Turnaround & Rotating Equipment Specialist

I’m a turnaround and rotating equipment specialist with 18+ years in petrochemical and heavy industry, including 14+ years in supervision and 7+ years focused on capital project and turnaround planning.​

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I started in the field as a millwright — installing, maintaining, and repairing critical rotating machinery. ​From there I moved into field supervision, turnaround planning, commissioning/start-up support, and operations leadership for a major turbomachinery OEM. That path matters, because I don’t build plans from behind a desk. I’ve been the person standing in a unit at 2 AM when production is down and the clock is burning.​

 

Over the years I’ve planned and supported full shutdowns, restarts, and turnarounds — including scope definition, vendor and material coordination, execution oversight, and controlled return to service. I’ve helped bring new and restarted units online safely by coordinating operations, contractors, and maintenance during first start and early stabilization. I’ve also led on-site diagnosis and overhaul planning for high-criticality rotating assets like steam turbines and compressor trains.​

 

My work focuses on three things plants care about most:

 

​Keeping critical equipment safely online

 

I troubleshoot rotating equipment and get assets back in stable operation quickly — without creating a bigger problem later. I’ve developed and executed overhaul procedures for steam turbines, compressors, and other high-risk rotating machinery in refinery and petrochemical environments.​

 

Planning and executing shutdowns, turnarounds, and start-ups without chaos

 

I define scope, build the plan, sequence the work, line up vendors and parts, and protect the critical path so the unit comes back up clean. That includes pre-TA procurement and kitting, TA execution, and post-TA materials control to support a clean restart.​

 

Preparing teams to execute with discipline

 

I make sure procedures are clear, roles are understood, QA/QC is documented, and everyone knows exactly what “good” looks like before the work starts. I’ve coordinated field crews, technical advisors, and contractors during critical windows like refinery restarts, ethane cracker commissioning, and emergency outages.​

 

My style is straightforward: align the scope, control the schedule, execute safely, hand over clean documentation, and leave the asset stable.

 

​If you’re preparing for a shutdown, start-up, or turnaround — or you’ve got high-risk work on critical equipment — use the form below and I’ll get in touch.