J. HERBERT STRANG

244 Prescott

Livingston, TX 77351

j.herbstrang@yahoo.com

Summary of Experience:

Over thirty years of experience in the project and turnaround areas

of petroleum refining, gas refining, petrochemical, power and

commercial construction. Experience includes project controls

management, change management, project coordination,

construction engineering, planning, scheduling, supervision, cost

control, material control, document control, quality, estimating,

contracting, logistics, scope development/justification and

purchasing.

Work Experience:

Innovative Turnaround Controls

Air Liquide La Porte 2016 Turnaround, SMR Plant, La Porte, TX Jun 2016 to Jul 2016

Turnaround Planner

Responsibilities include creation and development of electronic turnaround framework (to reside on

share drive – intranet) that includes job pack configuration and planning tools to be included in job

packs. Since this is the first turnaround for this plant and since very late start on planning effort, cut

straight identifying material (especially long leads), craft, crane, scaffold, insulation needs. Continued

to establish planning team infrastructure so client resources could continue development into turnaround

execution.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company

OxyChem La Porte 2016 LP VCM TPO, VCM Plant, La Porte, TX Nov 2015 to Jun 2016

Turnaround Scheduler

Responsibilities include development and management of integrated execution schedules that include

maintenance operations imported from SAP, development of work centers for planning team, startup

and shutdown sequencing from operations. Reports are developed and presented to management as

well as supervision and engineering.

OxyChem Deer Park 2015 DP VCM TPO, VCM Plant, Deer Park, TX June 2015 to Nov 2015

Turnaround Scheduler

Responsibilities include development and management of integrated execution schedules that include

maintenance operations imported from SAP, capital projects imported from Micro Soft Project – Excel

­ meeting notes, startup and shutdown sequencing from operations. Reports are developed and

presented to management as well as supervision and engineering.

OxyChem La Porte North Pure Outage, VCM Plant, La Porte, TX Apr 2015 to Jun 2015

Turnaround Scheduler

Responsibilities include development and management of integrated execution schedules that include

maintenance operations imported from SAP, capital projects imported from Micro Soft Project – Excel

­ meeting notes, startup and shutdown sequencing from operations. Reports are developed and

presented to management as well as supervision and engineering.

OxyChem Ingleside CoGen, Chlor­Alkali, VCM Plant, Ingleside, TX Dec 2014 to Apr 2015

Turnaround Scheduler

Responsibilities include development and management of integrated execution schedules that include

maintenance operations imported from SAP, capital projects imported from Micro Soft Project – Excel

­ meeting notes, startup and shutdown sequencing from operations. Reports are developed and

presented to management as well as supervision and engineering.

Koch Specialty Plant Services, Inc.

Marathon Petroleum Company, Galveston Bay Refinery, Texas City, TX Aug 14 to Oct 14

Material Coordinator

Reconciled submitted Bills of Material against client SAP material reports. Submitted revised Bills of

Material by category since they had not ordered much of it. Coordinated between client warehouse

entities, client material group field execution. Developed tracking and status tools. Consolidated

materials from various sources into units for each individual work order / column. Developed

continuous improvement matrix for inclusion in execution plan for next turnaround.

Marathon Petroleum Company, Galveston Bay Refinery, Texas City, TX Apr 14 to Aug

QA Coordinator

Assembled preliminary execution and quality job packages as deliverables became available from

client. Trained in client applications to find drawings and other needed documents. Aided planning by

performing material take offs including field verification of accessible isolation locations. Developed

scope “cheat sheets”, tracking charts, action items lists, wall charts. Provided guidance in use of

Primavera and MSExcel software.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company

Marathon Petroleum Company, Texas City, TX Feb 14 to Mar 14

Turnaround Night Shift Equipment Coordinator

Monitored and tracked rental equipment. Arranged repairs and fueling for same. Coordinated

movements and removal of rental equipment, mobile equipment and gas cylinders.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company

Marathon Petroleum Company, Texas City, TX Mar 13 to Mar 14

Project Planner Scheduler

Based on issued for construction engineered projects: estimated labor and materials requirements.

Liaison between engineering and construction. Performed job walks with execution contractors.

Developed execution plans in P6.

Shaw Group, Inc.

OxyChem Deer Park VCM Plant, Deer Park, TX Apr 12 to Mar 13

Turnaround Scheduler

Responsibilities include development and management of integrated execution schedules that include

maintenance operations imported from SAP, capital projects imported from Micro Soft Project, startup

and shutdown sequencing from operations. Reports are developed and presented to management as

well as supervision and engineering.

OxyVinyls Chlor­Alkali Battleground Plant, LaPorte, TX May 11 to Apr 12

Turnaround Scheduler

Responsibilities include development and management of integrated execution schedules that include

maintenance operations imported from SAP, capital projects imported from Micro Soft Project, startup

and shutdown sequencing from operations. Also, included are training and presentation sessions for

client and other contractors. Reports are developed and presented to management as well as supervision

and engineering.

Infinity Construction Services

ExxonMobil AgriFos Environment Project, Pasadena, TX Aug 09 to Jan 10

Isometric Draftsman

Responsibilities included generating isometric piping drawings from client 3D model and from field

dimensions. Additional responsibilities included status reporting and interface with client engineers and

management.

Infinity Maintenance Services (Brazos M&E, US Contractors)

ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery, Baytown, TX Apr 07 to Aug 09

Turnaround Planner

Developed budgets and schedule from Class V (30%) estimate to final Class 2 (detail planned) budget.

Managed change via Change Order D­base. Interfaced with contract detail planners and other planning

team members. Lead and scribed meetings. Maintained budget development log. Tracked planning

progress. Generated various levels of reporting for cost and labor units. Participated in various external

reviews and Pertmaster analysis of each PrimaVera project. Developed preliminary job packs then

handed off to execution contractors for final job pack development.

ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant, Baytown, TX Nov 99 to Apr 07, Jan 10 to May 11

Turnaround Planner, Startup Scheduler, Lead Planner, Project Controls Manager

Along with client TA Manager, developed new Turnaround Team and tools used by same. Performed

numerous stages of estimates used to test 4, 6, 8 year run length scenarios. Scrutinized worklists and

developed Turnaround Work Justification tools, monitored scope and cost development. Developed

budgets from Class V (SWAG) through final budgets. Studied impact and definition of indirects.

Developed program to eliminate accrual of state sales taxes on turnaround costs. Developed and

maintained detail planning strategy and progress matrix. Interface between multi­discipline detail

planning team and management. Developed logistics plans. Developed contract strategies and

furnished scope, cost, labor needs to client corporate contract group for release to continuing service

agreement (CSA) contractors. Developed contract packages for non CSA contractors. Developed job

pack planning tools and deliverables. Developed planning and scheduling procedures. Championed

planning team during external reviews. Developed planning overview matrices and schedules.

Stewarded Planning And Execution Framework guidelines for team. Tested and aided in development

of Corporate Planning And Execution Framework. Provided "what if" cost and schedule studies to

management. Developed safety incentives packages. Oversaw and produced integrated execution

budgets and schedules. Monitored and reported planning team progress. Liaison between corporate,

engineering, planning, execution, purchasing, contracting, process operations, teams. Awarded 2006

Safety Champion award. Lead multi­discipline, multi­contractor, and owner representatives planning,

scheduling and cost team. Lead weekly, monthly planning strategy and progress with team and with

management. Conducted post turnaround critique sessions and combined into post turnaround critique

product. Produced post turnaround metrics for management. Tracked productivity based on actual

manhour expenditures VS planned manhour earnings. Participated in cost forecasting. Maintained

change order system during execution.

US Contractors Home Office, Clute, TX Oct 99 to Nov 99

Planner­Scheduler

Developed bid schedules based on home office estimates.

BASF, Clute, TX Aug 99 to Oct 99

Planner­Scheduler

Developed and maintained integrated turnaround schedule based in field planning inputs from planners.

Turnaround Planner Consultant (BRIS, Chillura & Associates, Collins Technical Associate, JE,

Kelly Technical Associates, UE&C Catalytic, Raytheon Constructors Inc., TSI)

Altair Strickland Inc Deer Park, TX Jun 99 to Aug 99

Bid Scheduler

Developed bid schedules based on home office estimates.

Amoco Refinery, Texas City, TX Jan 96 to June 99

Turnaround Planner, Capital Planner­Scheduler, Project Engineer, Project Coordinator

Entered facility as turnaround planner but was quickly swept to capital projects as assistant to client

project engineer. Was seconded as client employee, had client blues and business cards. Liaison

between client engineering, contract engineering, client field employees and contract execution forces.

Participated in constructability reviews, scheduling of engineering deliverables, managed development

of execution schedules. Authorized expenditures of company funds. Transitioned to a project engineer

role reporting to the Amoco Worldwide Engineering & Construction local regional manager of capital

projects. Interfaced and resolved issues with GDS home office project engineer and their troops.

Participated in "melding" of new EPC alliance with Bechtel. Liaison between alliance groups, company

personnel and execution contractor. Developed integrated team between Amoco heritage factions,

alliance engineering, alliance execution forces and other contractors. Developed contracting/execution

strategy. Conducted team building with corporate facilitators. Monitored planning and schedule

progress and direction.

Lagoven Refinery, Punto Fijo, Venezuela Dec 95

Turnaround Planner

Developed field plans and preliminary bid grade schedule and estimate for Turnaround Bid Package.

BP Refinery, Oregon, OH Mar 95 to Nov 95

Turnaround Planner

Developed field plans and integrated execution schedule. Coordinated execution activities in field.

Eagle Point Refinery, National Park, NJ Jan 95 to Mar 95

Turnaround Planner

Resolved contractor's inability to bill for progress due to failure to link schedule and budget. Developed

and maintained execution schedule.

Citgo Asphalt Plant, Paulsboro, NJ Aug 94 to Dec 94

Turnaround Planner

Developed execution schedule based on detail planners inputs. Maintained schedule change orders for

input to schedule during execution.

Texaco Refinery, Torrance, CA Jul 94 to Aug 94

Turnaround Planner

Developed execution schedule and cost breakdown structure from engineering package. Trained project

engineer in understanding of planning scheduling tools.

Unocal Refinery, Carson, CA May 94 to Jul 94

Turnaround Planner

Resolved issues between primary mechanical contractor and client. Contractor could not show

attainment and could not bill for progress. Developed and maintained detail completion schedules for

transition from area to system concepts. Developed and maintained hydrotest package tracking system.

Oxy VCM Unit, Deer Park, TX Aug 93 to Apr 94

Turnaround Planner

Developed schedule based on field planning by site maintenance contractor. Maintained schedule

through execution. Performed schedule software comparison tests for client.

Texaco Refinery, Bakersfield, CA Jul 93 to Aug 93

Turnaround Planner

Field planned and revised "library" plans in budget schedules. Conducted schedule reviews with client

and obtained mechanical contractor buy­in to execution scheduled. Maintained schedules during

execution.

Oxy VCM Unit, Deer Park, TX Apr 93 to July 93

Turnaround Planner

Developed "whatif" schedule studies for upcoming turnarounds.

Chevron Refinery, Port Arthur, TX Jun 92 to Apr 93

Turnaround Planner

Developed schedule based on field planning by site maintenance contractor. Maintained schedule

through execution.

Phibro Refinery, Texas City, TX Dec 91 to Jun 92

Turnaround Planner

Trained newly formed turnaround group in use of planning tools. Field planned and developed

schedule for upcoming turnaround.

Hill Petroleum Refinery, Houston, TX Jun 91 to Dec 91

Turnaround Planner

Assembled turnaround planning group and planning tools. Responsible for field planning and input to

execution schedule. Responsible for planning and schedule group through turnaround execution.

Allied Waste/Specialized Waste Systems Houston, TX Sep 89 to Jun 91

Project Manager

Responsible for obtaining, developing and executing environmental projects. Maintained customer

relations throughout project and ongoing basis.

Turnaround Planner Consultant

BP Refinery Lima, OH Mar 89 to Aug 89

Turnaround Planner

Developed field plans and integrated execution schedule. Coordinated execution activities in field.

Amoco Refinery Texas City, TX Jan 88 to March 88

Turnaround Planner

Trained on use of computer and input of field planning into XEDIT word processor for download into

SASS scheduling program. Monitored progress during execution.

Arco Refinery, Houston, TX Oct 87 to Dec 87

Pipe Fabricator

Worked a shutdown while waiting for next one.

Sohio Refinery Oregon, OH Jun 87 to Sep 87

Purchasing Agent, Turnaround Planner

Purchased consumables and rental items during logistics stage of pre TA. Was attached to company

planner during TA for resolution of issues on night shift. Performed updates for night shift.

Bay Maintenance Co, Inc.

3M Research Facility Austin, TX Feb 87 to Jun 87

Project Superintendent

Responsible for quality and execution of multi­discipline crews that moved in and out from other sites.

Foster­Wheeler/PPC

City of Austin Waste Water Treatment Plant Austin, TX Feb 86 to Feb 87

QA/QC Superintendent

Developed QA/QC program for first non­process plant contracts obtained by company. Responsible for

quality of all installed materials. Liaison between engineering, client, client, management company, the

project and other contractors.

Stearms­Rogers Catalytic/PCC

Citgo Refinery Lake Charles, LA Sep 85 to Feb 86

Turnaround Planner

Responsible for field planning that was incorporated into execution schedule. Coordinated activities

during execution. Performed project closeout.

Exxon Company, USA Shute Creek Natural Gas Plant, Shute Creek, WY

Stearns Rogers Module Fab Plant Pocatello, ID Mar 85 to Sep 85

Construction Engineer

Developed quality packages. Responsible for quality of modules shipped from facility.

Badger/PPI

Koch Refinery Corpus Christi, TX Oct 84 to Feb 85

Planner Scheduler

Developed detail execution schedules from overall schedule. Interface between management group and

field execution forces.

Ortloff Corp.

Amerada Hess CO2 Recovery Plant Seminole, TX Feb 84 to Oct 84

Cost Surveyor, Assistant Area Superintendent

Monitored installed quantities and progress. Developed tracking system for manhours spent on

engineering or fabrication deficiencies. Transitioned to field coordination for area

superintendent.

Bechtel/BeCon

Houston Lighting & Power Generating Station Jewett, TX Sep 82 to Feb 84

Construction Engineer, Planner Scheduler

Liaison between engineering, client, and execution forces. Responsible for quality of installed

quantities for pipe then civil. Transitioned to planning and scheduling in latter stages of

execution. Issued detail completion schedules until completion of project.

Fish Engineering and Construction, International

Phillips Chemical Plant Deer Park, TX June 82 to Sep 82

Area Superintendent

Developed hydrotest packages and coordinated hydrotesting.

Arco Natural Gas Plant Freer, TX Mar 82 to Sep 82

Construction Engineer

Liaison between engineering, client, and execution forces.

Valero Chemical Plant Corpus Christi, TX Jan 82 to Mar 82

Assistant Construction Engineer

Liaison between engineering, client, and execution forces. Coordinated hydrotesting.

Fish Engineering and Construction, International Home Office June 80 to Sep 81

Sr. Material Controller

Bechtel/BeCon

Cominco America Fertilizer Plant Borger, TX Jan 80 to Jun 80

Lead Pipe Foreman

Responsible for all activities of pipe crew. Liaison between engineering and field execution.