About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1923414
MECHANICAL ENGINEER (P.E.) | CAPITAL PROJECTS, RELIABILITY & 24/7 OPERATIONS
Core Expertise
- Capital project execution in 24/7 PSM-regulated facilities, from scope through startup.
- Reliability engineering and asset management: PMs, PdM, spare parts, and risk registries.
- Plant operations leadership across refining, petrochemicals, and advanced recycling environments.
- Turnarounds and major maintenance planning delivering safe, on-time execution and zero PSM events.
- Risk-based capital prioritization linking business impact to ROI and reliability investments.
Project Background
- Commissioned first-of-type advanced recycling facility (~1,400 BPD) while sustaining live operations.
- Led debottlenecking and heat integration upgrades, increasing winter throughput by approximately 20%.
- Delivered catalyst regeneration and combustion upgrades, eliminating recurring failure modes and emissions.
- Resolved recurring tube failures impacting hydrogen production via root cause analysis and controls.
- Built site-wide operating systems, procedures, and procurement processes for greenfield and brownfield startups.
Key Skills
- Capital project execution | Commissioning & startup | Turnarounds
- Reliability programs | PMs | PdM | Root cause analysis | Mechanical integrity
- Risk management | Risk registry | Prioritization for ROI
- Operations leadership | Cross-functional team leadership | Contractor management
- Budgeting & cost control | Capital allocation | Project estimating
- PSM compliance | 24/7 plant operations | Safety-focused execution
Education
- MBA — Louisiana State University
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering — Louisiana State University
Awards & Recognition
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.)
Why Interview this Candidate?
A licensed mechanical engineer with 13+ years driving capital projects and reliability improvements in continuous-process, PSM-regulated plants. Proven to deliver measurable outcomes—throughput increases (~20%), emissions reductions (~30%), and elimination of recurring failure modes—while leading large multidisciplinary teams and executing safe startups. Well-suited to lead risk-focused capital programs and improve asset availability from day one.
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