William Perez
Hackensack,NJ
Summary
As Operation and Maintenance Manager I am responsible all facilities maintenance activities, small projects, daily direction setting, and as the company representative on facility matters. Manages the team to ensure the facility and utilities are maintained and operated in a safe and efficient manner. I am in charge of two 24MW Solar Mars turbines, two Steam turbine and two steam reducing station. We supply 70,000 lb/HR of steam and power for the site. The plant maintained 650 psi of pressure at all times. This role works in cooperation with Department Heads to ensure the needs of the organization are met in a timely cost-efficient manner at all times. Supervises department to ensure that the stationary equipment, air compressors, chillers, cooling tower, Fire suppression and other equipment providing utilities for the buildings in the Trenton business. We supply High temperature hot water and chilled water for district and the industrial processes are operating safely and in compliance with company, local, and federal policies, laws and regulations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operation and Maintenance Manager
Vicinity Energy
Trenton, NJ
03.2022 - Current
- Leading the site Maintenance function in providing both a reactive and proactive, multi-skilled maintenance service on all operational equipment and facilities infrastructure.
- Conducted employee observations and documented findings.
- Controlled departmental facilities use and approved requests for repairs or improvements.
- Created corrective actions based on adverse KPI trends.
- Increase the site operational effectiveness by driving PM
- Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
- Managed scheduling, training and inventory control.
- Recruited, hired and trained crew members on application of projects, customer relations and customer service.
- Built strong operational teams to meet process and production demands.
- Oversaw financial management, budget management, accounting and payroll activities.
- Diagnosed and repaired mechanical issues according to industry standards.
- Maintained equipment performance by cleaning and lubricating components.
- Contacted vendors to procure equipment and tools to meet organizational demands.
- Supervise bargaining unit associates to effectively lead the plant operations staff
- Ensure safe, reliable, environmentally compliant, and economic plant operation
- Coordinate the daily and outage related work required to maintain unit availability
- Coordinate the operation of the generating units with external entities
- Communicate with outside agencies, internal and external clients
- Establish high standards and provide leadership and motivation by training, appraising, coaching, counseling, rewarding and disciplining associates
- Maintain compliance with applicable Station and Corporate operating procedures and policies
- Act as authority on site in absence of Plant Management and as Incident Commander during upset conditions
Chief Engineer
Arizona Beverage
Keasbey, NJ
01.2020 - 03.2022
- Directed team of engineering staff managing Steam, Heat, high pressure boiler, Chilled water to two plants.
- Oversee Arizona Beverage plant RO system routine maintenance and troubleshooting.
- Developed and implemented plans and procedures for routine preventative maintenance.
- Maintained uptime on PH facility equipment through corrective maintenance, repair and calibration.
- Meticulously kept records of building rounds, engineering logs and data sheets.
- Administered hands-on instruction in basic maintenance, safety and troubleshooting procedures.
- Identified facility deficiencies, incorporating repair actions into maintenance procedures schedule.
- Managed capital improvement projects to keep expenses within operational budgets.
- Maintained entire infrastructure and compliance documentation including building drawings and federal, state and local permits and environmental reports.
- Oversaw activities of contractors working within building and on job sites.
- Oversaw maintenance and continuous operation of building systems, including mechanical (HVAC), electrical and safety.
- Supervised staff of four PLC engineerings and maintenance staff of 8 on shift mechanics and boiler personnel with work orders and diriction.
Power Plant Supervisor
Rutger University CO- Generation Plant
Newark, NJ
05.2016 - 07.2019
- As Power Plant Supervisor my duties included
- Maintains standards for safety, reliability, efficiency and appearance for all Newark Power Plants and directs the work of the Operating Engineers in all operations, maintenance and repair of the equipment.
- Provides training and leadership to the Operating Engineers for safety and equipment operation through encouragement of self-development and promotion of a culture of safety.
- Schedules coverage for the Operating Engineers (Operators) and assigns plant operational areas work orders, tasks and duties to all Operators; prepares weekly work schedules including scheduled overtime and time off requests.
- Diagnoses power plant equipment problems and coordinates startup/shutdown of operating equipment to ensure the safe installation and/or removal of equipment from operation without interruption of services provided to the university facilities.
- Creates effective work plans; identifies the appropriate resources and processes; sets priorities; delegates authority, meets deadlines.
- Implements Night Shift Work Orders to be carried out by night shift operators pertaining to plant operations and plant safety as directed by the Pant Manager.
- Identifies key issues and develops action plans for staffing, training, safety, labor relations, customer service, energy conservation, productivity, regulatory compliance, and any other University programs.
Remote Operator
The Linde Group
Stewartsville, New Jersey
06.2015 - 05.2016
- As a Remote Operator I am responsible for managing a workforce of thirty personnel, operating five Air Separation Units (ASU) in five locations simultaneously.
- Responsibilities include production changes, efficiency monitoring and response, power management, process disturbance and alarm management, plant shut downs and restarts.
Lead Operator
Exxon Mobil
Edison, New Jersey
11.2011 - 05.2015
- I am in charge of five process operators and two 24MW Solar Mars turbines, two Steam turbine and two steam reducing station. We supply 70,000 lb/HR of steam and power for the site. The plant maintained 650 psi of pressure at all times.
- I monitored staff and all associated equipment, such as steam generation, cooling towers, chillers systems and pumps.
- Our steam section includes Two Boiler furnaces capable of 70,000 lb/HR each, two waste heat recovery boilers with duel burners and capable of 60,000 lbs/HR each.
- All boiler capable of burning oil or gas
- Managed Department work schedule, payroll and assigned overtime.
- My daily duties:.
- Assigning work order to staff of three electrician and four mechanics
- Provide safety training on full range of safety topics.
- Coordinate operation, maintenance and outages of the generating equipment with other departments to maintain unit availability.
- Ensured a safe and accident-free production area by following proper Lock out Tag out.
- Trained production staff and provided in-the-field support.
- Monitored water chemistry to ensure plant water quality is in spec.
- Monitored operating power plant equipment and readouts to identify problems and pursue corrective action.
Education
Bachelors - Electrical Engineering
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Skills
- Chillers
- Lockout/ tag out
- ADP workforce
- Managed team of wielders, electricians and utility operators
- Inspects equipment such as pumps, exchangers and conveyers
- Plant start up and shutdowns
- Labor relations
- Plant safety and maintenance
- Interviewing new hires
- Project Management
- Coordinate planned and unplanned outages
- Work Schedule
- Co-Generation plant Operations
- Kronos : Time and attendance
Certification
- Universal CFC Certification Issuing authority United States Environmental Protection Agency
- New Jersey Gold Seal Stationary Engineer License steam
- New Jersey Gold seal Stationary Engineer Refrigeration
- A-B operator issued by the International Code Council on behalf of NJDEP
- Operation and Maintenance Principles for Solar Centaur 40/ Centaur 50/ Taurus 60 gas turbines
- Supervisor Essentials Certificate Program Issuing authority Rutgers University
Timeline
Operation and Maintenance Manager
Vicinity Energy
03.2022 - Current
Chief Engineer
Arizona Beverage
01.2020 - 03.2022
Power Plant Supervisor
Rutger University CO- Generation Plant
05.2016 - 07.2019
Remote Operator
The Linde Group
06.2015 - 05.2016
Lead Operator
Exxon Mobil
11.2011 - 05.2015
Bachelors - Electrical Engineering
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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