Mark W.

Myers
Haughton, LA 71037
Cell: (318) 470-4537
E-mail: markmyers9@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: markmyers9
Summary: Highly professional manager and engineer with over 15 years of experience seeking to utilize my
proven leadership and management skills in areas of unit operations, project management, and business
planning
WORK EXPERIENCE
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Haughton, LA
01/2014 10/2014
Northwest Louisiana Operations Manager
Managed all NW Louisiana treating assets and pipeline operations, 13 amine treating/ dehydration plants
with 500 miles of gathering pipeline, and 20 hourly employees & 4 salary employees
Oversaw daily operating plans; managed DOT covered task, meter run calibrations, and I/E activities;
Maintained the pipelines chemical program, pigging operations, O&M budgets, and gas quality
Developed operating procedures for unit startup and shutdown as well as pipeline pigging; created
preventive maintenance schedules for critical rotating equipment pumps, fin fans
Assured safety and environmental compliance while following the MOC process; worked with EHS
officers to assure compliance in all phases of operations
Provided trouble-shooting support for compliance, operations, and maintenance of treating assets and
gathering pipeline
Process Unit Quality Controls Project: Maintained pipeline specifications under budget by modifying
PLC programming to control flowrates and CO2% with Allen Bradley PLC and Emerson ROC
Ford, Bacon, and Davis, Shreveport, LA
02/2012 01/2014
Capital Projects Site Manager
Led UOP Honeywell Shreveport plant managing capital projects in manufacturing lines and utilities
departments while following sites standards, procedures, and policies
Managed budgets and timelines leading to successful project completions
Utilized the stage gate project phase process.
Unit 310 Reduction Unit Revamp: Added automatic blowdown system to cyclone separators; modified
piping and structural steel; utilized DCS; increased height of flame arrestor header piping
Assisted plant personnel with writing PSM operating procedures
Supervised construction activities and performed new equipment start-ups
Calumet Specialty Products , Shreveport, LA
12/2002 01/2012
Corporate Economics and Planning
08/2010 01/2012
Oversaw economic evaluations, process evaluations, new products, & capital project cost estimations
Cotton Valley Diesel Fractionator Project: Fractionated diesel into specific hydrotreater feeds; revamped
crude unit to process diesel; developed schedule A package (P&IDs & process data sheets)
SynLubes Project: Repurposed existing wax unit to produce synlubes; developed cost estimate to
relocate unit to another processing site; evaluated metallurgy in unit for new process
Asphalt Emulsions Econ. Planning: Developed cost tracking ways to set pricing on finished product;
tracked feed and processing cost; distributed pricing to sales team with required profit margins
Storage Tanks Layout: Managed project team that designed, moved, and erected an asphalt emulsion
storage tank in Dallas; developed conceptual design and cost estimate for Salt Lake City Tank
Cotton Valley Hydrotreater Revamp: Developed required equipment to increase unit production to 7500
bpd; worked with engineers and catalyst vendors to determine most efficient project execution

Tech Services Engineer | Shreveport Refinery

08/2009 08/2010
MSAT II Benzene Splitter Project (~$6MM): Led 50 people in revamping existing tower into benzene
splitter that runs 9500 bpd of gasoline; retrayed tower; added exchangers, piping, and pumps; utilized 3D
piping models; excellent safety record
MSAT II Penex Unit Revamp Project (~$6MM): Created higher benzene concentrations and increased
rate from 3800 bpd to 4500 bpd; added sulfur guard bed, exchangers, and 3rd reactor to system; utilized
3D piping models to create isometric drawings; excellent safety record.
Operations Manager | Shreveport Refinery
02/2009 08/2009
Implemented daily operating plan and maintained responsibility for all process units and tank farm
Set daily operating rates and monthly production plans
Oversaw about 90 hourly employees and 8 salary employees
Asst. Operations Manager | Shreveport Refinery
08/2008 02/2009
Led process operators during multiple turnarounds and unit startups
Maintained responsibility for all process units and tank farm; implemented daily operating plan
Oversaw about 90 hourly employees and 8 salary employees
Fuels Operations Supervisor | Shreveport Refinery
04/2007 08/2008
Oversaw operations in Platformers, PSA, DHT, DDD, PDA, Boilers, and Cooling Towers
Led about 20 hourly employees in progression line
Lubes Expansion Project: Led operators during revamp and startup of Platformer reactors, PSA,
DHT, and CDW units
Operations Supervisor | Cotton Valley Refinery
06/2005 04/2007
Operations leader for all Crude unit, Hydrotreater, H2 Plant, Solvent Units, Utilities, and Tank Farm
Hydrotreater Revamp Project: Led operators in modifying unit to increase production from 3500 to 5000
bpd; added feed exchanger, new fired heater, and process piping; created operating procedures
Solvents Unit Revamp Project: Modified unit to increase production from 3500 bpd to 5000 bpd; added
main fractionator, exchangers, fired heater; changed several fractionation tower internals
Process Engineer | Cotton Valley Refinery
12/2002 06/2005
Engineering support for crude unit, Hydrotreater, H2 Plant, Solvent Units, Utilities, and Tank Farm
Reduced Crude Unit Revamp: Led project team to revamp tower internals to fractionate heavy diesel;
added new draw trays and packing; changed tower feed location and feed preheat exchangers
MEMC Inc., Dallas, TX
Process Engineer
Supervised production of silicone wafers used to produce computer chips
Incorporated good engineering practices to drive process improvements

10/2000 03/2001

TPA Inc., Dallas, TX

04/1999 10/2000
Systems Engineer
Performed process engineering work on refinery sulfur complex including sulfur plants, tail gas
units, sour water strippers, and amine units
Oversaw initial startup of process units.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

M.B.A. with Operations Management Concentration
University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

2000 2002
1995 1999

Dow Amine and Dehydration Technical Training

On site, Haughton, LA

2014

Fundamentals of Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking

Concentration in Catalytic Processes
Refining Process Services, Houston, TX

2011

Basics of Refinery Economics

Refining Process Services, Houston, TX

2006

REFERENCES
Mr. Charles Cost | Calumet Specialty - Refinery Manager | Cell: (318) 832-4255
E-mail: Charles.cost@calumetspecialty.com

Mr. Drake Jacob | Stingray Engineering - Professional Engineer | Cell: (318) 426-3886
E-mail: Drake.jacob@earthlink.net

Mr. Rick Nichols | Roddey Engineering - Professional Engineer | Cell: (318) 426-1001
E-mail: rnichols@roddey-engr.com