Ionut Radu

Experience

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  Rompetrol

  Sept 1999 - Feb 2006

  - Position responsible for all the Production of Polypropylene Plant (hydrogen managing to control the molecular weight of polymers), 60,000t/year and capacity increased in 2005 at 100,000t/year- Elaborate and organize the production daily technological schedule together with commercial staff, depending by demand clients, also prepare the overhaul plant schedule according with the maintenance staff- Manage and respect the monthly budged allocated to the plant, making improvements for saving the many, bonus allocated to the staff and good financial investments management of different projects- Organizing the work location and distributed the working duties to the subordinated personnel. - HSE personal induction according with the company policy - Ensuring the operating and exploitation conditions as per the project and operating code regulations.- Capability for coordinate the personal plant a number of 115 people for different position and distributed duties- Training of personal from subordinate: technicians, field and panel-DCS operators, rotating equipments operators Show less - Responsible for coordination of the operational staff from the Petrochemicals Sector, below to this sector: Polymers Sector( PP, LDPE, HDPE – hydrogen managing), Steam Boilers, Isomerisation Plant- hydrogen managing, Propane Propylene Separation, Refrigeration Station; staff operator been formatted from 4 shift supervisor and 23 operators, all below to different units.- Organizing work location and distributed the working duties to the subordinated personnel. Verifying and maintaining the operating parameters in the designed range in order to optimize the process products: izotactic polypropylene and at minimum possible atactic polypropylene.- Responsible for decisions in case of emergency situations like: blackouts, polymers clogging up inside pipes or equipments, DCS defective performance, instrumental air disconnection, technological equipments failure, shut down cooling water, electrical power failure Show less - Position responsible for Gas Sweetening, Sulphur Recovery Sector and In line Blending Unit- Training the subordinated personnel in regards with the safe operation and working usual maneuvers and also with the observance of the HSE and fire fighting rules according with company policy- Making decisions for modifications of technological parameters in accordance with the intermediary analysis performed during the operating process.- Responsible for decisions in case of emergency situations like: DCS defective performance, instrumental air disconnection, technological equipments failure, shut down cooling water, electrical power Show less

  • Head of Polypropylene Plant

    Feb 2005 - Feb 2006

  • Shift Coordinator

    Aug 2004 - Jan 2005

  • Shift Supervisor

    Jul 2003 - Jul 2004

  • Control Room Operator

    Nov 2001 - Jul 2003

  • Field Operator

    Sept 1999 - Oct 2001
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  Snamprogetti

  Mar 2006 - Oct 2006

  Control Room Operator

  - Responsibility to monitoring and maintaining the operating parameters in the NGL unit( Deethanizer, Debutanizer) in the designed limit in order to optimize the quality/quantity- Good skills to take the right measures in some particular cases, difficult situation what can damage the plant functionality, like: column foaming or shut down some equipment from unknown reasons, cooling water or electrical power S/D, instrumental air or nitrogen leak problems and PSD, ESD, POS of plant, Interlock System, Fire Fighting and Gas System- Participating at commissioning, start up and shut down operations, strictly observing the operation manual, start-up diagrams- Capacity to change/improve/purpose others parameters according with the capacity and quality of the gases, or Sulphur recovery randament Show less

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  Eni North Africa BV

  Nov 2006 - Jun 2007

  Senior CRO

  Coordinating the maneuvering and coordinate field operators from Sulphur Recovery Unit and for NGL(Natural Gases Liquefaction)- Ensuring the operating and exploitation conditions as per the project and operating code regulations. Improve the plant parameters for a good quality of the final product- Good skills to distribute the activities in some particular cases, difficult situation what can damage the plant functionality, like: column foaming or shut down of cooling water or electrical power S/D, instrumental air or nitrogen leak problems and PSD, ESD, POS of plant, Interlock System, Fire Fighting and Gas System, PLC Interlock Show less

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  Mellitah Oil and Gas B.V

  Jul 2007 - Feb 2009

  Shift Coordinator

  - Responsible for all the activities and operation actions from Gas Plant and HSE induction for personal- Operation and maintenance procedure development - Participating at per-commissioning, commissioning, start up and shut down operations, strictly observing the operation manual, start-up diagrams-Capability to training the Libyan personal, board operators to operate the DCS and to take the right measurements in critical situation- Ensuring the operating and exploitation conditions as per the project and operating code regulations. Improve the plant parameters for a good quality of the final product Show less

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  Sakhalin Energy

  Mar 2008 - May 2009

  Lead Operations Engineer-Commissioning and Start-up

  - Involved in all the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities preparing the activity plans/scheduling teams and reporting teams for blowing the lines, equipment inspections, gross air leak, N2-He Leak Test, air or nitrogen leak test, nitrogen purging, first fill of equipments, first equipment start-up, first 4-hours run test, dynamic commissioning of equipments by respecting the ICC certificate, Electrical Isolations, Mechanical lock out tags, Instrumentation or depressurization tags- Prepare Permits with respect to PPE, isolations, Electrical and Mechanical lock-out & tag-out, barricading and depressurization of equipment, pipe work and instrumentation to effect safe work through PTW System.- Capable to coordinate the commissioning teams involved for start-up: Dynamic Depart, Mechanical Depart, Electrical Depart, Process Depart and all the facilities necessary for RFSU of the systems and good communication between teams- Preparation of Commissioning Method statements and reviewing the Commissioning Procedures- Focus on system acceptance and handover dossiers- Raising punch list items, checking progress on punch lists, rising of technical queries (TQ) and prepare the system for RFO, RFU - Representing operations in 2- and 3-party walk downs with the constructions team- Contributing to the development of commissioning and start up procedures, checking the P&ID, PEFS, Effects & Cause Diagrams, Fire and Gas Interlocks, ESD/EBD, PSD Interlocks, PLC Show less

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  Shaw Stone & Webster for Sharq 3rd Expansion Project, Saudi Arabia, Al-Jubail Industrial City

  Aug 2009 - Jul 2010

  Commissinong and Start-up Superintendent

  - Passing successful through end of pre-commissioning phase and completion the Commissioning and Start-up Phase of Ethylene Plant with 1.300Kta Ethylene capacity and adjacent systems and subsystems like C2’ and C3’ - Splitter; C2' and C3’ and C4’ reactors, PSA and H2 Separation;GHU Reactors, CGC and C2 & C3 and BOG Compressors- Respect a plan for the implementation of the commissioning process, including the initial scope of systems to be commissioned for the project- Respect the HSE Sharq implantation according with the Saudi Standards - Provide a design review focusing on system performance, maintainability, and adherence to design intent- Ensure that commissioning for the construction phase is adequately reflected in the bid documents- Ensure the various members of the commissioning team clearly understand their responsibilities in their commissioning roles- PTW Planing and organizing area permits- Verify and document proper performance of equipment and systems- Ensure that operation and maintenance documentation is provided for the continued management of the facility after the construction project is complete- Hand-Over documets systems to the client Show less

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  SPETCO, Kuwait Oil Company

  May 2010 - Oct 2010

  Plant Coordinator - Commissioning & Start-up, KNPC

  Planning activities/strategy to start-up Gas Sweetening,Dehydration System, Amine Flashing-regeneration, Glycol regeneration, Flare and Incinerator System, GEGs, Chilling Water • Managing the resources’ and man power• Commissioning & start-up preparation of the Gas Plant( Gas Sweetening Facilities – 5% H2S & 12% CO2), assisting the commissioning engineers for reviewing and generate the procedures for air blowing, leak testing, N2 purging, first fill of the equipment, water flushing, MDEA solution flushing; solo run, functional test, dynamic commissioning of the rotational equipments: GEGs, pumps, compressors etc• Ensure that the mechanical completion is in accordance with project description and all the equipments are meeting the required client specification• Supervising the activity for completion of the Dossiers: instrument data sheet, mechanical, punch list clearance • Coordinating the Work permits and Isolation Confirmation Certificate(ICC) and to be sure that are respecting the system boundaries limits, barricade, warning signs• Ensure all necessary Permits, Licenses and other Compliance requirements are in place prior to commencement of any commissioning activities• Field walk down for assuring that the work is going in accordance with HSE rules and teams are doing a proper work• Oversee all necessary commissioning preparation work (monitoring preservation, monitoring of mechanicalCompletion and pre-commissioning activities, commissioning temporaries, etc). Show less

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  Repsol - Akakus Oil Operation

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

  Deputy Completion( Commissioning) Manager

  Job started in Greece for NC-186/NC-115 preparing the Commissioning Procedures, Schedules/Strategy, Marked-up P&ID’s Review/Preparation, including Commissioning of Pipeline between the GOSPs • Managing the commissioning and start-up activities together with my team having all the disciplines alongside: E&I, Mechanical, Rotating and HSE• Responsible for completion of the Hand Over Dossiers: RFC Certificate, As build P&IDs and Red line, Punch list Clearance, Functional test reports, instruments, electrical and mechanical pre-commissioning records review, Prestart-up Reports, Vendor data, Spare Parts list and at the end RFSU Certificate• Daily meeting managing updating the with our commissioning progress• Responsible for design implementation and run test of equipment’s and adjacent skids provided by different manufactures: DresserRand Compressors, Suction Scrubbers and Condensate Flash Drum Exterran furniture and Western Chemical Package, Pig Launcher/Pig Receiver, Fuel Gas Scrubber and FG Heaters UK Exterran furniture Show less

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  PROCER for C.Engineering

  May 2011 - Apr 2012

  Commissioning & Start-up Superintendent

  - Planning man power, resources - Preparation of commissioning/start-up strategy- Pre-commissioning, commissioning & start-up of different system from Gas Plant and prepare the hydro test, air blowing procedure, leak test, nitrogen procedure, establish system boundaries - Preparation and updated the handover dossier- Focus on system acceptance and handover, raising lunch list items, checking progress on punch lists- Appraise and advise status of systems readiness for operations, representing operations in 2- and 3-party walk downs with the constructions team- SIMOPS & OPERCOM- ESD, EBD, PSD, F&G Show less

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  North Caspian Operating Company N.V. (NCOC N.V.) ( SHELL SECONDEE)

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2018

  • Responsible for a safe production, develop strategy and follow up on improvement and closed out the PCN – project changes• Follow up on weekly basis the SPO – safe production target and participate on weekly audits required to improve this being part of Production Excellence Strategy • Follow-up on EMOC criteria and delivery on weekly basis the key items to assure a clear path for implementation – • Planning production/ maintenance, being part of the weekly MEI – maintenance integrity meeting and deliver the production input into the plan; • Monitor the safety action closed out date or due date to assure actions closed in time manner • FSR – delivery facility status report and integrate maintenance in monthly look ahead schedule 28DLAH, alongside the Maintenance Superintendent • Plans, schedules production based on daily SAP notification and • Responsible for facility turn around 2019 preparation, following on weekly basis the action tracker together with the team• Develop and present facility production status report on weekly basis to management Show less • Plans, schedules and supervises the work of subordinates including establishing work priorities, assigning responsibilities and reviewing performance.• Liaise with other Area Supervisors and CCR personnel to clearly define and relay daily orders and routines to be performed.• Taking direction from the Area Superintendent (Production) during the day to day operation of the plant. • Work with ICT (Instrumentation & Controls Team) to plan routine/non routine maintenance activities in area of responsibility• Ensuring the timely issue and strict adherence to maintenance work processes such as requests, permits, isolations etc.• Mentoring of new hires and cross training personnel during training activities to help develop knowledge and understanding of the OGS operations.• Assist the Competence Development Group in the training and assessment of CR and Unit Operators, Senior Operators and Supervisors.• Taking an active role in the coordination of high risk maintenance activities such as hot works, confined space entries, entry in Red Zones etc.• Demonstrate a commitment to HSE through the personal application of safety critical behaviours.• Compliance with Republic of Kazakhstan Statutory HSE Regulations, Codes and Standards.• Supporting/ Participating in Emergency Drills and Exercises as required Show less  Responsible for commissioning and start-up of different system with sweet hydrocarbons  Responsible for the integrity and hand-over of system in safe conditions Liaise with RoK and apply them in safe conditions Develop Integrated start-up Manual and perform trainings with Operation staff Assist in defining the safety requirements of facilities start up Attend and participate in “walk downs” of systems to generate punch lists in conjunction with commissioning teams Assist in preparation of the acceptance requirements of facilities hand over both for interim and final Operations Preparing in conjunction with Start-Up Team and Onshore Commissioning Team, the startup sequence for onshore process plant Show less

  • Production Area Superintendent ( Production Manager)

    Aug 2017 - Nov 2018

  • Area Supervisor

    Dec 2014 - Jul 2017

  • Commissioning and Start up Supervisor

    Apr 2012 - Dec 2014
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  Shell

  Nov 2018 - now

  • Develop endorse and validate Turnaround Strategy: scope, organization, waste management, work package and schedule review.• Review the premises and agreed on overall milestones. Prepare assets decontamination strategy. Engage contractors and SME in development, and “buy-in” middle managers in its support. Engage Operation Team in • Participate in HSE session and improve HSSE risk register and feedback General Operation Manager.• Develop production profile (V curve) and provide input to IAP team for deferment calculation. • Develop, review contract allocation strategy. Participate in Contractors Scope Development and set up/ identify resources/ man power requirements, their site mobilization – demob along with Logistic team. • Get input in work scope strategy and identify long leads and assure process flow in place for a successful materialization. Integrate different department in turnaround scope and engage in meetings to support its achievement • Identify the critical paths and manage discovery work and cost implication. • Organize and drive the operation action, asset decontamination plan after its endorsement by Steering Committee. Engage WMT and develop waste disposal plan. • Responsible for TOST and BIST manuals development, improvement, optimization and its implementation along with block logic diagrams. • Post turnaround develop lesson learn and apply optimization and improvement. Manage scope change request and assure its compliance meet the KPI target. Confirm the turnaround impact and hazards associated prior work centre allocation. Engage with Steering Committee in case major impact implications CAPEX Show less

  • Commissioning Manager Transformation

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Turnaround Superintendent(Deputy Mgr)

    Nov 2018 - Feb 2023