Dion Kneller

Experience

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  PM Electric

  Jul 2000 - May 2004

  Electrician

  • Specialized in Gas Station and Car Wash Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance all over Alberta.• Experience with Rigid, PVC, and EMT conduit.• Basic troubleshooting.• Experience with Exterior and Interior sign construction, maintenance, and installation.• Boom Truck helper.

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  Tarpon Energy Services

  Jun 2004 - Feb 2005

  Electrician

  • Experience with building wiring and piping.• Junction box terminations and switch gear installation and termination. • Worked primarily on out of town construction jobs, both new and existing.• Installed Catadyne heaters at various skid-manufacturing shops.

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  BP

  Feb 2005 - Jan 2013

  • Responsible for organizing, permitting and supervising work crews on a regular basis• Experience in fractionation and distillation towers, propane cooling system, sales gas compression, condensate and NGL truck offloading, Solvent and Frac Oil loading, PD and centrifugal style pumps, and regular on-call shifts• Assist in the successful planning and completion of Turnarounds in 2009 and 2010• Regular sampling of truck offloads and plant processes• Orientate truck drivers for both loading and unloading operations• General maintenance duties, such as snow plowing, grass cutting and building clean up• Skid steer operator of tracked and rubber tire machines• Former Member of I.I.F. and Safety Review Committees Show less

  • Plant Operator

    Nov 2005 - Jan 2013

  • Pipeline Technician

    Feb 2005 - Nov 2005
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  Tervita Corporation

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2016

  • Liaison between regulatory bodies and Tervita to ensure compliance with all provincial standards and regulations• Work with 3rd party vendors and in-house departments to achieve measurement excellence by meeting provincial requirements through proper equipment selection, adjusting plant processes, and developing procedures• Respond to Alberta Energy Regulator audit action items pertaining to measurement and developed a plan to respond to the action items• Tervita-appointed EPAP Auditor• Complete Tervita’s annual EPAP Declaration• Support Operations in troubleshooting, repairs and equipment selection• Develop and instruct an in-house Measurement Training course for facility staff• Train new hires, including managers, operators and administrators• Respond to both internal and external stakeholder inquiries including, but not limited to, environmental, engineering, and technical departments. Inquiries related to: technical expertise, troubleshooting, equipment selection, provincial regulations and procedure development Show less • Manage day-to-day operations of a Frac Oil production facility and a crew of up to five. Including the new hire on boarding process, work rotation schedule, and operator competency• Work with HR department to develop a job scope for new hires, as well as lead the candidate interviews in the selection process• Assist in trouble shooting the operation of the facility, including a Distillation Tower with three phase separation and Salt Bath Heaters• Accountable for the economic viability of the facility, including tracking weekly and monthly revenue and expenses• Participate in budget meetings and budget development• Liaison between various departments, such as Engineering, Finance, Sales, Marketing and Human Resources• Lead monthly safety meetings and maintain an exceptional plant safety record• Assist in developing Critical and Standard Operating Procedures• Project management, including working with various contractors to ensure safe and timely completion of jobs, such as plant piping upgrades, salt bath heater re-tubing, salt bath heater tube cleaning and tank farm extension• Facility start up, including tuning the plant to increase efficiency and producing three products to meet customer specifications• Work with the sales team to develop and grow the customer base for the facility Show less

  • Measurement Specialist

    Apr 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Facility Manager

    Jan 2013 - Apr 2014
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  Plains Midstream Canada

  May 2016 - Aug 2018

  Plant Operator

  NGL Refinery with 3 fractionation towers, cavern storage, rail loading terminal, truck loading terminal, and several pipeline connections.

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  Pembina Pipeline Corporation

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2025

  Pipeline Operator