Norm Grabowski
Saskatoon,SK
Summary
Professional with a strong background in industrial plant operations, commissioning, and inspections, ready to ensure quality and compliance. Skilled in identifying issues, maintaining safety standards, and utilizing precision tools effectively. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing requirements. Reliable, results-driven, with a keen eye for detail and commitment to excellence.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspector
Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK)
03.2019 - Current
- Provide professional service to internal and external customers.
- Performs inspections on in-service boilers, pressure vessels, refrigeration plants, and pressure piping for operating and mechanical deficiencies/defects
- Performs inspections and verifies necessary calculations during fabrications, alterations, or repairs of boilers, pressure vessels, refrigeration plants, and pressure piping in manufacturing plants and at field sites to enable acceptance of code products provincially, nationally, and internationally; certifies equipment data reports, repair/alteration reports signifying adherence or acceptance of codes
- Identify other hazards outside of jurisdictional regulations such as Occupational Health and Safety, Fire, and Municipal and Gas regulations
- Reviews licenses and quality control programs of organizations involved in installation, distribution, operation and repair or altering of equipment
- Conduct qualification tests of pressure welders and brazers.
- Conduct incident investigations
- Prepared reports detailing findings of inspections, investigations, and tests.
- Streamlined inspection processes for faster turnaround times, resulting in increased productivity.
Operations Readiness Specialist
MEG Energy
08.2018 - 03.2019
- Work directly with a multi-disciplined Calgary based Commissioning and Start-up execution team for Field Facilities, CPF and Operations Projects
- Develop commissioning budget and schedule
- Track project progression
- Coordinate vendor on site visits
- Support Operations and Project groups in meeting key objectives such as safety, cost efficiency, operability, reliability, maintainability, production availability, efficiency, and trouble-free start-up
- Support the Project group through their execution process by reviewing all documentation through FEED to TCCC
- Support all turnover systems used in conjunction with MEG Operations and CSU requirements as well as verify that documentation submitted and inspections performed by the construction group comply with MEG Energy standards and jurisdictional requirements and those activities meet the needs, defined in the CSU Execution Plan and Project schedule
- Works closely with Site Operations & Maintenance, Reservoir, Project Teams, MEG Projects Construction Management Team (CMT), MEG Operations Management and the MEG Chief Inspector to ensure compliance prior to and during system commissioning
- Support and demonstrate a safe and respectful work environment
- Provide and demonstrate personal Safety leadership in accordance with MEG Energy Corp's Environment Health and Safety Program
- Provide leadership in establishing a strong safety culture within the MEG Energy Corp's organization
- To provide expert knowledge and advice on operating equipment and practices during design development phases, through commissioning execution and into steady operations
- HAZOP/LOPA/ORA participation and action completion, P&ID review and changes, ECN & DCN authorization and Squad checks to assist the Projects team in facility design
- Participate in Operations Readiness Reviews and assist with integrating Commissioning and Construction schedules to optimize the project implementation, commissioning & start-up, and ramp-up
- Communicate development and progress for CSU project deliverables to CSU and Operations groups
- Facilitate the development of commissioning, Standard Operating, Critical Operating, to ensure safe start and ramp-up
- Maintain a balance of Support Continuous Improvement methodology within the Operations Organization while minimizing the impact to the project cost and schedule
- Support the CSU execution activities in the field
- Develop, establish, and foster a strong, positive working relationship with our all stakeholders - internal and external
- Support the development of the commissioning and start-up plans
- Documenting of CSU, Operations, & Production Lessons Learned to ensure we are communicated and incorporated into future projects
- Provide monthly forecast to the projects group for each project based on CSU activities
- Support SCM to identify and ensure contracts with commissioning support vendors are in place prior to CSU activities taking place
- Facilitate the completion of project redlines as they relate to CSU functions
- Manage third party commissioning teams during pre-commissioning (Mod Yard) and field commissioning activities
- Ensure all required commissioning work orders are in place prior to TCCC
- Support the management of deficiencies for each project from the mod yards to the field
- Support the RFI process by facilitating communication between the project team and the field
Commissioning Coordinator, Project Specialist
Cenovus Energy
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Provide leadership and oversight to the commissioning and start-up team.
- Review and approve the commissioning execution plan.
- Ensure that all corporate safety standards, procedures, policies, and practices are followed.
- Ensure that all provincial and/or federal safety codes, requirements, and standards are being complied with in assigned areas of commissioning.
- Define commissioning scope of work.
- Ensure all appropriate documentation and notifications have been filled out and submitted
- Communicate with and align all project stakeholders.
- Ensure that all identified deficiencies from the Construction Turnover up to the Project Handover are identified and logged on the punch list.
- Ensure all punch list items are correctly categorized (i.e., A/B/C) and have appropriate corrective action.
- Monitor commissioning/construction progress and identify any risks that may impact schedule or budget.
- Ensure that the commissioning teams under your responsibility are deployed effectively to minimize travel and excessive overtime and to meet the project’s commissioning schedule.
- Schedule and conduct module inspections before shipment to site and upon placement at site
- Develop Commissioning and Operations procedure and update any existing Operations procedure.
- Conduct Pre-startup Safety reviews (PSSR)
- Participate in Model and P&ID reviews.
- Ensure all daily work activities are documented and that daily reports from each team are submitted on time and are accurate.
- Act as a mentor and source of technical resources
- Ensure the most current design documents are used to complete the work and that all design changes are approved before implementation
- Training and competency “sign off” operations on any equipment added to existing operations.
Deficiency and Punch-list Management Coordinator
K+S Potash Canada
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Ensure that all identified deficiencies from the Construction Turnover up to the Project Handover are registered in GCA (GoCompletions Application – qedi Database)
- Ensure that deficiencies are correctly categorized (i.e
- A/B/C) and agreed upon with Legacy Project Construction Management Team (CMT) for Turnover (CMT to C&C) and Completion and Commissioning Team (C&C) for Handover (C&C to KSPC)
- Ensure that all “A” deficiencies are corrected before Handover.
- Ensure that all “B” deficiencies are corrected before the project closeout.
- Review and lead the verification of the Punch List at Turnover and Handover
- Interface with Construction Contractor, Project CMT, Commission and Completions, and Start-Up teams to ensure that all project-related deficiencies are corrected and ensure no impact to project schedule
- Conduct a Weekly Deficiency Review meeting with Project teams to review the deficiencies list.
- Track deficiencies to ensure that all identified deficiencies are corrected in time and closed out appropriately (all paperwork completed)
- Developed a schedule alignment tool for all groups
- This ensured all groups were focused on the deliverables.
- Developed performance statistics to track project completion performance.
- This highlighted the need for increased efficiencies and helped determine resource allocation.
Area Lead - Ready for Operations
Cenovus Energy
11.2012 - 05.2016
- Participate in a leadership role to ensure that all pre-start-up deliverables are available to the operations staff before commissioning.
- Develop Commissioning Procedures
- Define commissioning scope of work and develop shift coverage vacation schedule.
- Develop, plan, staff, and schedule for commissioning and start-up activities.
- Direct a team of operations personnel to develop Operations Procedures.
- Direct a team of operations personnel to develop Safe Work / LOTO Standards.
- Ensure unit operators have skills to operate the unit alone by testing individuals using area training checklists.
- Lead monthly shift team safety meetings.
- Lead formal safety, LOTO, and HSE audits
- Ensure all operational areas are maintained to a high housekeeping standard.
- Ensure Production and Government reporting is adhered to
- Ensure commissioning work activities are prioritized and acted on accordingly.
- Lead and promote effective troubleshooting.
- Ensure operations prepare all equipment in a ZERO energy state for maintenance.
- Provide supervision through safe work agreements for critical jobs, hot taps, ground disturbance, vessel entry, and critical hot work.
- Conduct Pre-startup Safety reviews (PSSR)
- SME at simulator MAT test (Model Acceptance Test)
- Develop a simulator training program and plan.
- Develop operations training material.
- Lead simulator training for 40 operators
- Track all training (hours, completion)
- FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) DCS
Start-up Control Room Operator
Imperial Oil
01.2012 - 10.2012
- Commission and Start-up
- Field Operations Assessor
- Participate in system walk downs
- Redline P&ID’s
- Flush and purge systems
- Start-up equipment
- Develop Plant modification shutdown time lines
- Develop cold weather protection plan
Start Up Control Room Operator / Operations Trainer / PSSR Coordinator
Suncor Energy Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Lead Steam/Water/Cogeneration Control Room Operator
- Development of start-up plan
- Schedule and assign commissioning and start-up tasks to staff
- Participate in SIFT testing (System Integration & Functionality Test)
- Specs and targets team
- Operational guideline team
- Alarm rationalization team
- Design and redesign DCS graphics for navigation and functionality
- System loop checks
- Work with engineering group to overcome shortfalls in design and operational issues
- Steam/Water/Cogen panel trainer
- Direct work during start-up for up to 40 people
- SME at simulator MAT test (Model Acceptance Test) (Firebag Stage 3)
Control Room Operator
Yara - Belle Plaine (Saskferco Products Inc.)
07.1995 - 01.2009
- Ammonia Plant - 1900 tonne/day ammonia production
- 54,000 m3/h Natural gas reforming (Hydrogen production)
- Top fired Primary gas reforming
- Catalyst reaction process
- Benfield solution CO2 removal - 50,000 m3/h
- Water Treatment Plant (Utilities) - 400 m3/h water treatment
- Cold lime clarifier
- Gravel filtration
- Chlorination of treated water as well as cooling water
- Two demineralization trains
- NFRO waste water system (nano filtration, reverse osmosis)
- Cooling tower
- Potable water / Fire water systems
- Urea / Granulation plant - 3000 tonne/day fluidized bed granulator
- Nitric Acid / UAN plant
- 330 tonne/day nitric acid
- 580 tonne/day UAN
- New plant start-up 2004
Education
3rd Class Power Engineering Certificate -
Kelsey Institute
Saskatoon, Sask.06.1995
Refrigeration Engineering Certificate -
Kelsey Institute
Saskatoon, Sask.02.1995
Skills
- 20 Years Operations Experience
- 15 Years Commissioning / Industrial Plant Start-Up
- SAGD
- Cogeneration
- Oil Processing
- Water Treatment
- Urea
- Ammonia
- Sulphur Recovery
- Nitric Acid
- HTPFT - High Temperature Paraffinic Froth Treatment
- OTSG's
- Gas / Steam Turbine
- Training Development
- SOP Writing / Technical Writing
- Plant Simulation
- FAT (Factory Acceptance Test)
- DCS (Distributed Control Systems)
- SIFT Testing
- Honeywell Experion
- DeltaV
- Plant Operations
- Computer Skills
- Managing and Supervision
- Training coordination
- Training / Mentoring
- Performance Evaluation
- Quality Control
- Visual Inspections
- Inspection Reporting
- Document Review
- Regulatory Compliance
- Project Progress Monitoring
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Process Improvement
- Budget Administration
- Documentation preparation
- Continuous Improvement
- Risk Management
- Project Coordination
- Field Inspections
Attributes
- Innovative
- Diverse
- Motivated
- Responsible
- Productive
- Reliable
- Organized
- Industrious
- Flexible
- Determined
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspector
Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK)
03.2019 - Current
Operations Readiness Specialist
MEG Energy
08.2018 - 03.2019
Commissioning Coordinator, Project Specialist
Cenovus Energy
09.2017 - 08.2018
Deficiency and Punch-list Management Coordinator
K+S Potash Canada
05.2016 - 06.2017
Area Lead - Ready for Operations
Cenovus Energy
11.2012 - 05.2016
Start-up Control Room Operator
Imperial Oil
01.2012 - 10.2012
Start Up Control Room Operator / Operations Trainer / PSSR Coordinator
Suncor Energy Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2012
Control Room Operator
Yara - Belle Plaine (Saskferco Products Inc.)
07.1995 - 01.2009
Refrigeration Engineering Certificate -
Kelsey Institute
3rd Class Power Engineering Certificate -
Kelsey Institute
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