Paul Muntz
Newport,OH
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Electrical and Instrument Technician
Covestro-Proctor, WV
09.2023 - Current
- Remove and install controls valves
- Perform Safety Interlock testing
- Check and calibrate pH probes and transmitters
- Perform pre-startup checks and safety interlocks on natural gas boilers
- Do minor conduit repair and replacement
- Trouble-shoot, repair and install instrumentation and electrical control systems and perform loop checks
- Install and calibrate density meters, pressure transmitters, mass flow meters, temperature transmitters, pH meters, conductivity meters, turbidity meters, vortex flow meters and oxygen analyzers
Maintenance Technician
Elementis Specialties-Proctor, WV
11.2021 - 09.2023
- Instrument, Electrical and Mechanical repairs
- Rebuild pumps and gearboxes
- Grease and change oil in gearboxes for pumps and agitators
- Help plant welder with pipe fitting and preparation
Instrument/Electrical Technician
US Methanol-Charleston, WV
02.2021 - 10.2021
- Commission plant instrument and electrical equipment
- QA/QC new construction installations
- Create instrument and electrical PM’s
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Rockwool-Ranson, WV
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Install operator stations
- Assemble operator PC stations
- Trouble-shoot Ethernet and fiber optic connections
- Install Ethernet switches and wireless routers
- Setup wireless and wired cameras
Electrical and Instrument Mechanic
The Chemours Company-Washington, WV
07.2018 - 08.2020
- Trouble-shoot analog control loops
- Remove and install controls valves
- Setup temperature, pressure and flow transmitters
- Perform Safety Interlock testing
- Check and calibrate pH probes and transmitters
- Perform shutdown maintenance on coal and natural gas boilers
- Perform pre-startup checks and safety interlocks on coal and natural gas boilers
- Do minor conduit repair and replacement
Instrumentation and Electronics Tech. III
Southwestern Energy-Jane Lew, WV
09.2016 - 07.2018
- Operate and maintain company vehicle
- Install controls on new wells
- Repair and replace water turbine meters
- Setup and repair burner management systems
- Do ESD testing on gas wells and well pads
- Experience with Emerson ROC 800 series and ROC 107
- Setup and maintain Geotherm TEG units
- Maintain solar charging systems
- Setup Micro Motion coriolis meters for liquid measurement
- Setup Accutech wireless transmitters and wireless communications
Electrical Controls Technician
Spectra Energy-Lewisville, OH
10.2015 - 09.2016
- Operate and maintain company vehicle
- Responsible for electrical and instrumentation for three compressor stations
- Familiar with Solar turbine compressors
- Perform monthly and yearly station PM’s
- Check and calibrate IR/UV sensors and gas detectors
Measurement Technician III
EQT-Clarksburg, WV
10.2014 - 10.2015
- Operate and maintain company vehicle
- Maintain Daniel and ABB gas chromatographs
- Calibrate Flo Boss and Eagle Research flow computers
- Maintain solar panels and solar charging modules
- Set pipeline OPP
- Test positive displacement meters
- Install RTU’s with cellular modems and MDS radios
- Install and maintain SpectraSensor moister analyzers
- Set up and install MDS radios and cell modems
- Take liquid and gas samples
- Do point to point and critical points with SCADA
Operations Technician III - I/E
Williams Energy-Cameron, WV
08.2013 - 10.2014
- Issue Safe Work Permits and Hot Work Permits
- Factory training on Fisher control valves and pressure regulators
- Factory training on Micro Motion coriolis meters
- Trouble-shoot plant processes and instrumentation
- Oversee projects and contractors
- Measurement Technician training
- Daniel(Emerson)Gas Chromatograph training and knowledge
- NEC training
- NFPA 70E training
- General Monitor factory training on gas and fire detectors
- Setup and adjust Heatec heaters
- FERC training
- Proficient in MAXIMO (CMMS)
- Solicit quotes and order instrument/electrical replacement parts as needed
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Cytec Industries-Willow Island, WV
02.2004 - 08.2013
- Install, setup and configure Allen-Bradley variable frequency drives
- Trouble-shoot motor control circuits and motor starters
- Isolate 13.8 KV switchgear per plant Electrical Safe Work Practices
- Perform preventive maintenance on 480 volt and 13.8 KV switchgear and transformers
- Install conduit and size conductors per the National Electrical Code for new installations
- Trouble-shoot, repair and install instrumentation and electrical control systems and perform loop checks
- Perform weekly, monthly and yearly instrument and electrical PM’s
- Knowledge of Emerson DeltaV DCS, HART protocol, AS-i bus, and Allen-Bradley PLC’s
- Allen-Bradley PLC configuration and programming
- Calibrate reactor scales up to 120,000 pounds
- Install and calibrate density meters, pressure transmitters, mass flow meters, temperature transmitters, pH meters, conductivity meters, turbidity meters, vortex flow meters and oxygen analyzers
- Rebuild and test Farris pressure safety valves
- Maintain natural gas boiler instrumentation and electrical controls
- Perform safety and shutdown interlocks on natural gas boilers
- Help operations with startup and running natural gas boilers
- NFPA 70E arc flash hazard training
- Factory training on Ohmart/Vega radar level transmitters, Endress & Hauser coriolis mass flow meters, Azbil (Yamatake) magnetic flow meters, Honeywell temperature and pressure transmitters, and Farris pressure safety valves
Electrical Technician
Energizer Battery-Marietta, OH
11.2003 - 02.2004
- Perform Cell Room voltage and amperage checks
- Perform weekly and monthly Instrument and Electrical PM’s
- Trouble-shoot and repair instrument and electrical equipment
- Trouble-shoot and repair Cell Room cranes
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Quantum Resources, Contract Instrument/Electrical Technician-Parkersburg, WV
03.2003 - 09.2003
- Trouble-shoot analog control loops and PLC controlled equipment
- Repair and rebuild Fisher and Jamesbury control valves
- Calibrate and repair pneumatic and electronic instrumentation
- Perform PCS Testing and Calibration
- Knowledge of Modicon PLC’s and Taylor PLC Software
- Calibrate scales on Batch Process vessels
- Trouble-shoot bag packaging equipment
- Markup loop drawings to match field installations
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Degussa Engineered Carbons-Belpre, Ohio
03.2001 - 02.2003
- Trouble-shoot analog control loops, PLC controlled equipment and motor control circuits
- Knowledge of HART protocol, AS-i bus, Fisher Provox DCS, DeltaV DCS and Allen-Bradley PLC’s
- Emerson Delta V configuration and programming training
- Knowledge of various Rosemount transmitters, Ohmart/Vega, Milltronics and Drexelbrook level transmitters, Micro Motion mass flow meters and various control valves
- Repair and install Fisher and Bauman control valves
- Repair pneumatic cylinders and actuators
- Repair and calibrate pneumatic transmitters
- Install and setup ABB variable frequency drives
- Install rigid conduit up to 1 ½”
- Trouble-shoot and repair GE motor starters
- Trouble-shoot and repair PLC controlled bag packing equipment
- Calibrate scales on packaging equipment
- Trouble-shoot and repair Air Conditioning units
- Knowledge of RS Logix 5 and RS Logix 500 PLC software
- Write and modify PLC ladder logic programs with analog and PID loops
- Work with voltages up to 2300V
Evening Instructor
Washington County Career Center
01.1997 - 01.2002
- Taught courses dealing with AC motor principles and motor starters
- Taught courses in Digital Electronics
- Taught course in Basic Instrumentation and Control Processes
Instrument/Electrical Foreman
PPG Industries-Proctor, WV
09.1997 - 03.2001
- Supervise and train 8 to 10 Instrument/Electrical Technicians
- Contact vendors for replacement parts and new installations
- Contact contractors for job quotes and schedule contractor work
- Help craftsmen trouble-shoot control loops, PLC controlled equipment and motor control circuits
- Order new and replacement instrument/electrical parts and equipment
- Order specialty and critical replacement parts to reduce department down time
- Create, track and update equipment Preventative Maintenance records
- Knowledge of HART protocol, Foxboro DCS, Allen-Bradley PLC’s and Modicon PLC’s
- Work closely with Maintenance and Project Engineers in the installation of new equipment and process modifications
- Plan and schedule major department outages including boiler outages
- Familiar with coal-fired power plant operations and controls
- Conduct safety training for Instrument/Electrical Technicians
- Supervise installation of new instruments, electrical switch gear and control systems
Electrical/Electronics Technician
Forma Scientific, Inc-Marietta, OH
01.1986 - 12.1997
- Test, calibrate and trouble-shoot temperature, humidity and CO2 controllers
- Trouble-shoot and repair electronic circuits down to the component level
- Construct control panels from electrical schematics
- Trouble-shoot equipment operating on single-phase and three-phase voltages up to 480 volts
- Use digital multimeters, power supplies and oscilloscopes
- Trouble-shoot analog and digital circuits
- Calibrate completed assemblies to ISO 9001 procedures
Evening Instructor
Washington State Community College
01.1985 - 01.1997
- Taught AC and DC Fundamentals
- Basic Electrical Wiring based on the NEC
- Basic Electronics
- AC and DC motors and starters
Education
Associate Degree - Applied Science
Washington Technical College
Marietta, OH01.1982
Skills
- Process control systems
- Industrial control troubleshooting
- Instrument selection
- PLC programming
- Instrument maintenance and repair
- Calibration expertise
- Calibration
Timeline
Electrical and Instrument Technician
Covestro-Proctor, WV
09.2023 - Current
Maintenance Technician
Elementis Specialties-Proctor, WV
11.2021 - 09.2023
Instrument/Electrical Technician
US Methanol-Charleston, WV
02.2021 - 10.2021
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Rockwool-Ranson, WV
08.2020 - 01.2021
Electrical and Instrument Mechanic
The Chemours Company-Washington, WV
07.2018 - 08.2020
Instrumentation and Electronics Tech. III
Southwestern Energy-Jane Lew, WV
09.2016 - 07.2018
Electrical Controls Technician
Spectra Energy-Lewisville, OH
10.2015 - 09.2016
Measurement Technician III
EQT-Clarksburg, WV
10.2014 - 10.2015
Operations Technician III - I/E
Williams Energy-Cameron, WV
08.2013 - 10.2014
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Cytec Industries-Willow Island, WV
02.2004 - 08.2013
Electrical Technician
Energizer Battery-Marietta, OH
11.2003 - 02.2004
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Quantum Resources, Contract Instrument/Electrical Technician-Parkersburg, WV
03.2003 - 09.2003
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Degussa Engineered Carbons-Belpre, Ohio
03.2001 - 02.2003
Instrument/Electrical Foreman
PPG Industries-Proctor, WV
09.1997 - 03.2001
Evening Instructor
Washington County Career Center
01.1997 - 01.2002
Electrical/Electronics Technician
Forma Scientific, Inc-Marietta, OH
01.1986 - 12.1997
Evening Instructor
Washington State Community College
01.1985 - 01.1997
Associate Degree - Applied Science
Washington Technical College