Alec Le Grange

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY NAME OF COMPANY : TUV Rheinland Arabia DATE OF EMPLOYMENT : April 2016- to current POSITION : Industrial Technical Trainer TUV Rheinland (Refinery Operations) Duties/Responsibilities • Training of new Aramco/Petro Rabigh and SATORP students in the operations environment • Daily training from Training materials provided by Aramco and Petro Rabig together with SADARA • Individually evaluating students on their performance on weekly basis OJT workshop and classroom • Provide encouragement and assistance to trainees for better understanding of Modules provided • Compile and provide daily planning of training lessons to be given for 8 periods per day. • Compile and provide weekly pacing schedules for training material to be completed as per matrix. • Controlling a class of between 14 – 18 students in the operations environment training until evaluation. • Evaluating students on written and spoken criteria as in the English language as well as understanding as to be needed in the refinery work environment. • Completing 8 periods 40 minutes each daily attendance register sheet for student payrolls and absence for the student advisors. • Training provided in the NITI Mubaraz building in Eastern side of Saudi Arabia. NAME OF COMPANY : SASOL SYNFUELS DATE OF EMPLOYMENT : 1988-2016 DATE OF EMPLOYMENT : 2012 - TO -2016 POSITION : OIL & GAS REFINERY PORDUCTION FOREMAN Duties/Responsibilities • Manage 10 Individuals Daily on shift basis. • Responsible for ensuring safe and efficient operation of units and meeting refinery operating plan. • Train Operators from Junior to Senior Console Operator and have written troubleshooting guides to assist during plant upsets. • Adherence to Health, Safety and Environmental procedures, work instructions, guidelines, regulations / legislation and programs. • Recognizes that HSE accountability is included in performance expectations. • Proactive action to identify and correct potential unsafe conditions and acts. • Integration of SHE into business practices, processes, procedures and standards. • Investigates environmental complaints. • Accountable for compliance and enforcement of Refinery Policies and Procedures. • Accountable for compliance with shift schedule requirements. • Accountable for meeting Refinery operating plan. • Prioritizing and accountability for assignment of work and tasks. • Accountable for personnel relationships. • Operate plant equipment within specified operating envelopes. • Accurate status log. • Detailed knowledge of plant modifications and impact thereof. • Detailed knowledge of plant integrity status and impact thereof. • Systematic process of recognizing, isolating, identifying and resolving equipment related problems. • Monitoring and evaluation of maintenance progress. • Economic evaluation. • Application of procedures and process support documentation for start-up, shutdown and for normal and emergency control of process. • Systematic process of recognizing, isolating, identifying and resolving process problems. • The effective monitoring and optimization of the production of on specification products as per production targets. • Prevention of abnormal and emergency situations by proactive identification and reacting effectively. • Communication of abnormal and emergency situations as per Work Instructions and Procedures. • Effective management of cause and effect and the minimization of up and downstream impact. Keeps current on abnormal situation handling strategies. • Monitoring and manipulation of the process using graphical interface and other monitoring tools. • Knowledge of concepts and principles of data acquisition and automatic controls. • Effective management of DCS status alarms. • Optimized control loops in normal mode. Monitor maintenance and other activities in the area. • Prepare plant and equipment for maintenance and others as per Work Instructions and Procedures. • Co-ordination of plant and personnel activities during turnaround. • Assists other departments when necessary with plant and or process related queries. • Takes an active ownership role in the refinery, area, unit, individual job. • Accepts responsibility for job performance. • Performs in a professional manner above and beyond the minimum requirements. • Effective written and verbal communication etiquette between individuals, area teams, refinery and customers. • Upstream, downstream and other relevant customers /suppliers needs adequately met. • Work effectively with others to successfully complete area activities and objectives. • Area Team delivers on expectations • Takes personal responsibility for own development as per refinery training matrix. • Coaching, mentoring, gap identification and closure of team member’s knowledge and skills. • Rotational Assignments. • Exhibits understanding of company business. • Understanding company strategy and implementation into unit practices and procedures. • Works to maintain the company’s profitability and quality standards. • Compliance with legislation and company policy. • Exhibits understanding of roles and actions in the context of the organization. • Operations area expertise. • Advanced control expertise. • Knowledge transfer. • Acquisition of latest international best practice expertise. • Assist in area systems and control documentation. • On specification product • Production as per targets • Plant Safety Settings • Prevention of abnormal and emergency situations by proactive identification and reacting effectively • Communication of abnormal and emergency situations as per guideline • Minimization of up and downstream impact Alarm management • Time keeping of shift personnel • Training development matrix for shift personnel meeting commitment dates DATE OF EMPLOYMENT : 2009 – 2012 POSITION : OIL & GAS REFINERY TRAINING OFFICER & PERMIT COORDINATOR Duties /Responsibilities as Training Officer assistant - Training of all new intakes of about 40 persons - Making up of NQF 2/3/4 files as required by South African national standard - Attending morning meetings that require plant conditions status - Evaluating all individuals on their performance levels according to training matrix - Assisting trainees on practical and theoretical evaluations - Assisting plant personnel in emergency plant shutdowns and in emergency situations - Making up power point presentations for contractors to inform them of all dangers in the plant - Presenting induction course to outside contractors before entering the plant - Assisting management in new and updating training materials - Keeping management informed of every individuals monthly performance according to matrix Duties /Responsibilities as Permit Coordinator - Daily planning of work permits to be prepared - Arranging personnel for safe making and standby duties of equipment - Executing of work permit and attaining all necessary signatures for the issuing of the Permit - Making sure that all permit conditions are being adhered to outside in the plant area - Attending weekly schedule meetings in coordination with weekly scheduled maintenance activities - Training of production personnel in the permit to work system - Organizing and coordinating the yearly refinery shutdown activities and permits needed - Working hand in hand with all relevant maintenance departments for all needed maintenance activities - DATE OF EMPLOYMENT : 1993 – 2009 POSITION : OIL & GAS REFINERY, SENIOR CONSOLE OPERATOR/ SENIOR PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS OPERATOR Duties/Responsibilities - Training new process controllers/ console operators on DCS Systems - Safe efficient of operating of units for production plans and targets GLDL targets - React plant upsets to trouble shoot process interruption or process disturbances - Ensure units are safe during total outages - Starting up and shutting down as per authorized procedures - Operating plant and equipment operating envelops - Co-ordinate training of junior operators - Issuing permit to work documents - Concurrently to train on consoles, control of process variables - Training on Honeywell DCS systems – pertaining to plant optimization, control & safety - Deemed competent to work on all Units - Coordinate of switching of normal lines to abnormal line ups during start up and shutdowns - Delegate and working with junior operators and technicians to carry from out instructions from Plant supervisor. - Ensuring unit safe operating limits - Maximizing white oil productions to optimization of catalyst/distillation - Ensuring unit rundowns with specific specs - Working closely with plant supervisor - Reporting plant status regularly DATE OF EMPLOYMENT : 1988 – 1993 POSITION : OIL & GAS REFINERY PLANT OPERATOR (Learner PC/GRADE 2/GRADE 1) Duties /Responsibilities - Unit sampling - Preparing equipment for maintenance - Commissioning line ups - Learning the Unit – all units listed - Heath Safety Environment Quality Control - Basic equipment Care e.g.. Checking reading on equipment, pumps, compressors, multistage pumps, tanks, - Completion of Unit Assessments