Beck Dan

Experience

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  LCRA

  Apr 1997 - Mar 2011

  Designed and implemented business unit best practice PdM and CBM programs resulting in increased reliability and lower annual maintenance costs that supported proactive maintenance planing and budgeting. Developed and implemented company wide repair specifications and standard quality requirements for contracted installations and repair services in collaboration with multiple operating sites, resulting in cost reductions and measurable metrics that increased accountability and quality of contracted services.Developed planning and scheduling processes, procedures and training linked to Maximo functionality that were adopted at multiple operating sites in the organization.Authored complex reports, documents and correspondence to management, engineering, O&M staff, customers and vendors, often communicated highly technical concepts in layman’s terms.Served as Business Unit liaison during Maximo implementation advocating for process improvements and implementation support resulting in completing project ahead of schedule. Developed workflow process and training based on Maximo functionality that streamlined and automating backlog monitoring, reporting and accountability, which was adopted at other sites.Developed interactive customer Share Point web site to track equipment issues and history reports that provided up to date equipment condition assessments to customers. Show less Managed Operations, Maintenance, Planning, Engineering, Project Management, Technical Support, Environmental, Safety and Inventory Management functions effectively supporting downsizing initiative.Managed installation, checkout and start up commissioning activities on O&M outages and capital projects accommodating fast track critical path work segments to maintain schedule compliance. Integrated overlapping schedules and task assignments for O&M outage and CIP tasks that met aggressive turnover schedule and reduced costs.Developed and assigned work packages during construction, checkout, start up and commissioning that resulted in seamless integration of resources through project closeout. Developed recovery plans that met aggressive fast track schedules and budget targets. Coordinated performance acceptance tests that verified performance contract targets were met.Decisively resolved conflicts and conducted negotiations to obtain resources on projects and outages that maintained critical path schedule compliance.Developed multi-skilled training programs in response to downsizing initiative that resulted competent, effective, diversified and cohesive cross-skilled teams.Assisted with facilitation of leadership training and employee engagement seminars that developed leaders within the organization. Developed and managed department budgets, operating plans and business plan objectives that met or exceeded planned performance objectives and KPIs. Show less

  • Maintenance Manager

    Aug 2001 - Mar 2011

  • Production Manager

    Jan 2000 - Aug 2001

  • Multiple Positions

    Apr 1997 - Dec 1999
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  Luminant

  Mar 2011 - Nov 2016

  Power Generation Specialist Sr.

  Subject matter expert in all aspects of fossil plant operations, implemented improvement projects and initiatives centered on Human Performance Improvement, problem resolution, and increasing productivity and efficiency across multiple sites in the generation fleet.Proven ability to quickly adopt and master new technologies as displayed through improved individual efficiency and productivity and being assigned lead on multiple projects.As certified Professional Procedure Writer, developed and conducted technical and Smart Procedures program training and workshops for new procedure writers across the organization, resulting in ~100 procedure writers trained across the organization. Served as Project Leader at multiple sites, oversaw several teams on multi-phased Human Performance Improvement projects centered on increased accuracy of Lock-Out-Tag-Out clearances, maintenance job planning, and Operations and Maintenance procedures. Optimal results were achieved by implementing streamlined organized work package processes and hands on interactions and training that improved proficiency at surveying plant systems documenting as built conditions by red-lining drawings and recording equipment asset data. Used Bentley Micro-Station V8i 2D to convert red-line drawings into electronic Project Wise files and used Maximo to update equipment asset records.Implemented Human Performance Improvements through procedure modifications and standardized Lock-Out-Tag-Out clearances resulting in significant reduction in error rates, increased reliability and efficiency improvements across the organization. Show less

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  Entergy

  May 2017 - now

  As a member of Entergy's Operational Excellence Team, participate in orchestrated O&M assessments of Entergy's non-nuclear Power Generation fleet in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Utilizing industry best practices as a basis, develop recovery plans and change management strategies that influences policies, programs and procedures, ensuring alignment with Entergy's culture of safe, responsible and reliable operations, for sustainable continuous improvement, focused on consistently meeting or exceeding stakeholder expectations. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Sr. Lead Technical Support Specialist

    May 2017 - Oct 2022