Matt Barnes
Beaumont,TX
Summary
Experienced Mechanical Reliability Engineer with a track record of improving unit reliability and reduction of equipment failures. Offering experience in equipment troubleshooting, project management and reliability modeling.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Reliability Engineer
Dow
04.2019 - Current
- Worked with operations and maintenance team to reduce equipment failures by 6% over 3 year period.
- Implemented equipment criticality rankings using using risk matrix.
- Equipment Reliability Strategy Implementation: Use Failure Modes and Effects Analysis to develop reliability strategies for priority equipment
- Planned & Preventative Maintenance: Optimize PMs based on equipment criticality and failure data. Hold regular meetings with PPM organization to review equipment monitoring findings.
- Perform physical failure analysis in laboratory setting using metallurgical testing, SEM and FTIR
- Lead root cause investigations for failures using Apollo method
- Implement and maintain reliability opportunity list for top reliability opportunities.
- Collaborate in annual Capital and Expense budget preparation
- Lead unit Turnaround ROI scope challenge process
- Perform reliability analytics such as growth analyses (Crow-AMSAA plot) and reliability distributions such as Weibull using statistical software like GE APM and JMP Pro to predict equipment failures and failure modes.
- Use reliability methods to optimize spares and drive MRO savings
Mechanical Engineer
Dow
06.2015 - 04.2019
- Unit Engineering Support: Focused on Process Optimization, Equipment Troubleshooting, Project Implementation.
- Resolve rate limitations due to process or equipment failures.
- Served as project manager for small cap unit improvement projects, including vessel & piping design, reciprocating compressor valve upgrades, relief valve design and rotor bearing retrofits.
- Served as technical focal point for equipment design improvements and participated in process hazard analysis.
- Created and reviewed operating and maintenance procedures.
- Led equipment training for operations team.
- Championed MOC process.
- Compiled asset utilization data, tracking equipment failure impacts
- Issue and Review safe work permits
- Attended project planning meetings to coordinate mechanical system designs with structural and architecture teams, mitigate design conflicts, and coordinate delivery timelines.
- Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems.
- Performed quality mechanical drawing checks to confirm safe, compliant and cost-effective design criteria.
- Performed field walk-downs of proposed installation sites, inspecting facilities for potential issues.
Mechanical Engineering Co-Op Student (3 Terms)
Lubrizol
06.2013 - 12.2014
- Developed technical skills through training and shadowing experienced professionals.
- Documented survey information and organized data for review by senior engineers.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports.
- Assisted with engineering calculations, design drawings, preliminary cost estimates and field visits to observe construction progress.
- Communicated with engineering team and Operators to discuss methods to improve process and performance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Lamar University
Beaumont, TX05.2015
Skills
- ASME Section VIII
- ASME B313
- Apollo Root Cause Analysis
- Aspen Process Explorer (IP21)
- SAP
- FMEA Development
- Growth Modeling (Weibull, Crow-AMSAA)
- GE APM (Meridium)
Timeline
Senior Reliability Engineer
Dow
04.2019 - Current
Mechanical Engineer
Dow
06.2015 - 04.2019
Mechanical Engineering Co-Op Student (3 Terms)
Lubrizol
06.2013 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Lamar University
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