Cullan Spears

Imperial Oil

Kearl Lake, Canada

01.2015 - 07.2024

Have worked in the Froth Plant at Kearl for 5 years as a field operator and then moved on to the field shift lead
Was responsible for overseeing day to day froth operations on the crew, carrying out shutdowns as well as the startup of the second plant on site
Was trained as the back-up control room operator and was responsible for the safe start up/shutdown and day to day operation of the Froth Plant
Responsible for the operation of the plant, working a 12-hour rotating shift schedule, to ensure maximum production quantity and quality, while supporting the policies, goals, and objectives of the company
Ran 4 consecutive shutdowns as the Kearl Lake Operations Shutdown Coordinator
Was responsible for long term planning and scheduling on the Operations side site wide of each Shutdown
Coordinated the successful shutdowns and start ups of each shutdown
Communicated directly with the maintenance department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas (proficient in SAP)
Spent 2 years as Extraction FLS(Supervisor) where I was in charge of a crew of 10 operators responsible for the day to day operation of the Extraction and Tailings areas
Coordinated production optimization meetings once a day to ensure maximum possible production for the Extraction plant while collaborating with Froth and OPP
Spent 6 months filling in as an Operations Lead at Kearl during a leave, developed strong production mindset as well as ensuring the safety of our Operations and Maintenance teams

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