Zebeulin Koobs
Lake Jackson
Summary
Accomplished Sr. Production Technician with strong leadership skills and a focus on training and developing personnel. Expertise in DCS operation and real-time process adjustments drives operational excellence and safety compliance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Production Technician
BASF Chemical
Freeport
03.2006 - 10.2025
- Serve as Backup shift supervisor overseeing shift and guiding and coaching team members
- Write Safe Work, Hot Work, Confined Space permits ensuring safety of personnel and equipment
- Operate and make adjustments to COGEN power plant, Boilers, Clarifiers, RO production and DI production
- Make real-time decisions and adjustments to Steam, DI water production, potable water production, Waste treatment plant, MBR filters, and Waste treatment plant reaction
Operated DCS (Honeywell Experion and Honeywell TDC 3000) to adjust process and equipment in real-time.
- Catch & analyze samples for Wastewater treatment plant - PH, TOC, NH3 NITRATE, NITRITE, 30 MIN SETTLING TEST, PHOSPHATE, Manganese CORRECTION, BFW AND BLOWDOWN SILICA, MO4, CONDUCTIVITY, CHLORIDE, HARDNESS, TOTAL CONDUCTIVITY
- Clear and ISOLATE all major equipment for shutdown and repair
- Train new operators in process, procedures, Lock Out Tag Out and DCS control
- Develop new SOP and training manual to assist new operators as well as senior personnel
Education
High School Diploma -
Brazoswood High School
Clute, TX05-1997
Some College (No Degree) - Process Technology
Bazosport College
Lake Jackson, TXSkills
- Process Startup / Shutdown
- Wastewater management
- DCS operation
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Process optimization
- Lean MFG and Continuous Improvement trained
- Root cause analysis trained
- SOP development
- Safety compliance
- Shift Lead trainer / Backup Shift Supervisor
- Class C Wastewater License
- Class C Water Distribution license
- Backflow preventer license
- Safe Work, Hot Work, Confined Space permit writer
- Former EMT-B / Level 2 Rescue Technician
Timeline
Sr. Production Technician
BASF Chemical
03.2006 - 10.2025
High School Diploma -
Brazoswood High School
Some College (No Degree) - Process Technology
Bazosport College