copies to maintain official records.
  • Conducted routine and emergency head counts.

Terminal Operator

Gulf Oil L.P
New Haven, CT
09.2000 - 10.2017

*Assists in the operations of maintenance, safety and environmental matters related to the receipt and shipment of petroleum
products via marine, interconnecting pipelines, railcar's and trucks.
* Changes filters and all valve alignments (manifolds and tanks) inside the terminal property to assure the proper handling,
storage and integrity of products.
* Uses the Tank Integrated System and Oil Movement Management software to prepare daily inventory reports, terminal
balance report and rack activity report. Samples and analyzes product as instructed by the Terminal Manager.
* Keeps terminal equipment (mechanical and electrical) clean and in good working order at all times. Interacts with internal
and external customers to make sure they follow all company and safety regulations.
* Trains new employee's and makes sure they are familiar with automation, loading equipment, and emergency shutdowns.
* Conducts safety watches with outside contractors as advised by the Terminal Manager.
* Ensures all environmental and safety equipment is working properly
*Monitor pipeline operations of chemicals and fuel product transfers to and from terminal via ships, barge, tank
trucks and tank railcar while interpreting and following plant operating orders.
*Manually gauging liquid product tanks and monitoring product levels and temperature ranges.
*work on loading racks , replace , repair but not limited to diaphragm's, solenoids, meters & gears
*operate and maintained vapor recovery unit

Education

High School Diploma -

East Haven High School
East Haven, CT
5 1997

Skills

hazardous communications trained

personal protective equipment trained

fire prevention trained

emergency action plan trained

fire extinguisher trained

flammable liquid trained

hazmat trained

confined space trained

lock out tag out trained

  • Customer service
  • Inventory management
  • Marine operations
  • Equipment maintenance

class C wastewater license

TWIC card holder

  • Emergency response
  • Safety management
  • SAP navigation
  • Management development
  • Budget planning
  • Documentation
  • Operational oversight
  • Inventory control
  • Hazardous materials handling
  • Communication

Education

other

Timeline

Assistant Terminal Manager

CITGO Petroleum Corporation
03.2020 - 04.2025

UTILITY PLANT MECHANIC

PALM BEACH COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT
01.2019 - 01.2020

Corrections Officer

State Of Florida
06.2018 - 01.2019

Terminal Operator

Gulf Oil L.P
09.2000 - 10.2017

High School Diploma -

East Haven High School
JOSEPH RUGGIERO