VOLUME 24, ISSUE 1 — SPRING 2019
FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF PETROLEUM SERVICE CORPORATION, AN SGS COMPANY
CECIL JOHNSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD HONORING THE “BEST OF THE BEST”
Given annually since 1998, the D.H. Haymon Award serves to recognize D.H. HAYMON and honor non–supervisory employees who have demonstrated leadership, AWARDS hard work, dedication, and concern for others—the signature qualities of PSC’s founder.
In this annual “awards” issue, we’re pleased to recognize the winners of the 2018 D.H. Haymon Awards and Cecil Johnson Customer Service Awards. They were honored at a banquet held on February 21st in Houston, Texas. Pictured above (l. to r.) with PSC President Joel Dickerson (center) are the 2018 D.H. Named for a long-time employee, the Cecil Johnson Haymon Award Winners: Marcus Franklin – Louisiana Tankerman Group; Resinald Customer Service Award is given annually to a “Red” Davis – Dow, Plaquemine, LA; Chris Lopez – ExxonMobil, Baytown, TX; supervisor, manager, dispatcher, or office employee Terryel Benoit Jr. – Oxy, Taft, LA; Dwight Mitchell – Indorama, Decatur, AL; for customer service leadership and initiative, Matthew Perez –Flint Hills Resources, Corpus Christi, TX; Warrick Holmes – responsiveness, knowledge, courtesy, empathy, and Chevron, Pascagoula, MS; and Josh Vergara – Dow, Freeport, TX. Not pictured is reliability. Jim Balli – Total, La Porte, TX. Award winner Fred Tackett, Sr. Ops Manager Each award recipient was presented with an engraved crystal plaque, and their for our non-Gulf plant groups, is pictured above photos will be displayed in our Baton Rouge and Texas offices alongside photos of with Sr. VP Adam Gilmore and Joel Dickerson. past award winners. See pages 4-9 to read more about the winners and view lists of the other employees who were nominated by their peers for these prestigious CECIL JOHNSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD awards for 2018. Congratulations to all of our award winners and nominees for their hard work, Debi Hernandez commitment, and dedication to excellence. We are #PSCProud of you! (pictured at right with Joel) accepted IN THIS ISSUE the Cecil Johnson Award on behalf of her late husband, Wayne, a long-time Award Stories Social Pics Safety Stars Anniversaries Promotions leader for PSC. p. 4-9 p. 10 p. 12 p. 14-15 p. 16-17 Spring 2019 • Page 2 PSC TAILGATE
By Joel Dickerson, PSC President
Each year, our Spring Connection expanding our tankerman services to the newsletter is, by far, my favorite issue. In facilities on the Houston Ship Channel. this edition, we CELEBRATE THE BEST Phil’s wife Shirley also played a critical OF THE BEST IN PSC: the men and role for PSC in those early days as the women who have gone above and beyond business operated out of their home, with to make PSC a special place to work. We Shirley helping to dispatch and support honored these remarkable team members Phil administratively. with the D.H. Haymon and Cecil Johnson Phil and Shirley’s tenacity, hard work, and awards at our annual Leadership Social entrepreneurship provided the energy and Awards Banquet. for PSC to grow west of the Mississippi For the first time, we hosted this event in River. It wasn’t long before our tankerman Houston to celebrate our 40th anniversary operations significantly expanded, and our in our PSC FAMILY over our 67-year of operating in the Great State of Texas. I reputation for being the BEST AT WHAT company history. want to offer my CONGRATULATIONS WE DO was firmly established in Texas. again to the impressive group of 2018 And now, 40 years later, we have 1,500 I am convinced that the FUTURE for PSC award winners! employees working in Texas with more has never been BRIGHTER, given the firm foundation on which we have been Our annual Leadership Social and Awards growth coming! built, the tenacious and entrepreneurial Banquet is just one of many rich traditions It was a special honor for me to get spirit that still runs through our veins, we have at PSC that sets us apart from to present Phil and Shirley with the and the tremendous and diverse talent our competitors. I think it’s important TRAILBLAZER award during this year’s representing our organization today. for us as a work family to recognize how ceremony! Phil is one of many special fortunate we are to have such a SOLID PSC people who have helped to shape our Thank you for all you to do make PSC COMPANY FOUNDATION built for us FAMILY CULTURE that is firmly rooted a special place to work. 2019 is off to a over many years by several special PSC in an expectation of OPERATIONAL great start! leaders who came before us. EXCELLENCE at all levels. One such special leader is Phil Johnson. PSC has tripled in size over the past 10 Phil agreed to transfer from Baton Rouge years. This tremendous growth is the to Houston in 1979 with the goal of direct result of the hard work of so many
CORDELL HAYMON’S FAMOUS WORDS TO PHIL JOHNSON 40 YEARS AGO: “GO WEST YOUNG MAN!”
TRAILBLAZER AWARD Phil and Shirley Johnson were honored at our he’d find a way to wiggle out of it,” said recent awards banquet for their role in helping Phil, with a chuckle. to grow PSC’s business in Texas. “It’s been a pleasure. Thanks to all of To show our appreciation, we got Phil a bear... you, and to Cordell Haymon for putting his trust in us and sending us over “We got you this because we’re going to here. Shirley worked many hours during send you to Yellowstone National Park,” those early years when we were a small said Joel when he presented Phil with a organization, and it took both of us bear trophy engraved with “Trailblazer.” sometimes to get it done, to answer the phone and take care of the customers “We’re thankful that you guys blazed the and employees,” added Phil. “It’s been trail west and created the opportunity for a real good ride for us, and the success hundreds of us today,” he added. we’ve had has actually come by us “This is actually a very interesting gift. Did piggybacking off the success of so many my son talk to you about this? He told us others, including many people in this room at Christmas that he was giving us a trip tonight, who also made sacrifices along to Yellowstone. I figured at the time that the way.” Spring 2019 • Page 3 SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Congratulations to the employees and supervisors of the work groups/departments listed below that received the Petroleum Service Corporation Safety and Environmental Excellence Award for 2018. This award is given to groups that finished the year without a recordable injury, spill, release, contamination, derailment, significant property damage event, or sideswipe.
•• Baymar Redfish Bay – Corpus Christi, •• Helen G/166 Fleet •• Oil Tanking – Texas City, TX TX •• Huntsman – Houston, TX •• Olin – Plaquemine, LA •• Braskem Oyster Creek – Freeport, TX •• Indorama – Westlake, LA •• Oxy – Pedricktown, NJ •• CITGO – Lake Charles, LA •• INEOS – Green Lake, TX •• Oxy – Taft, LA •• Corpus Christi Tankerman Group •• INEOS – Plaquemine, LA •• Oxy Battleground – La Porte, TX •• Covestro – New Martinsville, WV •• INVISTA – Orange, TX •• PBF – Chalmette, LA •• CP Chem – Orange, TX •• INVISTA – Victoria, TX •• Phillips 66 – Sweeny, TX •• CP Chem – Pasadena, TX •• Kentucky Tankerman Group •• Port Arthur Tankerman Group •• CP Chem Cedar Bayou SIT – •• KORDSA – Chattanooga, TN •• Praxair – Moss Bluff, TX Baytown, TX •• Louisiana Dock Group •• Raven – Baytown, TX •• CP Chem Old Ocean – Sweeny, TX •• LBC – Houston, TX •• Shell Appalachia – Monaca, PA •• Delek – Krotz Springs, LA •• LyondellBasell – Channelview, TX •• Shintech – Freeport, TX •• Dexco – Plaquemine, LA •• Marathon – Garyville, LA •• South Texas Dock Group •• Diamond Green Diesel – Norco, LA •• Maverick – Corpus Christi, TX •• Targa Resources – Mont Belvieu, TX •• Dow – Beaumont, TX •• Midstream – Ingleside, TX •• Upper Ohio Tankerman Group •• Dow – Texas City, TX •• Motiva – Convent, LA •• Valero – Corpus Christi, TX •• Dow (Bayport Plant) – La Porte, TX •• Motiva – Port Arthur, TX •• Valero – Texas City, TX •• Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA •• MS/AL Tankerman Group •• Valero – Three Rivers, TX •• DRP – Gibbstown, NJ •• NorthStar – East Fairview, ND •• Valero St. Charles – Norco, LA •• El Dorado Nitrogen – Baytown, TX •• NorthStar – Point Comfort, TX •• Veolia – Burnside, LA •• ExxonMobil – Beaumont, TX •• NorthStar – Port Arthur, TX •• Vopak Terminal – Deer Park, TX •• Formosa – Point Comfort, TX •• NuStar – St. James, LA •• Westlake – Lake Charles, LA •• Gulf Gateway Terminal – New Orleans, LA •• NuStar – Texas City, TX
BREAKING NEW GROUND A FEW FACTS ABOUT OUR NEW DIGS: •• The new office site is located on Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge, near Towne Center, and convenient to I-10/I-12. •• This project will allow our staff in Baton Rouge to come back together under one roof, to improve collaboration between departments. •• Construction is underway, and we anticipate moving into the new building next spring. •• This project underscores our commitment to the Baton Rouge It was an exciting day for PSC on January 17th as some of our Louisiana leaders got together for community and firmly establishes our a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of our new Baton Rouge Office! Pictured above local presence for years to come. (l. to r.) are Director of Non-Gulf Operations Joel Prejean, Accounting Manager Courtney Gatlin, •• The new space will provide us with VP of HR Sosha McDonald, VP of Finance Philip McMasters, President Joel Dickerson, VP of Organizational Development Marsha Ramsey, and Director of Marine Operations Josh Dixon. room to grow in the future! Spring 2019 • Page 4 CECIL JOHNSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
their spouses over to their house for winners that were groomed under Fred’s barbeques, picnics, dinners, and more.” leadership: Robert Kerber (2013) and In 2014, Fred was promoted to an Chris Shinault (2017). Robert is the Site Operations Manager position, and Leader for our new Shell work group in his responsibilities were expanded Pennsylvania, and Chris is the Site Leader to include our other non-Gulf plant at Dow in West Virginia. operations groups. In that role, he’s been “We all have a deep respect for Fred and instrumental in helping us expand our his unconditional friendship with each footprint from the East Coast to Chicago of us. It is safe to say that none of us and points in between. would be where we are today without Last fall, Fred was promoted to Senior Fred’s guidance and wisdom,” said Jason. Operations Manager, as our non-Gulf There’s an old adage that states ‘people operations grew. Those he had been quit bosses, not jobs.’ Fred has a huge developing under him took on more influence on why we love coming to work, responsibility. One of those young leaders and why we are proud to work for PSC.” FRED TACKETT is Operations Manager Jason Martin, who “It’s always been nice to be nominated, won the D.H. Haymon Award in 2014. but I never thought I’d win, because we have so many talented people in this When you hear a list of Fred Tackett’s “I continue to nominate Fred for this organization,” said Fred when accepting accomplishments since joining PSC, it award every year as he is near and dear the award. “And I don’t say this lightly, but would be easy to assume that he’s been to my success as a leader with PSC,” it’s probably our spouses that deserve this working here for 20 or more years. He’s wrote Jason in his most recent award more than we do.“ certainly made his mark since joining nomination for his boss. the PSC family in 2012, coming aboard “Fred is one of the most selfless leaders I Congratulations, Fred! as the Site Leader when we started up have ever reported to in any organization. operations at Dow in West Virginia. He puts the success of his leaders above “He’s been nominated for the Cecil his own success, always pushing us to be Johnson Award every year he’s been with better and building confidence in each of us, seven straight years,” said Senior VP us within his circle of influence,” added Adam Gilmore before announcing Fred as Jason. “Fred has always been there to one of our award winners. support his team in our successes and also in failures or incidents.” “Our Dow West Virginia operation was our first sizeable group in the non-Gulf,” Fred’s ability to develop others into said Adam. “We were replacing a union strong leaders is another trait that organization, so we had to hire the entire makes him such a natural for this award. 30-plus crew we needed off the street, It’s no coincidence that we have two Fred proudly served our country in the Marines, including leadership. Many of them had other previous D.H. Haymon Award but you won’t hear him bragging about it. never even seen a railcar.” PSC was virtually unknown there, and the company culture had to be built from the ground up. Fred was up to the challenge. “Fast forward to 2019…Three site leaders later and one thing has been constant: the PSC culture is as strong in Charleston, West Virginia as it is anywhere in the company,” said Adam. “Fred and his wife Diane embody the family culture as well as anyone,” he added. “It’s pretty common for them to invite not just a site supervisor, but Following the awards presentation, Fred and his team of non-Gulf leaders and their spouses the whole group of field employees and celebrated with him in true PSC Family style! Spring 2019 • Page 5 CECIL JOHNSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
“I cannot begin to tell you how many at our house for Thanksgiving dinner. But times I called and asked him to go to a she knew he was more than a co-worker. new site in a new city, even in a new She knew he was more than a friend. state, and he never once said no,” said Wayne was family. He was family to me Joel. “Occasionally, he would ask me to and to so many of you here tonight.” delay the changes until after deer season, “We were blessed to have Wayne as but who can hold that against him? He part of our PSC family for nearly 40 would always respond to my request with years. I predict his memory and legacy a simple phrase, ‘wherever you need me will live on in the generation of leaders boss, I’m there.’ Sadly, I won’t get to hear and employees that he touched, and I him say that phrase again, at least not personally can’t wait to see Uncle Wayne this side of Heaven, because we lost our again,” said Joel as he wrapped up the brother Wayne on September 2, 2018.” tribute and the crowd rose to their feet. Wayne was an excellent mentor to new Congratulations, Wayne. We miss you! supervisors and a gifted coach to our field WAYNE HERNANDEZ employees and customers alike. “They loved Wayne because they knew he cared about their success, and they knew he It was an emotional ending to a wonderful would give 100 percent at whatever he evening as Joel Dickerson shared a was asked to do,” said Joel. personal tribute to his friend and mentor, 2018 Cecil Johnson Customer Service Wayne’s servant leader mentality is why Award winner Wayne Hernandez. he was nominated for the Cecil Johnson Wayne’s wife Debi and his sister Linda Award multiple times over many years. were among our honored guests for the He took great pride in supporting our evening. Debi proudly accepted Wayne’s customers and employees. trophy and a big hug from Joel. One of his nominators this year was Wayne began his PSC career in 1975, Marine Operations Manager Josh Juneau. starting out as a Loader in our Georgia While never worked closely with Wayne, Pacific (Westlake) work group in Josh observed how he served customers Plaquemine, Louisiana. He earned his and employees at the deer lease in tankerman’s license in 1977, intent on Victoria, Texas that he loved so much. Family was very important to Wayne, who was married to Debi for 43 years. This photo providing a better life for his growing Josh wrote, “Wayne always went out of of them with two of their granddaughters was family. He took early retirement in 1999 his way to make sure everyone was taken taken at an employee event in 2013. but returned in 2002 to help us lead our care of and had a great time. Safety was expansions at Dow in Plaquemine. always his priority, and while I didn’t know In his last 16 years with PSC, Wayne Wayne for that long, the memories of his played a crucial role in almost every leadership and service I observed during major PSC start-up across the country. these trips will remain with me for the “In the last 10 years alone, Wayne and rest of my life.” Debi moved from their home in Denham Joel talked about how he and Wayne had Springs, Louisiana to Rockport, Orange, developed a relationship that went beyond Pasadena, and finally to Baytown, Texas. the job. “We’d talk a lot on the phone, Along the way, Wayne spent weeks on often times in the evenings when the the road supporting operations from kids might be in the car and could hear us Chicago to West Virginia and anywhere on the speakerphone,” said Joel. “They we needed him to go,” said Joel. knew Wayne’s accent; you know you “Fortunately for us, he had a nomad’s couldn’t mistake who Wayne was... Wayne was a good friend to so many in PSC, both on and off the job. He’s pictured here heart, and he loved adventure.” I always told my kids that it was ‘Uncle with Dow Seadrift Safety Supervisor Tom Throughout his career, he demonstrated Wayne.’ That would confuse my daughter Johnson and CITGO Corpus Christi Supervisor a tremendous work ethic and was an Elizabeth, because she knew Wayne Mike Rossman at a United Way skeet shooting ambassador for PSC everywhere he went. wasn’t my brother, and he didn’t show up fundraiser held in 2013. Spring 2019 • Page 6 D.H. HAYMON AWARDS
JIM BALLI TERRYEL BENOIT JR. RESINALD DAVIS
When nominating Jim for the D.H. Terryel joined the PSC family nearly 18 Resinald, also known as “Red” among Haymon award, Supervisor Calvin years ago, starting out as a Loader at his co-workers, serves as a Field Trainer Carrington from our Total work group in NuStar in St. James, Louisiana. He later at Dow in Plaquemine, Louisiana. He has La Porte, Texas wrote: “Jim came to work transferred to our Oxy Taft work group, more than 10 years of service. for PSC on March 2nd, 2015 as a hopper where he now serves as a Leadman. “Red is always there to help with anything car inspector and wash technician. Jim hit “Terryel has been a standout employee that’s needed. He is adding value no the ground running, working the first year through the years he’s been with PSC. He matter what time of day or night it is,” without missing a day of work and never is a hard worker who does whatever it is said Operations Manager Brandon Breaux being late.” you ask him to do to accomplish the task during the awards presentation. Brandon During the award presentation, Calvin at hand,” said Supervisor Jacob Falgout noted that Red played an important part in noted that Jim came to PSC with no prior when nominating Terryel for this award. the start-up of the new Train 3 warehouse knowledge of or experience in the work “He’s a guy that gets the job done no operation at Dow. we do, but he learned quickly and now matter the circumstances. Rain, cold, or “Without hesitation, Red stepped up to serves as a Leadman in the work group. summer heat, Terryel is out in the field the challenge of this ‘grass roots’ start- “Most importantly, Jim leads by providing quality work,” he added. “He up,” said Brandon. “It definitely posed example,” added Calvin. “If I had to gets along well with the other employees, numerous challenges, ranging from explain Jim, he’s the best of the best. He and our customer knows that if something employee shortages to equipment issues, exemplifies this in his actions, not by what needs to be done, Terryel will get it done but Resinald always seemed to find a way he says.” safely and professionally.” to have a smile on his face.” Les Boudwin, a recently retired former Supervisor George Maurin echoed those Brandon added, “The impact that Red Ops Manager for PSC, also nominated sentiments when he stepped to the has made over time has been remarkable. Jim for the award “based on his tireless podium to present the award. “It’s a The change of culture he’s encouraged efforts to ensure customer satisfaction privilege and honor to talk about Terryel. and how he interacts with the employees and exceed safety expectations. Jim is He was actually the one who trained me makes them feel at home with PSC.” an extremely valuable asset to this facility on the locomotive. I’ve spent all of my “It’s an honor to work for such a great and is keeping the PSC mission of ‘Being 14 years so far with him, and it’s been company,” said Resinald in accepting the Best at What We Do’ alive and well.” something special to see his growth,” his award. “I would like to thank God for In accepting the award, Jim thanked his said George. “He’s just a well-rounded blessing me and guiding me on the right supervisors and co-workers. “Every single guy, and I’m so proud of him.” path in life, to be in the position where person who works at the site is a part of When accepting the award, Terryel I am to be recognized and receive such this award,” said Jim. expressed his appreciation to all the a great award. I would like to thank my “I’d also like to thank my beautiful wife, supervisors he’s worked with throughout family and the love of my life, my kids’ Jeanne, and all the PSC women out there his career with PSC. “With all the long mother and my lifetime partner, Brittany, who wash our uniforms, take care of us, years I’ve put in, it’s paid off,” he said. for being in my corner through many years feed us and make our lunches, and do of shift work and countless nights away everything that you do to support us and from home.” this company,” he added. Spring 2019 • Page 7 D.H. HAYMON AWARDS
MARCUS FRANKLIN WARRICK HOLMES CHRIS LOPEZ
Marcus is a member of our Louisiana Warrick Holmes is a Chemical Loader and Chris is a Shift Team Leader in our Tankerman Group. He joined the PSC Railcar Switchman in our Chevron work ExxonMobil group in Baytown, Texas. He family in 2013. group in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He joined PSC in August 2012. “Marcus Franklin’s work ethic and joined the PSC family four years ago and “When Chris joined PSC, he had never dedication to PSC is unrivaled. He is, has been impressing his co-workers and worked in the chemical or refining without a doubt, one of the hardest supervisors ever since. industry in his life. He was actually going working tankermen I’ve had the pleasure “Warrick does all of our switching for to school to become a microbiologist,” of working with,” said Operations the whole site, inbound and outbound, said Operations Manager Billy Gaskey Manager Josh Juneau when presenting and spotting racks. He does it safely and when presenting Chris with his award. Marcus with the D.H. Haymon Award. without incident by always following “This is extra special for me because Three of our tankerman supervisors added procedures,” said Leadman Earnest White I’ve been able to watch this gentleman to the praise for Marcus in the nomination when nominating Warrick for the D.H. grow since day one. Chris is known for letters they submitted on his behalf. Haymon Award. his strong leadership—not the type of “If you ask anyone who knows Marcus “No matter how big the job, he always leadership to watch from the sidelines, if he is deserving of this award, the gets it done without any complaints.” He but the type of leader who will get his response would likely be that of surprise is always on time and ready to work,” hands dirty out in the field,” added Billy. that he hasn’t received this award added Earnest. “Chris picks his fellow employees up sooner,” said Supervisor Gary Ray. “Warrick exemplifies the spirit of when they are down, he drives safety to “He has established a great working this award that he has earned,” said the highest level, and he ensures that all relationship with his co-workers, Operations Manager Phil Payton when employees receive feedback on how to supervisors, managers, and customers. presenting the award to Warrick. improve. But most of all, he recognizes He consistently goes above and beyond “He always maintains a positive attitude those who work hard,” said Billy. when it comes to meeting goals and the and pleasant demeanor, which many of us In accepting his award, Chris thanked his requirements asked of him,” added Gary. know is hard to do after pounding rocks all wife Allison for her support through many Supervisor Larry Anderson wrote, day,” said Phil. changes with PSC. “She’s been there to “Marcus is simply one of the best, always “I want to say thank you. It’s an honor pick up the pieces and accommodate my willing to help when needed.” to receive this award,” said Warrick. “I work schedule,” said Chris. Added Supervisor Mike Riley, “He’s want to give a special thanks to my wife, “When I hired on with PSC back in 2012, always looking for ways to make the work Chantal. Thank you for pushing me.” to me as a young kid, it was just another environment safe, and he always has a Warrick also thanked Phil Payton and his job. Now that I’ve seen the amount of good, positive attitude.” Supervisor Shawn Richardson. “They time that PSC has put into me, that has showed me what PSC is about—family. laid a foundation out there for me to build Marcus thanked all of his supervisors and upon for my family,” added Chris. “I’d his wife when accepting his award. “I look It’s a family outside of my household, and I really appreciate that,” he said. love to retire with PSC, and I’m grateful forward to continuing to grow with the for everyone here.” company,” he said. Spring 2019 • Page 8 D.H. HAYMON AWARDS
DWIGHT MITCHELL MATT PEREZ JOSH VERGARA
“When a job needs to be done, the first Matt Perez joined the PSC family three Josh has worked for PSC for nearly five person that comes to mind is Dwight,” years ago, starting out as a Dock Operator years in our Dow group in Freeport, TX. said Site Supervisor Joe Hill in nominating in our Flint Hills Resources work group in Site Leader Glenn Gillaspia III nominated Dwight for the D.H. Haymon Award. Corpus Christi, Texas. Josh for the D.H. Haymon Award because Dwight has been with PSC for almost five “After only eight short months, we of his “dedication to making PSC better, years. He works as a Railcar Switchman in recognized Matt’s strong leadership skills, while putting his own comforts aside.” our Indorama group in Decatur, Alabama. and he was promoted to a Shift Leader Site Supervisor Randy Garmon painted During the award presentation, Joe talked role,” said Operations Manager Jack a similar picture in the award nomination about Dwight’s positive attitude and Berry during the awards presentation. he submitted. “When I see Josh, I see commitment to his job. “He is the type “Having somebody like Matt is a someone who fits the nomination fully— of employee you can depend on to do the tremendous asset to our team at Flint someone that is hardworking and giving job correctly and safely every time,” he Hills, at Corpus Christi, and at PSC,” said of himself to fellow employees, as well said. “He is always willing to perform any Jack. “He is a quiet leader, and he leads as his neighbors. He works to make their task, and he does it with a smile on his by example, but Matt will also question lives better without asking for anything in face. He is well respected by his peers, authority and question the status quo return,” he wrote. management, and the customer. ” when warranted. He’s a forward thinker, During the award presentation, Randy Dwight was also nominated for the award and we appreciate the new ideas he’s announced that Josh was being promoted by one of his co-workers, Warehouse brought to the work group.” to a Supervisor role. He had been serving Technician Glenn Davis. “There is no job “I would like to recognize Matt for his as a Warehouse Foreman. that Dwight is not willing to do. There attention to detail while carrying out his “He’s passionate about the people who is no overtime that Dwight is not willing job responsibilities as Shift Leader,” said work for him. I think that’s one of the to work. He has made himself available Supervisor Rene Ramirez in nominating things that gives him success. There’s to learn many jobs at the site,” wrote Matt for the award. Included in the not a day that goes by that Josh does not Glenn. “I often tell Dwight that he has put nomination were comments from a express his gratitude for them being there himself in a good position because he can number of Flint Hills customer contacts and giving their all that day,” said Randy. do and is willing to do any of them. When praising Matt for great hazard recognition “Thank you for this honor and thanks to someone is needed, Dwight will always and his commitment to safety. my supervisors for their guidance and be there.” “I really don’t deserve this award—this constant support,” said Josh. “The real Dwight told the audience that he’d taken goes to my team. They push me on a reason I’m here tonight is because of the his first airplane ride to go to Houston daily basis. They make my job really, really relationships I’ve built with a great group to accept the award. “I’d like to thank easy. I dedicate this to them,” said Matt. of individuals. With trust and good old- Brandon Alexander and Joe Hill for making “I also want to dedicate this to my fashioned team work, they have helped it so easy for me,” he said. supervisor, and to my fiancée, for always create this opportunity for me.” In true Alabama fashion, he closed out his pushing me,” he added. acceptance speech with “Roll Tide.” Spring 2019 • Page 9 AWARD NOMINEES
CECIL JOHNSON CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD NOMINEES •• Larry Anderson – Louisiana •• Josh Juneau – Louisiana Marine ar lead Tankerman Group Operations st er •• Wilson Bower – Louisiana Operations •• Natalie Kliebert – Baton Rouge Office s e h •• Cliff Branin – Texas Operations •• Taylar Landry – Dispatch n i o p •• Rachel Burke – Baton Rouge Office •• Jason Martin – Non-Gulf Operations l •• Gerardo Cardoza – Dow, Freeport, TX •• Hector Martinez – Corpus Christi •• Cody Gray – PBF, Chalmette, LA Office •• Michelle Davis – Pasadena Office •• Alycia Montero – Baton Rouge Office •• Michael Dowden – Dispatch •• Virgel Parker – Olin, Freeport, TX •• Robert Franks – Pasadena Office •• Joseph Patt – Covestro, Baytown, TX 2019 PSC LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP •• Randy Garmon – Dow, Freeport, TX •• Evan Pollock – Dow, Louisville, KY FebruaryVisit our 21-22,website 2019 to view additional Houston, photos Texa s •• Bill Quinn – PBF, Paulsboro, NJ from our annual awards banquet and other •• Dudley Guillory – Texas Operations Leadership Workshop events. •• Rene Ramirez – Flint Hills Resources, •• Ryan Hebert – CF Industries, petroleumservice.com/event-gallery Donaldsonville, LA Corpus Christi, TX •• Jake Hill – Olin, Freeport, TX •• Herb Ricks – CP Chem, Orange, TX •• Andrew Jarreau – Dispatch •• Brooke Riley – Baton Rouge Office •• Shiloh Jereb – Pasadena Office •• Lacie Smith – Kentucky Tankerman Group
D.H. HAYMON AWARD NOMINEES
•• Antonio Aguilar – Covestro, Baytown, •• Mike Fontenot – CP Chem Cedar •• Jerome Richard – LA Dock Group TX Bayou, Baytown, TX •• Brent Robertson – Gulf Gateway •• Corey Alpough – Olin, Freeport, TX •• Robert Greer – KY Tankerman Group Terminal, New Orleans, LA •• Jerry Baugher – Valero, Corpus •• Charlie Harmon – LA Tankerman •• Coty Rodriquez – Shell, Geismar, LA Christi, TX Group •• Mario Sequera – Covestro, Baytown, •• Keith Bolton – Targa, Mont Belvieu, •• Brandon Head – Dow Houston Hub TX TX •• Jesse Howard – Dow, Plaquemine, •• Michael Spradley – Raven, Baytown, •• Connor Burns – Westlake, LA TX Plaquemine, LA •• Troy Jones – Indorama, Decatur, AL •• Cody Washington – Dow West •• Louis Cador – Dow, Plaquemine, LA •• John Lopez – Dow, Plaquemine, LA Virginia Operations •• Reggie Colbert – ExxonMobil, •• Leo Marquez – Covestro, Baytown, •• Logan Welch – PBF Refining, Baytown, TX TX Chalmette, LA •• Frank Damian – Phillips 66, Sweeny, •• Chris Maya – Covestro, Baytown, TX TX •• Alfredo Morin – ExxonMobil (Talke), •• Bridget Davis – Dow, Freeport, TX Mont Belvieu, TX •• Glenn Davis – Indorama, Decatur, AL •• Tommy Norris – Dow, Freeport, TX •• Mike Eudy – Dow, Freeport, TX Spring 2019 • Page 10 LEADERSHIP SOCIAL PHOTOS
DOW DIAMOND AWARD EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
For the second year in a row, PSC has received the “Diamond Award” for our work at Dow in Merwin Cruz has been selected as the PSC Seadrift, Texas. This award is presented annually by Dow management to one large and small Employee of the Year at our ExxonMobil work contractor working at the site, based on operating performance, employee and leadership group in Mont Belvieu, Texas for being an involvement in site safety initiatives, and overall safety culture. The group also received a example of servant leadership and helping Contractor Safety Alliance Award for injury-free performance in 2018. Pictured above (l. to r.) are to establish a great safety culture at the site. Director of Texas Plant Operations Brian Camp, Safety Supervisor Tom Johnson, Site Leader Chris Merwin is pictured above (center) with Foreman Garis, Safety and Training Supervisor Wade Friedrich, Loader Garrett Henneke, and Safety and Thad Victorian and Supervisor Chris Hutchison. Training Supervisor Cash Montgomery. Congratulations! Congrats, Merwin! Spring 2019 • Page 11 FROM OUR CUSTOMERS
On behalf of Chevron Phillips Chemical, extra switching that would not have been Thanks again, Kyle, for your thorough thank you for safely and successfully done under normal circumstances, but training and the leadership you displayed loading paraxylene railcars in December C-shift handled the situation and work in your area. at our Pascagoula Refinery. We want to requirements with pride. It was great to Michael T. Moore congratulate you in working a plan which see everyone give input to a situation, Chemical Site Logistics Senior Technician pulled the last useable bit of product out have a game plan, and execute that Dow Chemical Company of the tank heel and loaded it to railcars. game plan. Plaquemine, LA The plan was successfully executed, even Justin D. Garza despite potential inclement weather. Rail Operations Supervisor I would really like to recognize and thank As Chevron Phillips Chemical exits the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company the SGS “Crew” for their participation in paraxylene business, we want to thank Old Ocean Rail Operations Facility the 2018 United Way Fundraiser. The SGS SGS/PSC for your contributions in making Sweeny, TX Cook Team was awesome! Their gumbo sure we ended on a high note by safely was fantastic. Everything about them was achieving our targets. I would like to recognize Kyle Kimble for First Class. The items they brought to the Jeff Livarchik doing a great job of training Jeff Rentz auction also raised a lot of money; I was Paraxylene Product Manager at the Glycol 1 tank truck loading rack. very proud of the generosity of SGS and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP This rack involves several food grade and their employees. A special thank you goes Spring, TX flammable products that require special out to David Morrison, Robert Murphy, attention. Jeff understood the loading Sarah Wright, Dudley Guillory, and I wanted to take the time to recognize the processes, the hazards of the products, Billy Gaskey [pictured below]. No doubt SGS/PSC SIT Switch Crew, specifically and emergency scenarios that could that SGS is a First Class organization “C-shift” employees Shane Duncan, impact the loading rack. throughout. Eric De La Garza, and William Martinez, Please pass on this type of leadership Danny Mascorro for their awesome communication, to all of the future trainers and challenge Shift Supervisor coordination, and helpfulness this week. them to raise the bar, so we can continue LyondellBasell Railworks was/is on site working to to get stronger in our loading areas. Channelview, TX tamp and regulate tracks that were in need of tamping. We had to do things a little differently to accommodate the rail maintenance, but C-shift really stepped up and made the transition to these changes seamless. It did require some
IN MEMORIAM
Our PSC family is mourning the loss of two employees. Darrin Butler was a Loader in our Dow work group in Seadrift, TX. He passed away on December 18th. He had worked for PSC for eight months. Jacob Hoxit was a Dock Operator in our CF Industries work group in Donaldsonville, LA. He had worked for RAGIN’ CAJUN COOKING CREW PSC for nine months. This team of talented cooks from PSC took home third place for their delicious gumbo at a We express our condolences to the LyondellBasell United Way Cook-Off event held on November 13th in Channelview, TX. Team family, friends, and co-workers of these members included (l. to r.) David Morrison, Rail Switching Supervisor at ExxonMobil in Baytown; employees. Robert Murphy, LyondellBasell Site Supervisor; Sara Wright, ExxonMobil Baytown Railcar Scanner; Dudley Guillory, Roaming Supervisor; and Billy Gaskey, Operations Manager. Congratulations! Spring 2019 • Page 12 SAFETY STARS
With this issue, we’re rolling out a new Regile Harris is a Chemical Loader in our and improved “Safety Corner” column Dow work group in Deer Park, Texas. He that is more streamlined and employee- noted that the sample rinsing station water focused. We’ll be highlighting employees was extremely hot. Regile immediately who have made a difference on the safety tagged out the station, reported the front and sharing safety-related news condition, and traced out the water line with items and achievements from around the the customer. They discovered that the plant PSC family. We’re kicking it off by shining steam line had been aligned to the rinse the spotlight on two of our recent Hazard station piping, creating a significant burn Recognition Program winners. hazard for the loaders. If you have a “Safety Star” in your work “The guy that follows behind you in group who you think is deserving of that specific area could potentially have Regile Harris and Site Supervisor Ben Bryant the spotlight, please contact Senior OE something life-threatening happen to him, Manager Robert Franks via email to or he might not go home to his family that day if I turn a blind eye to something that’s [email protected]. unsafe,” said Regile, who was selected as the work group’s “Employee of the Month” in February, in part because of his handling of the situation. “I work safe because I know the impact that it would have on my family if I left out that door and didn’t return,” he added. “It would be devastating, and I know that I would never want to be put in that situation.” Dock Operator Zach Fisher from our Marathon work group in Garyville, Louisiana noticed that a tag line on the end of the loading arm was wrapped around the leg of a tankerman who was loading a barge. He warned the tankerman and quickly grabbed the counter weight to stop the movement of the arm, giving the tankerman time to remove the rope from around his leg. Zach’s AN OUTSTANDING MILESTONE! understanding of the hazards involved with stowing the arm, attention to detail, and Congratulations to Site Leader Chris quick action prevented a serious injury and a Shinault and all of the PSC employees potential man overboard incident. in our Dow West Virginia Operations Zach Fisher and “The guy who trained me was always telling group for achieving an outstanding safety HSE Manager Jimmy Stockton milestone: ONE MILLION man-hours me to watch out for those lines because our worked with ZERO recordable injuries! structure is stationary, but theirs is a lot riskier because of the waving coming off the Thanks for looking out for each other and ships. So, I’ve always kept an eye on the barge side because there’s nothing you can do working hard to keep everyone on the to prepare for stuff like that,” said Zach. team safe over the past seven years. “Anything could happen. Staying alert, focusing on what you’re doing, and knowing how to reach out when something goes wrong is a big part of our job,” he added. We salute Regile and Zach for ensuring that everyone went home the same way they came to work that day.
LICENSED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL
Congratulations to Marine Training and Compliance Manager Joann Fridge from our Baton Rouge Office for becoming a Licensed Safety Professional through the National Association of Safety Professionals. This accomplishment required 300 course study hours, and she now has 18 different safety certifications. Joann was also nominated by PSC and the American Waterways Operators (AWO) to serve on the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. The AWO cited her 35-year career as an inland waterways maritime professional in recommending her for this post. Spring 2019 • Page 13 RECENT SAFETY MILESTONES
NO RECORDABLES YRS NO RECORDABLES YRS NO TANKERMAN SPILLS YRS Chevron – Pascagoula, MS 18 OxyVinyls – Pasadena, TX 4 Memphis Tankerman Group 4 Valero – Texas City, TX 18 St. Louis Tankerman Group 4 PBF – Chalmette, LA 11 Texas Dock Group 4 NO DOCK SPILLS YRS Westlake – Lake Charles, LA 10 Corpus Christi Tankerman Group 3 Valero – Texas City, TX 18 PBF – Paulsboro, NJ 9 Dow – Seadrift, TX 3 Westlake – Plaquemine, LA 16 Port Arthur Tankerman Group 9 LyondellBasell – Morris, IL 3 Shell – Convent, LA 16 Dow Bayport – La Porte, TX 8 Braskem – Seadrift, TX 2 PBF – Paulsboro, NJ 9 ExxonMobil BRPO – Baton Rouge, 8 CITGO – Lake Charles, LA 2 LA Dow – Beaumont, TX 2 Flint Hills Resources – Corpus 1 INEOS – Plaquemine, LA 8 Dow St. Charles – Hahnville, LA 2 Christi, TX El Dorado Nitrogen – Baytown, TX 5 Phillips 66 – Sweeny, TX 2 LyondellBasell – Channelview, TX 5 Total – La Porte, TX 2 * For the reporting period 12/1/18 to 2/28/19. Targa Resources – Mont Belvieu, 5 ExxonMobil Chemical Rail – 1 TX Baytown, TX Total – Carville, LA 5 ExxonMobil Rail – Beaumont, TX 1 Gulf Gateway Terminal – New 4 ExxonMobil (Talke) – Mont 1 Orleans, LA Belvieu, TX INVISTA – Victoria, TX 4 Jefferson Energy – Beaumont, TX 1
HAZARD RECOGNITION PROGRAM WINNERS
We’re pleased to shine the spotlight on the award winners for our Hazard Recognition Program during the 4th quarter of 2018. Each employee listed below received a $150 “Silver” award for their winning submissions. Employees highlighted in orange were selected as “Gold” level winners for the quarter, and they each received an additional $500 award. Congratulations to all and thanks for your efforts to make our workplaces safer for everyone!
•• Ernesto Aleman – CP Chem Old •• Bradley Jarmon – Indorama, Decatur, •• Joshua Ross-Hoopii – ExxonMobil Ocean, Sweeny, TX AL (Talke), Mont Belvieu, TX •• Ivan Almaguer – Total, La Porte,TX •• Dylan Kallus – Formosa, Point •• Colten Rosewell – Dow (Bayport Plant), La Porte, TX •• Demas Benoit – CP Chem, Pasadena, Comfort, TX TX •• Jason Lipford – Dow West Virginia •• Marcus Sanchez – Maverick Terminal, Corpus Christi, TX •• Nolan Brown – Oxy Battleground, Operations La Porte, TX •• Chris Maya – Covestro, Baytown, TX •• Joe Schaible – Dow West Virginia Operations •• Brandon Brupbacher – Louisiana •• Brian Monroe – PBF, Paulsboro, NJ •• Quokendo Scott – CF Industries, Tankerman Group •• Gonzalo Montez – INEOS, Green Donaldsonville, LA •• Jeremy Cullipher – CITGO, Lake Lake, TX •• Richard Shaw – Covestro, Hebron, OH Charles, LA •• Keith Morris – Jefferson Energy, •• Charles Smith – Covestro, Hebron, OH •• John Dickerson – ExxonMobil BRCP, Beaumont, TX •• Shannon Vasquez – INEOS, Baton Rouge, LA •• Jonathan Muller – CP Chem Cedar Plaquemine, LA •• Christopher Faust – Dow, Seadrift, TX Bayou, Baytown, TX •• Tristan Ward – Dow St. Charles, •• Zach Fisher – Marathon, Garyville, LA •• Brandon Myers – Total, Carville, LA Hahnville, LA •• Matthew Pinsonat – ExxonMobil •• Hudson Haas – Formosa, Point •• LaJohn Wilson – TPC, Houston, TX Comfort, TX BRCP, Baton Rouge, LA •• Joseph Ziadeh – Marathon, Garyville, •• R.L. Pough III – Dow, Plaquemine, LA •• Regile Harris – Dow, Deer Park, TX LA •• Chris Hunley – Dow, Seadrift, TX Spring 2019 • Page 14 ANNIVERSARIES
35 YEARS •• Jack Berry – Corpus Christi Office 30 YEARS •• Mark McElveen – Dispatch 20 YEARS •• Clint Brown – Dispatch •• Glenn Contreras – Marathon, Garyville, LA •• Theron Stein – Marathon, Garyville, LA Pictured above at a recent 35th anniversary celebration for Operations Manager Jack Berry are 15 YEARS (l. to r.) President Joel Dickerson, Shirley Johnson, Sr. VP Adam Gilmore, VP Phil Johnson, Jack and his girlfriend Shirly Tanjung, Operations Manager Robert Neuman, and Director of Marine •• Louis Adler – ExxonMobil BRPO, Operations Josh Dixon. Congratulations, Jack! Baton Rouge, LA •• Andre Walls Sr. – Westlake, Plaquemine, LA 10 YEARS •• Cody Laws – Dow, Plaquemine, LA •• Tonry Lewis – Rubicon, Geismar, LA •• James West – Westlake, Aberdeen, MS 5 YEARS •• Franklin Beavers – Dow, Plaquemine, Garry Drinkard from our MS/AL Tankerman Group was honored recently for 30 years of service. LA He’s pictured above (center) with Director of Marine Operations Josh Dixon, Operations Manager •• Jeffrey Benoit – Valero St. Charles, Jimmy Horn, Supervisor Perry Schipper, and Tankerman Mark Cooley. Congrats, Garry! Norco, LA •• Louis Blackston – Dow St. Charles, Hahnville, LA 5 YEARS (continued) •• Audon Saldivar – Total, La Porte, TX •• Tomas Sanchez – Dow, Seadrift, TX •• Alyssa Chambers – Pasadena Office •• Joe Hill – Indorama, Decatur, AL •• Brandon Segura – Chevron, •• Justin Cordova – Valero, Texas City, •• Thomas Hobbes Jr. – Oxy, Taft, LA TX Pascagoula, MS •• Tony Hoskins – TPC, Houston, TX •• Cody Cousin – CF Industries, •• Paul Shirer – CF Industries, •• David Johnson – Dow St. Charles, Donaldsonville, LA Donaldsonville, LA Hahnville, LA •• Curtis Craft – Dow Houston Hub •• Brent Smith – Kentucky Tankerman •• Fouad Khiyat – Dow, Seadrift, TX Group •• Zachary Crochet – CF Industries, •• Leo Landry – CF Industries, Donaldsonville, LA •• Tracy Smith – PBF, Chalmette, LA Donaldsonville, LA •• Brek Cupp – Gulf Gateway Terminal, •• Kevin Sparks – INEOS, Plaquemine, •• Jeremiah Martin – CPChem Cedar New Orleans, LA LA Bayou, Baytown, TX •• James Darthard – Dow, Freeport, TX •• Jesse Stalnaker – Dow West Virginia •• Ryan Matthews – Dow, Plaquemine, Operations •• Matthew Davis – Rubicon, Geismar, LA LA •• Antony Stimson – Oxy, Deer Park, TX •• Jullian McCarver – Dow, Plaquemine, •• Rhett Triche – Shell, Convent, LA •• Blake Deveer – CF Industries, LA Donaldsonville, LA •• Jeramie Turner – Dow, Plaquemine, •• David Mercado-Lopez – CPChem, LA •• Arturo Estrada – Total, La Porte, TX Pasadena, TX •• Kevin Whitworth – Dow, Seadrift, TX •• Robert Harris – Dow West Virginia •• Mark Pancamo – Olin, Freeport, TX Operations •• Michael Williams – ExxonMobil BRCP, •• Olivia Pickett – ExxonMobil (Talke) – Baton Rouge, LA •• Brennan Haydel – CF Industries, Mont Belvieu, TX Donaldsonville, LA •• Patrick Wright – Valero, Corpus •• Steven Posey – ExxonMobil BRCP, Christi, TX •• Jake Hill – Olin, Freeport, TX Baton Rouge, LA Spring 2019 • Page 15 ANNIVERSARIES
Dispatch Shift Leader Mark McElveen was honored recently on his 30th anniversary with PSC. Pictured above are (l. to r.) Director of Marine Operations Josh Dixon, Mark and his wife Ginny, and Dispatch Manager Clint Brown and his wife Meredith. Congrats, Mark! Loader John Dickerson and Site Manager Nathan Jarreau from our ExxonMobil BRCP group in Baton Rouge, Louisiana were honored recently for 20 years of service. Congrats, John and Nathan!
Ryan Dejean from our Dow St. Charles work group in Hahnville, Louisiana was honored recently Safety and Training Supervisor Roman Firmin on his 20th anniversary with PSC. He is pictured above with (l. to r.) Safety and Training Supervisor from our Dow St. Charles group in Hahnville, Roman Firmin, Site Manager Jason Blanchard, Senior Operations Manager Jesse Fillingame, and Louisiana was honored recently on his 20th Supervisor Mike Tregre. Congrats, Ryan! anniversary. He’s pictured above with Senior Operations Manager Jesse Fillingame and Site Manager Jason Blanchard. Congrats, Roman!
Kevin Baker, a Warehouse Technician in our Glenn Contreras and Theron “Tee” Stein (pictured above center), were recently honored for Dow work group in Plaquemine, Louisiana 20 years of service. They are members of our Marathon work group in Garyville, Louisiana. was honored recently for 10 years of service. Pictured with them at the anniversary celebration are (l. to r.) Marathon Process Specialist Kevin He’s pictured above with Field Trainer Bourg, HSE Manager Jimmy Stockton, Supervisor Toby McDowell, Operations Manager Phil Resinald Davis, Operations Manager Brandon Payton, Operations Specialist Mike Ellis, and Senior Operations Manager Jesse Fillingame. Breaux, and Supervisor Demian Barrancotto. Congratulations, Glenn and Tee! Congratulations, Kevin! Spring 2019 • Page 16 PROMOTIONS & SUPERVISORY CHANGES
The information listed below was compiled from interoffice emails and personnel action reports (PARs) processed by our HR team between November 17, 2018 and March 11, 2019.
Adam Gilmore has been promoted previously worked for PSC for six years, Wade Friedrich has been promoted to Senior VP of Operations. In this serving in a variety of supervisory and from Leadman to Safety and Training new role, he will be responsible for start-up support roles. Supervisor for our Dow group in Seadrift, managing our plant and marine operations Larry Glynn has transferred to our Dow Texas. He joined PSC two years ago. company-wide as well as developing and group in Plaquemine, Louisiana to serve Melissa Charlet has been promoted to maintaining continuous improvement as Site Manager. He was previously Training Coordinator for our Dow work throughout PSC. Adam had been serving working as the Site Leader at Westlake in group in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Melissa as VP of Operational Excellence since Plaquemine. He has more than 23 years of has been with PSC for more than 10 joining PSC in 2014. service with PSC. years and was previously serving in an Phil Johnson has moved into a VP With Larry’s move, Ryan Landry has administrative position at the site. of Special Projects role, transitioning transferred to Westlake in Plaquemine Also at Dow in Plaquemine, Vaccaro away from executive leadership of our to take on the Site Leader role. He was Collins has been promoted to a Team Marine groups. Josh Dixon will continue working at Dow as a Safety and Training Leader position. He has more than 10 providing overall operational leadership for Coordinator. Ryan has 18 years of service. years of service and had been serving as a our marine groups. Nathan Jarreau has been promoted Warehouse Technician. A couple of other transitions within our to Site Manager for our ExxonMobil Willie Adams has been promoted to a Senior Leadership Team are also in the Chemical (BRCP) group in Baton Rouge, Team Leader position in our ExxonMobil works. Joel Prejean is moving into the Louisiana. He had been serving as the BRCP group in Baton Rouge. He had been new role of Director of Non-Gulf Plant group’s Site Superintendent. He has serving as a Warehouse Technician since Operations, to provide support for our worked for PSC since 1988. joining PSC in July 2018. expanding operations outside the Gulf Drew Landry has been promoted from Coast region. He will continue to be based Jack Harris has been promoted to Plant Loader to Ops Coordinator in our INEOS out of our Baton Rouge Office. Supervisor for our PBF work group in Chalmette, Louisiana. Jack had been work group in Plaquemine. He has more Michael Bordelon is transitioning into the serving as Safety and Training Coordinator than five years of service to PSC. role of Director of Plant Operations for our at Marathon in Garyville, Louisiana. He We congratulate these leaders and wish Louisiana and Mississippi work groups. He joined PSC in 2012. them much success in their new roles! will be relocating from Texas to our Baton Rouge Office this summer. Jacob Falgout has been promoted to Plant Supervisor for our Oxy work group Sosha McDonald has been promoted in Taft, Louisiana. He had been serving as RAIL SAFETY AWARD to VP of Human Resources. She was a Leadman at the site. Jacob has 12 years previously serving as HR Director. Sosha of service with PSC. joined PSC in 2007. Dan Jenkins has been promoted to the Robert Franks has been promoted from Site Leader role for our ExxonMobil BRPO HSE Manager to Senior OE Manager. group in Baton Rouge. He had been In this new role, he will manage our serving as Maintenance Supervisor. Dan company-wide HSE functions as well as joined PSC in 2001. assume responsibility for Training and Compliance in Louisiana. Robert has Josh Vergara has been promoted from held multiple roles since starting his PSC Leadman to Plant Supervisor for our Dow career as a TCA student in 2004. work group in Freeport, Texas. He has five years of service. Buddy Garner has been promoted to Operations Manager Billy Gaskey and Director HSE Leader, supporting our Texas and Also at Dow in Freeport, Josey Henry of Texas Plant Operations Brian Camp are non-Gulf work groups. He has worked has been promoted from Team Leader pictured above with the “Jake Award” for PSC since 2011 and had been serving to Safety and Training Supervisor. He has certificate PSC received recently from the American Short Line and Regional Railroad as Safety and Training Supervisor for our more than one year of service. Association (ASLRRA). This award is given to Logan Hump has been promoted ExxonMobil group in Mont Belvieu, Texas. members of the ASLRRA that operate in FRA Jake Albright has rejoined PSC as from Leadman to Safety and Training service with no recordable injuries in a given an Operations Manager for some of Supervisor for our NorthStar work group in year. Congratulations to all of our rail operations our Texas in-plant work groups. Jake North Dakota. He joined PSC in 2015. personnel for this outstanding achievement! Spring 2019 • Page 17 LEADMAN PROMOTIONS
Congratulations to the following employees who were recently promoted to Leadman roles in their respective work groups. We wish them much success in their new leadership positions!
•• William Abercrombie – Jefferson •• Chris Faust – Dow, Seadrift, TX •• Malike Rivera – LyondellBasell, Energy, Beaumont, TX •• Ricky Fisk – Jefferson Energy, La Porte, TX (transfer from •• Jared Amedee – Rubicon, Geismar, Beaumont, TX ExxonMobil, Baytown, TX) LA •• John Hartman – Shintech, •• Tony Roberson – Jefferson Energy, •• Brandon Bell – Shintech, Addis, LA Plaquemine, LA Beaumont, TX •• Christopher Cook – LyondellBasell, •• Michael Heiser – Jefferson Energy, •• Castello Robinson – Shintech, Morris, IL Beaumont, TX Plaquemine, LA •• Bryan Cossich – Gulf Gateway •• Carl Irvin – Jefferson Energy, •• Casey Rogers – ExxonMobil Chemical, Terminal, New Orleans, LA Beaumont, TX Baytown, TX •• Robert Daigre – Gulf Gateway •• Joshua Isaacs – Dow, Freeport, TX •• Kendell Scott – Louisiana Sugar Refining, Gramercy, LA Terminal, New Orleans, LA •• Terry Jenkins – Jefferson Energy, •• Russel Decuir – Jefferson Energy, Beaumont, TX •• Conner Settle – Occidental, Convent, LA Beaumont, TX •• Austin Jones – Valero St. Charles, •• Lagway Desmond – StoltHaven, Norco, LA •• Samuel Shelby – Gulf Gateway Terminal, New Orleans, LA Channelview, TX •• Jeremy Jorgenson – Jefferson •• Vernon Dubose – Dow, Freeport, TX Energy, Beaumont, TX •• Floyd Shepard – LBC, Houston, TX •• Kim Kornfeld – Gulf Gateway •• Wendell Smith – Gulf Gateway Terminal, New Orleans, LA Terminal, New Orleans, LA “NO HARM” AWARD •• Brandon Marrero – Gulf Gateway •• Darren Strout – Jefferson Energy, Terminal, New Orleans, LA Beaumont, TX •• William Martin – Dow, Deer Park, TX •• Kevin Viviano – Dow St. Charles, Hahnville, LA •• Cody McMurry – Diamond Green, Norco, LA •• David Wakely – Covestro, Hebron, OH •• Jeffrey Moody – NorthStar, East •• Linwood Williams – Shintech, Fairfield, NJ Plaquemine, LA •• Jowin Owens – Shintech, Addis, LA •• Jason Zepeda – CP Chem Cedar Bayou, Baytown, TX •• Chad Porto – Louisiana Sugar PSC was recently presented with a “No Harm” Refining, Gramercy, LA Award from Kirby Inland Marine for excellent service provided by our tankermen during 2018. Pictured above at the award presentation are (l. to r.) Kirby Operations Supervisor Jason Switlik, Sr. VP Adam Gilmore, Director of ZERO DEFICIENCY AWARD WINNERS Marine Operations Josh Dixon, and VP Phil Congratulations to our employees working at the sites listed below for achieving 100% Johnson. Congrats to all of our tankermen for compliance during their annual U.S. Coast Guard inspections in 2018. their commitment to service and safety! •• American Styrenics – St. James, LA •• OxyVinyls – Deer Park, TX •• BP – Port Allen, LA •• PBF – Paulsboro, NJ SAFETY DAY •• CF Industries – Donaldsonville, LA •• Placid – Port Allen, LA •• DAK Americas – Port Bienville, MS •• Shell – Geismar, LA •• Delek – Krotz Springs, LA •• Total – Carville, LA •• Dow – Louisville, KY •• Valero – Corpus Christi, TX •• Gulf Gateway Terminal – New •• Westlake – Plaquemine, LA Orleans, LA •• INEOS – Green Lake, TX •• INVISTA – Point Comfort, TX
PSC employees from our Dow work group in •• Jefferson Energy – Beaumont, TX Kankakee, Illinois participated in a “Dow Safety •• Marathon – Garyville, LA Day” event held on December 13th at Olivet •• NorthStar – Point Comfort, TX Nazarene University. The program focused •• NuStar – St. James, LA on site operating performance, team building activities, and fellowship. •• Occidental – Convent, LA Spring 2019 • Page 18 CELEBRATIONS
ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT!
This group of senior leaders and members of the Leerkes family gathered together on December 12th to honor VP John Leerkes on his retirement from PSC after 22 years of service. Thanks, John, for all you’ve done for PSC—and Bonnie, too! We wish you both much happiness in retirement, traveling and spending time with your five children and 11 grandchildren. Congratulations!
A GRAND SEND-OFF! A GREAT FIRST YEAR!
Pat Settoon recently wrapped up 39 years of service at CF Industries in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Pictured above at a dinner held in his honor are (l. to r.) Operations Managers Joe Jarreau, David Congratulations to our PSC team at Jefferson Webre, and Joey Martin, Pat, Supervisors Clark Booty, Ryan Hebert, and Wayne Simoneaux, Energy in Beaumont, Texas for finishing and Director of Operations Joel Prejean. Pat is semi-retired and will be working part-time for PSC their first year of operation with no OSHA helping with special projects. recordables. Site Supervisor Terry Ashworth is pictured above cutting their celebratory cake! SHOWERING HAPPY COUPLES!
BABY SHOWER
Recruiter Chris Galland and Terry Canatella The HR team in Baton Rouge also hosted a were honored at a wedding shower hosted shower for HR Assistant Hannah Brown and HR Assistant Paiten Hull was honored at a baby by our HR team in Baton Rouge on February Chris Stephens. The event was held just a few shower at the Pasadena Office on December 7th. 26th. The couple tied the knot on March 9th. days before their March 16th wedding. Best Her son Clay was born a few weeks later on Congrats, Chris and Terry! wishes, Hannah and Chris! December 31st. Spring 2019 • Page 19 SPORTS SECTION
HEAVY LIFTER
ON THE RUN! GOOD SPORTS
Marine Administrative Assistant Kandis James “Ryan” O’Neil, a Packaging Technician Director of Texas Plant Operations Brian Camp Furrate from our Baton Rouge Office ran in the in our Dow West Virginia Operations group, and Raven Baytown Site Manager Kenny Louisiana Half Marathon on January 21st. She recently took home a 1st place trophy from Barnes put aside their football differences and made it to the finish line with a time of 2:07:32, the USPA state weightlifting championship. celebrated the holiday season at one of our a great effort for her first half-marathon event. He won in the Classic Raw division with the mid-December tailgate parties in Houston. Congrats, Kandis! following lifts: squat – 496 pounds, bench – 270 pounds, and deadlift– 512 pounds. Way to go, Ryan!
SNOWBOARDING FUN
A crew from our Dow WVO work group got together for a late season snowboarding trip in the West Virginia mountains. The snowboarders included Site Leader Chris Shinault along with Evan Powell, Jesse Belcher, Aaron Dickens, Jeremy Canterbury, James Josephi, and Kyle Smith. Looks cold but fun!
NOW THAT’S COLD!!! PRECIOUS CARGO ARRIVALS
It’s a Boy! Jeffery Smith (Jefferson Energy – Beaumont, TX) and his wife Chelsey are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Landon Cole, on December 11th. It’s a Boy! Paiten Hull (Pasadena Office) and her husband Trey are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Clay Richard, on December 31st. It’s a Girl! Brian Condo (PBF – Paulsboro, NJ) and his wife Dawn are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Aria Rose, on January 11th. It’s a Girl! Randy Warren (CP Chem Old Ocean – Sweeny, TX) and his wife Brandi are Speaking of snow, this crew from our pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Paislee Ruth, on January 16th. LyondellBasell work group in Morris, Illinois deserves a big round of applause for how they It’s a Boy! Larry Anderson (Louisiana Tankerman Group) and his wife Tiffani are pleased rose to meet the challenges that Mother Nature to announce the birth of their son, Quinton Michael, on January 19th. threw at them this winter. On the day this It’s a Girl! Keith Tolar (Jefferson Energy – Beaumont, TX) and his wife Hannah are photo was taken, the temperature was a record pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Quinn Avery, on February 14th. minus 26 degrees! #TheBestAtWhatWeDo Spring 2019 • Page 20 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
HR PRESENTATION SKILLS
Pictured above are January Presentation Skills training series grads: (front row, l. to r.) Sandra Cibrian, Zoila Jauregui, and Siobhain Jorgensen; Pictured above are November Presentation Skills training series grads with program leaders: (back row, l. to r.) Rachel Youngdale, Michelle (l. to r.) Jonosha Jackson, VP of Organizational Development Marsha Ramsey, Brooke Riley, Davis, Macee Mitchell, and Kelli Zilliox. The Learning and Development Specialist Dustin Pirtle, Kayla Murphy, Jade Gentry, Amy Odom, training was held in Pasadena, Texas. Emelie Gunn, and Chris Galland. The training was held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
SUPERVISOR MANUAL TRAINING
Pictured above are January Supervisor Manual Training grads with program leaders: (l. to r.) Mike Riley completed Supervisor Manual Director of Texas Operations Brian Camp, Trevor Windus, Chris Shinault, Robert Murphy, Eric Training on December 19th at our Baton Rouge Clamon, Edward Jacob, Jose Rodriguez, President Joel Dickerson, Joe Ramirez, Senior OE Office. He is pictured above with Director of Manager Robert Franks, and Tonya Kennedy. The training was held in Pasadena, Texas. Operations Joel Prejean.
SUPERVISOR MANUAL TRAINING
Rocky Alleman, Lacie Smith, and Eddie Kelley completed Supervisor Manual Training on FINANCE GROUP TEAM BUILDING January 17th at our Baton Rouge Office.
Our Finance department cracked some codes and learned the keys to teamwork during a retreat held in Baton Rouge in March. Spring 2019 • Page 21 SNAPSHOT GALLERY
Here’s an assortment of photos taken over the last couple of months at employee recognition dinners, holiday parties, our 2019 Leadership Workshop, and the Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade festivities at our Baton Rouge Office. Additional event photos can be found on our website at petroleumservice.com/event-gallery. Spring 2019 • Page 22 GIVING BACK
At Petroleum Service Corporation, we take great pride in supporting our employees and the communities in which we work through volunteer projects, event sponsorships, corporate giving, and much more. Here’s a recap of some of our recent activities.
WEAR RED DAY
FOOD BANK HELPERS
Members of our Baton Rouge HR team visited the Baton Rouge Food Bank on December 14th to help out in the warehouse stocking shelves and unpacking donated food. In observance of National Heart Month in February, this group from our Baton Rouge Office got #PSCHelpingHands together on “Wear Red Day” to raise awareness of heart disease in women. #GoRedForWomen
ANGEL TREE RACE FOR THE CURE This crew in pink (shown on the left) got up early on a chilly Saturday morning in early February to participate in the “Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure” fundraiser held in Baton Rouge. Team members included some of our Baton Rouge Office staff and family members. Congratulations to Virginia Carey for coming up with the winning slogan for our team t-shirts this year: PSC Praying for a CURE #CureDat
SPREADING MARDI GRAS CHEER
Staff members from our Baton Rouge Office CLEANING CREW pitched in to spread some holiday cheer to Our Learning & Development team in Baton two needy families in the area. They donated How many leaders does it take to clean out the Rouge shipped some Mardi Gras “king cakes” Christmas gifts for the family of a retired office fridge? In this case, there were three: to Paulsboro, New Jersey for the employees veteran still recovering from the 2016 flood, Tankerman Supervisor Alberto Gutierrez, VP in our PBF work group. They earned this and for a single mother of three who had Phil Johnson, and Operations Manager Robert special treat by being the first group to recently lost her job when the company where Neuman. They tackled this messy job in our turn in their 2019 Sensitivity and Integrity she was working closed. They also helped Pasadena Office and seemed pretty proud of Training documentation. Looks like they provide Christmas dinner for both families. their efforts!#ServantLeadership enjoyed this Louisiana delicacy, and they’re #SantasHelpers probably going to want some more next year! #WhoGotTheBaby? Spring 2019 • Page 23 CALLING ALL GRADS!
Petroleum Service Corporation is pleased The photo and grad info should be sent A MODEL EMPLOYEE to continue our Graduate Recognition to [email protected] Program by honoring the sons and or mailed to Emelie Gunn’s attention at daughters of our employees (spouses, Petroleum Service Corporation, PO Box too) who will be graduating from high 3517, Baton Rouge, LA 70821. Digital school or college later this spring. These photos should be sent as a full-size graduates will be featured in the next rendering (original size). issue of the Connection and will receive a gift from PSC in recognition of their hard DON’T DELAY! The deadline for work and achievement. submissions is Friday, May 17th.
To participate, please send us a picture Speaking of grads, we congratulate this recent (headshot preferred) of the grad along college graduate from our Baton Rouge Office: with the following information: •• Graduate’s Name Don Richardson Florida Institute of •• School Name Technology •• College degree earned (if applicable) Bachelor of Science •• Employee’s name and work group in Computer Information Systems •• Employee’s relation to the graduate
Troy Jones, a Foreman in our Indorama work group in Decatur, Alabama, was selected by our customer to participate in the site’s monthly “I Own It...Autograph Your Work With EXCELLENCE” safety initiative. This program highlights employees who are well respected by their peers as a person who really “owns RAVEN APPRECIATION LUNCHEON it” where safety is concerned. A story about Troy, along with his photo, Following a morning training session in mid-December, members of our work group at Raven in safety quotes, and live video were shared Baytown, Texas were treated to a Christmas employee appreciation luncheon. The above photo throughout the plant during February, and was taken before the luncheon with the customer contacts who hosted the event. a poster featuring him (shown above) was displayed around the site. Congratulations, Troy! We are #PSCProud of you!
A STAR INTERVENER
We are also proud to recognize and salute Austin Walker, a Foreman STANDOUTS AT DOW SEADRIFT in our Train 3 warehouse group at Dow in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Our leaders at Dow in Seadrift, Texas recently hosted a dinner to honor all the employees selected He was recognized by Dow leadership as as “Employee of the Month” in 2018. Pictured at the celebration are: (front row, l. to r.) Safety the “Contractor Intervener of the Month” Supervisor Tom Johnson, Poly Supervisor Rudy Morales, Site Manager Chris Garis, “Employee of during December. Austin intervened when the Year” winner Victor Calzada, Safety Supervisors Cash Montgomery and Wade Friedrich, and he noticed some PPE violations. The Rail Training Coordinator Ricky Baldera; (back row, l. to r.) Poly Supervisor Tony Garcia, Troy Lane, violator turned out to be a safety “decoy” Matt Aguilar, Chemical Supervisor Mark Reynolds, Alejandro Gonzalez, Clayton Stevens, Mindy Chambers, Odis Lambright, Ron Seevers, Joe Ledwig, Brandon Carr, Rail Supervisor Mike Kovarek, roaming around the plant. Great job! and Israel Baldera. Congratulations to all of the winners! PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 154 BATON ROUGE, LA 725 Main Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802
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