Steven Depta

Experience

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  Dome Petroleum Edson, AB

  Jul 1982 - Jun 1985

  Lab Technician/Environmental Technician

  Quality control lab tests, Special requests lab tests(both doing analysis or shipping off site)Ordering chemicals and equipment for labMonitor and train 2nd lab techWater treatment and air quality monitoring, reporting to ERCB on water and air licensesSetup and installed data logger in air monitoring trailer Repairing lab and environmental electronic equipment as requiredHelped setup and build Dome's Pembina lab for start-up of plant, supplied 24 hr. lab coverage

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  Novacor

  Jun 1985 - Aug 1988

  Lab Technician

  Quality control lab tests, special requests lab tests(both doing analysis or shipping off site)Ordering chemicals and equipment for lab , repairing lab equipment as requiredMonitor and train other lab techs as requiredDevelop procedures for analysis Developed FTIR for masterbatch analysis in product resins, developed method and procedures , setup instrumentation Developed capillary G.C. analysis for Hexene co-monomer

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  Nova Chemicals Joffre,AB

  Aug 1988 - Nov 2020

  Senior Operations Technician

  Shift LeadSecond class power engineer A-36799 and qualified shift steam engineerHoneywell Experion,TDC 3000/2000 and PMX control panel experience Amine system Pyrolysis Cracking FurnacesQuench System(cool hot cracked gas)Condensing Steam Turbine CompressionCaustic SystemDistillation TowersVacuum DistillationGeneral Electric Gas TurbineSteam Extraction TurbineAcetylene ReactorsPropylene Refrigeration SystemEthylene Refrigeration System Pipeline Systems(storage bullets , pumps and heaters) Utilities(air compressor and dryers, glycol tracing , steam and condensate, boiler feed water and chemicals , oily water recovery and separation , nitrogen system , utility water)Hydrogen compression and pressure swing adsorption purificationUpdating and writing procedures Served on emergency response 11 yearsTechnical leader , Unit Emergency Director ,Incident Command on team and Administration LeaderPlant start-ups and shutdowns on finishing and cracking panelsTrained numerous operators in both outside and panels and oversee area qualificationsRecruitingInvolved in 7th man task force, TTS steering committee and redesign of control room during TDC 3000 changeover.Developed emergency pre-plan format , coordinated completion and developed drawing format Show less

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  Ferus

  Nov 2020 - now

  Operator