john kennedy

senior manager - field operations at energy transfer partners

About

Summary Performance driven self starter with diverse operational background including fourteen operating units in four northeast refineries. Experiences include: * 13 years in supervision of hourly represented and non-represented employees * 13 years as fully qualified Operator/back up Lead Operator * TDC 3000 and PKS qualified * Operations Planner * Process Safety Management Coordinator * Area Superintendant * Facility Shift Superintendant * Operations Excellence as Lead Auditor (North East Refining) and Facility Lead/Coordinator (Two facilities)

Country

united states

City

franklinville

Industry

oil & energy

Skill

refining, refinery, process safety, gas, supervisory skills, petroleum, safety management systems, petrochemical, energy, industrial safety, piping, refineries, continuous improvement, pipelines, hazardous materials, operations management, maintenance management, process engineering, risk assessment, preventive maintenance, pumps, root cause analysis, refinery operations, occupational health, hazop, process scheduler, commissioning, auditing, procedure development, process safety management, construction safety, process control, environmental management systems, psm, plant maintenance, capital projects, planned preventative maintenance, optimization, process simulation, fire safety, compliance

Experience

facility shift superintendent

sunoco

2012-3 - 2012-8 · 6 mos

* Oversaw the on-shift idling and decommissioning work in the Marcus Hook Refinery while maintaining the safe operation of the remaining operating units and logistics activities. Activities included Scheduling and Payroll of employees * Docking/Sailing of vessels * Tank Field Operations * Cavern checks/maintenance * Manning the HazMat/ERT teams * Acted as facility HazMat Shipper

process technician and operator

sunoco

1994-8 - 2004-9 · 10 yrs 2 mos

Backup Lead Operator on the 531 Sulfur Complex in the Philadelphia's Girard Point section. Also served as PSM Coordinator and Operation's Planner on an as needed basis, and worked as the area's Lead Operator Trainer.

operations superintendent

axeon specialty products

2015-1 - 2015-4 · 4 mos

maintenance manager

axeon specialty products

2014-8 - 2015-1 · 6 mos

Served as Interim Maintenance Manager for the Paulsboro Refinery. Assisted in planning and executing a major three unit turnaround which included an upgrade project for one unit, tank field and offsite piping modifications. Assisted in developing annual budget for the Maintenance Department. Worked to decrease the maintenance back log, while also working to decrease the 2014 budget deficit.

operations superintendent

nustar energy l.p.

2012-10 - 2014-8 · 1 yr 11 mos

gmg2

us navy

1982-9 - 1987-6 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Served primarily aboard USS Valdez FF-1096

managements systems and process safety auditor

sunoco

2006-2 - 2008-11 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Internal Auditor for EMS (Management System) and PSM (Process Safety). Worked to identify deficiencies in Sunoco's Responsible Care Management System and Process Safety programs in order to show continuous improvement while maintaining RC14001 Certification. Two years as the "Lead" auditor in the Internal Audit and Assessment Group, helping to train new auditors as they made their rotation into the group.

senior manager - field operations at energy transfer partners

panhandle energy

2017-5 - Present · 9 yrs 5 mos

shift supervisor

nustar energy l.p.

2012-8 - 2012-10 · 3 mos

Directed hourly workforce in the production of various asphalt products to meet the business plan while maintaining safe, environmentally sound, and reliable operations.

shift supervisor

sunoco

2004-9 - 2006-2 · 1 yr 6 mos

Served as a Shift Supervisor on the South Plant Business Team at the Sunoco, Eagle Point Facility. This position included oversight of 14 non-represented employees on multiple units including the FCCU, the Poly/Cumene/Linde, the Alkylation Unit (Sulfuric), and lastly the Low Sulfur Gasoline (LSG) Unit. Assisted in bringing Eagle Point policies and procedures in line with Sunoco's standards follolwing the purchase of the facility by Sunoco Inc. Served as the Poly/Cumene/Alky Area Superintendent on an as needed basis, and served as Night Shift Start-up Supervisor on the EP LSG Project.