Lucas Papendorf

Experience

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  Shell

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2022

  Driving the digital journey for the Rheinland Refinery. Definition of initiatives and business cases for digitalisation, including predictive maintenance, IIoT and Digital Twin. Development and implementation of information and data management strategies on site. Leading change throughout the transition. Crude Distillation Unit, High Vaccum Unit, Visbreaking Unit, Catalytic Reformer, Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery. Part of the production leadership team. Responsible for management of change, improvement activities, small projects (<1,2 Mio€), turnaround preparation, audit preparation. Stand-in for Production Supervisor with plant steering and managing of 60 staff shift team. Crude Distillation Unit, High Vacuum Unit, Visbreaking Unit, Catalytic Reformer, Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery. Part of the production leadership team. Responsible for change and continuous improvement activities, completion of small projects (<1,2 Mio€). Dual Bachelor studies with integrated apprenticeship as chemical production technician (2,5 years) and trainee position in production leadership team (Crude Distillation Unit, High Vacuum Unit, Visbreaking Unit, Catalytic Reformer, Gas Treating and Sulfur Recovery).

  • Business Opportunity Manager - Digital Engineering

    Jan 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Production Specialist

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Operational Project Lead

    Jul 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Dual Bachelor Course / Trainee

    Sept 2013 - Jul 2017
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  LANXESS

  Apr 2022 - now

  Deputy Plant Manager

  Deputy Plant Manager in a production plant for phosphorus-based chemials with 100 employees.