Javier Alvarez

Experience

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  URS Corporation, An AECOM Company

  Aug 2001 - Apr 2007

  Environmental Engineer

  • Full-time on-site support at the Shell Deer Park Chemical Plant (03/11/2002 - 05/06/2007). Specific duties of a full-time Shell employee, including operations support and project focal point. • Interfaced with state and federal regulatory agencies, dealing with site investigations, during investigations, response to Notices of Violation and Notices of Enforcement.

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  Shell

  May 2007 - now

  • Led successful handover of Shell-Operated Assets to the National Oil Company (YPFB) following challenging negotiations with regulators and local indigenous communities.• Completed successful closeout of Shell-Operated Ventures in Bolivia.• Team leadership scores (Shell People Survey) significantly above Top-Quartile Benchmark.• Business Opportunity Manager (BOM) for three (3) projects, completed safely, on time and significantly below budget ($100 million).• Technical Committee Meetings lead, delivering production plans and lean operating budgets ($120 million+), resulting in cash-positive P&L. Show less • 2010 Group Downstream Manufacturing award for achieving sustainable margin improvement at Deer Park HOA units. • 2009 Annual Deer Park Site Cost Leadership award for significant variable cost reduction and reduced downtime in the Butane/Butylene Hydrotreater (BBHT) unit.• Designed and implemented a Feed Acceptance tool and streamlined work process for optimization and approval of imported feedstock. • Designed and deployed energy optimization tool which operators used as part of proactive monitoring, enabling cost savings $500k per year. Show less

  • Technical Deployment Manager LNG Canada

    May 2024 - now

  • Special Projects

    Jul 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Operations & Technical Manager - Shell Bolivia

    Jun 2020 - Jun 2023

  • Production Unit Manager - Phenol/Acetone/Cumene

    Jun 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Production Unit Manager - Utilities

    Nov 2017 - May 2018

  • Process Engineering Supervisor

    Sept 2014 - Oct 2017

  • Senior Process Engineer

    Apr 2012 - Aug 2014

  • Production Engineer - Heavy Olefins

    Jun 2008 - Mar 2012

  • Senior Environmental Engineer

    May 2007 - May 2008