Control Room Operator at BP Whiting IN refinery with 10 years of experience, transferred gases and liquids via pipelines to storage vessels, railcars, trucks and barges. Remote monitored NGL levels, inventory, and shipping. * Familiar with Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regulatory information and operator qualifications. Including Control Room Management CRM. * Pipeline Codes:49 CFR 192 Gas Pipelines, Subpart N - Operator Qualifications 49 CFR Code 192.619 (a) (iv) - establishes MAOP as determined by the operator 49 CFR Code 192.605 Subpart L - Operations - Procedural Manual for Operations, Maintenance, and Emergencies. * Aware of pipeline hydraulics, Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure (MAOP) requirements, Maximum Operating Pressure (MOP) elevation, and communicating all gas pipeline changes and nominations as they are scheduled. * Remotely monitored pipelines, compressors, and pumps, pressures, temperatures and flows. * Supervised operation of six simple cycle natural gas fired via Wonder Ware of the GE LM6000 Aero-derivative turbines and generator package. Scheduled daily gas nominations for a combined cycle power plant operation. * Utilized GE Mark VI, Honeywell 3000, Foxboro, and Ovation DCS to remotely start/stop gas turbines, pumps, gas compressors, and operate auto control valves. * Accountable for analyzing changing conditions, weather, and load forecasting. * Responded to alarms, making necessary adjustments, monitoring pipeline integrity and coordinating in-plant pipeline maintenance, monitoring tank and storage levels, maintaining communication with field personnel, and suppliers to maximize efficiency, and safety. * Worked with field personnel on basic troubleshooting of communications, SCADA, control valves, regulators, relief valves, and other equipment related to gas control and operations. * Monitored and maintained pipeline pressures within design criteria, leak detection systems and monitored gas quality. * Worked closely with the various gas suppliers externally to execute safe system pipeline packs, unpacks, pressure drops, and velocity. * Responsible for analyzing changing conditions, alarms, and making necessary adjustments. * Accountable for safety, writing procedures, training, logs, preventive maintenance, direct report evaluation, time keeping, generating work orders, purchasing, and natural gas nomination. Involved in plant budget balancing. * Served as a central point of contact and information center during emergency situations, without first-hand supervision. * Proficient in diagnostic and corrective work/operations in the event of plant upsets using relevant P&IDs, vendor manuals, trends, and other data to assist with corrective action. * Recently secured and successfully passed the COBRA (Console Operator Basic Requirements Assessment) aptitude test. * Applied MS Word and Excel in filing systems for cost control and maintain adequate inventory to support all maintenance, power plant, and buildings functions. * Attained PJM Generation Operator certification. CPR, First Aid responder and Defibrillator trained.

Highlights:

• GE
• Chemistry
• Heat Recovery
• Honeywell
• ISO
• Purchasing
• Scheduling
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Cobra
• Cost Control