2016 Reliability & Maintenance Conference and Exhibition

2016 Reliability & Maintenance Conference and Exhibition

Tuesday, May 24 - Friday, May 27, 2016
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
900 E. Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205

Schedule of Sessions and Special Events


Tuesday May 24, 2016

07:30 am - 07:00 pm Registration

08:00 am - 04:00 pm Bolting 101 -
Dave Clover, Advanced Sealing, Dave Reeves, Sealing and Bolting Technologies LLC and Mark Ruffin, Chevron USA, Inc.

Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) -
Terrence O’Hanlon, Reliabilityweb.com

Review of API 510 and NBIC -
Ryan Jones, The Equity Engineering Group

04:00 pm - 05:00 pm An Ethics Refresher -
Dave Pendlebury, Valero

05:00 pm - 07:00 pm Opening Reception - Exhibit Hall


Wednesday May 25, 2016

07:30 am - 06:00 pm Registration

08:30 am - 09:45 am Keynote Session -
The Wingman
Lt. Col. Rob 'Waldo' Waldman

09:45 am - 10:00 am Coffee Break

10:00 am - 11:15 am Tracks 1-4 -

Track 1 - Turnaround
Case Study: Integrating Large Capital Project Assets into the Plant
Bruno Teixeira & Richard O’Bryant, Flint Hills Resources

Track 2 - Reliability
Case Study: Wet Gas Recip Compressor Yoke Failures
Ben Pierce, Hunt Refining Company

Case Study: Mysterious Trips On A Hydrocracker Recycle Compressor
Jimmy Fowler, Hunt Refining Company

Track 3 - Mechanical Integrity
Discussion Session:

Track 4 - Maintenance
Case Study: Lessons Learned from Implementing a New Bolting Program
Randy Lenhart & Jason Wright, CHS Inc. and Scott Hamilton, Hex Technology

11:15 am - 01:00 pm Lunch - Exhibit Hall

01:15 pm - 02:30 pm Tracks 1-5 -

Track 1 - Turnaround
Case Study: Building Process Driven Turnarounds for Sustainable Success
Michael Tarpine, Dupont

Track 2 - Reliability
Case Study: How Having a Complete Reliability Program Improves the Plant's Bottom Line
Shonna Victorian, LyondellBasell Industries

Track 3 - Mechanical Integrity
Case Study: Joint Integrity Program
Neil Ferguson & Steve Earney, Hydratight Corporation

Track 4 - Maintenance
Discussion Session:

Track 5 - Special Session
Case Study: Bolting and Sealing
David Clover, Advanced Sealing and Supply Company, David Reeves, Sealing and Bolting LLC, and Mark Ruffin, Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

02:30 pm - 02:45 pm Break

02:45 pm - 04:00 pm Tracks 1-5 -

Track 1 - Turnaround
Case Study: Journey Toward Excellence
Clayton Shoemaker, Valero

Track 2 - Reliability
Case Study: A Structured Approach to Reliability Improvement

Scott Thornton, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering

Track 3- Mechanical Integrity
Case Study: Naphtha Hydrotreater Effluent Piping Failure
Dana Williams & Edward Sanchez, Marathon Petroleum Corporation

Track 4 - Maintenance
Discussion Session Continued

Track 5 - Special Session
Case Study: Bolting and Sealing - continued

04:00 pm - 06:00 pm Reception - Exhibit Hall


Thursday May 26, 2016

08:00 am - 06:00 pm Registration

08:30 am - 09:30 am Tracks 1-4 -

Track 1 - Turnaround
Discussion Session: Empirically Measuring and Optimizing Turnaround Scope
Shawn Hansen, AP Networks

Track 2 - Reliability
Case Study: Re-Thinking Root Causes Analysis - A Refinery Case Study

Holly Maher, ThinkReliability

Track 3 - Mechanical Integrity
Discussion Session: New Technologies

Track 4 - Maintenance
Case Study: Craft Shortages. What Craft Shortages? Strategies for Obtaining Qualified Crafts and Higher Productivity
Bobby Singh, Project Assurance, Robert Parker, Repcon, and Richard Rashall, Covestro

09:30 am - 09:45 am Coffee Break

09:45 am - 10:45 am Tracks 1-4 -

Track 1 - Turnaround
Discussion Session Continued

Track 2 - Reliability
Case Study: How to Facilitate Equipment Reliability Analysis

Ewelina Rachubinska, & Clare Dunn, DuPont de Nemours

Track 3 - Mechanical Integrity
Discussion Session Continued

Track 4 - Maintenance
Case Study: Just-in-Time Kitting and Staging Program Implementation
John Lehmkuhl, LyondellBasell Industries

10:45 am - 11:00 am Break

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Tracks 1-4 -

Track 1 - Turnaround
Case Study: Excellent Turnaround Performance Starts with Safety Culture
Michael Creedon, ExxonMobil

Track 2 - Reliability
Workshop: Craft-Performed RCFA at a Refinery

Mark Sannes, Flint Hills Resources

Track 3 - Mechanical Integrity
Workshop: Managing Risk and Capturing Corporate Memory with Internal Best Practices
Jeannie Lewis, The Equity Engineering Group, and Carl Siroky, CHS Inc.

Track 4 - Maintenance
Workshop: Work Process Implementation, Standardization and Sustainability Project
Greg Fisher, Reliability Management Group, and Ed Winston, HollyFrontier Corporation

12:00 pm - 01:30 pm Lunch - Exhibit Hall

01:45 pm - 02:45 pm Tracks 1-4 -

Track 1 - Turnaround
Workshop: The Business Case for Benchmarking
Jeff Dudley, Solomon Associates

Track 2 - Reliability
Discussion Session:

TBD

Track 4 - Mechanical Integrity
Case Study: New Practical HTHA Prioritization Method for Inspection and Replacement and User Experience with This Method
Gerrit Buchheim, Becht Engineering and Nick Pekula, PBF Energy

Track 4 - Maintenance
Workshop: Storage Tank Life Cycle Management
Joel Andreani, The Equity Engineering Group

02:45 pm - 03:00 pm Coffee Break

03:00 pm - 04:00 pm Tracks 1-4 -

Track 1 - Turnaround
Case Study: Building a Business Case for Improving Your Shutdowns
Bruce Wesner, Life Cycle Engineering

Track 2 - Reliability
Discussion Session Continued


Track 3 - Mechanical Integrity
Case Study: Quality Measures for RBI Sustainability
Keith Lapeyrouse, Process Reliability Solutions

Track 4 - Maintenance
Workshop: Saudi Aramco Maintenance Planning Enhancements
Waleed Al-Rebdi, Saudi Aramco Company

04:00 pm - 06:00 pm Reception - Exhibit Hall


Friday May 27, 2016

08:00 am - 08:30 am Continental Breakfast

08:30 am - 09:45 am Discussion Session -
Track 1 - Turnaround

Discussion: Optimization for a Successful Turnaround
Matthew Popovacki, T.A. Cook Consultants Inc.

09:45 am - 10:00 am Coffee Break

10:00 am - 11:15 am Discussion Session Continued